Cruise Missle ?
This is a conversion from AMT's 1961 Ford Starliner to a Sunliner using "Replica & Miniatures of Maryland's" conversion kit. This kit consists of the convertible boot, rear seat doglegs & sunvisor. The builder needs to cut the hardtop's roof off. Not a big deal.
It has been built as a mild custom with the door handles & emblems shaved, lowered with custom wheels, the engine has been changed to dual 4-barrel carbs & wired.
The paint used was Testors One-Coat lacquer from the rattle can. The body chrome has been done with Bare Metal foil. Alclad was used on the exhaust.
Thought maybe you could use a break from flat finishes.
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Nice work...brings back memories of when I used to build a lot of model cars.
The song "Low Rider" just came to mind. Now I have to go listen to it on my iPod...
Cool model!
That's a very cool car, Al, I like it so much I want one (a real one, that is!). Very well photographed as well.
real nice...that meant you were rich when i was a kid
Beautiful work. Certainly a nice change of pace from what we're used to.
Very nicely done, I am not much of a Ford guy but I do love old cars. You have really done a nice job on this one. Good work on the engine compartment and undercarriage. I also like your seats, you have done a nice job creating fabric texture. Nice work over all with some cool colors!
Al...Nice...my kind of ride.
Sweet ride, back when America built cars...very nice build.
Very nice car Al! A real beauty. A body shop in a nearby town had a '61 2-door hardtop. It was completely stripped for paint of course, no glass, and was painted in a pale yellow shade. Man, without any trim or bumpers, the thing looked like a'61 Falcon on steroids! I could just picture a tubbed back seat, hi-perf Ford 427, reverse tear-drop hood scoop and big gumball tires. Oh what a street machine! Or, perhaps done as a pseudo-NASCAR racer from that era...Sorry, sort of got carried away. Classic iron will do that for you, and AL, that is a classic sir!
Gary
Oh, I didn't mention, less we all forget; FORD stands for First On Race Day. :I
Appreciate the kind comments. Glad you enjoyed it. I'll probably post some others even though cars don't appeal to the die-hard aircraft builders.
Al,
I love it and I love Fords. I had a real 57 Ford convertible and loved it. When the 61 came out I really liked it also but never got one. Your model brings a tear to my eye. What a beautiful job you did in bringing a beautiful car to life.
Outstanding.