'37 Chevy Truck Rod

[Chuck Most]

First one for '11. Woot woot!!!!
First off... the engine is a '93. I hope I haven't committed some unspeakable sin right there, pretty much all the rest of the rod is up to pre-'59 snuff, so I hope that makes up for it! I will let ya'll be the judge.

It is a cut up Orange Blossom cab on a scratchbuilt frame, and the 'trunk' is made from pieces of a broken Jo-Han '63 Olds. The grille is '33 Willys with Merc spotlights as headlamps. The big fat rear tires are actually 1:20 MPC parts, with Revell Saleen wheels. I was going for a 'barn find body on a fresh chassis' kind of vibe.

And the engine? It's a '93 Ford Ranger 4.0, backdated a bit with three twos and some wicked pipes... also pirated from the Orange Blossom kit.










I'm outta here- It's Miller time! B)

[geezerman]

Once again, I had to go to your Fotki site (dial-up), but knowing your work, I knew it would be worth it to see the complete model.
This is yet another way cool model in your stable !!!

[zbuckster]

That is an awesome build. Looks like something you would see at any Billetproof or unfinished rod run.

[bob29579]

Simply outstanding. I love it.

[tomcd62]

very cool! I Love the dice and the light green enamel paint on the frame and such, tom

[mastermodeler]

Looks really terrific. But please re-size you photos not to excede 700X700 as a courtesy for our dial-up members.

Thanks, Alex

[volvo544special65]

IIRC, the 4,0 has its origins from the old german Ford V6 from the mid 60s, so backdating that one may not necessarily be a bad idea.

I like this one very much.