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Back To The Bench....1957 FORD


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Circumstances have kept me away from the hobby most of the year, but I was finally able to get back to the bench recently. Doing a 57 Ford Club Victoria. Other than the valve stems on the rims the chassis is done along with most of the engine.

 

On the chassis I scratchbuilt the parking brake assembly from evergreen plastic and necklace wire. The brake and fuel lines are wire from luggage tickets. The small dogdish hubcaps are resin pieces from Modelhaus.

 

A 312 "Thunderbird V8" will power this Ford. Its wired and plumbed and the air cleaner intake was opened and an air filter made from typing a long list of "i" and then printing them off. The power steering pump is from an AMT 58 Edsel kit.

 

I do hope to make it to the Derby City Shootout this month and with any luck this one will be ready.

 

Thanks for looking,

Raisin

 

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It is good to see you back at it. I noticed you have not been posting here for a while.

 

I like the fuel lines and the overall look of the underside is well done. I'm not familiar with thit kit but I have never seen a weld/rivet seam on kit mufflers before. Was that your doing?

 

Best of luck getting her done in time for the show. Sometimes a deadline is a good thing.

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Nice work - Looking forward to seeing the finished item!

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  • 3 weeks later...

Glad to see your back at. Summers are like for me too.

 

Chris

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  • 1 month later...

Great work! There are additional references for Ford Motor Co. archives through Silverado Publishing Co., P.O. Box 393,St. Helena Ca., 94574 . Mr. Loren Sorensen, Publisher. The specific Hardbound book, "Ford's Golden Fifties" is available. ISBN 0-942636-05-8. I do not have a website for Silverado Publishing yet. Although I am an aircraft modeler, I have a fondness for cars I saw when I was growing up in the fifties. I hope this is of some help to you guys. Best,

 

Mark (alias aAzZ09)

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