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| 1958 FORD FAIRLANE 2DR. SEDAN PRO BUILT ONE OF A KIND 1/25TH SCALE BUILD FROM GONZO'S |
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| This car was created from a resin 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 kit. it was modified to a regular "not a 500" Fairlane 2dr. sedan. This is a car that was ordered by a lady in New Jersey for her husband as a surprise for Xmas, to depict his real car. I worked off photos to get the correct configuration. All the 500 side and roof trim was removed. Plastuct 3/64" T strips was used for the new side trim and sanded down. The tops of the side windows required 1/16" channel to get the chrome pieces that the hardtop did not have. The sedan pillars are from a 64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt. An AMT 57 Ford Fairlane kit was used for many parts, such as glass, under hood parts, chassis, etc. It has a 390 engine that was swiped from a Bullitt 67 Mustang. The custom interior is reconfigured to match the real car. Tires are 70 series polyglas, wheels are vintage AMT American Racing mags. It has a B&M automatic floor shift. Vent window mirrors are from 48 Chevy. Wipers are 60 Chevy modified to fit. The chassis had to be modified to accept the 390, and the driveshaft shortened. Engine is wired with Arrowhead Aluminum Products distributor, cap, and wires. Intake is done to resemble an Edelbrock, the carb. is 4bbl Holley. Master cylinder is from a vintage 60 Chevy, Washer bag is FOMOCO. Radiator is modified to fit. Custom exhaust tips are scratch built from aluminum. the paint is custom mixed to match real car, with a touch of pearl in the blue. License plates were done from photos, reduced to 1/25th scale and raising the dpi to 1200 to make them readable, they are New Jersey Historic. The entire car was chromed using Bare Metal Foil inside and out. Many other things were done to make this as correct as possible. About the only things I used from the resin kit was the body, interior tub, and bumpers. Ciao,Gonzo |