1959 Ford 300 4-Door
These are pictures of the tenth in a build theme series of "Models of Cars I Used to Own/Drive."
In 1959, my Dad took a job as an over-the-road salesman. For that job, he bought a plain-jane 1959 Ford 300 4-door. The only things it had going for it were a radio and a 292 V8 motor with stick and overdrive. I found out that combination would do an honest 110 mph.
When he bought another more upscale car, the '59 became the family vehicle. My mom didn't like to drive a standard transmission, so it became pretty much my car.
I used a resin kit to build this stock curbside. I painted it with Duplicolor black primer, Tamiya TS-14 black color coat and Kilz Klearcoat. I polished it with polishing pads and Novus polish. I used Bare Metal Foil for the chrome.
It's not that great of a build; I ran into issues with warping resin, a non-fitting interior (It's actually for a 2-door), non-fitting front and rear glass and a chassis that did not position the wheels in the fenders very well.
During the early part of final assemby, I had the cover to my trash can open, but decided to carry through the build and put the completed model at the back of the shelf.
Enjoy!
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1016468.aspx
Patrick Friesacher Joe Fry Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
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