1929 Model A Roadster / 1932 Ford V8 Flathead
This is the AMT 1/25th scale 1929 Ford Model A Roadster kit, it was the ALA-Kart kit that was introduced in 1962, this was a second series introduced in 1970 maybe. I built this when I was about 14 and I actually mixed the main color with green and black in a Testor paint bottle to make this olive green color. The entire body including fenders was brush painted, which you can tell in a few spots. The fenders and interior pieces all turned out pretty good, but the body does show some bad spots along with the chrome trim I did. This model did start out completly stock and somewhere along the line it got damaged as some of them did by falling off the shelf. The front axle was broken and I decided at that point I would make this a street rod.
To make it a street rod I did some major kit bashing, which I loved. I had a 1931 Ford Model A Sedan Delivery kit from Revell. I actually hated how that kit went together and it never looked right on the shelf. I painted it brown and just didn't like it nor did I want to fix it. So after this 1929 was broken I decided to part out the Revell 31 Ford. I had to replace the radiator and the front axle along with find wheels and tires from another kit to fix my favorite 1929 Roadster. It has a V8 flathead now which was an extra AMT motor from another kit. It fits pretty good. It is missing the windshield in the photo but I do have it. The axle is broken again and in 3 pieces so it needs a new one. The wheels are not even connected, just sitting there to hold the 29 up. I just love this kit even in this condition. It shares the same box my 1953 Studebaker is in.
Note I didn't paint the 1931 Revell Model A radiator in the back and this was the actual color of the Revell kit I took the grille and radiator from. The Flathead V8 is from another AMT kit and fits pretty well in there. The carb setup is from one of my other dragster models and sort of glued it to the top intake, I like the affect.
1929 Model A Roadster / 1932 Ford V8 Flathead
This is the AMT 1/25th scale 1929 Ford Model A Roadster kit, it was the ALA-Kart kit that was introduced in 1962, this was a second series introduced in 1970 maybe. I built this when I was about 14 and I actually mixed the main color with green and black in a Testor paint bottle to make this olive green color. The entire body including fenders was brush painted, which you can tell in a few spots. The fenders and interior pieces all turned out pretty good, but the body does show some bad spots along with the chrome trim I did. This model did start out completly stock and somewhere along the line it got damaged as some of them did by falling off the shelf. The front axle was broken and I decided at that point I would make this a street rod.
To make it a street rod I did some major kit bashing, which I loved. I had a 1931 Ford Model A Sedan Delivery kit from Revell. I actually hated how that kit went together and it never looked right on the shelf. I painted it brown and just didn't like it nor did I want to fix it. So after this 1929 was broken I decided to part out the Revell 31 Ford. I had to replace the radiator and the front axle along with find wheels and tires from another kit to fix my favorite 1929 Roadster. It has a V8 flathead now which was an extra AMT motor from another kit. It fits pretty good. It is missing the windshield in the photo but I do have it. The axle is broken again and in 3 pieces so it needs a new one. The wheels are not even connected, just sitting there to hold the 29 up. I just love this kit even in this condition. It shares the same box my 1953 Studebaker is in.
Note I didn't paint the 1931 Revell Model A radiator in the back and this was the actual color of the Revell kit I took the grille and radiator from. The Flathead V8 is from another AMT kit and fits pretty well in there. The carb setup is from one of my other dragster models and sort of glued it to the top intake, I like the affect.