Early 60's T Bucket
April 2011
This was a fun little build. Built to represent an early 60's Fad T. It went together, pretty fast & easy, considering all the parts swapping, from other kits.
Round 2 release of the 60's AMT kit. It has a lot of flash & the instructions are terrible. It does come with some very nice tires, including a pair of awesome pie cut slicks, that I will be using on future builds.
Engine is from an AMT 289 Cobra, rear wheels & tires from Monogram 'Lil Coffin, front wheels from an MPC Fire Truck, tires from parts box, interior & chassis modified to fit the small block Ford
Finished chassis & engine. Magneto & headers are from the Round 2 Model T kit. Velocity stacks are scratch built fron aluminum tubing
The overhead view shows the scratch built venturi tubes I put into the carbs. Note the generator, this is an early 60's T Bucket
From the rear, the quick change rear end & fuel log can be seen behind the carbs
Body painted Testors Metel Flake Red, decanted from the spray can & shot with an airbrush
It's a blood red with gold matalic. A very warm color
Even though it looks shiney, I shot the interior with semi gloss back
Radiator & stock Model T steering wheel on a scratch built column
Chassis with radiator & hoses installed
Underside view. Driveshaft is made from U-Joints from a parts box driveshaft & aluminum tubing
Finished chassis waiting for the body & interior
The wait is over
You can see the dual master cylinders from this view
Rear 3/4 view
The dashboard
Interior view with 289 Cobra shifter