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37 Chevrolet Road Tractor

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This is my new project. I've admired the work of Chuck Most for some time, and that inspired me to attempt an old barn find model. This one began with the AMT "Orange Blossom Special" and the Revell 41 Chevrolet kindly donated some parts too.

43277358055_be22234a64_k.jpgIMG_1380 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

 

43464971944_5a6a509e38_k.jpgIMG_1381 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

 

43277378165_d6724e6129_k.jpgIMG_1382 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

 

29245928117_eb9461faac_k.jpgIMG_1383 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

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Lookin' good!  When I get settled in my new place, I think I will give a similar project a shot.

--Casey

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Very nice work and great concept! I my humble opinion a set of wheel sanders would be a perfect period touch.   Paul

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On 8/21/2018 at 10:10 PM, Casey said:

Lookin' good!  When I get settled in my new place, I think I will give a similar project a shot.

--Casey

Thanks Casey!

58 minutes ago, Cornbinder said:

Best use I've seen for the old Orange Blossom cab. :) I need to do an F-600 barn find one of these days. 

Thanks Chuck!! This cab has some real issues out of the box. I made the windshield taller, I took some of the slope out of the side windows, I added 3mm to the rear bottom of the front fenders. Admiring your many weathered trucks, I thought that I would give it a try.

9 minutes ago, 41CHEVY said:

Very nice work and great concept! I my humble opinion a set of wheel sanders would be a perfect period touch.   Paul

Thanks Paul, I never thought of that.

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It looks like this barn find may need some work. There's a box on the front seat with the starter, the distributor, the carb, the air cleaner, and some tools. There's a brand new valve cover gasket though. All of the spark plugs are out of the engine and there's a can of Marvel Mystery Oil, so the engine is probably stuck. Maybe that's why there's a For Sale sign in the box too.

43485836454_adc47d98c9_k.jpgIMG_1384 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

44203801921_8841cfd868_k.jpgIMG_1385 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

44203807051_6571fb96be_k.jpgIMG_1386 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

43485834094_05626a6669_k.jpgIMG_1387 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

44203813911_7e66ca3f83_k.jpgIMG_1389 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

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