Ryder Ford H Model

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Last build of the year.

[Brian Conn]

..great looking build...any details? 

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12 hours ago, Brian Conn said:

..great looking build...any details? 

Thanks! It is the AMT C-Cab cab, with conversion parts from “ Too Many Projects,” (modelerrob on Ebay) to make it an H-Model. It is on the latest release of the 4070a chassis. I swapped out the rear suspension with an old Ertl walker beam Hendrickson suspension. The engine is an AMT Cummins made to resemble a 220. It is mounted at a tilt. 

[Johnny M]

That looks great -- love the fuel decals and swinging license plates!

Q: Did Ford have to lean the engines over to get them to fit in there? Whassup with that?  That's an interesting detail for sure.

Johnny

[Gary Chase]

Outstanding build

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8 hours ago, Johnny M said:

That looks great -- love the fuel decals and swinging license plates!

Q: Did Ford have to lean the engines over to get them to fit in there? Whassup with that?  That's an interesting detail for sure.

Johnny

Thanks! 
Tilting the engine was pretty common. Ford did it in the LN models as well. The H models didn’t have a dog house, only a small hump in the floor. The engine was tilted for clearance.

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4 hours ago, Gary Chase said:

Outstanding build

Thanks Gary!!

[Chris K]

Can't imagine sleeping in that tiny box.   Great looking build.

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On 1/12/2024 at 3:04 PM, Chris K said:

Can't imagine sleeping in that tiny box.   Great looking build.

Thanks!