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27th November 2019, 01:15 PM #1
1933 Ford Fordor Sedan – Tribute Car Build.
1933 Ford Fordor Sedan – Tribute Car Build.
The toy come model, scratch built, is a tribute to my dad and mum.
In 1949 dad rebuilt one of these, so he and mum had a good car for their wedding day and honeymoon in Easter of 1950. The number plates represent Jim Margaret 8th April 1950.
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Dad past away 10 years ago 6 months before their 60th Wedding Anniversary but mum’s still busier than ever playing piano for concerts and church services for the oldies in a number of retirement villages.
The car is both to honour them and should our grandchildren something of their great grandparents.
The build started back in June this year for me as I tried to find photos, plans and drawings of the 1933 Ford.
There are a heap of people to thank you for their assistance to help make it happen both on Lumberjock’s, Woodwork Forums and a number of other sources.
Eddie Ford of Restored Cars Magazine sent me a photo and gave me a lead.
Restored Cars Australia Magazine - Eddie Ford Publications Pty Ltd
The lead finally lead to the NSW Early V8 Fords Club’s David Martin and Paul Antcliffe’s restored 1933 Ford.
Events | Early ford V8 club of NSW
David shared some of the club’s magazine photos plus a page of dimensions on the Ford.
From here I was able to scale the build at about 12:1 – 14:1 and so the fun began.
The next THANK YOU goes to Dutchy [aka Jan] for his excellent blog on the building of the 1932 Buick on LJ’s.
Buick sedan 1932 @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
Home - Dutchy
The methodology that Dutchy used helped heaps with me knowing how to plan out the project.
In fact this Ford has a Dutch wooden button steering wheel.
I’ve done a blog on the build to help anyone else who’s crazing enough to tackle a project like this; 6 months and something like 100 hours with lots of trial & error fun.
1933 Ford Fordor Sedan @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
The car is 16.5” [410mm] long; 6.5” wide [165mm] and 6.5” high [165mm].
The main body is Australian Jarrah with a windscreen of American Walnut.
The mudguards [fenders] and running boards are Australian Red Cedar with American Walnut foot plates.
The bonnet [hood] is butterflied Australian Gidgee on top of Australian Huon Pine [Thank you Rob].
The radiator core is Australian Red Cedar with a cowl of American Walnut.
Both front & rear bumper bars are American Walnut as is the petrol tank and luggage rack frame.
The trunk is Australian Blackheart Sassafras.
The chassis is Australian Spotted Gum.
The wheels are made from Australian Spotted Gum with the tyres ebonized.
The seats are Australian Red Cedar.
The taillights are Australian Bloodwood [Thank you Brad in Mackay].
The door handles & mirrors are American Walnut.
The headlights and horns are mixture of Oak & Pine stained with Teak.
The number plates were lazer cut on Alex’s machine [thank you Ducky].
I’ve applied 3 coats of my home-made Wipe-On-Poly.
In the actually finished car you can’t see the dashboard, glove box, or foot pedals but they are there; you just see the top of the gear stick and the steering wheel.
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It was a lot of fun to build this car to honour dad and mum but I’d not been able to do it without much appreciated support & encouragement from many, many Lumberjock friends; THANK YOU one and all.
-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie
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27th November 2019, 03:04 PM #2Senior Member
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Looks really sharp.
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27th November 2019, 03:36 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Pete
You have done a top job
Credit to you and your mum and dad.
Regards
Keith
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27th November 2019, 05:37 PM #4Senior Member
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Nice work Pete ! The detail on the rubber is amazing, how did you do those ?
Cheers,
Gus
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27th November 2019, 05:49 PM #5
G'Day Gus, I did the ebonizing of the timber wheels as follows:
Step one: Made a pot of very strong black tea which got painted onto the Spotted Gum tyres to add tannin back into the timber, allowing a day to dry.
Step two: I made up a solution of White Vinegar and Super Fine Steel Wool; it was left to stew fro about a week then the liquid stained off.
Step three: Paint the vinegar & steel wool solution onto the tyres letting it dry overnight before applying a second coat.
Step four: Brushed a very thin amount of raw Tung Oil onto the tyres letting it dry over a few days.
Pretty straight forward but time consuming.
Cheers, Peter
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27th November 2019, 06:28 PM #6
That looks great Peter. Your attention to detail is amazing.
I am glad that Bloodwood suited the purpose.Brad.
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27th November 2019, 06:37 PM #7
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27th November 2019, 09:01 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Top job
That car has a boot full of 'WOW'!
Love the detail in the wheels, they really are very well done. The bookmatched bonnet is a nice touch, and I reckon there is a bit of a story behind the 'blue oval' on the grill. Your choice of timbers and the finish you have used are just right.
Good to see Handy overseeing the build, he has done a good job ensuring you made the vehicle so authentic.
I am sure your Mum will appreciate all the hours and expertise that has gone into this special vehicle.
Alan...
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3rd December 2019, 01:31 AM #9
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