Nitromethane
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Someone appropriately described the cab as looking like a potato. So this collection of few 1960s parts became the Potato Head Ford Model A pickup truck, also known now as "Yukon Gold". The project took quite a long time to complete as the builder is a rat rodder by "trade", that is, inexperienced. It is said of rat rodders that they really don't know what they are doing, but somehow they get a vehicle drivable and to roll. Such was the case with Potato Head. It might not be drivable, but it does roll. Many parts were scratch-built and they indeed look like it. The paint job is rough as are many other features on the truck. Noice the warped plywood bed. The radiator. The different "welds".
All I know is that for as rough as it looks, it took an inordinate amount of time to "build" this model. If fit and finish were required, it would have never happened. Scratch-built parts are: radiator, two spare tires, entire truck bed and tailgate, roof cover, some suspension elements, partial firewall, interior floor, dashboard, all foot pedals, gear shifter, window glass, door handles, rear view mirror, rear taillights, and aluminum license plates covering "1940" on both bumpers.
Thanks for looking...
Potato Head:
Early stages:
"Finished":
All I know is that for as rough as it looks, it took an inordinate amount of time to "build" this model. If fit and finish were required, it would have never happened. Scratch-built parts are: radiator, two spare tires, entire truck bed and tailgate, roof cover, some suspension elements, partial firewall, interior floor, dashboard, all foot pedals, gear shifter, window glass, door handles, rear view mirror, rear taillights, and aluminum license plates covering "1940" on both bumpers.
Thanks for looking...
Potato Head:
Early stages:
"Finished":
