Ford Popular
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BozzerAs a slightly younger Brit, I don't remember these, over here? However, I'm hopping on for the ride. I might learn something? Interesting work, so far 👍
BozzerLooking good mate. The sanding is always a labour intensive job. However, it'll be worth it.
BozzerWell done buddy. I've enjoyed seeing this come together. Those door panels look awesome!
David SmithThanks Bozzer, thanks to Kyle and JV too. I really enjoyed doing this and documenting it in real time kept me honest. I should also say that the kit itself, despite how long ago it was originally released, was excellent to work with. The chrome parts are a bit crude but the main body components are accurate and with a very thin, realistic panel thickness.
BozzerI bought some special paints, in a set, that enable you to recreate realistic leather. The process is fairly easy, but in actual fact, it's down to technique. I tried it on my Freightliner and I suck at it! However, like everything, practice makes perfect. If you check out Scalecolor paint sets, I'm sure you'll see some examples? Alternatively www.scale75.com is the website on the bottle. Enjoy, my friend, and congratulations on a superb build 👍
David SmithI really can't claim any credit for the 'Pop' interior - its basically Vallejo black primer with a single coat of gloss varnish. The buttons were added with a gold felt tip before the varnish. The T bucket ended up the same - I was toying with a tan interior but with so much brass and the wooden barrel I thought a bit more contrast wozld be welcome. The interior of the '32 Hiboy was more interesting, but only because I was unsure how bright a red to use and ended up toning it down. Again a single light coat of gloss varnish left a nice satin finish that I think looks just right.
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Known as the sit-up-and-beg 'Pop' to differentiate it from the later three box designs these Popular/Anglias were the basis of many UK street rods in the 1970s. The chassis dated back to the 1932 Model Y and the first rebody to be christened Anglia were launched in 1939 and didn't go on sale until 1940. These cars had a vertical grille with a single opening and although not replaced until 1949 WW II and its aftermath meant that only 55000 of this design were produced. The more rounded, sloping nose with two vertical openings restyle followed on and sold 108000. In 1953 the same basic car was rechristened Popular and luxuries such as chromed bumpers and a bakelite dash were replaced with painted steel items to allow Ford to offer the cheapest new car on the road in the UK. This version sold another 150000 times and a second hand version became my dad's first car and the one we had when I was born. The 1959 replacement had much more modern styling. By the 1970s the Pops of the 1950s were old fashioned, readily available, dirt cheap and the ideal basis for a custom project. Anglia or Popular they all became just 'Pop's in the UK. (It seems that in the US, by contrast, 'Anglia' was chosen as the collective name for both types and they were much more likely to be used for drag racing than cruising).
