'41 Willys gasser

Hey All, this is another car for my diorama, revell's '41 Willys gasser. Ain't been raced in a long time! Going for the look of a 'glass fronted car, with worn paint & surface rust on the steel body. Still not sure if I should leave the engine bay empty or put a semi-pulled down motor in there- Thoughts??

Some pics, enjoy:

Going to look good,how about leaving the engine block in it with out the heads on it,so it shows piston tops but leave one out like its dropped one into the engine.

very much along the lines of what I was thinking Allan..

Whatever you do...it's looking good.

Nice work on this - your weathered models always look so realistic.

Nah , my experience with old hot rods and drag cars are the first thing to come out is the motor . Hve you seen the movie hot rod ?

I reckon with your talent mate, go with Allans idea, but maybe with a leg out the side of the block?? Some sump damage etc?? The body is looking pretty good so far , will be watching Retro.

Thanks guys.

scummy wrote:Nah , my experience with old hot rods and drag cars are the first thing to come out is the motor . Hve you seen the movie hot rod ?

Well that's what's got me undecided Scummy, I like the idea of a semi pulled down motor, BUT, exactly as you say, with a drag car, first thing out is always motor and box.

What ever you do its going to be a cool build. if it had a blown engine in it,It may of been left in the engine bay,so you can go that idea.

If you go look for barn-find drag cars on Google you will see many complete, but slightly aged, drag cars being hauled out of garages and sheds...and even overgrown with weeds...like the owners just came home one day and parked them. So you could put a motor in it. Now if it was wrecked in some way then I could see the motor going straight away...but if it is reasonably straight then why not have the motor there. Back in SA there was a Fiat drag car that was sitting in a fruit packing shed...complete but dusty...the owner just gave up racing it and didn't know what to do with it.

mgy125 wrote:Back in SA there was a Fiat drag car that was sitting in a fruit packing shed...complete but dusty...the owner just gave up racing it and didn't know what to do with it.

Haha, This is most drag car owners in SA, track ain't been open for years, they are just using it again now, after a few years.

Small update on this, went with a partially stripped motor, interior "goodies". Nearly done, save for some weathering and finer details. Enjoy.

I like it.

Yep me too like it.

Make that three, excellent work there. Looks cool as