Cunningham Caddy

[cagee13]

I've never done a build in process before but thought I might give it a go. This model is of a '49 Caddy and the Cunningham Caddy was a '50 but close enough for me. I'm planning to put a Carrera Superbird/Charger chassis under it.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Very cool!

[HomeRacingWorld]

Ditto

[Jesla]

Where did the body come from? Very unusual....

[cagee13]

It is one of my castings.

[RazorJon]

dang Chris looks like your getting the hang of casting cars

fine job sir :banana-rock:

[Dundee Denny]

Been attracted to that "big American iron" myself, look forward to watching your magic on this one!!

Dundee Denny

[TsgtRet]

Wow! I want! Chris how soon can you start popping these for sale? Hint Hint!

[dge467]

COOL! Nice casting! I am tuned in for this one.

[2fast4u14]

i want one.how much?

[dreinecke]

Very cool, Chris! Can't wait to see this one done!

[cagee13]

Well so far things not going as expected. I was trying to lighten the body and while not paying attention I put a couple of inspection holes in the trunk of the car. So I'll start over tomorrow. LOL


Here is a pic of the body next to a Carrera Roadrunner. It is basically the same length from bumper to bumper as the Roadrunner.

[dreinecke]

Doh! I've done that once, er...at least 10 times... Dremels are just too fast for me sometimes when I'm not alert.

[cagee13]

Finally a bit of progress today. I cut out the fender skirts, lightened the body, put some putty in a few areas, and mocked up the chassis. The superbird chassis was a little to short, but there was room to open up the front wheel wells without getting into the trim. The stock carrera wheels/tires are a little wide so I've decided to throw a set of CB Design steelies on it. I'm thinking 15x7 all the way around.

[cagee13]

Well I did a terrible job with my build in progress updates, but I did finish it. The masking tape I used peeled up the paint and I touched it up best I could with a paint pen. It looks pretty good from this angle though. LOL