Now thats what I call Art! (1 Viewer)

[nicholastheczar]

I really like it! Great work and a awesome conversation piece!

nick

 

[77TLCFJ40]

What a sweet piece! Now I know what I'm doing with the pieces of the part out '74 that don't sell.

The bib/bezel/grill/lights are in really rough shape and are already hanging on the garage wall. The fenders aren't so hot either. The aprons might just get sacrificed to art. And I think I know where to get a very rusty hood. My version will have a certain "patina" to it.

Can you share details on how its all connected and how it hangs?

 

[baas]

Nice work! If that was in Australia we'd turn it into a bar fridge, never mind the working lights

 

[nspctr1]

What a sweet piece! Now I know what I'm doing with the pieces of the part out '74 that don't sell.

The bib/bezel/grill/lights are in really rough shape and are already hanging on the garage wall. The fenders aren't so hot either. The aprons might just get sacrificed to art. And I think I know where to get a very rusty hood. My version will have a certain "patina" to it.

Can you share details on how its all connected and how it hangs?

I wanna know too. How is it attached to the wall? thin strand metal wire across two screws attached to the studs?

 

[apeterson]

awesome.... I have always thought about doing somthing like this for my shop.... looks very nice!!!!

 

[Traveling62]

Very nice!! There used to be a show on TLC - I think - called Monster House. Anyway, they took the front third of a 40 - frame, tires and all - and had it coming out of the wall. It had a remote control that lowered the windshield and raised a huge flatscreen tv in its place. It was pretty sweet....

Anyway, nice work!

 

[mbradshaw]

This is how it is mounted:

End...

Center...

Thanks! Mike

 

[apeterson]

where did you get those brand new apron lights?

 

[weagle99]

Do you have a dimmer switch on the floor under your desk so you don't blind yourself when the lights are on?

 

[hedonist]

Did you buy that 45 and trailer off of Barrett Jackson
I have an apron light in my front room that I have had up for a while. I'll post a pick later. Not nearly as cool as yours though.

 

[2fpower]

pic of trailer

Here is a pic of the trailer, if anyone wants to weigh in on this...

 

[I Tried]

Here is a pic of the trailer, if anyone wants to weigh in on this...

 

[apeterson]

exactly!!!!!!!!!

 

[mbradshaw]

where did you get those brand new apron lights?

Apron lights came from SOR.

Not a fan of the trailer myself.

Thanks, Mike

 

[CondeCruiser]

Was actually going to do this to put up in my garage when its finished! Nice work!

 

[Splangy]

Transformer. Any cheapo battery charger should work. Use old volume control knobs to adjust the brightness.

Transformer and rectifier, actually. A transformer will still provide AC.

 

[DSRTRDR]

10/69-12/74 aprons would look like that...

10/71-12/74 hood would look like that...

that's what I was thinking, too

 

[ovrmyhed]

looks awesome!!

After seeing the unfinished picture, i'm just glad you corrected the bezel.

 

[mbradshaw]

In addition to flipping the bezel, we also angled the nose down about an inch from the un-painted version. I figured that as it was mounted rather high on the wall, this might show more of the hood and fenders.

Thanks, mike

 

[Living in the Past]

that's what I was thinking, too

I believe I explain the 74 claim in post #13. And steve agreed.

Then in post #20 I said a small detail on the hood showed it to be a 78 or later not a 74.