Ford Model T - 1909 - Gabriel - 1/20

This Ford T roadster is probably one of the most recognizable cars in automotive history. Ford wanted to build a car which was to become one of the most frequently used modern instruments (in it's own era that is). The car was very reliable because of it's straight-forward design, and any owner with a little bit of common sense and handyness could maintain his/her own car.
The car became an enormous selling hit, and was the basis for Ford's imperium.

Gabriel is since long vanished from the kit markets. The zamac models are still known under license from "Hubley" and more recently "Scale Models". They are old castings, so you know there is work involved. But it is possible to convert them in a very convincing model.

This model is not a standard box build, it has a modified floor from which a large portion has been machined away to carry out detail work on the underside. Engine block has been corrected in shape. A fuel tank with lines, fuel filter, spare wheel holders, cabling and hosing have been added. Wheel hubs have been machined from scratch, hood canvas is added and lots of little details added or altered.

I enjoyed building it, and I will certainly build more from these older kits.

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Thanks for reading!

This is a Hubbley? Nice work. The top and wheels look especially nice.

Looks like it was a chalenging kit but you did it a piece of art.
Good work Dominique :thumbsup: