Slick 60's

It's pretty close to looking like a 63 so i bought it off ebay. it's about 7 inches long. The green part snaps off (its plastic), and so does the grill and bumper, leaving the red metal. My 7yr old and I are going to sand it down and paint it however he wants. Purple with flames is leading right now. we might put some wood on the back and make it a flat bed, but it's up to him.

got the old red paint off with a small wire wheel, and applied some primer to it. My 6yr old picked Burnt Copper VHT Engine Metallic for the truck color. he didn't like the purples at the store and went with the copper. Should look pretty sweet. I also repainted the grill and bumper in with some Wimbledon white I had left over.





1st coat

I think I saw that post on here for the toy...but I didn't think it had a grill with it?

it does have a grill bumper combo but it comes off which is nice, and the bed snaps off.

the one I posted on here is still on E-Bay.... It doesn't have the grill but a good price...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 492wt_1156

yours is looking awesome Gregg!!! I assume you will be painting the bed also.... your boy picked out a great color.....

ahhhh, thats the one I had seen before...

yeah, the grill is usually missing on most as they were just plastic and broke off. We are thinking about the bed and how to do it since it's not metal, plastic primer i guess

Gregg, try the FUSION primer, it is specifically for plastics... It should work for you.... but as always, I'd try the bottom first, just in case...... just an idea....

thanks for the tip

It's great that you and your son are working together on the truck! That will make some great memories. and perhaps..."I remember when my Dad and I worked on a toy truck and he let me pick the paint! I've been driving Slicks since then."

oh he's already called dibs on that being his truck when he's 16. 10 years from now it's all his, I'll just find another.

Finally done-lots of photos sorry, my son loves it and liked helping to spray it with the rattle can.

Grill in dupli-color Wimbledon white, body in Copper engine paint, finished off the bed with some carpet (bed was kind messed up from the old plastic rig that sticking up the back so the carpet covered it nicely)

looks like another one ''Saved from the crusher''
good job

well it still has to outlast a 7yr old playing with it.

well thats why we fix up these old trucks isnt it ?
we use them !

well i had a spare $10 around so I bought another one of these off ebay. but this one im going to go a little mix match on. chrome grill, nylint ford tires/ caps and a nice original slick color. i'll post as i go

well the chrome grill is out since I bought one that was too big. wrong scale. oops. anyone have a nylint ford that needs a new grill