This month's model of the month comes to us from Allen Smith. This model started from a Italeria Ford LTL 9000. Allen picked up a second LTL 9000 model and used the frame to stretch the wheelbase to a whooping 408". Other parts used off the second kit are the clearance lights and fuel tanks. The engine is a cummins and the trans is a 5 x 4. The sleeper is the original that Allen stretched himself. Bob Smullings at Lost in the Fifties Decals supplied the Holman and Moody decals. Ken Smith supplied other decals and some of the ford decals were picked up at model shows. The truck is painted in ford colors with silver pin stripes. He then purchased resin toolboxes, a light bar and an air dryer from Clint Freeman Components. The light bar, toolboxes and headache rack were sent to chrome tech in Wisconsin to be plated. Next Allen added scratch built chrome weights to the flaps and a scratch built bug shield. The trailer is a stock Ernie Irvan Kodiak transport trailer. He added monocoat to the floor to make it look like a checkered flag. Allen then added 5 revell 427 ford parts pack engines to the nose and added spare race slicks to the tire rack. He added mechanic figures to the layout that his wife painted and an estes toolkit for the mechanics. Then he added, a 427 ford fairlane car. Wire wheel centers from revell of Germany were then added to the wheels on the trailer. It took Allen a year to build this truck. Allen says this truck would not have been possible without the help of his friends particularly Jay Lockard.

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