Why the Fascination? I don’t remember when I first started to build model cars, but it was pretty near to the time when my dad brought home an AMT 1959 Thunderbird model that required his help to complete – – I’ll never forget him wielding what seemed to be a framing hammer to pound the dense-as-lead hubcaps into those nearly rock-hard tires. I must have brush–applied five different colors of thick Testor hobby enamels on that model so that only the overall shape… Read More 
Scale Models There’s no question that I’m fascinated with the design of the 1957 Ford Club Victoria. This interest of mine will be most significantly explored through the construction of three detailed 1/25 scale Vicky miniatures. The construction of a replica of the factory stock Jackson car will be covered and highlighted in the pages of Scale Auto. Where space in Scale Auto doesn’t permit, additional aspects of the construction of these three models will be included on this site.Read More 
Project Outline The Vicky project will involve the construction of three high-effort Vicky models. The first model will be a well-detailed, kit-based 1/25 scale model of the Gemma Jackson Club Vicky (in its factory-issued guise except that I’ll be outfitting the engine with the factory Supercharger parts) that I hope will portray a scale miniature of a ‘57 Club Victoria. This model will benefit, both, from an array of exterior detailing parts purloined from… Read More 
Gemma’s Vicky Gemma cared for the car until her death in the early Eighties. To say that she “loved” the car would do her a disservice – in fact, Ms. Jackson was passionate about the Vicky and cared for it in ways that bordered on obsessional. The car was regularly washed and waxed by someone at a selected service station in Salt Lake City. The Vicky was apparently never driven in the snow: I’ve discovered no scale rust in any of the usual places underneath giving evidence… Read More Looking for updates? Read the Project’s scale model news and updates here. Curious about the restoration (and modifications) of the Vicky? Check out the Finned Fender Updates section.
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