Ala Kart George Barris Custom 1929 Ford Pickup V8 1/25 Scale Model Kit How To Build Paint Decal
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AMT GEORGE BARRIS ALA KART 1:25 SCALE MODEL KIT AMT1330 1330
A CUSTOM CLASSIC FOR EXPERIENCED MODELERS: AMT’s 1/25 scale George Barris Ala Kart is the perfect project for hot rod enthusiasts. Add it to your collection today!
LOADED WITH CUSTOM FEATURES: This kit is a 1950s custom creation by the famous car customizer, George Barris. The Ala Kart began as a ’29 Ford roadster pickup and was modified to become this unique hot rod-one of Barris’ most famous and recognized creations. It features three engine options: the Dodge Red Ram Hemi engine (1958-1959), Fuel Induction System engine (1959-1962), and Fuel Injection System engine (1963). Also included: one-piece removable top, chromed undercarriage, detailed grille frame with nerf bars, Desoto taillights, and optional bullet taillights. This kit comes with many chromed parts! Fully paintable, it also features an expanded authentic water-slide decal sheet in vintage style AMT packaging.
QUICK SPECS: 1/25 Scale, 114 Parts, 5.5 inches long once assembled. Parts molded in white with clear, clear red and chrome plastic, plus four black vinyl tires. Plastic model kit paint and cement required. Skill Level 2.
Ala Kart is a custom car, a customized 1929 Ford Model A roadster pickup, built by George Barris, Richard Peters, and Mike "Blackie" Gejeian in 1957.[1] Originally owned by Peters, it is a two-time winner of the Grand National Roadster Show "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" (AMBR) trophy (1958 and 1959) and Hot Rod cover car in October 1958.[2] Featured in hundreds of car shows, Ala Kart has won more than 200 trophies.[3][4] It has also made numerous appearances in movies, usually in the background of drive-in shots,[5] and dozens of magazine articles since. It is considered by many to be "one of the most iconic hot rods ever built."
Ala Kart began life as a '29 Ford Model A pickup. The chassis work was done by long-time friends Peters and "Blackie" Gejeian at their Fresno, California shop, with the body and styling by Barris (at Barris Kustoms in Los Angeles).[16] The frame had a new centrally-located crossmember, and was completely chromed. The front end was also chromed, including a 4 in (10 cm) dropped axle, coil springs (not the factory leaf springs), split wishbones, Panhard rod, and tube shocks. 1940 Ford drum brakes were used. In back, a 1932 Ford rear axle was fitted, along with specially-fabricated coil springs, Panhard rod, all chromed, and Ford drum brakes. All four corners were equipped with Cadillac airbag suspension pieces.[17]
The AMT kit. The hood fit is poor, and the grille rake is not visible, but the chromed lakes pipes are, along the edge of the running board.
The chassis was painted Swedish White Pearl with purple and gold scallops, matching the body.[17] All the chrome work on the underside was done by Gejeian's friend, Bob Martin, at his Fresno shop for free, in exchange for the publicity for Fresno Chrome Plating.[18] Body modifications (except the grille shell, which was aluminum) were done entirely in 20 gauge steel.[6]
The engine was a '54 Dodge 266 cu in (4,360 cc) Red Ram hemi from a Peters' wrecked racing boat.[19] It was outfitted with Isky cam,[6] Hilborn fuel injection, a Scintilla Vertex magneto and Sanderson custom headers. It was mated to a '39 Ford transmission with Zephyr gears through a Cragar adapter.[17] Exhaust was routed through four pipes which passed through the rear roll pan.
The 2008 restoration to 100-point status was done by Junior Conway and Bill Ganahl on the exterior at Brizio's, with the interior by long-time Ala Kart Howdy Ledbetter. The restoration was meticulous, even preserving the original scalloping.
Ala Kart was reproduced as a 1/25 scale model kit by AMT in 1961[2] becoming one of the best-selling kits in history.[22] It was also reproduced by the Danbury Mint, reissued four times due to demand, plus a Fiftieth Anniversary edition. In addition, it was issued as a Hot Wheels car.
1958 my friend's dad drove us about 100 miles in his new supercharged Studebaker Golden Hawk to a car show to see this. What a thrill. I also remember 1961 and the kit was released to a 15 year old who was only interested in REAL CARS. But here it is - I'm getting one. Thanks for building this - BTW, you did some very clever work on this one.
Thanks a lot RA, always appreciate your comments!
An old-time favorite show rod. Great job Chris!
The Ala Cart and Beatnik Bandit are the 2 most iconic show cars of the 60s. Love it!
Nice work! This is the reboot AK kit from the late ‘90s. Well tooled but the engine is too small.
The 1:1 car was/is pearl white in and out, one of the first-ever customs to feature pearl paint. That gigantic steering wheel is white as well.
AMT owned the car for a number of years in the ‘60s. It famously caught fire at one point, and was almost scrapped before massive public input from us modelers demanded that it be saved. Eventually sold off, it served as a sign for an Arizona tire store for years before being rescued and treated to a major rebuild with Barris’ input. RODDERS JOURNAL covered the recovery and restoration.
The engine actually scales out correctly as it is a much smaller 241 Dodge Red Ram Hemisphere that had smaller dimensions that the Chrysler Hemi.
Dean Jeffries said he liked the car except for the grill shape, which he said looked like a toilet seat.
Saw this baby at a car show several years ago what a beautiful machine
Looks Great. I have built two in a span of about 52 years.
Nice build! I did the original kit back when it first came out, circa 1962. All hail George Barris!
Excellent job building this one. It looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I like the older car builds you do, they always seem to have so much style. Great build.
Thank you very much!
Thank you! I've been watching your videos for over 3 years now. I look forward to them every week! Great job!
Glad you like them!
That's a unique ride 👌
Great Music, Great Video.
Glad you like it!
The most iconic custom truck if there ever was and what a beauty
Built this one when I was a young welp back in the early 60’s , most groovy .
This isn't the same kit as the one you built in the '60s. This one was tooled in the '90s.
That is very nice Chris. TY.
Another awesome byild!
A perennial fav! Many thanx Boss! 👍👍
I've been wanting this one for a long while now, so cool it's offered again at a price I can grab!
Very special model. I love it.
Nice little kustom pickup, looks great.
Very cool! 👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome kit . Great work as always.
Great finish.
Mike
THX, look great 👍
It looks great. This is a kit that has been re-released many times. It still looks great after all these years. I like how your vision for the kit came out.
This is actually the retooled kit from about 2000. Very different kit. Actually more accurate as it has a smaller 241 Dodge Red Red Ram Hemi.
When I built mine, over 15 years ago, I glued the nose to the hood for the same reason. I don't know how many of these I've built since the 60's. I saw the actual car at the Henry Ford Museum several years ago. Took tons of photos. It's not there now......Hmmm..according to Google it's still there. It must be toward the back since they added the speed exhibit.
Back in the day i built the original kit I still have my copy of Hot Rod Magazine (October 1958) that features the Ala Kart
Very very nice model! 👍♥️
Nice job, hey lake pipes are thin ones on low riders and customs. Fat hot rod ones are side pipes. Just thought I'd mention it.
Hey Chris just want to say you did a fantastic build on this! I dont know if you have the mod rod double kit but if you do your in for a shocker! That mod rod is basically an original ala kart kit with several things missing!
And its to bad that round2 dont dig deep in the archives for the missing parts such as the 1933 chevy delivery sedan! The parts are there from the roadster and the barnabas vampire van ! Great build though!
Nice looking 👍
id like to see your collection room, im thinking its massive, like to see the old stuff that you make, good results, thanks.
Blast from the past. Remember building in mid '60s. No real good gloss white at that time and tended to yellow over time. Was also in a double kit.
Love it. First thumbs up. Keep em coming I'll keep watching.
Thanks Bob!
Looks good Chris as always you do a excellent job in building these models 👍👍
Nice build Chris. I like hand painting a lot of my parts myself. Like you said it relaxing.
Right on!
Cool kit. This car won the Oakland Roadster Show in 1958, and 59. It was restored a few years ago.
That Testors silver is the business!!!
I used it on blowers too back in the day....also good for contrast on mag wheels too.
I'm pretty sure the original car was in "pearl" white but I don't know whether pearlescent paints are even available now. When I built mine, back, way back, in the day, I used a ton of AMT body filler and made something along the lines of Roth's Mysterion. Kept the off-center styling but used a single engine and painted it Candy Green. It didn't turn out too bad. This kit brings back memories!
There is a product available at the giant on-line retailer called Jacquard Pearl Ex. It is a powder - with finely ground colored pigments that can be mixed in with
a clear base that adds a nice "pearl" finish to paint jobs. It is meant for use with air brushes, so it might be for the more advanced builders. I don't know how it
would work as a brush on finish.
I built this in 1961. Wow - forgot all about it. If I remember right, it was the first build I was totally happy with. Thanks for the memories. I can't really remember the box but I think it was different from that one.
Very welcome!
Very awesome custom pickup Chris! Very well done as usual! I'm currently finishing the 1960 Chevy Fleetside pickup now!
Thanks as always John!
Awesome mate👍
I built this model back in the 60s, if I remember correctly I blew it up with a cherry bomb.
Sorry I'm a year late on this, but that white paint had a metallic look to it because it was white with silver pearl. I use touch-up spray cans from the auto parts stores for this. Cadillac and Toyota both have this color. Funny that you thought the different exhausts were 'options.' No, the real truck had all of that on it and I think it was all hooked up and made noise, got hot, etc. '50s kustoms were great!
This one is way more simplified than the original release
hi Chris I have the same truck myself.but it's a Danbury mint George Barres truck all metal cast.40 years old truck.still in a box.
Tell them Chris. Love your videos.. Helps me decide which kits to buy. Are you going to have one on the new 442 W30
The paint on the original AlaKart was Pearl White Lacquer , real ground up pearl ... not metallic . The gold and purple colors are metallic though.
Good job Chris
Maybe you already have, if not, could you possibly go over the glues you use for different things/materials? I notice you switch from one to the other and I'd like to know which glue to use for what. Thanks much!
I speak about it in this video and many others.
I did go more indepth on super glue in the Undertaker review I just did. Thanks!
Question what do you use the clear pipettes for in the gluing in the subassembly or preassembly
super glue activator
@@urbanurchin5930 how often are you using it? Are you using it only on certain applications or situations?
You have instant super-glue -- CCA -- and you have slower setting versions. The combination of those plus the instant activator gives you options on how to mount parts in different locations. You could use activator on every join but there isn't any need -- and the stuff stinks so don't use the spray bottle.
@@randytaylor1258 Thank you for answering my questions.
Yup, it instantly sets the super glue for me.
I use it on delicate parts that I want to put in place immediately and have it hold.
I would like to get this model and yours looks really good. The only thing I’m not liking is the whitewall inserts look a little wonky. Is there a front / back side to them by chance?
Could be
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Where I can get those little brushes
Wish I could find a George Harris the car model kit I think he built it from m a 1970s Lincoln continental not sure though
Barris
Just curious, are there any opportunities for scale modelers to build them for profit?
If you have top notch talent there is a market to build custom models for other people, yes.
I don't have that next level of perfection talent and would not enjoy the pressure of building a model for another person for money so I don't do commission builds, I only build for myself for fun.
@@hpiguy actually, I was hoping to see if I could do builds/reviews and have the manufacturers supply the kits-sort of being able to have the hobby and save a few bucks in the process.
Where do you get super glue activator
Anywhere super glue is sold usually, but google will find it for you as well.
@@hpiguy ok thanks
How does the glue with activator works?
It sets the super glue in under a second. It's helpful when I want small parts to hold instantly.
Amt round 2 has all these cool vintage molds they need to back date on all the molds they have because this is not the original alakart!
Look at the mod rod ! That is clearly what's left of an original alakart!
I enjoy your builds but that kit is not from 1962 that's a retool which is still cool!
I had the last revision/release that was much maligned. I sold it on eBay. The worst part I could see about it was the decals. I see that's still a disappointment with no inclusion of the pinstripes. The MPC 1967 GTO is a butt terrible plastic mess, but still has better decals than this kit.
ok I'll be first
This is not part of the regular build - or probably not in the instructions or even in photos of the original show rod.
It seems that the clear part of the front grill, kind of gets lost with the chrome insert. Wondering how it might be
more noticeable if the clear part was touched with a Sharpie marker ( blue or yellow or ??) on the individual pegs
to make it pop.