Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

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Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby Dodge Fan » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:36 am

I found a blue Gilbert 40 Ford on ebay that was in pretty good shape with nothing broken. I though it would be cool to make it look 'new' again. I found a photo online of the original decal sheet and redrew it for printing. The 'color' is just the color of the plastic, not paint. I buffed the body and gave it a coat of Testors Glosscote. Then added the decals to make it look original, probably better than original- check it out-
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby patwa » Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:20 am

Looks great. Now I know what my not so great one should look like. How did you go buffing the rims?Thanks.
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby Dodge Fan » Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:16 am

I used WD40 on a q-tip and pipe cleaner then cleaned the wheels with the same and some dawn dishwasher detergent and water.
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:57 pm

That looks fantastic. You always do exceptional work.
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby ourwayband » Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:42 pm

Great work as always!!
Thanks for sharing

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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby torquemutant » Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:23 pm

Very nice work. How is the performance?
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby Dundee Denny » Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:46 pm

that looks so very cool!!!

how fun you saved it off ebay and now its still great!

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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby dreinecke » Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:48 pm

That is seriously cool! I've always wanted to do one of those. Do the ACG's run on modern tracks ok?
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby HRWJim » Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:41 pm

Very nice. I like the fact you did not paint it and the decals look great Jim
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby DHansen » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:28 pm

Great work. It looks better then new. Thanks for sharring
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby dge467 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:06 pm

Nice restoration!
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Re: Gilbert 40 Ford 'Semi' Restored

Postby RichD » Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:24 am

AC Gilbert cars had pickups that were spaced further apart than the braids used on 1/32nd cars. The cars also had a steering front end like a child's wagon, making the cars work on a regular track would be difficult. I had an AC Gilbert track back in the '60s and I bought extra AC Gilbert chassis so I could put other motors, like the Russkit 22, in them and also use regular crown gears in place of the worm gears that the AS Gilbert cars used.
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