1940 Ford Standard Coupe

The coupe turned out to be 39 Ford, the grill sent with product was a single piece 39 and not a 3 piece, which was used on the 40 Fords. Anyway, the model turned out great, as I have been looking for a 39 Ford Coupe. No difficulties in the building process, it was a lot of fun; I would recommend this item.

One of the parts trees in my kit had quite a bit of flash on it, but only the one tree. The rest of the kit was very nicely molded. The parts are well detailed and fit pretty well, with the exception of parts from that one tree. Lots of areas to add your own detail and make yours unique.

This is designed for a 10-year-old, so I probably shouldn't say such things! The directions could be a little more precise. For instance, a 10-year-old might not know that you need to position the forward exhaust pipe BEFORE you glue in the engine. Additionally, getting the gear shift cut from the tree without breaking it, then finding it after I dropped it in the carpet, was a bit of a challenge. Once I got the steering column positioned with the gear shift above the dash, the column was not long enough to meet the floorboard. The dangling end is hidden fairly well by the dashboard. Overall it is not a bad kit---just not sure how a 10-year-old might fare!