The Mandarin Monsoon Hot Rod was made using a Life-Like Hobby Kits 1930 Ford Model ‘A’ Pickup truck body, BWMS050 motor with 10 x 23 inline gearing, BWA 14 x 5mm wheels, DArt whitewall tires & inserts and other DArt parts, including gas cap & rear transmission detail. The pilot is also DArt. Rear bed has removable mahogany boards. No pickup would be complete without a trailer hitch. This model ‘A’ also features a Ferrari V8 under the bed… 
The chassis is a torsion chassis from piano wire and brass. The body is mounted using a slide in front pin and two wire supports at the rear which clip in place. Exposed suspension areas were chemically treated with Gun Blue.
With little torque to worry about the motor was simply epoxied in place. This chassis also uses old school brass tubing in lieu of bearings or bushings.
Rear end detail includes a few hand made components. Exhaust pipes are polished aluminium tube.
Cheers!
The Happy Canadian Scale Modeler!
