One-Piece Vintage Car Model

What it's for

This compact one-piece vintage car model has an exposed engine up front, fenders over four wheels, and a gold grille with two round headlamps. The open engine bay holds a blue engine block with six cylinder stacks, a cover plate and an exhaust pipe down each side. Behind it sit a low dash and two open bucket seats with backrests — an open roadster with no cab, and a windshield built as an upright open frame rather than a glazed screen.

The weathered brown frame includes two chassis rails joined by three cross members, the upright windshield frame, and a roll-frame around the seats with four corner posts and a top rail loop. A dark gray steering wheel sits on the left side ahead of the left seat, with a tilted column, a ring and two spokes. A footwell is cut into the floor between the windshield frame and the seats, and the steering column stands on that floor. The body, fenders, seats, wheels, grille/lamp area, exposed engine and frame are separated by colour, which makes it easier to plan a paint scheme or a multi-colour print.

Use it as a small display piece, a shelf ornament or a painting project.

Dimensions

• Body: 24 mm across × 60 mm front-to-back × 8 mm high; seats, engine and frame rise above it.
• Frame: 24.5 × 58 × 24 mm; chassis rails 3 mm thick, corner posts 2.5 mm square.
• Wheels: 38 × 51 × 25.3 mm; the widest point of the car is about 38 mm across at the wheels.
• Fenders: 27 × 54 × 2.5 mm.
• Grille and lamps: 24 × 5.5 × 11 mm.
• Exposed engine: 16.9 × 20 × 12.5 mm.
• Seats: 21 × 12 × 11 mm; backrests stand 11 mm tall and about 3 mm thick.
• Footwell: 18 mm wide × 10 mm long, leaving about 2 mm of floor.
• Steering wheel spokes: 1 mm.

Print notes

• Print the body flat on the bed so the wheels stay clear of the build plate.
• The model prints as one piece and needs no assembly; the wheels are fused to their axles and do not roll freely.
• The exhaust pipes are thin, about 2.5 mm across; handle cleanup gently, or thicken them if they snap.
• The steering wheel spokes are 1 mm and are the weakest detail, so take care when cleaning the print.
• The footwell floor is about 2 mm thick; take care when cleaning it out.
• Check the roll-frame and upright windshield frame when removing the print.

Remix ideas

• Recolour the body, fenders, seats, wheels, grille/lamp area, engine and frame to match a period livery or to highlight the exposed engine.
• Scale the model for a larger display piece or a smaller desk ornament.
• Keep the fused-wheel layout for a simple one-piece print, or use the wheel and axle area as a starting point for a free-rolling variant.
• Change the engine details in the open bay, reshape the seats, or add rivets and bends to the chassis rails to push the weathered look further.
• Extend or simplify the roll-frame, or swap the steering wheel for a different period wheel.