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1969 Camaro Project Car


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I have had this model for a while, built it once as a kid, then twice as a tubbed drag car, now age and glue decided it's fate as weathering practice

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I think the paint is Testor's Artic blue, grey primer, and the red is cheapo parts store brand

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I used aluminum duct foil on the door to make it look like bare metal, as if some one was starting to remove the paint

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Decided not to put a motor in this one. I added a leftover radiator and paint detailing, also adjusted the stanced to sit higher in the front

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Inside is various parts off the car, you can see where some one cut a hole in the floor for a 4-speed transmission swap

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One of my favorite parts of this car, I actually cut the quarter panel off and glued it back on to make it look like someone spotted welded a replacement on

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Underside is rough, exhaust is hanging, dirt grime and rust, muffler missing

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Looks like the owner isn't ready to let this one go!

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Nice build ! That cracked windshield reminds me of a friend's '69 SS from back in the 90's . Its body had been acid dipped ; a killer 383 stroker / hard-shifting TH 400 / 12 Bolt 4.88's combo was swapped in . It had surface rust because of the 'dipping .

The day my friend bought it , he wanted to hammer on it , so he did ...

Brake-revved it to about 3-grand and launched it ... then the body flexed radically ; the windshield cracked from lower left to upper right , and the outer layer of glass popped-out ! Ha ha ha ! Apparently the car's prior owner-builder neglected to add subframe connectors !

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Thanks everyone! If you have not built something that isn't shiny, try it. If you stuck in a modeling slump it's nice to work on someting you don't have to worry about messing up or scratching. A lot of times I have more fun on builds like this, you can try new techniques and if you mess up you learn...or just add more rust to cover it up!

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