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[charlie8575]

With my rediscovery of the wonders of the early American compact cars and the present resurgence in small cars, I thought it might be fun to do a community build for them; a retrospective of that place from whence we came, and have returned to.

The rules are very simple:

-Any scale, any detail level from box-stock to GSL "Best of" quality or anything in-between.

-Must be street-legal.

-Due date October 1, 2011. With so many of us with multiple big projects, life in general, etc., this should allow all of us (even me!) to get something done.

-Multiple entries allowed.

The following cars are eligible:

Postwar Crosleys
1959-63 Studebaker Lark
1950-63 Nash Rambler/Rambler American
1954-57 Nash Rambler/Hudson Rambler (these were a bit different from the first Ramblers and from the 1958-60 Ramblers, which were more "midsize.")
1960-63 Valiant/Plymouth Valiant (remember, Valiant was a separate make for 1960.)
1961-62 Dodge Lancer
1960-63 Ford Falcon and Ranchero
1960-62 Mercury Comet
1960-64 Chevrolet Corvair
1961-63 Buick Special
1961-63 Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass
1961-63 Pontiac Tempest/LeMans
1962-65 Chevy II/Nova

The entries will be tracked here.

Charlie- 1962 Olds F-85 Cutlass
Mark- 1963 Chevy II Nova convertible
Matthew- 1963 Chevy II Nova coupe
Doug- 1962 Olds F-85 convertible; 1963 Pontiac Tempest sport coupe
Ron- 1960 Corvair
Glenn- 1961 Ranchero (or 1960? Glenn- please confirm year.)
Jim- 1960 Corvair
Charlie- 1962 Studebaker Lark
Nick- 1966 Pontiac Acadian Sport Deluxe

Date extension: Due to life having gotten into my way too (and it looks like a few other people's,) I'm strecting out the date to January 1, 2012, and may be extended again if needed.


Charlie Larkin

Edited by charlie8575, 28 May 2011 - 09:36 AM.

[charlie8575]

Progress on mine hitherto can be tracked here.

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=35291

Charlie Larkin

[highway]

Charlie, could a Studebaker Avanti qualify?

[charlie8575]

Charlie, could a Studebaker Avanti qualify?

That's more of a sports car, Matthew, although I do like them very much, they're not really in the spirit of where I was aiming to go with this particular theme.

Charlie Larkin

[highway]

That's more of a sports car, Matthew, although I do like them very much, they're not really in the spirit of where I was aiming to go with this particular theme.

Charlie Larkin

That's quite alright, Charlie. One other thought, how close is Trumpeter's 63 Chevy Nova to the Pontiac Tempest/LeMans?

[charlie8575]

The Nova itself is qualified. However, they have a lot of differences in the real cars.

But, if you'd like to enter either one, go right ahead, I'd love to see it.

Charlie Larkin

[Crazy Ed]

Interesting subject Charlie, but you forgot Americas Real Compact from that era! The Nash Metropolitan.

Ed

[charlie8575]

Actually, Ed, I hadn't.

The Metropolitans were built in England.

However, you did make a point. I forgot one car. The Crosley.

Thanks for jogging my memory.

Charlie Larkin

[Crazy Ed]

Actually, Ed, I hadn't.

The Metropolitans were built in England.

However, you did make a point. I forgot one car. The Crosley.

Thanks for jogging my memory.

Charlie Larkin

Whoooops. Of Course You're right. Thanks for the Memory Reset.

Ed

[highway]

With over a year's lead time I might have to participate in this CBP with a Trumpeter Nova.

Yeah, it might finally give me an excuse to try to build mine as well!

[charlie8575]

You're right, I did forget the Chevy II! Whoops!

That's being fixed now. I'll add you both in for those unless you request otherwise. We're flexible here.

Charlie Larkin

[highway]

You're right, I did forget the Chevy II! Whoops!

That's being fixed now. I'll add you both in for those unless you request otherwise. We're flexible here.

Charlie Larkin

Yep, you can put me down for the Nova.

[highway]

The entries will be tracked here.

Charlie- 1962 Olds F-85 Cutlass
Mark- 1963 Chevy II Nova convertible
Matthew- 1963 Chevy II Nova convertible


Charlie Larkin

Charlie, I just noticed this in the first post, mine is not the convertible. My kit is Trumpeter's 1963 Nova SS hardtop.

[my66s55]

Since this build is for a year,I have a couple I want to do. Both of these I got off of e-bay 8 to 9 years ago. The first is the convertible version of the 62 Olds F-85.

It is complete except for 2 tires, 2 hubcaps and taillights. The tires and hubcaps I can make resin copies of and there is the sprew in the box that the taillights were attached to that I can form new ones from.

The second is a 63 Tempest. It will require some repair as the body and rear bumper are damaged. It also has an engine plate and I want to replace it with a v-8.

[charlie8575]

Matthew- fixed. Sorry about that.

Doug- great choices! I'll really enjoy watching those come along. If you need to, the Modelhaus does have the taillights, wheels and wheelcovers for your Olds.

Charlie Larkin

[highway]

Matthew- fixed. Sorry about that.

Charlie Larkin

No problem, Charlie. It was my fault because I forgot to specify which it was because I forgot that they did both the coupe and convertible.

[robertw]

Ahhh...shucks. I just finished building an East German Trabant as a convertible. It fits the compact category but isn't on the list, LOL

robw

[Ron Hamilton]

How about a '60 Corvair 700 Sedan?
I have started on it, and the body is ready for paint,
but I still have to strip the interior.

Edited by Ron Hamilton, 16 November 2010 - 03:53 PM.

[charlie8575]

Excellent, Ron! I've been looking for one of those myself. I'm thrilled to see a first-year Corvair in this.

Thank you for the contribution!

Charlie Larkin

[CorvairJim]

Count me in, Charlie! Mine will be a Corvair, of course, but I don't know which year yet. I have "Glue Bomb" examples of every year from 1960-64, so I'll pick one of those. At the moment, I'm thinking a replica of a 1:1 Ermine White over Tasco Turquoise 1960 700 Series 4-door sedan that I used to own.