[Ron Hamilton]

Thanks Bill.  I posted this for a friend.  As long as he is ok, that's fine with me.  By the way, how are you doing?  Did you see the 60 Impala that I used the 59 roof on that you sent me?  

[Ron Hamilton]

Does anyone know where Ron Hamilton is or herd from him?

[69 Chevy base C/10]

Very nice replica build.  Looks great.

[What would YOU like to see as a model]

1956 Packard Executive 2dr hardtop.

[RePurposed Chris*Craft]

Nice pics Chris and Kit.  Both boats look awesome.  I do like the two fish on the hook Chris.

[Dave Strickler's 60 Corvette]

Thanks.  Someone said that the decals should be Blue.  Not sure which is correct, Red or Blue.

[Show Yer Drag Racers!]

Here's one that I like.  Canadian "Tin Indian".

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks Carl, much appreciated.

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys.  There is very little information on this car and most of the other Knafel cars that I can find on the net.

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys.

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys.  This was a challenge and fun build at the same time.  I wish that the model companies would make some Canadian variants of these cars.

 

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys. John, as far as I know this car had a 327 SBC in it.  If it did have the BBC, I will change it.  I wish there was more information on the Knafel cars.  I now have 10 different "Tin Indians".

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys.  There isn't much information on the net about this car and the 4 pictures that I had was all that I had to go on, and they aren't very good at that.  The resin body didn't cause much of a problem but the rear glass that came with it was useless.  Poor vacuum formed. I was able to use both the windshield and the rear glass from the Nova kit.

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

Thanks guys.  This was a lot of work and tedious, but I'm happy how it turned out.  I saw the car run one time at Quacker City dragstrip in Salem Ohio in 67 before I went into the Army.

[Knafel Pontiac's 67 Acadian "Tin Indian"]

I got the last “Tin Indian” finished last night. This is the Acadian car that they ran in 1967. The body is the 66 Nova 2dr sedan converted to a 67 Acadian. Scratch built tail lights, resin grill made from the 65 GTO with the parking lights. Printed Acadian decals for the front and rear. Moved the backup lights to the rear bumper. Converted the trunk emblem to the Acadian emblem and added a piece of guitar string to the emblem. The decals are not perfect, but I used what I had. I’m not sure if anyone makes the correct ones or not. The hood scoop is from the parts box. I also made the side windows and used the glass from the Nova kit. This was a challenge but I’m happy how it turned out.

 

[67 Knafel Pontiac's Acadian]

Thanks Scott for the information.  I saw this car run at Quaker City drag strip in 67 and I believe that Quaker City was an AHRA strip.

[67 Knafel Pontiac's Acadian]

It's a 67.  The 66 had the turn signals down in the front bumper.  

[67 Knafel Pontiac's Acadian]

I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who worked on the Tin Indians and he said that Bill Knafel got the car from Canada and it took 3 days to import it and then installed a 421 Super Duty in it, he thinks.  He is going to try and get in touch with one of Knafel's sons and see if he can get more information about the car.  I'll let ya know if I hear anything.

[67 Knafel Pontiac's Acadian]

To make things worse, it has leaf springs under the front end.  I did see this car run in early 67 before I got drafted and have wondered about it ever since.  I do know a guy who worked on the 66 GTO and will give him a call to see if he knows anything about this car.  Thanks guys for all the information.

[67 Knafel Pontiac's Acadian]

Does anyone know what engine was used in this car?

I'm attempting to build a close replica of this car.

[66/67 Canadian Pontiac parts?]

Thanks for the link Ed.

[Dave Strickler's 60 Corvette Old Reliable Jr.]

I thought the same thing Snake but if you look at the lettering on the hood it looks Black.  I wish there were better pictures of this car.  Maybe a third car is in the works with different color decals.  LOL.  Mark is right about the 62 Bel Air and 63 Impala having Black letters.  This is so corn-fusing.  I've built 9 different Knafel Pontiac's "Tin Indians" and they had different color decals on some of the cars.  Not enough details for these cars either.

[Dave Strickler's 60 Corvette Old Reliable Jr.]

Sorry, I thought that I posted pictures of the build.  From what I understand, the decals that I used are the wrong color.  In the picture the color is Blue and I used Red.  Also, the lettering on the car looks like they are Black.  Here are some pictures of the one I built.

I have another car and thinking about building it with Blue coves and interior and Black decals.  I do need a stock hood for the car though and I'm looking for one.  It has to be the MPC kit, also under the AMT logo, although AMT made a 60 Corvette and it is not compatible with the MPC kit.  I have an AMT kit and the hood is smaller. 

[Dave Strickler's 60 Corvette Old Reliable Jr.]

Thanks for the picture.  This helps.

[66/67 Canadian Pontiac parts?]

Thanks.  This helps a lot.