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Just a little back story. While this is not a replica of my father's car, it is inspired by a car he bought at age 16 living in Wise County, VA. The car sat higher than those that would have been in California during the same time period, as there are hollows that the cars had to be able to drive up in, ofter called "hollers" by some folk. It is pretty close to accurate using my conversations with my father and his memories. He bought it from a police auction and it was previously a bootleggers car, and still had a drum/tank in the area where there would be a back seat. As part of the purchase agreement, they had to cut the drum out and return it to the police. My father did not replace the rear seat. The bootlegger already had a Chevy 283 and started some body work. My grandfather taught auto-body, and while he did not give my father any money for the project, my father was given help, and allowed access to all the shop tools and supplies of course. My father was seventeen when he finished the car, and only had it a few months. My grandfather was a good man, but a very stern one. My father got caught racing his car, and my grandfather made my dad sell the car to pay the fines. This is the AMT kit, and while I am not super happy with the build, it will be a good shelf model.