Lovefordgalaxie Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think everyone is the same when it goes to model building. If you are building them for yourself, you relax, and try to have a good time, but when you are building a kit for someone else, it's like a job, and you try to get the best possible outcome. It was like that with my last build, the black '60 Ford. Needed something to relax. That something arrived at my door by pure chance last Monday. My friend Enzo decided he won't be building cars anymore, and will dedicate to aircraft modeling only (I know, it must be some kind of mental disorder). He also decided to give me a cardboard box full of spare parts for model cars... Bad huh? Among the engines, wheels, tires, bumpers, hoods, there was a sorry looking AMT '64 Impala. I decided to have some leisure time trying to restore it. Among the parts I got from Enzo, and my parts box, I found almost all it was needed to rebuild the Impala. Only couldn't fins four stock wheelcovers, so the resto went on a different way, and I used the "Sombrero" wheels from the AMT 1962 Thunderbird kit as rolling stock. Also decided to make use of a super old bottle of Testors "Colors by Boyd Chee Zoom Teal Pearl" and painted the impala with it. Started the restoration on Tuesday, and finished today. Far from perfect, without much detail, and with a so so paintjob, but I did relax a lot. Here are the before and after pictures: 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr 1964 Impala Restored. by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Wow! Great save!. Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 All your paint jobs are flawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Outstanding !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice restoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Sweet Chevy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Tulio, great save.... but it's not a Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Great resurrection mate, a lot of my builds are re-builds, it's way more affordable that way.Sweet color too, really suits it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Great save, not a fan of the wheels, but love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Very nice Tulio ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Good job on the save. The wheel/tire combo works very well on this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thank you guys!! I was positively surprised about the color. It didn't look so good on the little Testors bottle. If you know me, you also know I'm not a fan of wheels bigger than 15" on any car. But, I didn't have the stock wheel covers for the Impala, and this was the nicest complete set I had. The last set of cool wheels and tires I had (Cragars and Firestone Wide Ovals) I installed on the AMT '60 Starliner "masterpiece" model. Oh oh, I not only opened the box, also changed the wheels of the model!!! Not it's worth nothing for a collector!!!If you believed I'm worried about that I have a bridge to sell you here in my town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Great color, great save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Tulio... I didn't know you could build a model that wasn't a Ford! I really like the interior/exterior colors you picked. Beautiful work by you, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Really nice model! The color worked out well, and you paint jobs are always flawless. I wish my quick projects turned out half that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Tulio... I didn't know you could build a model that wasn't a Ford! I really like the interior/exterior colors you picked. Beautiful work by you, as always. agreed! also i thought, "whats up? Tulio gone wild with a Non-Ford"? Tulio, came out great. The wheels are awesome, a must have for me. With this broken fender i think, i throwed it on a junkyard. Nice save!..nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Beuatiful as always, nice fix on that front fender too, a very nice seamless repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Thanks lads. Actually, the fender was the easy part. The hard part was the hood. The fender just needed to be unbent with some hot water, and then glued back with a bit of Revell Contacta glue, that bonds the plastic together. After that there weren't barely any spots to sand smooth. The hood by other hand... Had to use body filer and a lot of sanding to get it hole-less again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 You turned a wreck into a beautiful car! Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Great save and it turned out beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Beautiful work, if you didn't have the "before" photos you'd never know how far this had come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Great transformation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson_15_ Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 You should build an extremely large diorama of a drive in theater and feature some of your cars there. I really want to but have no space for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looks great as normal from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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