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67 Impala SS - Capris Cream


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I’ve nearly bought the AMT 67 Impala kit a half dozen times, only to have it finish 2nd to another.  I finally picked it up.  

Originally, it was a blue on blue car, but after polishing it out for clear coat, the clear reacted to a different polish than I’d used before and curdled.  At the same time as my paint mishap, I purchased the Revell 66 GTO, and spoon tested an ivory paint for the interior.  After shooting it on the spoon, I shot some clear on it to see if it could be suitable for an exterior color, and liked what I saw.  Having stripped the blue from the Impala body, since I wasn’t completely sold on the blue I used, I went ahead and painted it with the Ivory.  It’s a good match for Chevy’s Capris Cream, and I liked it with the blue interior.

Wired the distributor, made battery cables and a couple vacuum hoses, and found some replacement chrome valve covers in the parts box.  The only other change was tires, as the Firestone wide ovals are just too little for a car this big.  The fronts are from the Revell 71 Cuda, and the rears are the optional “fatties” from the Moebius 65 Satellite.  I had first used them on the back of my 71 Charger, but I got several comments when I posted it that the rear tires looked too “truckish,” and I agreed.  On this huge beast, they don’t look big at all!  I figured they would be necessary to get any traction when the 427 is trying to move such a big vehicle.

This kit, like a few of AMT’s finest, has the frame separated from the underbody, which I enjoy during the build:

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Interior shot before installation:

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And done... thanks for looking!

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Agreed, this is a nice kit of what is, IMHO, the best Impala year ever.  I would think that the lighter cream or white colors would be very challenging to paint, but yours came out looking great.  Nice job with those front fender emblems too.  They really pop against that Ivory color.

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10 hours ago, tmb727 said:

Agreed, this is a nice kit of what is, IMHO, the best Impala year ever.  I would think that the lighter cream or white colors would be very challenging to paint, but yours came out looking great.  Nice job with those front fender emblems too.  They really pop against that Ivory color.

I thik the GM '68s are ugly compared to the 67s.

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