Mopar - D Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 This is a original AMT 1966 Corvair paint is Meadow Green. [/URL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Roaster Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Truly ahead of it's time in the engineering department. And faultless in the appearance. General Motors was on top of the world at the time. Very nice execution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Nice work, great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Excellent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Nice ! I had one years ago . I was in Illinois at the time and that car handled so good in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Sweet! An AMT '66 Corvair was one of the very first model cars I ever bought. I still have the instruction sheet and a few random pieces of it, but the rest is long gone. Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Super nice looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Looks very clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 That's a beauty! My first car was a '66 Monza, sold it to go into service. Wish I still had it, oil leaks and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 A nice one! I had an uncle who bought a new '65 Corvair in bright red. I was ten at the time, and thought that was a very cool car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Beautiful Build Dan. I have one suggestion. Corvair Corsas had a silver rear cove area surrounded by a chrome moulding. Really simple to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thanks everyone for your comments! Ron, I built this one for my girlfriend who’s mom had one when she was growing up but it was a 64 so I painted it to like a 64. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 There is just something about Covairs that truly make them cool to me. Always loved them. You captured it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Great looking color and interior combination. I like that you used the 140 H.P. 4 carb engine. The use of color was far greater in this era than what we have today. These cars were very under appreciated by most except those that owned or got to ride in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Very nice build on that 'Vair Dan as I bought a new one in 1965 and it was a fun time with that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Love those cars ! Great job on yours ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 Thanks for the comments I appreciate them. Nick, looks like you had a nice Corvair back then. What was your trophy for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 That's such a neat and great looking model, and one I'm sure my Uncle would've loved as he had a '66 in nearly the same color. He still had it until he passed away back in '09........I'm not sure what became of it. I became VERY familiar with Corvairs (particularly the first gen) as a kid in the '60's as they seem to be everywhere in my neck of the woods. Of course, my Uncle owned Corvairs pretty much ever since Chevy intro'd them. We had family friends that had them, so I got to be real familiar with how they sounded when they ran, and even how the starter sounds when firing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Looks nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice work and colour. Not a car that was seen much over this side of the Pond, in fact, I don't think I have ever seen a real one. Would I be right in thinking that, from the comments made here, the real thing was not as bad as it was made out to be? Thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Thanks for the comments I appreciate them. Nick, looks like you had a nice Corvair back then. What was your trophy for? Winning my class at the drag strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 super clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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