dragcarz Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 First finished build of 2020. I love the variety of cars you find in the Stock and Super Stock classes. I came across this EBay purchase back in 2011. It was missing chassis, tail lights, rear bumper, motor and trans, and hood. I kept watching EBay and eventually located tail lights and a resin hood. The interior tub, dash and seats were unpainted. I had a 65 Chevelle wagon parts kit, which I sourced a lot of parts from. The body was in pretty good shape.There was a small crack at the wind shield, and a glue spot from a bubble gum flashing light that I repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 I really enjoy the simplicity of the old screw bottom kits, and wanted a simple fast build so detail is limited to paint and decals. I filled the back up lights on the 65 rear bumper, as the 64 has them combined in the tail lights. I stripped the chrome off the front bumper and grille. I painted the front grill flat black, masked the grill and then air brushed Molotow on the bumpers. I then used their pen to detail the grille, Tamiya clear orange to the turn signals. I sanded and polished the original kit glass, it came out very nice to my surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 After searching color combinations, I finally decided to go with White for the exterior and Blue for the interior, I wanted something other than the black, white and red that are so popular. The Gage decals are from EBay, and the seat belts are from the parts box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 I used the engine and chassis from the AMT 65 Chevelle Wagon kit, drilling out the holes in the chassis for the screw bottom, and detail painting them both. After painting the body, I Bare Metal foiled the trim, added the sponsors decals, added the battery, washer bottle and upper radiator hose, and screwed it all together. I still need to clean up a couple things and try lettering the Chevrolet letters on the hood and gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 This is absolutely beautiful, and I salute your work in bringing one back from the dead. You did a fabulous job with it and you know how much I love saving old junk. Extremely well done done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny rocket Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 You really captured the perfect feel of racing in the 80,s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Cool wagon, very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 A man after my own heart on several counts. First is my love for first gen Chevelles (especially the '65), second my love for Super Stock/Stock drag racing, and third is long roof racers. This one is a real beauty and so reminiscent of those glory days of drag-racing. The white paint job just adds to the overall realism of this build. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Very cool indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchrisf Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 No need for a trailer to tow this beauty - just chuck the slicks in the back, drive to the strip with a few friends / family, and go racing! Very evocative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Love the wagon. Good job saving this one. Reminds me on the '65 kit I built as a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Nice job Roger! I do love seeing these old grocery getter with slicks on the race track. This build is a superb rendering of a Super Stock drag car and another salvaged styrene body from the junk yards!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the kind words. I’m now working on a 62 Ford Galaxie, built in the same manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bloes Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 3:37 AM, dragcarz said: I still need to clean up a couple things and try lettering the Chevrolet letters on the hood and gate. Fantastic. I find that having about three cups of coffee before lettering often does the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Awesome drag wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Stance is right on the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Super cool! There’s something really neat about hot rod wagons. Nice and clean work ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I am currently building a 1965 Chevelle wagon (amt surf wagon kit) replica of my first chevy race car (283 super stocker in the mid 70s). The instructions do not say anything about it but there is a tailgate panel on one of the sprues that covers up the rear screw holes in the interior. Take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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