doorsovdoon Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 This is the AMT '65 Grand Prix "By Barris" I bought it cheap on ebay with missing parts. I used the left over stock parts from my recent '65 Pontiac Grand Slam custom build. The only parts I used from this kit was the body, chassis base, interior tub and engine. The mix of the two kits must be at least forty years apart but everything fitted perfectly. Annoyingly, one of the parts missing in this kit was the battery and I didn't have a spare. Body colour is Solar Gold with satin black vinyl roof, interior is Champagne Gold and Solar Gold. Carpet is beige with a light dusting of Aztec Bronze. Sorry about the dark pictures, I was hoping to get some outside shots but the rain shows no signs of stopping, so I had to settle for the old picture frame and baking tray! Enjoy the pics:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rockford Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Looks brilliant, interior is excellent! Well done. You must have built about 30 cars in the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 VERY nice! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Beautifully finished. I enjoyed watching your build and finished model looks like something from the Pontiac brochure. All the colors look good together and I like the "over spray" paint treatment on the chassis. With your interior work it's almost a shame this isn't a convertible to better show the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 58 minutes ago, Rockford said: Looks brilliant, interior is excellent! Well done. You must have built about 30 cars in the last few months. Cheers, mate. Lol, yeah I have been blasting through them a bit! I think my next build will be number 23 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just now, espo said: Beautifully finished. I enjoyed watching your build and finished model looks like something from the Pontiac brochure. All the colors look good together and I like the "over spray" paint treatment on the chassis. With your interior work it's almost a shame this isn't a convertible to better show the interior. Thanks, Dave. The over spray is one of many tips I've picked up on since joining this forum, most of my builds I do this on now, Lol. I don't mind the roof obscuring the interior cos I know what happened last time I tried to make a convertible '65! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, Danno said: VERY nice! ? Cheers, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Geno said: haha, thanks, Gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 wow this fabulous, great color, great looking and great job. the pictures are well done all so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Looks great Gareth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Very elegant build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Thanks, guys. I wont be building for a couple weeks now, I have a ton of welding to do on my 1-1 car and an order of car parts I was supposed to start on last week. My next build will probably be the 1957 Fairlane 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Very nice, great colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 22 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: haha, thanks, Gene. You're welcome Gareth. I rocked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 wow, thats a beautiful built! the interior and undercarriage is awesome and the vinyl roof looks perfect to it. You made a great job on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 12:10 PM, Tom99 said: Very nice, great colors. Cheers, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 46 minutes ago, Dominik said: wow, thats a beautiful build! the interior and undercarriage is awesome and the vinyl roof looks perfect to it. You made a great job on it! Thanks, Dominik. I'm still waiting for a nice day to take some outdoor shots cos these pictures don't do it justice. The weather has been rubbish since I did this build, that was November 2nd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Excellent build Gareth and I plan on doing a vinyl top on mine after seeing this one. The champagne gold interior blends well with the Solar Gold exterior which is a color I haven't been able to find in the hobby paints. I've seen the Barris themed vintage AMT kits (which I'm assuming this one is) and if I'm not mistaken is a lowrider kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Now that's pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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