Chuck Most Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Is it a prototype? Was it build for Oldsmobile's personal use? Or was it an independent conversion? Who cares, here it is. This is a mashup of the new reissue AMT '64 Cutlass convertible and a late '80's reissue of the AMT '65 El Camino. The cowl, roof, bed, and tailgate, along with about 1/8" of the rear quarters, was cut out of the El Camino body, and a comparable area of the Cutlass body was removed, then the two were spliced. A bit of reshaping to the rear quarters and copious amounts of putty did the rest. The interior is the Cutlass tub cut down and capped off at the back with the El Camino's interior tub rear bulkhead. The chassis is from the El Camino, it required a bit of trimming to fit the now-narrower rear quarters at the very rear of the car. I also lowered because the stock axle position would have had the thing sit like a 4x4. The Olds engine pretty much dropped in, but I had to move the axle notch forward. I didn't wire the engine or go too far with detail because the conversion was enough of a project for me. Wheels were pirated from an AMT '69 4-4-2, with tires from an AMT '77 Pacer wagon. Eventually I might put the camper on the back, the version of the El Camino I used only had the topper shell. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 That looks really great, looks like something Olds should of made back then. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Pretty interesting and cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 That's a pretty kewl looking Oldsmobubble as we use to call them when we were kids. Nice job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Great looking daily driver.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Excellent mash-up, well done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Great looking body work. I like the used and abused look of the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 great idea, very well done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Great mashup of the two bodies, and making it not look like a show car was very inspired! I've had a similar project going with a '62 F-85 coupe, combined with rear quarters and rear roof from a '61 F-85 wagon - really should get that one finished after 40-some years... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Looks great Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Way cool build Chuck.😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Very creative and from a design perspective, highly predictive of how such a real vehicle might have turned out. Kudos Chuck! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Amazingly natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Absolutely outstanding! You are making me want to build one of these, which is about the highest compliment I can pay! Well done and model on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Very cool “should have been” build Chuck. Excellent execution sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Very cool Chuck !! I like it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Cool conversion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Looks absolutely believable. Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Very cool conversion Chuck! It has quite a natural look to it. Now do a wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Finally got around to adding that camper. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 6/2/2021 at 6:16 PM, Zippi said: That's a pretty kewl looking Oldsmobubble as we use to call them when we were kids. Nice job. My Dad always called them that too. Thanks for the reminder! ( He called Studebakers, "Stupid Bakers". He had a pickup in High School in 1954/55 that was a disaster. Always breaking down, and threw a rod one day on the way to school in November. He and his brother had to walk the last 5 miles to school in the fog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Very cool concept. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Excellent work, it looks like a factory built unit.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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