oldscool Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Here's my second completion of the year. OOB except for tires from the parts box (the piecrust slicks were the biggest ones that would fit inside the rear fender openings without surgery). The wheels are from the 66 Wildcat reissue as well as the seat with the headrest portion cut off as I thought the optional seats in the kit looked too modern for the era. I tried to make the seat upholstery look like the old sparkle Naugahyde (save the nauga!) and the steering wheel like an old Moon metalflake wheel by painting them both with Stop Light Red over chrome silver.The decals are a mix of kit and some from the 66 Wildcat. I modified the Bonny-ville motors decals to just Bonny Motors. I drilled out the injector intakes and added a fuel pump from the Double Dragster kit to fill the empty hole in the water pump. Didn't bother photographing the chassis because it's just the stock one painted flat black. Shaved the trim and door handle because it's a race car and painted her in Tamiya yellow Pearl over their white primer. The engine is Testors tangerine from the little bottle just because I've never used this color before. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Not stock ? Boy you ain't lying. I like it, very cool and well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) Your build looks excellent. I bet Round 2 is rolling their eyes at us and saying, "We spent all that time redoing it and they're building like it was before we started. Should have ran it as it was! ARGHH!!!" 😁 I doubt they're too unhappy, I've bought a few copies myself. Plan to buy more. Edited April 8, 2022 by Oldcarfan27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Fantastic build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I like your build style, sort of what the instructions imply as an option, but a better design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I like it-kool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Super cool Olds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 Thanks for the kind comments everyone and to be honest Patrick, I did feel a little guilty when I cut off the windshield frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Neat build. I really dig the red metal flake in the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Great Oldsmobile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 What a jewel! Nice work, it looks just right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlow Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 that's fantastic, you wont see one of those every day. You nailed that interior with the red sparkly Naugahyde, (and what is nauga any way😁) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Nice work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Thanks again for the kind comments. I have since touched up the little white nubs in front of the radiator.lol 10 hours ago, lazlow said: that's fantastic, you wont see one of those every day. You nailed that interior with the red sparkly Naugahyde, (and what is nauga any way😁) I think naugahyde is just a fancy word for vinyl lazlow.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 This thing is wicked cool. You nailed the look of the naugahyde. But what really sells this build for me is the wheel swap. Much more indicative of what the real car would have run on the flats or even at the strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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