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1970 Ford Galaxie 500


Erik Smith

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Erik - Your build, very nice!

B)

Yikes!

WHAT were they thinking?

Ugh. :wacko:

I agree, unfortunately this color scheme ran from the early 70's through the 80's... The finally went to traditional black and whites and now they are changing to a straight black car to cut cost. It is cheaper to have the solid colored cars because the second colors are outsourced...

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Great job....Eric......Your '70 Galaxie 500 Color's look just right for that Era......And the solid white letter Tires and stock rim's with the "Dog bowl" hubcap's.....Remember them well, I do.......Your interior is done nicely for the time period as well....... :)

.CovairJim.....Rob is right,,,,It is indeed a Galaxie and not a Custom 500....My mother owned a 4-door '70 Custom 500....Was the car I learned to drive in and was the car I used to get my Driver's License with......Was Medium Green with a Green Vinyl Top....With a two tone green interior...The little 302 it had under the hood would do the 120 on the speedometer,,If'n the stretch of road was long enough...... :D

MOE.

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It's a Galaxie 500..has a lot more trim than a Custom 500 had. Says "Galaxie 500" on the decklid also....what a real police department would have bought 40 years ago doesn't have anything to do with AMT's choice back then. I've built a few of these kits, my biggest beef with them was the engine--AMT put a Boss 429 in this kit, which is wrong...

Anyway, sharp build..like the color combination.

Thanks, Rob. I stand corrected. I'll have to change the model designation on MY model now! :unsure:

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Very nice looking model!!!!

Love the color combo! especially the brown! What paint did you use? I have a project I want to paint a root beer brown and your color is exactly what I am looking for!

Colors are Duplicolor - Santa Fe Tan and Cordova Brown Metallic

(BTW - Isn't it a Custom 500, not a Galaxie 500? I haven't seen the box since I built up an original release of this kit in the 70's, so I don't recall for sure. It just seems to me - a Chevy guy, not a Ford guy - that it doesn't have all the trim that a Galaxie 500 would have. Besides, wouldn't your typical Police department have trouble justifying the added expense for the higher-line car? Just asking... :unsure: )

I am no expert on Fords. If you know 2 things, that would be twice as much as me. Researching the car I found there are some problems with the model, but overall, it is pretty close. The taillight area needs a little attention, the interior is not close (as far as I could tell with Google searches), and I think the top part of the front grill is actually attached to the hood - correct?

Anyway - thanks for the comments! I appreciate it.

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Colors are Duplicolor - Santa Fe Tan and Cordova Brown Metallic

I am no expert on Fords. If you know 2 things, that would be twice as much as me. Researching the car I found there are some problems with the model, but overall, it is pretty close. The taillight area needs a little attention, the interior is not close (as far as I could tell with Google searches), and I think the top part of the front grill is actually attached to the hood - correct?

Anyway - thanks for the comments! I appreciate it.

Yes, the top of the grille is actually attached to the hood on the 1:1...and I believe it being chrome/bright is a Galaxie 500-specific trim piece..wasn't there on the Customs that I've seen pics of..

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