Steve_L Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 These are pictures of my curbside 1968 Chevy Caprice. It is number twelve in a series of models I have built of 1:1 cars I have owned/driven. In 1986, I sold an uncompleted 1:1 1923 Ford T-Bucket. It wasn't long until I needed another hobby car, so I picked up a nice 1968 Chevy Caprice through the local Auto Trader. I de-chromed the side trim, patched a few dings, installed a dual exhaust system, added Monte Carlo Rally Wheels and tires and had it repainted. It was a nice running cruiser. Both of my daughters drove it during high school. The project to build a model of it was stalled for so long I forgot where I got the resin 1968 Caprice Body kit. I used an AMT 1967 Chevy Impala plastic kit as the donor. I used a rear seat from a second 1967 Chevy Impala plastic kit to build the bench front seat for this model. I painted it with Duplicolor Santa Fe Tan and used an enamel clear coat. It was a fun build and one of seven stalled projects I plan to complete during 2013. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Beautiful!!! I love this and the Bel Air roof lines better than the fastbacks. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 clean ...clean...clean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nice work Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Awesome Steve!!! As a 1:1 '68 Impala owner, I can really appreciate this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsheehy Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Love it, very main stream... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Oh ya, very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-Machine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I like the look that you've achieved here. Understated, yet classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlow Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Now that's a subject that is seldom seen! Someday, I want to convert the Revell '66 Impala to a Caprice which was my first car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very nice build... There was a guy from Layitlow.com that was casting these Caprice resin kits... I just sold the one I had not too long ago... Kinda wish I still had it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Great looking '68 Caprice ! If you used a '67 kit , where did the rear bumper come from ? I'd like to get one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron35369 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Beautiful build!! I would give my left you-know-what to find a good resin casting of the 68 Caprice 2-door Sport Coupe so I could build a replica of my 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nice work. Love the Impalas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very nice, wish we could still get these bodies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_L Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thank Y'all for your positive comments. TooOld, you can get both the front and rear 1968 Chevy bumpers from ModelHaus Resin. Plowboy, you may be able to get a 1966 Caprice resin kit from Star Models (Resin Realm). Steve says to call him about availability before ordering. Good luck and good building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Sweet! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogdor Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I used to own a 68 Caprice. Wish I never sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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