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I'll admit, when I read the title I was really unsure and didn't think I'd like that mashup, but man does that make a cool custom. Who woulda thought? Extremely nice work!

Interesting topic, quite a few of mine have been listed (especially Sex Type Thing, Running Down A Dream, Head Like A Hole). Off the top of my head here are a few other bangers I'd choose... Really anything by Pantera or White Zombie Hellraiser - Motorhead or Ozzy Train Train - Blackfoot Highway Tune - Greta Van Fleet Am I Evil? and Through The Never - Metallica Black - Sevendust Whenever I hear it now it reminds me of my first ride in a Hellcat Challenger at a Dodge thrill ride at a Mopar show near Minneapolis, the young guy driving it was playing it on the radio. Good times!

Thanks guys. It was fun thinking outside the box with this one.

I'd love to do some hot laps around Laguna in that! Love the build, absolutely looks the part that you were going for.

Thanks much guys!

Finally got one finished here in the new year. This is it's third paint job (and original color I was going to go with, MM Sterling Silver lacquer). I had changed my mind on color and the first paint job was with Krylon New Penny. Loved the color but it came out terrible. So it got stripped decided to go with Duplicolor Toreador Red, but had a heck of a time getting an even shade across everything. Frustrated, I broke out the Sterling Silver and, on a whim without stripping the red, sprayed directly over the Duplicolor and luckily the two paints agreed with each other. Other than that I had a great time building this and getting creative. I'm calling it a parts box special of sorts, as everything under the hood, interior goodies, hood scoop, wheels/tires, and decals all came from the spares boxes. Providing the grunt is a rebuilt (and now blown) 454 from a long gone AMT 70 Impala bomb I built years ago as a young teen. The headers are normal style long tubes, but I gave them some heat and bent them into shape to become fenderwells. The collectors are aluminum tubing. The fender stripes are actually the custom hockey stripes from the Revell 70 Cuda, just sliced & diced a little. I didn't include any chassis pics as the only thing added down there were some different lower control arms to raise up the front, and everything is black hahaha. I couldn't get a decent interior pic, so I included one I took quickly with my phone when in the WIP stage. Someday down the road I may throw a fuel tank/cell into the bed, but I'm calling it done for now. Thanks for taking a look and any comments or questions.

First car I drove was a 78 Cutlass Supreme. Drivers Ed. was with an 80's Dodge Aries (barf lol). Took my drivers test in a 86 F150 4x4. First car with a stick I truly drove was my brother's 66 Fairlane 500XL with a Tremec 5spd (was originally a 289 car, but now sports a 69 351W stroked out to 427).

Love those wheel upgrade Roger! The Swampers also look so much better than the kit tires. Makes me want to change out mine... Those bumper guards add a nice little touch as well to make it stand apart from the others. You definitely got all you could out of this kit.

Outstanding job on this ol beater! I love the tailgate damage. The rust stains at the mirror mounts and fuel door stains are a great touch too. Well done!

Nice job replicating it. Your Uncle had a good eye adding the Z/28 wheels, they suit the Monte well.

Even though I'm not a big drop top guy, these Cougars do look good as such. Great save.

Excellent job on all that foil work, as well as the interior. Great looking build!

Those are mighty impressive! I really dig the Psycho Willys and 57 Chevy.

Thanks for posting this, and will love to see more of your builds in the future. Very well done.

Wow that is outstanding, looks like a real car. Smoke over that red was a great choice, made it a great shade. You worked through the problems well and the finished product shows that.

That does look like a nice paint job, a good shade too. I, too, remember only seeing the pre-painted silver one.

That's a unique build Mike, I like it. Weathering the chassis added more realism to it being a well used car. Looks good to me. That's something I've yet to try.

Dude that is wicked awesome! Great choice in going with a NASCAR chassis, that stance is just right. I'm in agreement with leaving the body alone (though I'm usually ok with some small mods) when restomodding cars from this era, suspension, wheels/tires, and engine are all that is needed.

Long late with a reply but thanks for those comments guys! My current project is taking a little longer than I was thinking it would but hoping to finish her up in the next couple weeks. Thanks man. Not sure which Vette were you referring to? The red '72 is an AMT kit, the newer Gran Sport is a Maisto kit (diecast body with the rest being plastic).

Beautiful work on all that trim. That had to be pretty time consuming, but absolutely worth it. Excellent colors too. She's a beauty! Over the course of this year I've pulled mine out from the stash and looked at it a couple times, only to put it back. Seeing your gorgeous build gives me a little extra inspiration to start mine.

That's beautiful foil work, and man that interior is gorgeous. Very well done!

Sharp builds. Love Martin's car.

Box stock or not, they all look great. You had a really good year. I really like that Audi Quattro and Blazer. Those fox bodies make me think I should get one built here in the coming year.

Don't know how I managed to crank out 10 this year, usually it's more like 5-7 kits. Will be nice if I can get a count like that done again in the coming year, need to keep putting a dent in that stash LOL. Hope everyone is healthy and happy in the new year, and happy modeling!

Only 2 but man are they fantastic! That GT40 is outstanding!