Futuramic LE

Chuck,I have factory photos that show the body being lowered on a black painted frame. The body is painted but I suspect the bottom is not completely painted, or at least not as well as the top. I think a light dusting of color is all that would be there. It was very common to undercoat these cars as soon as they arrived at the dealers and maybe 2/3 were done that way. Many were also undercoated under the hood as well. This was the black textured underseal. I hope that helps, Larry

Bill,Here is a view of the trunk taper I mentioned on my fastback.

The coupe windshield is 1 inch taller than the fastback 1:1. Not much but when I bought one at a swap meet for my coupe an inch lets in a lot of air and rain <grin> I got those same two models, Chevy fastback and the Olds. What I noticed is the Chevy taper in the back is not quite right. The trunk lid should be more pointed (narrower). Also the rear window is sagging on the top edge, should be arched. I could send you some 1:1 fastback pix if you like. I've attached a pix I took of a chopped fastback in Bakersfield a few years back. It's a beauty. do you know the car?

Left to right, '50 88 Deluxe sedan, '50 88 deluxe Cp (the one to make a model of) and the '50 88 Club Sedan (fastback)

Thanks for the Welcome! Her are 2 pix of my fastback but only to show the crown in the top grille bar and hood. The hood is opened to show arc as well. The other pix is of the gap between the bumper and grille I mentioned. Not apparent on model.

I just signed up for this forum because I have purchased the new model of the '50 Olds Cp from Revell and plan to build as close to my real '50 as possible. The model seems very accurate with a few minor exceptions. I know quite a bit about these real cars since I have owned one since 1959 and have added 2 more different body styles over the past 50 plus years. I have a coupe, club sedan (fastback) and four door sedan, all '50 88s. I have a ton of information including original specs, dealer books, slides and photos on these wonderful cars. What I've noticed is this model is being used to create other body styles using other kits and resins to accomplish the desired body. I looked at Tom Coolidges recent build of the 2 dr sedan which he did a beautiful job on but did not mention opening up the back window. The '50 Olds cp has a slightly smaller back window than the 2 and 4 dr sedans. Also the coupe has a taller windshield and top than the fastback and convertible and Holiday hard top. In the 1:1 cars the convertible and Holiday are the same and lowest, fastback next and the coupe and sedans the tallest with the exception of the station wagon which is even taller by about 2 inches. These are minor nits but something to be aware of when trying to obtain the right look. The Revell model in my opinion has not quite got the grille and front bumper accurate. This would be easier for me to show in pictures and hard for me to explain in words. But briefly in words, the bumper is too tight against the grille and on the real car there is nearly 2 inches of space between the bumper and the lower ends of the grille. Actually there is a body panel there that is body color. The other nit is the actual car has a slight arc or crown to the upper grille bar not reflected in the model. The Ertl 1/25 die cast grille looks more accurate to me. All that said about the real cars I'm a bit of a novice on the model car build and will be looking for ideas and tips on how to best create this 1/25 version.