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Classy car,you are doing a great job on this.

Looks so good. I`m sure the paintjob will be piece of cake for you.

Very nice idea. Will look beautiful with rear fenders.

Make a 49 Buick Sedanette or 49 Cadillac Sedanette,i bet they will sell like butter. Even better then the Tucker or Hudson`s.

I got the Gurney Olsonite Eagle cheap off Ebay. I bought it mostly because of the cool DOCH Ford engine. Saving it for a 69 Mustang project i have in mind. Today i recived some goodies for the Mustang project. Like i dont have enough projects.

Really cool builds. Can i ask what donor you use for the 4x4 parts on the 57?

Looks really good. I purchased the 57 Ford 4d wagon the other day and now it looks like i will have to get this one too. 62 Bel Air might be a good donor for glass,or maby Modelhaus have replacement glass for the 61 Invicta hardtop,from the looks of they share the same/similar roof design. If the casting isnt too thick,maby it can be open up for engine as well.

He was not the father of the hemi,hes first car was a 52 Desoto hemi Maby the "father" of the 426,but from what i read in the link supplied he had a finger in many projects,fuel injections,the Max Wedge etc. http://www.allpar.com/corporate/bios/hoover.html

Those look good Roger. Cant have enough classic Buick`s.

You can get the 69 300 from Airtrax Finland.

Yes he got excellent stuff. The description say they will be 16" in 1:25 scale,and i`m not sure i will find tires for that.

Hello. Anyone know if there is any aftermarket source for the wheels on the picture in 15" ? I was hoping for only wheels and tires somewhere and not having to buy an entire kit just for the wheels. Appriciate any suggestions.

Maby not so weird,but weirdest in my stash. Found the picture on google.

Last week and today i got these. I also got a 66 Chrysler 300 body crushed to pieces

Very nice Polara. Will be a sleeper with the hemi.

Very nice,those front fenders are awsome.

Just for fun,imagine somthing like this on a ebay auction,wow! Impressive scratchbuilding.

Great work. Thanks for sharing those step by step write ups.

Nice project.

Very nice. Usually see these stock so this is cool. From what i have seen previously from you,i bet this will be a beauty as well.

Looking really good.

Thanks. Yes the 61 is very nice,it remind me a lot about the 61 Invicta,i have one in progress btw. Beside the emotinal aspect as for the 63,i really like the proportions and lines of the car. Those small fins who run all the way from the front fenders,back and go thru the rear taillights. And it`s wide,low and long.

Johan made the Starfire in convertible and hardtop version. I have another mint hardtop unbuilt and a clean convertible, those will be stock Starfire. Thanks for the feedback.

This is a daring project for me since i`m not as skilled as many of the guys on this forum. You might find it odd to convert the top of the line model to somthing lesser. This car is the one who got me all started,or how i got infected with the v8 virus. I was 10 year old,this was back in the late 80s,and my aunt boyfriend bought this car,it was the first one to take me to US car shows around here. I still remember the rumble it made,and i can say even by today standard of performance,this thing really pulled hard. From what i remember it had power steering and power brakes and not much more,it was imported by a Norwegian sailor in the 60s. I assume the car was light blue metallic original,but got a later respray of white,it was blue on the inside. The most impressive about the car was the drivetrain. 394 Sky Rocket hight ultra compression did it read on the air cleaner,i cant confirm this was original for this,but it said to have 330hp,also dual exhaust and 4speed auto. If the tarmac was moist and you floored it around 30-40mph it would fry the tires. This made a impact on me back then. Ok,enough emotinal history and nonsense,this is the 1963 Starfire i got cheap from a guy here in Norway. It was a decent build up with all complete parts. It was not easy to put the saw to it but if you never try,you never learn. I used the roof,a-pillars and wiper panel from the AMT 64 Impala. Sanded off the wipers since they are mounted diffrent on the Oldsmobile. I was lucky to be offered the correct front end from a fella on this forum a year back,i belive it was intended for a station wagon. Another guy you might be familiar with,Fireball Modelwork did offer to do an attempt at making photo-etch scripts for the whole car. One guy i know from Germany is going to make the air cleaner decal,isnt internet amazing? I`m not sure if i`m going to give to much into the interior,but the buckets are out,and i`m at this time serching,or i could say i appriciate any suggestions for a nice bench. Well,here are some pictures of the progress. How it is now. Still some touch up to do,and also mount the Dynamic trim who run from the back bumper top forward to the front fenders. The engine as far as i can see is identical in the 1:1 as in the Starfire,it just needs some paint and new decals. Here is the 1:1 car twin.

Maby a 67 Camaro convertible body/tub and boot for the "new" Revell kit.