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Great looking model. Yes, perfect stance and color choice. Love that transporter pic! I think I also see a GSX and either a Daytona or Superbird. Add in the Cuda and that's a lot of money riding on the back of that truck...

High or low, correct or no, that vinyl top looks sweet. Maybe someday, I'll be brave enough to attempt one. I like the blue color too. Overall, a very nice looking 442.

Your cat must be a Chevy fan...? Glad you were able to save a nice build.

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So clean and nice from every angle. Very well done.

Beautiful work. Those outdoor pics are stunning.

One of my favorite muscle cars. I'd love to have that for real. Very nicely done.

So the stripes are painted and not decals? Wow. Very nicely done - as is the rest of the build. Looks great!

x2. I'll take that result any day. Nice work.

You nailed the look of a classic super stocker. Looks like a real car in those outdoor pics. Well done!

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Yes, this is exactly what needs to be done. I also found out during final assembly that I had to shave them down some more and even shave down the spindle mount itself so that the mount would not push out the outer half of the wheel. (imagine me with the assembled car upside down in my lap holding the spindle mount in place with needle nose grips so I could sand down the spindle mounts with a Dremel tool - nerve wracking, to say the least...) Also: My thanks to you and to everyone else who posted for the kind comments on the build. Much appreciated!

AMT's '66 Fairlane kit where you can build it as either a GT or a GTA. There was a nice review in Scale Auto a while back, and it's accurate - stance issues, front tires that stick out too far, and horns that attach to the radiator wall that interfere with the fit of the front grill. Also, though not in the Scale Auto review, I think that the character line on the body side goes down too low in front of the rear wheel wells. On pictures of real cars that I've seen, the stripe lies on flat surfaces all the way to the back. On the model, it hit that curved character line which made applying the decal even more challenging. The inspiration for my build (once again) came from an issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines. This fellow's is a '67 and it's just awesome looking: To get the look, I used Tamiya TS-11 Maroon. For the interior, it was TS-46 Light Sand and Testor's Brown on the package shelf, dash top, and floor. Here it is my take: The kit provides tiny (TINY!!) chrome emblems that go on the stripe. They are easy to lose. Trust me... That container on real cars has a black and white "FoMoCo" label on it. The kit did not provide a decal for that, but I found a Ford logo in the spares box that fit nicely. And one final shot of the engine bay under the work bench light. The "Ford" decal on the battery side was part of a larger decal from the kit's sheet. Autolite decal was from the spares box. Thanks for looking! At the rate I'm building, this might be my one for the year!

Mission accomplished! That's one mean looking Imp. I'm sure he'll love it.

There are some nights when I get on this forum and everyone just seems to be hitting it out of the park. This Toronado is no exception. Beautiful work on a timeless classic. Well done, everyone!

All of your choices - colors, engine, wheels - come together beautifully. Really nice work.

x2. Nicely done.

Change "sorry ass pics of an icon" to "my cool resto-mod version of an icon". That's what it looks like to me!

Gee, I thought it was just me that did stuff like that... Nice recovery. Looks like everything came together to create a real cool looking build.

x2. Every view looks really, really, nice.

That - is just way cool! Both day and night! Gotta love the show rods...

You nailed it. Excellent replica.

Wow, beautiful job. I hope you display it on a mirror base - that underside is just too nice to not be seen...

x2. That looks great from every angle. Those outdoor pics really show off your good work.

Very nice job on what looks like a challenging build. I'll bet it stands out on the shelf!