ChrisBcritter

Thought about it briefly, but decided to go with the stock chassis since it fits the body. I may use some 1/16" steel axles to replace the warped torsion bars, but I don't feel like doing a full dress-up on this one like with the '65 Nova project.

A lot of potential modeling subjects here, albeit expensive ones like all those '63 Pontiacs - and I got a kick out of the Grant Piston Rings Morris Minor pickup delivery vehicle (didn't they need to get those parts in a hurry?)!

Width is very close, but length was very carefully condensed. Are you working with an original kit body, an original promo body, or the X-EL reissue body? Comparing a Revell Eldorado and a Jo-Han '60 Fleetwood:

Seller did - bidders didn't .

Some folks haven't gotten the word yet : https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amt-Annual-Screw-Bottom-1963-Nova-Chevy-II-Wagon-Junkyard-Parts/392877920125?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Smells like lemon

Funny, the 1973 John Milius movie Dillinger had both of them killed before John D. as well. Still don't think they'll ever top Warren Oates for that role.

and ball gag

You'll need a set of these (save, reduce and print) - oddly, it had Illinois plates:

Hi, my name is Chris and I'm a Newport-holic. The yield: A top boot, a taillight, the front fender spears, the front seat to cut out and make into a separate piece, an extra firewall, headlight, rear bumper and dash, plus an Olds Fiesta wheelcover I can copy. OK, Atlantis - do what you want with the molds!

In the last couple days I did a bunch of work on the '62 Newport's chassis. Got the other torsion bar out intact and cut the axle end to remove the wheel; removed the engine by drilling and cutting the blob of glue on the transmission tailshaft; broke the front crossmember trying to cut the glue where the oil pan was attached, and sawed off the front of the chassis with the radiator so I could repair the crossmember. The car had sat for a long time with something on top of it so the torsion bars were twisted beyond use and the chassis was tweaked a bit, but I repaired and straightened the crossmember, and very very carefully drilled and pinned the front of the chassis and reinstalled it - now it's all much straighter. Removed the air cleaner and sawed off and realigned the intake manifold to make that fit, and... Hey! WAKE UP! Well, my own fault for deciding to resurrect what was supposed to be a parts car for the other one...

that dairy air

My easiest suggestion to match the wheels would be a set of current issue AMT '53 Studebaker wheelcovers, with a small ring added to the center and the three little blades shaved off. You'll have to paint in the little slots near the rim. Good luck with it! More difficult would be a set of Jo-Han 1957 Plymouth promo wheels - again, add a ring to the center, but the little slots are already in it. I've cast up some of these in resin - give me a holler if you want to try a set.

Both very nice saves, Snake - and I can commiserate on the way the paint jobs photograph; I have a '60 Corvair whose metallic paint job looks good to the naked eye but looks very thin in pictures. I didn't prime before I painted, and have a sneaking suspicion your Mustang wasn't primed either, right?

Real fine job, Glen!

You got it!

After using pretty much every tool on the table, I managed to dislodge one of the torsion bars from the '62 Newport, break off the wheel and drill out the stub axle pin, reassemble the broken pieces of the bar, and put aside the chunk of front crossmember that came out with it. Sawed off the bottom of the mounting well to remove the second one; the bottom popped off, gracefully bounced off my left and disappeared under the table. I'll look for it later. Also did a bunch more measuring and figuring on the '62 Ranchero conversion; looks like if I use the Ranchero rocker panels, I can fix the extra width on the Falcon body. I think.

Picked up a '59 T-bird rolling chassis for the future flower car conversion, and a set of Jo-Han '60 Plymouth wheel covers to cut up and make into a correctly-shaped master for the one or two people who could care less (but I enjoy the challenge ).

There's a seller on eBay (acmerezincasting) replicating the correct wheel covers for this kit; none in stock now. They were also used on base model Cougars at the time. Might as well post the auction photos here for future reference:

I can handle a 10-zero brush way better than I can trim and manipulate two matching little pieces of white decal, unfortunately... one of my little quirks.

Or recast it in clear resin and paint Tamiya Clear Red around the edges.

Best case scenario: Atlantis makes enough coin off all these oddball legacy kits to be able to license and reissue the Revell '62 Mopars! (Says the genius who's contemplating picking up yet another clapped-out gluebomb '62 Newport for parts... )

I was wondering about Varney, too - as far as I can find, all their stuff was model railroad oriented, yet the press release doesn't mention trains. They did make a '53 Ford and Studebaker, and '51 or so Ford trucks - all HO scale.

Rats. Just a bit slower on the draw. ...that don't have big licensing fees like cars? Wonder who owns the Darracq copyright?

OK, Here's the release. Just came through my Facebook feed. NO mention of cars: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1joBOl-6XnUYkLacq0c_uRPhemhzA-r4V/view?fbclid=IwAR0HCggM6Y2RKpp75thn3GwG8eigbFMBAGY5OtRSpvBSH8Jkd5aDc_ql180