Sportabout

The Chevy is a donor kit from which I took the trunk section with the fuel tank and spare tire for my Rambler Wagon project. For Chevy, I took parts from an Edsel.

Favorite Bel Air is back. Edsel interior is installed and the Hurst shifter is now on the floor. The chassis is almost complete and awaits the axles and exhaust pipes. Next body painting: two tone color with black roof.

Thanks Dan.

The engine is almost finished, but the valve covers need to be repainted when the Revell Chrome spray wears off. The engine compartment had to be made more room by removing the radiator wall and it will be installed in a suitable place later.

This Chevy was originally bought as a donor kit, but most of the parts were left unused, so I decided to make it a model with some modifications. I tested some paints for my Rambler '59 project and the Chevy looked so special that this two tone paint can stay on the model. The gas tank and spare tire cover have been taken from the chassis , and the new ones were obtained from the '58 Edsel Pacer kit. There are some changes in the engine and some may recognize which V8 it is. The seats in the interior also went to the Rambler, so the Edsel gets to give its interior to this one. Only the dashboard was left of the Chevy.

I have Modelhaus Rambler '66 hubcaps but they are not exactly the same as in the picture. You could make Foil copies of them and cut the middle parts as dog dishes. I don't know exactly how to make foil copies from hubcaps. They should be made like this.

Can it be found in any kits or does anyone make dog dish caps according to the picture? They have been on 60s Rambler Americans.

Thanks to everyone for the encouraging comments. My next project will be '29 Ford Tudor with AMC 304 + T10 ?

Thanks. I know no one would do this to a real car, but scale models have no limitations.

This project is now complete. The Impala was fun to build even though a few parts needed work to fit. The AMC 258 fit quite well, only the radiator had to be moved forward. The WIP topic can be found here https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/189168-64-chevy-impala-ss-inline-6/ This is not my best model but criticism, sarcasm and other comments are welcome...

Thanks. Tires look good. Need to study them more closely.

I need Firestone 6.70-15 and 8.20-15 white wall tires. Modelhaus tires does have not them and I don't know where to find them. Tires should be like this https://www.cokertire.com/tires/670-15-firestone-2-11-16-whitewall-tire.html and https://www.cokertire.com/tires/820-15-firestone-3-1-2-whitewall-tire.html

The body has been painted and weathered. The clear coat is Future + X21 matte and the foiling is bare metal matte Aluminum foil. The engine room is almost ready and a few body parts still need to be installed. This kit had heater only originally, so I added with aftermarket air conditioning like people can do with real Impala.

The body is now painted and it turned out pretty well. When it has dried properly, I polish it lightly and add some weathering.

The heater hoses have been installed and it wasn't an easy job. It's probably better to install the radiator wall and radiator hoses with the frame on. The interior is also almost ready, although I lost the shifter and had to make a new one. The trunk has been flocked and changed to be more original. The color of the body will be Tamiya X-7, painted and finished barn find style.