Do you happen to have any pictures of that car? It sounds awesome.
I have only built a kit for my grandmother, which was a replica of her convert 66 Covair, in bright yellow. I think she still had until she died (the kit that is, she got rid on the Covair after my other uncle wrecked it and re-painted it with house paint ), then I think my uncle tossed in when cleaning the house out, not sure. It was a pretty good kit on my end.. I built it when I was 7 or 8 and it came out really good. I think my dad painted the car, probably because I was too young to spray paint it, haha.. Wish I still had it...