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It's all in the spelling. That's why Mercury had a Cyclone and GMC had a Syclone. ?

That looks fantastic! Didn't know that kit could look so good, might have to move mine closer to the front of the queue. ???

I like it. I had a '70 Skylark convertible in the same color. Unfortunately is was a rust bucket. ?

So, what were they exactly trying to prove with this video again? I say so what? Not many people will be driving cars that old any more. Think about this though, most 2009 Malibu's have gone to the crusher and I bet most of the '59 Impalas that were around then are probably still around now. Funny how that works.

A couple more pics. I pretty well finished up the interior.. Hate those molded in seat belts but it would take days to remove them with the pleated seat pattern. Also did a little work on the grille and tail light inserts. Sprayed the surrounds with some flat metallic grey. simple Testors flat black in the grille and a couple coats of Tamiya clear red on the tail light glass for a deeper look. Foiled the trim and installed the windshield. Got a chip in the paint , that'll have to be fixed.

AMT '57 Chevy

No, these are actual aluminum wheels the ones on the "supernatural" Impala are the cheap stamped steel knockoffs that would rust up after the first year.

Monogram did do an early notch, but it's 1/32 scale snap.

I agree completely

Chris, can you still edit that article, you made a few mistakes. First, There's no separate pan below the rear bumper of the '68/'69 Chevelles. The chassis for the '69 ElCamino was indeed modified to fit the body. Not only in the wheel wells but it was also stretched to fit the Elky's wheelbase then shortened back up after for the following hardtops and the convertible. And the rear bumper for the '70s and following reissues of the '69 kits was not just modified, it's a completely different part. Here's a couple pics of both[with the tail light areas removed]. The original is noticeably wider and with slightly different contours because of that. .

This? https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-32-scale-amt-100-503-mckee-1781231247 BTW, I originally posted this Sunday afternoon, don't know what happened to the post. It seems to have completely disappeared.

Um, guys, yes, 302 in '79 but he said '80/'81, which according to the brochures I just looked up and Tim's post above, is correct.

Looks like the JoHan is just a hair over 1 MM wider then. Might still work by cutting both ends from the center and mating them to the JoHan center. BTW, the Hasegawa was copied from the JoHan kit for a slot car back in the '60s.

Yes, some NICE Kelseys would be great. The ones in the Revell '32 sedan are pretty bad, if that's what they are supposed to be.

I just used it to do some posts here and on a couple other sites, no problems with mine.

OK, so, back on this one. Been working on the interior, Painted the dash and steering wheel in a darker fuchsia and flocked the floor in a matching color I mixed up. The seats and arm rest are not glues down, just sitting there for the pic. Also, I cleaned up the paint that bled under the masking tape since I took these pics. I also worked on the inner fenders a bit. Since these have indents like some other older AMT kits, I cut some pieces of sheet plastic to cover them and puttied them up and will smooth them off.

Here ya go Rich. Top line is inches, bottom is millimeters

Is this what you're going for? ?

I have one of the Hasegawa kits, I'll measure the bumper and post a pic for you later today but I'm pretty sure they'll fit.

OK, just wondering because there's no way you'd get those wheels and tires under a real one .?

Turned out great, Tom. Love the color and vinyl roof. When you say it's "similar to one he had", I assume you mean a model and not a real 1/1 Eldorado.

Right you are. I just checked my builtup copies, there's 3 very fine vertical stripes in the grille sections, easy to miss if you're not looking for it.

You used to see a lot of those mid-size Gm cars on Blazer frames back then. I remember a particular '66/'67 GTO like that around here. Strange since pre-1970 Pontiac A-bodies weren't even sold in Canada. I think it may have been a quick and dirty way of dealing with all the rusted out frames on them. I had a '70 Skylark Custom convertible that the frame went to powder right at the kick-up in front of the rear axle.

Don't know if you're aware or not but aside from the Skyhawk scripts and Buick emblem on the nose, which are all so faint they'll be lost after a couple coats of primer and paint, the kit is identical to the '75-'77 or so Chevy Monza annual kits.

I use a very fine detail brush and clean up the edges with a toothpick as I go.