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No, That's a completely different kit.

Scott, if you google "Cadillac for sale" with the year you're looking for you should be able to find loads of pics. I googles "63 Cadillac for sale" and found a few with good engine shots showing the distributor in the front. Same thing for '62 showed it in the back.

That's actually just one opening Bill. The area for the license plate molded into the kit's bumpers just make it look like two. But, while you're at it you might as well Dremel out the Grand Prix bumper too. All full size '65 Pontiacs used the same front and rear bumpers.

I'll be getting one. Building it and making [minor] modifications as I see fit. Most of you seem to look at this kit and only see a toy, I see potential.

Looks like you got a good project there Adam. At least no one's trying to beat you down like they did me last time I posted pics of a car I was thinking about, which was in about the same condition as yours. I got fed up and had the mods delete the whole thread. ?

Plus, the exhaust smells like french fries !???

If it's restored to how it came from the factory, the silver paint and racing strip would make it a '65. Neither were available in '64.

I've done that. All you really need to do is glue the doors on strait and remove all the jam area from the inside. Also cut the inner door jam area from the inner door panels and glue them to the interior bucket. Then you can just continue with the build as you would with any kit without opening doors.

This whole thing is starting to remind me of the music industry back in the "Pirate Bay" era 20 or so years ago. ?

Yes, different hood and front fenders. Also note that the MPC kit has the round headlights, which makes that area of the grille surround completely different. Notice that the round headlight surrounds are flush with the hood and fenders and don't protrude to be level with the grille like the square headlight grille does.

Ya know, speaking of curbsides and OBS Chevys, I wouldn't mind seeing the Tahoe snap kit reissues. I never did get one of those.

There's two sets on the decal sheet of the latest reissue of the '65 Bonneville.

If I were ever to tackle a '65 2+2, I'd start with a '65 Grand Prix kit. Swap on the roof from the 2+2 [OR the '65 Buick Wildcat] . Then cut the emblems and "gills" from the 2+2 body and graft them into the GP body. I understand the Bonneville/2+2 front and rear bumpers ate not a good fit to the Grand Prix body but I'm sure they could be made to fit well with a little work. BTW, Model Car Garage has some photoetch sheets for GTOs that can supply "PONTIAC" lettering.

The latest issue of the Bonneville has 2 full sets of outside emblems and scripts and 3 sets of dash details on the decal sheet. You can check it out here on hpiguys build video.

As is for now. I don't want to hijack Craig's thread, just wanted to show how mine went together strait from the box. It's the exact same kit, same issue he's building.

Careful with those! Start riding around in one and the next thing you know, you're trapped in a strange village with a number for a name. ?

I built this one strait from the box when it was first released about 30 years ago..[time does fly, doesn't it ?]. I remember ZERO issues with the kit, in fact, I remember how impressed I was that I didn't have to do anything to get a good stance with the wheels sitting exactly where they should.

Here's another one,,

This guy's version of the Monster Mash is pretty cool. He has some other videos too where he's doing all the parts. Very entertaining.

Yuo, I had some do that too. Mine was some touchup paint from the Honda dealer. Just needed a bit more thinner.

Looks like it just takes a little trimming but I dunno,,

This is the first model I can remember actually working on as a kid. I was pretty young as it was before I had started school. But the first one I remember seeing is this one. I remember my father and uncle George working on it then giving it to me.

I can dig it !! ???

As with a lot of these older kits, the engine bat leaves a bit to be desired. I did use the firewall and radiator wall from the MPC donor kit and closed it in with some plastic sheet. Then I made a couple simple shock towers from sheet. ,, And glued them in using the brace from the Monogram kit as a guide for placement. Thinking about it earlier today, I should have used the brace from the 1/25 Revell '69 Mustang I'll be pirating the back bumper from. I haven't painted the assembly yet so I may change it before I'm done.

Have you seen the 1/24 slotcar bodies of this car made in the '60s, Bill? They look pretty good. I think they're styrene but I don't know for sure. https://www.slotforum.com/threads/jeffries-manta-ray.57254/