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Pretty cool Charlie. I didn't know you dabbles in "customs", I've never seen these two before. Love the Suburban.

Same here, and I'd bet most members here are the same, if you have a question, just ask. And remember, there are no bad or "stupid" questions, just ones that haven't been answered yet. ?

Looks great Roy, and thank you for not doing the front signal lights and cornering lights in yellow like incorrectly shown on the boxes. ? I had one in the early '80s too and it also was baby blue when I bought it but I painted mine Chrysler plum crazy with a light grey vinyl roof. They were great cars, weren't they. ??

Keith Marks does a decal sheet for the Riviera but I'd recommend the Model Car Garage photoetch sheet instead.

Thanks Jim.

It was announced that they were going to do it but it was never released.

I had a '69 and a '72 when I was young and foolish. Wish I could have kept both but,,. Anyway, I have built this kit a few years ago. Made a couple small alterations to it. One thing to look out for is the engine should have a valley cover under the intake manifold but doesn't. You'll have to do something with the seam from the block 1/2s or it might show. Here's a couple pics of mine and a link to the build album. https://public.fotki.com/SteveMilberry/projects/66-riviera-custom/

Simply beautiful. ?

Oh, yea, Pretty cool engine too. Someone was going to cast some in resin a few years ago but I haven't heard anything from it since. I may build up a small block with some wild intake system for mine and use a tranny from a '69 kit on it. Here's a link to the instructions on the Drastic Plastic Fotki site, https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/show-rods/amt-chevrolets-expe/

I've got one to redo too. Unfortunately, no engine though. Are you doing factory style red/black paint? I'm using the custom wheels from the AMT '65 Olds 88 annual on mine. A friend cast a couple sets of them for me. It'll be interesting to see how yours turns out.

I don't think that came that way though David. We've had many Pontiacs in the family over the years and I don't remember any of them being "Pontiac blue". Every Canadian Pontiac engine I've ever seen was regular Chevy engine orange/red. Doesn't matter in this case anyway as being a custom, the engine in this build will match the body color. BTW, if you do a Google image search for "Parisienne 409" that is the only blue one that comes up.

Very nice. Definitely the best build of one of those I've seen. My 1/1 was the same colors but it had the white landau roof too.

You sure those wheels aren't from the AMT '66 Mercury and/or '53 Vette, Gerald ? I like to use those same wheels on my Thunderbird builds.

Here's some pics of the progress on the body work.I'm adding some rocker panel trim similar to what a Parisienne Sport Custom would have. And a couple pics of it in BIN primer. Still needs a bit of tweaking before I start the actual paint work. It's going candy blue. Probably going to do the roof in a darker candy blue.

Next-gen Riviera. Too bad it'll never happen.

It's definitely a Canadian Pontiac, just look at the windshield wipers. BUT, it's all over the place. Looks like kind of a Frankenstein's monster. Laurentian script on the rear 1/4s but the 3 hash marks should be on the front fenders or "C" pillars, not the rear fenders. Plus with so much trim missing, it looks more like a Strato-Chief. Probably a Laurentian somebody's taken some liberty's with.

Rallye green. Paint code 79

Brilliant ! ???

My dad had a cassette deck in his car back in the day I remember hearing the song in the car. Summer break after grade 1. Must have been '71 or '72. First tape deck of any kind I'd ever seen.

Yes, Simon and Garfunkel. Great song.

No "Canadian differences". All first gen F-bodies sold in Canada were built in The States so they came off the same assembly lines as those sold in the U.S.

,,, and when you hover over that button, 4 more reaction choices will slide out to the left for you to choose from.

I understand. It was just a joke, a play on words from what popped into my head because of the way you worded your first post. ??

Great song David but I think I'd like a bit more variety. Don't think I could just listen to one song all the time.

"American Top 40" shows from the earlier 1/2 of the '80s. I found a site that has all the shows available for streaming.? Kasey was a great DJ and listening to his shows takes me back to my teen years. I guess it's kinda like "comfort food" for the ears. ?