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Very nice Build! This kit has zero parts fit issues, one of the best I've ever built!

Love the smooth black paint!

Love those Divco's ! I think you could drive them standing up!

Great looking build! This styling was considered odd in '62, not so odd these days when compared to a goofy looking Prius, or a Cube!

One of my favorite Fords! And in red to top it off! Beautiful build!

Beautiful job! One of my favorite post '72 Plymouths!

Oh, Charlie, the paint is Tamiya TS-19 blue.

Charlie, the chassis is the same as the Revell '59 Impala, so the spare tire well was removed and filled as the '60 stored the spare flat on the floor. The rockers hang down below the body, so I cut them off and thinned them down and re-attached. The exhaust exits behind the rear wheels so pipes were shortened and bent. The front spindles were cut off and moved forward so the front wheels didn't have the "knee back" look to them. Revell dropped the ball on this kit as far as I'm concerned.

I finished this last month, I just got around to taking pics. The Revell 1960 Impala with special tweaks on the incorrect chassis. Thanks for looking, comments welcome!

Here's some pics of the body and chassis mocked up. Thanks for looking!

After some time, I've finally have the interior finished. Thanks for looking!

Very cool Bruce!

Gorgeous build, very nice and clean! I wonder if the tooling still exists for the Bonneville, I had the this one when it was released as the "Polyglass Gasser" Back in the early '70's, long gone now!

Thanks for the great tip Mike on the wheel openings! I've always heard they were shaped wrong, now I know where and how to correct it. I'll be watching this one!

Thanks for the comments everyone! For the frame, I actually masked off the floor and painted with Tamiya TS 29 semi gloss black.

Just a quick update, chassis is finished, now on to the interior and engine. Thanks for looking!

Thanks for pointing that frame detail out! It's been corrected now.

Here I have the chassis painted, I cut the tailpipes back to exit behind the rear wheels.

The chassis in this kit needs a lot of work. First issue is the rocker panels that hang down below the body. I sawed them off and thinned them until they matched the bottom of the body, then re-attached . Next was getting rid of the spare tire well that wasn't used in 1960. I cut it out, replaced with sheet styrene, then added the ribs to match the other side. The front wheel sit back to far compared to a 1:1 '60 Chevy, I cut off the the spindles and moved them forward 1/16th of an inch. These modifications should make for a more accurate chassis.

Thanks for the comments everyone! I may go with custom wheels on this one, the wheelcovers in this kit are from the '59 Impala so not accurate! Also there are a lot of chassis issues that I addressed, I will post pics later today along with how I fixed them.

This is my first project of the year, the Revell '60 Impala. Painted with Tamiya TS19 blue, BMF foil. Body is finished, now on to the chassis. Thanks for looking!

I got a new computer for Christmas, works so much better than the old one, I haven't touched a model in a month!

Every thing fits real nice, no issues at all!

That cleaned up real nice!

Merlin pretty much stays off the bench, but any open box is fair game!