junkyardjeff

Convertible is on the way.

I figured out how to get pics from my phone to my computer so I will try again

After I tried to make it look more like a normal 57 2 door sedan Revell came out with one.

Going to look for a new camera this week.

Someone gave me the stock kit

I have located a convertible and will get it.

My next new build will be the 40 standard coupe but I do not want to build it stock,I think the convertible version is more of a hotrod so can parts be interchange between those two kits. Then maybe a stock convertible could be built.

I like it,done the same with the short bed step side version and put in a slant six.

I think I picked this one up for parts to use on the Spirit of 57 I built back in 78 but did not have what I needed,I cut the hood loose and was trying to make a normal 2 door sedan out of it . Buick nailhead and 4 speed and put a normal firewall and got some inner fenders installed,its kind of rough but it got saved and not thrown out.

Here it is with 3./4 ton tires,looks like I accidently ordered 6 lug rims so I am going to order a few sets of 8 lug rims since I have others that might get converted to 3/4 ton. Found a big truck trans but does not look like there will be enough room without fllor modifications so its just going to be a 402 with a 3 on the tree.

Yes I would like the decals.

Here is what it looks like now

Too late now but will have to remember that one if I want to build another.

The paint is about off so time to think about what color to paint it.

I would like to put this one back to original if I can,it was missing the engine and suspension when I got it and do have the correct suspension.

I think I got the paint too thick and it started to crack,I was painting it in a high moisture area and had to repaint it a few times but it is now down to bare plastic so I can start over. I really wanted to find a 235 six to put in it but did not want to wait to find one so it was painted to look like it had the cheaper V8.

Just starting the restoration of one that I got back in 74 that was incomplete and would like to put it back the way it came.

I picked this up along with some other models and parts out of a car in a junkyard north of Richmond Indiana back in the fall of 74,it was built but not painted but was missing the suspension, engine and hood. I cobbled up some suspension and put a engine in it and brush painted it with some 60s Pactra paint that I got from my uncle and probably still have the bottle,a few years ago I picked up a new chassis and interior along with a correct resin hood so the time is right to start on it but need to find the correct engine. It and a few tires are all I have left from what I got back in 74 and can not believe its been 46 years ago since I got it.

I had issues with the paint and it finally came off after soaking for months so its back on.

I think I enjoy restorations better too.

I remember seeing them and must have started making them after I left the Chevy dealer,had a few of the normal looking ones come in but not that one. Must have been the heavier duty version.

Yes I know some are being made now but would have liked to seen more 2 door sedans made years ago.

I wish they would have made the base models,instead of a Galaxie 500 they could have made the Custom and a Biscayne instead of the Impalas. And they all seemed to have big blocks where I would have like to build one with a small block or even a six just to be different,I know some of the base models are available in resin but sometimes those are more then I can spend and then have to get a kit for the donor parts.

On this MPC the seats are molded in the tub so it would not be easy to change.

I found a big block from a 1970 to 72 Chevelle that I will be using.