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Unfortunately it's among many stalled projects. I was building this for my heat and air guy, and we started having problems with his install, he wouldn't answer our calls, we ended up going with another company to fix it. Luckily it was an easy fix but I lost contact when we moved from the house. I still have plans of finishing it someday.

I've been working on the Chevelle and CBR Wrecker... and the 55 all at once... usually that's how I roll ? I'm finished stripping paint and I'm thinking about the new color(s) the main body color will be Tamyia TS54 light blue metallic. The top and interior will be TS7 Racing White with baby blue accents. The original blue was fairly bright before all the tar and nicotine stains, it can be seen on the firewall. I think the TS54 will be a close match. I managed to get away to the monthly local club meet and here are the results for ya to look over, thanks for following along hang in there, more progress ahead.

I love Derek!

Wheels and stance... clearcoat and details next but I'm currently working on my CBR Wrecker... making a mad dash to the finish line... ? I'll be back soon on this and the 55 Chevy resto. Thanks for Checking in...

Today was a productive day... I managed to get some colors on and finish up the interior among other things... from this point on it's gonna be difficult to send updates without spoiling the reveil so I'm gonna have to get it done quickly. ? I'm finishing up the drive train, narrowed the rear-end, notched the frame, and relocated the front mounts. This lowered the front differentials for that slammed Pro-street look. What a combination... Pro-street 4x4 Tow-truck... this has to be a first on the Cannonball ???

I really don't know how to control the urge to start another kit before finishing something... do I have a problem? The weather was nice yesterday and I wanted to paint something, what can I say? I built this as a kid, it was molded in black so I slapped some "Old Pro" decals on the doors and the 66 Malibu SS became an early inception of the "Old Pro" I imagined. It probably wasn't the best build as an 11 year old so I'm gonna recreate it with 35 years of knowledge and skills on my belt... ? Here I have it painted and decals on... I'm swapping a small block in with an automatic. I used Black Pearl Metallic with the Old Pro Nova Decals. How many of you have used those decals on something else other than the Nova? Im intrested in what cars got the Old Pro treatment, post them here if you can. Thanks for following along!

No it wasn't... Sadly this tooling was modified to become the Badman TD Drag car.. the kit you're thinking of was a brand new tooling for 95 ish... I think. and then later reissued as the Pace car in 1997. Then in 2010, from the same tooling, much like the original Monogram it became a 2 door hard top Belair. A little bit of history repeating itself.

Oh and another thing I forgot to mention, have you guys ever seen used decals being salvaged before? If not... you have now... this decal was on the back window of an 80's build up, been on there for 30 plus years. I was able to get it loose and I plan on using it on my build as a tribute to the Monogram Chevys. Stay tuned!

Wow! Some action on here and Nice progress from some late runners... I guess I'll join y'all ??? GO! GO! GO! I see we have a trend with red interior starting! ? maybe Sam I Am will put red interior in that beautiful Chevelle ? Primer coat on the body finally and some color!

Slow goin right now because I'm currently working on my CBR entry and is it just me or does anyone else have the problem where they go digging into the spare parts bin and find them selfs building a completely different car... like instantly? Anyway, I'm wanting to figure out what the seats are from that he used on the 55 also? Anyone know? The build was from Around 65-66 so that may narrow down ideas. The pattern is pretty simple and he cut the inner sides out to clear the 55 console no head rests either, may or may not've had them... Someone on FB trying to help said 65 Elcamino but I compared those and not a match...

Will the wheelwells be pre-fitted for the slicks.. I wonder? Here's one I sold a fellow local club member as a stalled project and he finished it...

I'm still holding out hope that Atlantis has these molds... be cool to see these re-popped.

I've been looking at the YT videos on that show and I'm inspired as well, that was a good show! I liked Doug Soukup's 60 Chevy (Orange and White)... Andrew Graf had some impressive builds and Jeremiah Purks was in there with several builds. I liked the Atomic Diner, the Pro street theme seemed to be on display with the weathered 55 Chevy, Hurst Olds, and 69 Camaro pacecar. Hope you can get the Dart sorted out agian. By the looks of it maybe the Pro-touring movement of 2003 was in motion with the Chip Foose top/bottom paint scheme.

As of now I think I'm finished with the fab work. I finished closing in the wheel tubs and squaring up the bed. I guess I'm ready for primer/paint... colors... and theme... and changing my mind ten more times... ? I seriously do not know what color, I'm thinking white now... maybe? Or maybe it will come to me after primer... ??? time to start Haulin...

They're all great ideas, I'm happy to see the enthusiasm for next year's run. I'm excited to see what the final decision will be...

I get what you're saying and I had given some thought to adding it back because honestly my favorite 55 Belair is a two-tone 55 Belair. The thing is since I'm building it as a replica of his, I think with this style with the chrome reversed wheels with simulated knock-offs, the lake pipes, and custom pinstriping the absent trim match the 60's era pretty well. No doubt if he would've left the trim on the build would be going in a different direction. I'm gonna try to stay true to his original plan. I've got plenty of 55 Chevy kits to build in two-tone colors anyway.

The bodywork has started and the Tire Melt has been taken care of. I was able to sand out and fill the sunken areas, thankfully it was limited to only the hood and top. Another thing about the car that disappointed me was the missing front valance pan? bumper filler? It was carefully cut off the original body... gotta give it to the guy though, if you didn't know the kit you would swear it was originally a separate part. I can only imagine how long it took him to cut that off considering it being a Monogram kit (Harder, thicker plastic) not to mention tools were probably not the best back then I assume... The discussion at my local club meet was that the car had kind of an identity crisis, meaning some of the things customized didn't match the 60's custom style. For instance why not go for one of the custom grills instead of the stock grill? why cut off the front end? If you were gonna reduce weight you would remove that part for racing sure, but not for a custom look, I would think... anyways I'll be building a custom valance roll pan. Stay tuned ?

Thanks guys! hopefully I can do the car some justice. It's gonna need some work and repairs, address the Tire Melt and paint removal overall reshaping and smoothing the body. The thing I was most disappointed by was the removal of the signature 55 Bel-air trim... albeit well done, it's still upsetting to see it gone. The stock wheel openings on the quarters are refreshing to see though and when I think about It's like a moment frozen in time where the Badman seizes to exist. I love what the Badman represents but rather than altering a classic tool Monogram should've just retooled the Gasser body... Who else agrees with me? The hood is another vintage part too. but it also needs filler work to address the Tire Melt... this car laid in box full of other neglected build ups in a barn in Farmville Virginia for over four decades. I'm quite shocked that it survived honestly. It should be a rewarding build when I finished and who knows? I might have it at the IPMS or MDA next year... ?

More boring Fab work pics, sorry...? Doesn't seem like much work done and it's simple to explain but rather extensive in actuality... I had to stretch the bed to 8 foot probably more like 8.5 in reality, that included replacing the bed rails with styrene tubing and filling the tops in. Then I had to make the bed wider to allow the boom about 1/8th of an inch on both sides. I also had to fill in the "Wooden" boards. I still need to close in the wheel tubs, so more fab work tomorrow. When will the fabbing end? I'll get there soon... I did take time to build the engine but even that needed fab work as I wanted the truck to have an automatic and the 39 Chevy 427 was backed by a manual. So I Iopped off the turbo 350 from the 383 in the 37 ford all 1:24th scale, insuring that I'm keeping consistent with the scale.

Well I've talked myself into rebuilding this old Monogram 55 Chevy. I got this in a built up collection last year. The original build took place sometime in the mid 60's and despite all the years of neglect it managed to survive. It's an old survivor and I should've just cleaned it up but I know I wouldn't be happy with it. I also have a tendency to react on impulse and the reality is I could've passed it on to someone who could appreciate it as the time capsule it was. But I took alot of before photos so that's good for me. I want it to look like brand new when he first finished it. My plan is to rebuild it as closely to his vision as I can while making some small changes to satisfy my building techniques. Here are photos of when I got it, mid-disassembly, and after a few nights in the Dunker 9000 stripp-o-matic tank. Sorry If I disappointed anyone by undoing all that history but I promise it will live on for another 60 years. ??

One thing I noticed straight away was the OB carefully cut that front valance off. He did a nice job but that modification doesn't fit the build style. I'm not sure if there was something else he had glue on that's missing or not. According to the original directions, there was a roll pan and two custom side bumpers but the valence is molded on under the marker lights. So it's a mystery to what he was thinking at that time... ?

I'm currently soaking paint off this original build up. I plan on re-creating his original 60's mild-custom build as closely as I can. I'll be scratch building a custom front bumper pan also as the original was missing from the car when I acquired it.

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Yeah, I know the feeling... the pressure is starting to sink in with about 2 weeks to go. Everytime I think I'm finished with the fab work I see something else to do. I've been working on making the bed wider because the wrecker boom wouldn't sit between the tubs. The 1:24th Sprint tires and the tractor wheels were the best choice for the Pro-street set up. I have a little more work on the bed and then I'll be on to finish work. As I think about it, color choices have to be made... and that seems as stressful as the fab work... ??? Yellow/Blue White/Orange Yellow/Red Red/White

Here is a decent scan of the decals in the 2012 Badman and a look at the tires from that kit also. My belief is that these are the Drag tires included in the new re-issue too.