Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to paint everything without attaching the rear insert to see if I'll like it or not. Those lower strips really wake up the body lines, and a little putty to reshape the sharp lines on the sail panels.
As a brand new model builder it was either a corvette, or an xke. all i remember is totally butchering the suspension. the one i really remember is a 65 dodge monaco molded in gold.