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.
looking for 2 whitewall insets possibly from the 62 electra.. there's 4 round inserts on the back of each. if you got em name your terms. have a few things to trade.