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These are from a '91 Thunderbird SC. They fit pretty well in this interior. Even with a set of speakers behind them. They may work in the '50 Chevy. Just cut the headrests off.

I'll second that.

Wow! You nailed it with this model Steve! It has a very natural look to it that isn't always accomplished on builds of this type. The color and stance are on the money! Makes me want to try something similar. Great work!

Very cool looking T-Bird Oliver! The color and wheels really suits the other mods you made on it! Nice work!

Excellent restoration Mike! The paint looks flawless!

The AMT '68 El Camino Street Machine version has a nice BBC with a supercharger, fuel injection and backed by an automatic. I used it in a '68 Chevelle.

This is mine. I've since fixed the crooked front bumper. I used a '64 T-Bolt as a donor.

One issue I recall is it has the gas door on both sides.

I don't think Pure White would really make a difference. It's almost as transparent as the Pearl White. I had to strip a model painted that color when a spot where I had sanded through the primer showed after three coats. Everything under it was white. But, the primer and styrene were different shades. The Racing White is totally different. I sprayed three coats over gray primer and it covered well. I may to give that a try sometime. I think it would have like a cream pearl look to it.

Personally, I would get rid of the cross member above the pumpkin.

How so? They're both Revell kits. How could the bodies be any different? The F and F Camaro looks like the same Yenko kit from years ago.

I agree. I shake my paint right before I spray and during.

From the looks of your paint job, you're holding the can way too close to the body when you're spraying it. That's what's causing the air bubbles. You want to hold the can 8-10 inches away when spraying. Whenever you have a paint mishap, dumping on more paint isn't going to solve the problem. Stop, correct the issue and begin again. As I have also recently learned, Tamiya Pearl White can be a finicky color to paint. Even the slightest variance in the base color will show through. If you use gray putty on the body before primer, you need to spray the whole body with gray primer before white primer to get it all a solid color. Those gray spots will show through white primer as well. If you don't use any putty, you can shoot it with white primer. Once you have the body in a solid white primer base, two coats of Pearl White is all you'll need. Then you can spray a couple of coats of TS 13 over the Pearl White to get a decent shine.

Excellent restoration Rich! I really like the colors! I always have an appreciation for builds like this. Not many are willing to put in the time and effort it takes to turn something that most would toss into something that looks like this. Very nice work!

I did the exact thing to the exact kit many years ago. I sprayed it with flat black. Then a coat of Sapphire Blue. It worked great! It did make the blue darker. But, I actually liked it better.

Cheap paint is not good. Good paint is not cheap.

I have to disagree with you Bernard. Besides the mismatched panels, the Pearl White on my Mercury had the perfect effect. Pearl White is a subtle color even in full scale. My wife has a Pearl White '13 Edge. Twenty feet away, it looks like plain old white. Up closer, you can make out the pearl in it. You have to be really close and view it at angles to see the iridescence. The way I gauge a paint job on a model, be it a pearl or a metallic, is if it's visible in a photo in natural light in the shade, it's too much. If it only shows in the sunlight, it's right. Take your model outside in bright sunlight. I guarantee you'll see a huge difference. If you're still not satisfied with it, try the Testors White Lightning. It has a bit too much pearl IMO. But, it may be what you're looking for.

A four door '67 Impala won't have a bump out at the rear seat because the door opens.

Well done! That color combo is perfect for it!

Pearl White isn't almost silver. The whiter the base color is, the whiter the Pearl White will be. I had to shoot three coats of white primer over the gray to get a good "true" white. Pearl Clear over Pure White or even white primer would give you a Pearl White. In my Mercury build thread, Eric Smith and Carl Slusher mentioned spraying TS-13 over white primer to get a good gloss white. So, Pearl Clear should work as well.

Exactly. If one attached the trim and laid it back like it should be, then the trim on the fenders would need to also be laid back to match. Then, there would be a huge gap between the grille and trim. I think it's why the grille itself has a short look to it.

My advice would be to buy one of the Revell Monogram Pro Sportsman or Pro Stock kits. They're great kits and you can learn a lot about the chassis layout etc. Building a Pro Mod chassis from scratch is quite the task for even a seasoned builder. Best to learn how to swim before jumping in the deep end.

Now that is murdered out! I've always wanted to do a model in that style. But, haven't done it yet. This build may give me the push I need.

Haven't decided what I'm going to do with them yet. If I decide to let them go, I'll let you know.