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Nice work on the conversion and the weathering. Those wire wheel covers really do work well on that Cadillac. I have this kit in my collection unbuilt and always wondered what might work best to represent a factory look for the wheel covers and now I know.

Second build of the 1/25 scale '76 Caprice from the most recent reissue a few years ago. Painted in Dupli-Color Ford Toreador Red with Rust-Oleum for the clear coat. I clipped the mounting points above the resonators so the exhaust wouldn't sit as low at the rear of the car. I also replaced the rather nondescript exhaust tips with 3/32" styrene rods.

Very nice build and I'm impressed with the overall look of the body. I owned a '73 LeMans coupe so I really appreciate seeing this one.

Very interesting I'd always wondered why cars like my '74 Malibu Classic typically had the two barrel versions of the 350 and 400 for that matter. And no option of the four barrel outside of California. I had no clue the Monza was available with the 350 engine. Remarkably that's more cubic inches than the '80 Corvette which if I'm not mistaken was only available that year with a 305 in California. As a car buff for that era thanks for the enlightenment.

Interesting perspective and it certainly makes sense since GM cars from that era required "California Emissions Equipment" in addition to ERG valves, AIR systems etc. And those were quite rare by the mid '80's when I started driving. I normally encountered 350-2 barrels in those cars.

Another wonderful build and design concept. The designer would sort of get his wish years later with the introduction of the Cougar wagon in '77 although in a more traditional looking design.

Totally agree and I always felt they were decent cars but got caught in a time of transition in the automotive industry. I'll always have a fondness for the Colonnades regardless of their horsepower output.

Excellent eye catching build and the color looks great on that GTO.

That turned out great. I'll have to experiment with your carpet material sometime as it looks interesting.

I owned '73 and '74 Colonnade coupes and while they were nice cars I can relate to what you've written. Most notably with both of them was drivability issues when first starting out in humid conditions. Post '75 G.M. vehicles I owned were less problematic in that regard due to what you've described and I'd imagine the high energy ignitions. With respect to the article John posted I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 455 in the Trans Am was dropped after '74 only to be reintroduced during '75 due to customer demand. At 200 H.P. it was basically the station wagon engine and a drop of 50 H.P from the '74 offering. Interesting article as I didn't realize an emissions choked (as they all were) 360 in the '76 Dart could achieve such a high speed.

Wow, that is very nice. Great color combination and detailing on the seat pattern.

Another well engineered and highly detailed model Andy. I particularly like the swivel seats.

Well executed build as always David. The multi tone interior looks perfect for that era. I've never built a Moebius kit but it's apparent they are nicely detailed models.

Great looking paint work on a really sharp looking Bird. Those cars had such beautifully designed interiors.

That's a great looking build. I like the woodgrain effect that was used.

That's as perfect a build as it gets. The smooth clear coat looks especially good over the hood decal.

Super impressive build especially considering it's from a rebuilder. The foil lines running the length of the body look perfect.

Awesome paint job and a really sharp color.

Great color choice for a Beetle. Excellent build.

A really attractive color combination on a great build.

Looks great Mario. I wasn't aware of this AMT version with the opening trunk.

A most impressive build of a sharp looking version of the Camaro. Don't ever recall seeing any A.I.R. systems installed on a scale model accurate right down to the check valve like yours.

Super nice build with perfect detailing. And in an eye catching color combination. And thanks for the tip on creating a radiator cap as it's very realistic looking.

That is very impressive work. The TS-54 was a great choice and the Heirloom White does a good job of representing a parchment interior. It's funny because until I saw this build I wasn't even aware of the kits existence. Nice looking mold.

Will be interesting to see one of these recreated as a Beaumont especially since I don't ever recall seeing one as a scale version.