Ron Hamilton

Looks very nice. The back of the front seat on the 76 Gran Torino was vinyl.

I want to do another 60 myself. The first one I did was a Roman Red Convertible, using bits from a derelict 59. I got my hands on a set of original AMT 60 Chevy wheelcovers for the project. This one will be Black, with the Black/White houndstooth interior. My uncle had a black 60 Impala 4 Door Sedan. His car had whitewalls and dog dish caps, that I thought was rather ugly. At least no one stole his hubcaps.

I think your build will be fine. I have one of those started. The paint on the body did not work out right, so it has to be repainted. I used plastic rod and super glue to fill the voids in the chassis. That worked out well after some putty work to blend it in. I also used the Model Car Garage detail set.

I am going to use the chassis from the AMT 70 Ford Police car. It is lacking needed detail, but it fits, and that is half the battle. I'll probably use the big block from the MPC/AMT 73 Mercury cougar. It has a C6 Transmission. I have to raid the parts box for an air cleaner and valve covers as well as under hood bits to make it look a little more realistic. The kit I have is beautifully cast, and shouldn't be no more difficult to build than any other resin kit.

I have one of those Air Trax Marauders, and it is very nice. I have already sourced a chassis for it, now I have to find a suitable full dress 429 for it. I may do mine as a '70, so that I can bookend it with my Cyclone and Cougar.

Beautiful!

If I had the loot, all of these would be in my garage. I have variations of all of these, except the Lincoln Mark III in my model collection. ether built., or on deck.

I like the "Bullet Vettes" That one is beautiful.

When Motor Wheel manufactured those wheel covers for the various manufactures in the 60's, they made each set specific to each manufacturer. The Lindberg 66 Chevelle SS396 is the only kit that has the exact wheel cover you want for the 66-69 Mopars, and for that matter, the 68 Shelby GT350/500. Not the 68-9 MPC Jeepster, nor the Revell 65 Z16 Chevelle wheel covers are correct for the particular application. There are differences in the wheel center and the spokes. The Jeepster wheel covers were re-cast by Missing Link Resin, and may still be in his line. With a little modification, they are perfect for the 68-69 Ford XL/GT and the Pickups from that era. The 65 Chevelle Z16 wheel covers work for any Chevrolet model from 1965-69. I'm doing a 69 Nova SS with a set of them. Of course, I scooped up every set I could get my hands on for various builds, and yes I am certain about this.

I like this one.

But at the time, that MPC 69 Camaro was the best available. The Monogram kit had a cartoonish body, but some nice parts.

I have a scrapped Revell 69 Camaro body, and several MPC '69 Firebird kits in various guises, as well as several 69 Revell Camaros for parts purposes. I really want to do an accurate '69 Trans Am hardtop and convertible before my eyesight and skills completely go away.

That is a nice build! I have a 65 Chrysler 300 Convertible that I restored several years ago. I noticed a crack developing on the left rear fender, so I may have to strip it, repair and repaint it. I am going to a different color, and go to a replica stock build with it.

I love 59 Chevies. I had a red 59 Kiddybird pedal car back in the day. I only wish that I could recover it. I got it Xmas 1959. a friend of mine had a green 58. Dad had just gotten his new red 60 Bonneville a couple of weeks before, after the Turbo glide in his 58 Impala took a powder. He traded the Impala when it was fixed under warranty. I remember the stories he and my uncles told about the Impala.

This one is near and dear to my heart, as I have an original annual 63 Impala hardtop that I am restoring. The previous builder glued in a set of bubble tail lamps into the body, which I cannot remove cleanly. I will probably keep them as they are so cool. Because of this I have to change the direction of the build to a mild custom/street machine, instead of the replica stock/super stock I originally wanted to build. Also, I have in the basement, a 20 year re-build of a 63 annual that I turned into a convertible from a hardtop. I have to find the car, as I didn't toss it. I slipped the chassis and drive train from the current tool 62 Bel Air under it. It should strip clean, as I painted with enamel paint. I remember buying a set of tail lamps and the convertible boot from The Modelhaus and putting them in. From what I remember, the windshield header is broken, so I can turn it back into a hardtop, and build it as a Replica Stock. I want to build the Malcolm Durham and Dave Strickler Super Stock Z11's with the Revell 63's I have.

I love this thread! I cut up a late tool '71 Duster, and slipped it under a 64 Valiant Signet promo with great success. Also, I would like to do a '65 and a '66 Barracuda this way. I have a 69 Barracuda that I am backdating to a 68 Formula S, using the remnants of a 68 Barracuda Glue bomb. Looking at this project has made me rethink the project, to use Duster innards, and upgrade the body like you have done. Thank you for making me do this. The work you are doing is exquisite.

I have a lot of hoods without models to go with them. I believe that I have one. If not, I know where I can get one.

As I wrote earlier, that is one nice build of that car. Last year, I made several attempts to get a buildable Mach 1, as it was one of my grails, but the pricing of the acceptable kits and restorable models were out of reach pricewise for me, So I am going to convert the un-built "Iron Horse" variant of this tool that I have to as close to a "Mach 1 as I can get. It wont have the script on the rear quarters, but I have a couple of sets of Appliance "Apache" mags, and I can move the fuel fillers from the deck to the sail panels. I even think that I can fake the side windows.

I built one of those when the kit was new. Very nice kit.

You and my Dad. I don't blame you. It looks great. Let's just say it has not gotten dirty yet.

I like the look of the Lindberg/AMT 66 Chevelle SS396. The shortcomings mentioned about the kit details are not a deal breaker to me for my purposes. Years ago, I made an attempt to convert a Revell 67 into a 66, by cutting up a Monogram 66 Race car and grafting the parts onto the 67. It looked pretty good until the heat of the sun on a 90 degree day melted the glue joints. I did this around 1990 before I discovered using super Glue and baking soda. Of course I scrapped the thing, but I acquired and still have the Excellent Shawn Carpenter 66 SS396 resin trans kit. I am keeping this one, as I plan to do it as another 66 hardtop, and I am going to take the other Lindberg 66 Chevelles I have and do some conversions with them.

You do wonderful work Steve.

Same here. I can't wait for the 65 and 66 versions. I would love to see a 67 and 68.

Fantastic, but too clean. We need some mud and dirt on that baby.

I have been trying to figure out what color to paint mine. It was moulded on orange. I'm thinking metallic beige with a cream roof, dark brown stripes and a Brown tweed interior with light wood cabinets. The White looks good.