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For this project I am using the excellent Harold Bradford Historic Racing Miniatures [HRM] resin Corvette Z06 327 fuel-injected engine which may have been derived from the Revell 1969 Z-28 Camaro kit modified to fit the ’67 Corvette engine mounts. The 327 that came in the original AMT ’63 Corvette kit was OK for its time but lacked detail and did not fit well in the engine compartment in that its location was too far forward of the firewall. There was an optional big block in the kit and it appears they wanted to use the same mounts for both engines so they gave the small block a longer bellhousing and transmission. The real car has been restored back to how it was when originally raced. I was surprised to see that the emblem on the plenum cover was removed. Being a racecar I also noted there is no vacuum advance to the distributor.

I really like the contrast with your previous rat rod build. I like them both but prefer the later. With pickup in your subject line I suspect your post will soon be moved so glad I saw it early.

Yes I like it. Very well done.

Thanks Rob. Good to know. I thought the late 90s tool was very good and even started a full bumper conversion but happy to know I will not have to complete it !!

I was just informed that MPC had a full bumper 70 Camaro which I was not aware of. I found this small image on-line Also found this photo of an AMT pro-stock full bumper 70 Camaro. I wonder if the "new" future issue is related to either of these ??

Thanks Tim for your incredible coverage of an amazing event.

You did a fantastic job on this A-Rod. How much longer are we going to have to wait for the return of this fabulous kit ??

Enjoyed looking at all your models both domestic and imported. You are a very precise builder.

Extremely well built small scale IndyCar. I really like it.

Thanks guys. I have built two British sporty cars this year but still have maybe a dozen kits of other UK cars in my closet I hope to someday get around to building. BTW - you all have great avatars !!

Thanks guys - It was a fun one week project and I learnt a lot about T series MGs

A friend told me the only thing missing from his new “man-room” was a model of the MG TD he owned in the late sixties. He asked me if I knew where he could get such a model. I did a Google search and could only come up with 1/43 or expensive and in some cases very poorly done larger scale TD models. I also became aware that there were 1/32 TC kits issued in the early fifties by Dapol, Pyro, Aurora and Revell – all being the same kit I take it. After doing some research I found out the TDs had the same track, wheelbase and basic body shape as the TCs although a different frame, suspension and steering systems. The most distinguishing differences were that the TDs had steel wheels and bumpers. I wanted my friend to have a TD model so reckoned I could build him a facsimile from a 1/24 Revell MG TC kit I had bought many years ago at a swap meet. It contained the parts of almost two model kits that had been previously poorly. The modifications I did were - Installed tires and steel wheels with hubcaps of a smaller diameter than the TC wheel. I initially thought the wheels had circumferential recessions but once dechromed saw that they were raised so drilled a total of 75 holes. The wheels were from Monogram 1/24 ’34 Ford, the tires from a Revell ’37 Ford Panel and the hubcaps from an AMT ’49 Ford with the script removed and then foiled. - I did not try to replicate the shape of the TD front fenders but lowered them a few scale inches. I think ’32 Ford front fenders might have worked fairly well. - Added front and rear bumpers made up from narrowed Revell ’37 Ford Panel bumpers and over-rider vertical bumperettes removed from AMT ’49 Ford bumpers. The rear bumper is mounted to a pan made from the extra fuel tank I had - Converted to left hand steering - Moved handbrake to between the seats - Dash detail scaled down and printed from Internet image. Added glove-box door - Modified taillights from optional AMT ’34 Ford PU to sort of look like those on a TD - My friend said his TD was bright yellow but was not sure if it was the original color. I saw images of MG TDs painted various shades of yellow from pale to bright. Of the yellow paint I had on hand I thought this shade suited the car the best. It is Model Master Custom Lacquer Daytona Yellow and Clear from the rattle cans - Added some strips to running boards, trim around the cowl and BMF here and there - Added aluminum tube exhaust tailpipe extension - Replaced air cleaner on engine I think this model looks pretty good for what it is. It reminds me of the TD replicas mounted on a VW chassis. Most of those you can identify by the phoney wire-wheel hubcaps they tend to have but the good ones are pretty convincing until you hear them.

Very attractive 36. Well built.

One of the best looking customs I have seen in a long time in any scale !!

I notice from the fotki link that Hasegawa has a Land Rover that looks very much like the future Revell of Germany release

I have been a long-time fan of Panamericana cars. I like this one very much

Very well done informative and interesting video.

I did not find that much time since my original post to work on this project but when I did I concentrated on the interior and chassis which are pretty much finished. I am fortunate to have an acquaintance who owns a ’65 Corvette in pretty much as delivered condition, which I was able to have a close look at in his garage. INTERIOR – At first I thought all I had to do was fabricate a big tank cover and a roll bar but I discovered that the interior of a ’63 was different in many ways than a ’67. - Cut in the longitudinal seat pleats from the AMT ’63 and extended them on the bottom of the seat. - Completely redid the door panels with vertical pleats and chrome trim - Eliminated the radio detail on the dash and added a grab slot to dash top on the passenger side - Cut down the arm rest between seats and added a pad - Added pull style hand brake under the dash - Used the excellent Model Car Garage Photo-Etch set for extra details - I had problems with the gauge decals and went through two sets. I had to supplement them with after-market gauge faces printed on clear styrene so ended up with a speedometer where a clock should be but it will be hard to detect once the body in place. - SEAT BELTS – Apparently all Corvettes from 1958 had aircraft style seat belts. I first used the old style kit supplied plastic seat belts but they stood out like a sore thumb. I did not have any appropriate hardware so I had to fab up something in combination with a photo-etched piece to represent the aircraft style buckles. CHASSIS – I wanted to make the chassis as close as I could to the way the car originally was but it is very difficult to find photos of the underneath of C2 Corvettes. I did learn that the exposed fiberglass was left unpainted except for the wheelwells. It was very helpful looking under my friend’s Corvette. Something I spotted when my camera flashed was a lime green cross member. My friend told me this was the brace for the seats. It took some looking on-line but I finally discovered that this bracket was painted with green zinc chromate, which I replicated with some green added to Testor’s Zinc Chromate enamel. The chassis is box-stock except for slight lowering and some grinding to gain clearance for the wide tires. TIRES – The tires I used are wider than what would have been on the car when originally raced but they are Goodyear Bluestreaks and nothing I had access to looked as good. Next on the agenda will be the construction, painting and detailing of the Harold Bradford Historic Racing Miniatures resin 327 fuel injected engine which will be a model unto itself.

Well done build of a very interesting race car

I really like it

This is an Anso 1/18 diecast purchased maybe a dozen years ago for a very reasonable price.Not super high caliber but captures the look

This has got to be one of the finest builds of this kit I have ever seen. Well done.

You sure did this venerable kit justice. Very nicely done.

I used parts from the Woody for this one