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Ahhhh, that's NICE! Very clean, tastefully done mild custom. Excellent use of color, just looks RIGHT.

I was impressed right away with how the blue painted wheels just popped against the dark primer. This thing can look cool any number of colors, but keep the wheels as they are; they are jewels on this piece!

I think the consensus is about a 1 to 11/2-inch chop explains the proportions on this kit. Tom Daniel just couldn't do "completely stock" bodies, I think! Even race cars had to have a few custom touches. This one has a chopped top, tinted glass all around (best releases) the '60 Sedan deliveries ( Bad News, Quicksilver, etc..) had slanted B-pillars, custom grilles, extended rocker panels enclosing side pipes, etc. I think it's part of the charm of Daniel's kits; they seem to be cars of a car guy. A drag racer doesn't need custom grille tubes, or tinted glass, or button-tufted boat seats to go faster, but man-o-man does it look COOL! TD himself refers to the Badman design as having a chopped top: http://www.tomdaniel.com/85_kits/frm_85kits.html

An issue with all old kits, NOT a chronic problem for 99% of the builders on this forum. Like Plowboy said, it's a fun kit for a no-pressure build. If it interests you, try one, that simple. Great nostalgia build, takes you back to being a kid. Tom Daniel's designs were good like that; high on the "cool" factor.

That's a pretty car! Nice model, too!

Decal number 6 goes on your oil filler tube cap, it tells you the correct weight oil to use, I believe.

I would display that under glass in its own case, just like you show it. What a beautiful piece of model history! Thank you for sharing that.

Should drop right in, but might need tweaking where the quarters meet the tops of the tubs, but maybe not.Every other dimension is fine, wheelbase same or close enough.

Cool find, good save, great display! Well done all around.

Krylon Pistachio is almost a dead ringer for that color, find it at Wal-Mart. Also, for future reference, there is a forum section for "Model Building Questions and Answers", you'll get more responses by posting general questions like this there.

Nice work. Your changes make this already large car look sleek and 2 feet longer!

VERY nice! That color works beautifully for this car. Has a great muscle car vibe, and that engine bay detail is sweeet!

VERY appealing custom idea...

The Hurst "his and hers" shifter came with the automatic and console cars, so your dad's could have had the new TH400 automatic. (Nice picture of one in the article I linked above.) Muncie 4-speed cars also had a Hurst shifter included.

Very nice! Excellent craftsmanship.

Pretty sharp; love the gray/silver bird on the black.

Didn't catch this one before. Holy smokes, that's some impressive building, and an impressive kit. The engineering, both real and scale, is just mind boggling. This machine has an almost unreal, sci-fi vibe to it. If you painted this overall dark gray/gunmetal or some such, and told me it was from the movie "Alien" or one of the sequels, I would have believed it easily.

Also see no pics, just a broken pic icon.

Stock could have been a 2 barrel, also. The two barrel used the single-snorkle black breather. Lots of stock configurations back then! Did he have an automatic tranny, or a four speed, or a three-on-the-tree? All were available in a GTO! Here's a very informative short article about a bone stock, original owner GTO: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/double-barrel-goat-1967-pontiac-gto

You never mentioned, but what intake/carb setup will you need?

Memory is a foul thing as we get older! I was sure I recalled reading about one of those kits being the basis for the other, but not the case at all. I just dug both from the stash expecting the chassis plate to be the very same. They are not. Both good for the OP, but not identical to each other in detail. The things we accumulate pile up increasingly, while our memories of them diminish. Dang it.

Hope I didn't cause too much confusion! You really do have plenty to choose from in the chassis department. Don't overlook ebay as well, there are "kit breakers" who sell parts from kits, and a chassis set can be found in the 10-12 dollar range if you watch carefully. The Revell '66 is a beauty, and does solve many problems. The interior pattern may be close enough for your dad. Do a WIP thread when you get going. Sounds like a cool build to follow!

Interesting. I've heard many comment on this very forum about how the MPC 68 tool was modified to make their '69, and they did so by adding the swooping lines from the tops of the wheel openings, but they failed to change the shape/height of the openings, thus giving their '69s odd proportions viewed from the side. I'm sure there were other gaffs as well. The question now is which of these travesties came first? Super-stocker or "69"?! Either way, we lost a cool '68. Maybe the Camaro kit gurus will chime in...calling Mr. Snake, Mr. Mark...

I may have mislead on the dates of release, but the Revell Chevelle chassis definitely mimics the BOP style, but is 100% correct for your GTO. I only meant to offer it as an example of a better choice. You may also consider the AMT '66 Olds 442 chassis, or the Lindberg '67 Olds 442 chassis as well. All are pretty common. The AMT "67 Chevelle chassis will fit as well, just change the tranny cross member! Both the Chevelles also come in a pro-street version, though I think you will stick to factory stock. All these are GM stablemates, with much commonality under the skin. Thanks Brian, for clarification on the kit history!

The Revell '67 Chevelles also carried over the chassis from their '66 GTO, (and it irks me when I see detailed Chevelles with the obvious B-O-P trans cross member left in place). It's also readily available. Your largest obstacle may be the correct interior; those later AMT '67 kits sometimes had a mix of seats from other years. Check your references carefully. You may have to find a resin re-pop of an original tub.