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Good question. I'd be wary of this as a reference based on it being someone's "restoration", and may not be prototypically correct. It certainly looks like a fuel line, though; too big for brake. Has me wondering!

Plowboy's right on target. It will take a little slicing and dicing to get it more prototypically correct, but there's a lot of good stuff here to work with. I'm just glad no one had the idea to turn the tool into a convertible when the original problem was found. I've got Monogram 55-57 Chevies in my collection, hellz, I've even got a Lindberg 48 Lincoln, so I'm no stranger to cutting plastic; that's part of the hobby to me. Some kits look good, some look really good, but all can be made better. I'll be getting one or two of these.

I love this kind of build, because it reminds me of how so many real jalopies were cobbled together! Very cool use of parts and pieces, and looks very authentic. Well done.

Phenomenal model. What is the scale?

I really like the lines of this little beast! Nice work on your kit.

The toned-down metal finishes look SO good with the flat black body, giving an even more menacing look. Nicely done!

Very nice job; a good clean build. Looks right on, very realistic. Love red interior for white cars!

NICE job. Looks way better than the box art! That's a real looker.

I suppose the little cutie on the side can always find work on the mud flap of an 18-wheeler...

Red oxide for GM as a rule of thumb, at least in that time period. Watch your lines! Check the reference photos above, you'll see the rear brake and fuel lines don't follow the x-frame, but hug the inside of the driver's side rocker panel. ( Safely away from those hot exhaust pipes! ) Chassis is looking SWEET, though! Dark red interior is just sexy.

Very nicely done; a showplace of paint weathering techniques. Good stuff!

Bumper might have just a little excess curvature, bout the body is blunted and too flat where the trim crosses across the back. It should be a gentle arc both upward and backward. Notice how the side trim sweeps upward as it rounds the quarter; the model is incorrectly done there, too. I would add some plastic across the rear and shape it to more closely follow the bumper line. It's a custom, so if you put a little "extra" curve there, no one can fault you! Very cool project, I've got an Imperial custom project going myself, so this really grabbed my attention. I'll post it down the road, but I've got a '58 Plymouth to whip first! Will be following...

Didn't Tamiya make the Ford Sierra? At least, some version of it that maybe you could modify?

There's some interesting custom pieces pictured with that '64. I don't think I've EVER seen those. Later releases certainly didn't have them. Are they original to that kit, or just boxed with it from another source? I'd love to get my paws on those!

Looks nice in yellow! Inspired by the box art, maybe?! (At least one boxing showed a yellow car on one side of the box) Did you intend to leave the grille surround unpainted/ non-foiled? Car looks NICE either way! Beautiful car, beautiful model. Well done.

Very cool rod! Nice color scheme. Well done.

Well, it looked really good before it didn't!

Great racer color! Yellow looks really nice with the dark red lettering. Good job!

Excellent! Nice to see one without the wing; looks more modern!

Nice job, and beautiful colors! Well done.

Stunning finished product. Beautiful Mopar body, done expertly in scale - what's not to love?! The engine bay...WOW! The color is subtle; it can be hard to not do a muscle car in the "hot" colors, but this is SO nice. Take care, and do check in here to offer advice to us hacks! You raised the bar high!

Amt '66 T-bird has some fairly well done custom parts for a smoother-than-stock front end you may want to check out. Digging this project already!

Excellent work. That is such a pretty color combination. Very nice.

The paint is gorgeous! Foil work is going to POP against that red!

Wicked little racer! That color scheme should be easy to spot in a crowd; very bold and properly "racy". I love it. Clean modeling, well done. Is this 1/24 or 1/43?