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This has been a really fun and informative build. Echoing others, we really need a reissue of this body, this has one of my favorite tail light/ rear-end views of any car ever. Your color choice is very stylish, and the details are, as always, splendid. Been thinking about doing an under-dash 8-track for a project on the bench, going to try to mimic a factory unit. Yours has that nice after-market vibe; I'm thing Craig, or Realistic (Radio Shack), in which case probably would have a silver face with black accents, maybe even wood grain! A thought on 8-track labels; why bother with decals? Just print on cheap paper and seal down with white glue; remember how quickly the labels would wrinkle and deteriorate in the car? Fun memories. Keep up the great work!

That really does look appealing. Should finish a real beauty!

Very clean custom, and nice color choices. Well done!

Very nice, and impressive work, considering the scale!

Dig it! We don't see enough of these built well, and not as race cars. Well done!

Very nice work, and thanks for putting this thread together with new photos and such. It's new to me, I missed it first time around, I guess.

Man, she's just SO pretty! I think I agree with your hunch about the gas pedal looking a bit big. What if you gave it the same treatment you did the other pedals, and flat-blacked the center, leaving the raised chrome outline? Big ol' spot of chrome is distracting in that black floor; just my 2 pennies. Absolutely love this style of hot rod and model alike. You're NAILING it!

Nice progress!

Oh man, I really want a '64 or '65 Buick Skylark model. SUCH a handsome car! I hope you do one...

Clever use of materials, and looks the part! Fun project, but those figures are CREEPING me out! Well done.

Nice pair of 'birds! That blue is just beautiful! White with a red interior is always nice. There was an article some years back on exactly how to backdate a '56 to a '55 that went into all the details. If memory serves, it was written by Bill Geary, who posts here as Mr Obsessive. Apologies to the author if I'm wrong on that. Any way, well done on these beauties!

Nice combo! Very nice work on the boat engine details. Well done.

Nice job, and a very tasteful color combo. Love that interior! Well done.

Thanks for the info, guys, I'll keep an eye out.

Love this one. I had a single shelf dedicated to the Aurora movie monsters and pre-historic figures when I was about 10 or 11. This one and the Creature from The Black Lagoon were my absolute favorites. You did a fine job painting this one. Well done.

Nice work! Really cool stuff.

Nice work! I think the engine may be my favorite part; very realistic appearance. Well done.

Looks great in red! Well done.

That looks nice!. Can you provide a link to wherever one can order this kit?

This is really shaping up! 1/48 Hasegawa kits are a bit "dollar-intensive" for me, but man, this is a cool bird! Color scheme decided?

Thanks! Good information; I didn't realize just how long-lived that design was. Those Dragon armor kits are impressive, aren't they?!

Always appreciate this forum as a resource, just sometimes forget to say it here! Thanks for your hard work.

I think the AMT '63 Impala has a set of tools , including vice-grips.

Here it is:

There are basically just two kits: the glue kit and the pre-painted snap kit. There may be some package shuffling as to whether you get the figures, as my snap kit has them but my glue kit does not. Any boxing of the glue kit should have the engine options. The best deal I found was both kits packaged together. They really are nice, the snapper has a very nice finish, just typical curbside chassis, but otherwise quite accurate.