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From on the work bench, Here is the $1.00 '58 Ford Fairlane 500. I went with a well care for survivor look, with some paint faded but otherwise still nice looking. pictures are from before, during and after repaint /rebuild. ***NOTE The windshield was fixed after the pictures were taken.....

AMT bought SMP in 1961 and for a few years produced both the SMP and AMT, Even adopting SMP"s three in one concept for the amt kit's. so In a way the 58 was a SMP made by AMT!

Oh those fender skirt's well they just popped off when I was un-screwing the chassis from the Body, And the Paint just after an hour in some L.A. Awsome it was gone!

I got this SMP '60 Impala that the chrome was all off the bumper's, So Molotow Liquid Chrome to the rescue!

Yep I bought it for $1.00, I glad I seen it and knew what it was.

I bought it at a Garage sale , It will soon be taken apart so the body can go in the paint stripper.

I found this little gem at a Garage sale today, and yes that sticker is what I paid for it!

Now I really want one! I wonder why Ertl Never made this as a kit, It would have been a big seller! Fire,dump,farm,box,tanker, Endless choices of work trucks!!!!

The SMP '60 Chevrolet Impala Convertible's body side molding's were sanded off as were all the other details on the body. I replaced the sanded off side moldings with ones from a Revell '60 Impala.

I bought this during the U.S.127 Garage sale here in Van Wert Ohio. The Cost of $20.00 I thought was a good price for what it was. It need's a few parts though as the engine ,firewall, are missing. I'll be clear gloss coating the body next. UPDATE: Body. ect on the chassis while it wait's for an engine and firewall.

I was thinking the 65 would work but was not sure of the differences between the 65's engine and the 68's. Anyway how rare is the 68????

What would be a good source for the engine? I'm going to repaint/rebuild this 68 that I found at a garage sale.

The Ertl Blue printer International 4070 a became the 4070 B AKA Transtar II. The transtar II kit when first issued used the same suspension as the 4070 a. All Issues after had the walking beam suspension. The Transtar 4270 (actually a 4200) Was changed into the 4300, Which would be the easier kit to convert back as all that was changed besides the suspension, and engine was the hood. As the 4200 had a shorter hood, ertl just added the needed inches to make the 4300 hood. So Actually one could just shorten the hood from the 4300 kit to make the 4200, This works because the 4200 was still in production along with the 4270,4300,and the 4370 so the headlight area wouldn't have to be changed! I've included pictures of the 4070 a, the first issue of the transtar II and the second issue of the Tranny II

The Hard top 442 has joined it's sister the 442 Convertible. Thank's to classicgas for his help with the missing parts to finish the hard top. The bumper is from a convertible kit, and makes the HT just a 442. Which the kit was the 442 w-30, I wanted to matching ht for the ragtop.

I take it that there is little interest in this idea so if no one wants to do this I will have it removed from here after next sunday.

I first built Bumblebee, and asked if anyone had tried to make Barricade. Some member's said I should build a copy of Barricade to go with Bumblebee. So here are Bumblebee and is nemesis Barricade.

This copy was based on a 70 Impala I seen on the internet, I liked the interior color combo of red and white with the red body.

that's what's great about that glue it makes it look like they are clear lensed.

I didn't drill out the headlights, Instead I use Testers window making glue over the chrome headlight's to give it a glassy look. I used a sharpie marker in the turn signal's then the window making glue over that as well.

Thank You sir, I like to build car's stock. I know some members don't care for box stock build's, And that's fine as I don't care for big rimmed small tired bagged car/pickup look. To each their own, I like the factory stock everyday look. Where as other member's like the bagged/low rider/customized look.

I found them on e-bay, They spent 12 days in new york usps isc Got them yesterday. X"s mark's the decals I used, I forgot to put an X on the To Punish and Enslave.

well then the roof from a 51 chevy, interior and chassis from the 50 olds ???

Not really done as I'd like to add mirriors to the inside and drivers door sometime.

Finally got the decals.

Since the caddy is a 49 and revell wouldn't the revell 50 Olds supply alot of things such as roof,interior, chassis ect to make a close to stock cadillac???