59 Impala

Thanks guys. I also think that the 40 Ford and Willy's are great looking cars. I'm glad that I was able to save this one.

Thanks guys. I almost tossed this car out, but, because I built it way back in the early 60's, I wanted to see if I could do something with it and keep it. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Thanks Trevor, I've always liked the 61 Starliner. I thought that it is a real good looking car.

I'm trying to convert a Galaxie to a Starliner. I'm using all the parts needed from a 60 Starliner to build it. Here are some pics of what I've done so far. I forgot to take a pic of the Galaxies roof before I removed it but you can see the difference in how it looks. I've also opened the hood for the engine. I mixed Silver Blue with Safire Blue for the color.

I like it. Nice job on building this kit. You're right about it being a good kit. I built one as a replica of one that I drove while stationed on Okinawa in 67 to 70. Mine was a 63 but they look the same. I also converted mine to left hand drive cause before Okinawa reverted back to Japan they drove on the right side of the road like us.

Thanks Glenn and I don't remember which kit it came from.

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Thanks for the kind words Roger.

Thanks Gareth. This was a challenge and I was hoping that I could fix it.

Thanks guys. This was one that I almost tossed out from the days that I built it but thought I might as well try and do something with it.

Thanks David. I really enjoyed restoring this kit.

Before and after pictures of the 40.

Here is a before and after pictures of the 62.

Thank you for moving this to the correct post. ??

Thanks guys. This is what I like to do. To see if the model can be saved. I get more enjoyment out of rebuilding than building a new kit.

Sorry Sam, I posted this in the wrong place by mistake and asked the admins to post it in the right place. I would but it won't let me change. Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks guys. I posted the finished pics in under glass drags.

Here are the finished pics of the 40 Ford coupe rebuild. I really enjoyed rebuilding this car that I built back in the early 60's and almost ruined it. I had to make the rear windows, the drip rails and the chrome trim, plus a lot of repairs. CAN THE ADMINS PLEASE MOVE THIS TO THE UNDER GLASS SECTION? I posted it in the wrong place. Thank you.

I posted the finished pics in under glass. This was a real fun rebuild for me.

Here are some pics of the finished car that I got from ebay. I really enjoyed fixing this that had the windshield frame missing and was crazed from lacquer paint. I also made the 8 lug wheels and boot for the top.

An update for the 40 Ford.

A small update. I mocked it up to check how she will look.

Thanks Sam. I think that I'm going to go with a light Tan, not sure yet.

Thanks John. I got the BMF on today.

Nice start Gary. I'm working on both cars in between two other builds. I have both car bodies painted and need to do the rest of the work on them.