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Remember this being a popular color on Mustangs way back when.

This kit is one of Revells better efforts. I have bought a few just for the engine parts.

Shame about the nice looking '59 Chevy. I was always under the impression you were supposed to avoid running into another car.

Google Images will have lots of pictures of real cars to base your color choice on. I know a few of them were built with a beige interior using a couple different shades of beige as they would do on whatever other colors they offered. The base line cars would usually have a heavy rubber floor covering.

I know the Praying Mantis female will eat its mate. Sort of reminds me of an ex-wife I knew.

This is what I was suggesting for future builds where there aren't any coil springs. I think these could also work as lowering springs on rear coil spring suspensions as well.

Scoop it up, put it a plastic bag and leave it with a note by their front door. Explain that their dog had forgot something in your yard.

Great looking paint work and livery.

Great looking patina finish. The 4x4 conversion looks factory. A Ford in a Chevy not often seen, but why not when it looks this good.

Great looking paint colors and flame design. Nice detailing of the FI engine. Like the stance, big brakes along with the wheels & tires.

Beautiful looking paint finish and all the body trim. Looks like it would be a pretty involved build.

Great looking color and body trim. Nice engine detailing.

Great looking paint color and finish. The interior and engine detailing is well done as well. Like the stance and added body trim.

Actually, I did see your coil springs and shame on me for not mentioning them. I was merely mentioning something I found that may be of use on a future build, that's all I meant by my comments. I have tried doing the same thing in the past but mine never seemed to work out.

Like all the little painting details on the chassis, engine and suspension.

Great looking build and the back story makes it all that much better. The hub caps you mentioned have a striking resemblance to the '57 Plymouth full wheel covers.

Like the T-Bird roof.

Check Google Images and see what is out there as to colors. The slant sixes that I have even seen where painted red weather they were the 170 or the 225 displacements, but in this world there always seems to be exceptions. At one time, and probably not in this body style, MoPar did build some all-aluminum slant sixes.

You have shown far more patience than I would have had with these suspension issues. I realize that the ride height might not be what you were wanting but, the stance you have now looks realistic enough for a street driven car. A thought for the future when the coil springs are not up to your standard, if they're even there. I picked up something that might help during a recent HL visit. They had something on the clearance isle from their Sewing Dept. They are supposed to be Cord Adjusters, and I have no idea how one would adjust a cord with them, but they are 1mm long and about 3/4mm in diameter with ribs around them that when detailed might look like coil springs and even about the size that you would want. They have a trade name of Sew-Ology. A 40-count baggy lists for $2.99 which is very reasonable. Being the tight wad that I am and getting them off the clearance rack I paid 74 cents, so they were well within my budget.

Beautiful looking color and finish. Like the opening hood and trunk. Great looking engine details.

Beautiful looking color and finish. I built one of these AMT Chevelles a few years ago and was disappointed with the overall fit and finish as well. Like the way the chassis looks.

Great looking paint work and color. The chassis and engine look good. Like the stance and the way the top has been chopped.

Great looking paint and stripe design. Clean looking detailed trim.

Sometimes you just have to use what you have. Wouldn't be my first choice either, mainly the rear window style does sort of contrast with the rest of the body design. I have seen much worse in real life.

I like the look of the way your rear window is done. The little cargo area given up for the cab addition wouldn't matter that much on a rig like this anyway. Who's going to be hauling firewood or whatever in such a nice truck? The picture of the '57 that someone has built looks good, but you're not gaining any interior space, that was the reason for all this anyway. The rear window area looks like it may have come from an earlier model GM pickup cab and with the corner windows it looks practical.