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Great looking Grail.

Like the design.

The resin body is one I got from Star Models two years ago. The body is a two door as was my wagon. The Nomad you mentioned would have been a four door wagon in '58, unless you're doing a phantom two door wagon. Star also has a nice Biscayne two door sedan body that I would also like to do. I never owned one, but always liked the way they looked.

On my shelf now are two '57 Ford. One a convertible and another is a resin Mainliner two door. A '66 Impala SS, a '67 El Camino, a '72 Nova SS, a '72 Monte Carlo, an '85 Monte Carlo SS. The 1:1 was a first-place winner at two different Super Chevy Magazine shows. The '05 GTO that I should never have sold, and a '10 Dodge Charger RT. I used the Revell Manex body kit without using the body to make the dune buggy I had. I'm collecting parts to build a '51 Ford and have a resin body for a '58 Chevrolet Yoman wagon. I also just picked up the new Round 2 '21 Dodge Charger that I'm going to back date for the '19 Charger in the garage now. There are others I need to get but there are some that will just never get done.

I have to admit to more than a few late-night shenanigans in more than a few open parking lots during my misspent youth. After bouncing off of a few snowbanks you do start to get the feeling of what they call vehicle dynamics. The last thing you want to do is slam on your brakes on real slick surfaces. Usually, you can just take your foot off the gas and turn into your slide and the car almost corrects itself.

Still a beautifully built model. Great attention to details throughout.

Nice looking display. Like you I have owned far too many cars and a few pickups in my time. One problem is many of them can't be found even in the resin world. But most hold a special meaning.

Very realistic looking conversion. Has the OEM look about the interior as well as the body and paint. Like the roof rack and the extras added.

Great looking finishes, and the "True Fire" style flames look good.

First, it's always rewarding to build a model of a car that was important to you. This had to have been a beautiful car just like your model. The pictures of the chassis looks just like a car from the "rust belt". At least the charges for repairs were reasonable even for the times. Always enjoy the back stories on builds like yours as you can better relate to the look and why it is finished the way it is. Any time you want to have some fond memories you can just look at this and remember when.

Looks just like the 1:1 GM show car.

Beautiful looking Camaro. The color looks great as does the paint finish.

Beautiful looking build. Great interior detailing, like the general theme of this build.

Should you want a Hood just list what you need in the Wanted part of the forum. AMT also offered the sedan '39/'40 Ford. That kit had an option of a '39 Grill and matching Hood or a '40 Grill with the different surround shape and the smaller center section and Hood. Someone is bound to have a left over '40 Hood from one of those kits.

I agree with everyone else on how the silver stripes turned out. Working with decals that cover such a large area can be tricky and sometimes setting solutions can work against you on something like this. Are you staying with some shade of green on the '69? Besides looking at a color chart if you're stay with a stock shade, the Camaro offered both a dark green and a color called Rally Green that was lighter and brighter. Should you think about a nonstock color the options are endless.

Like your engine choice. The Latham super charger would be era correct as well as looking good here.

The Dealer on the back sort of makes me think it's a reproduction. The real thing is worth too much to be cruising around in traffic.

The '66 Impala can easily be lowered in front by reworking the spindles if yours is not the low rider version.

The first picture is a '67 or newer rally wheel, desirable for most builders, but wouldn't give you the base steel wheel look you mentioned. The second wheel looks like a generic copy of a wheel offered by Keystone. As Brian Croft mentioned, these would make good trade wheels if needed for posting in the Wanted or Trade sections of the forum. Most standard size kit tires will usually fit most of the same scale wheels from the same kit maker.

I agree as having observed much the same problem. I had mentioned all the cars in the ditch, and I'll share something we saw just yesterday afternoon. The weather has warmed and for the most part only melt runoff from snow piled in the shade. We had to run to the mall and go to a late lunch. This was to the north side of the metro about 10 miles away and you could tell that the area must have received 3 or 4 inches of snow during the storm. The terrain around some of the interchanges have a lot of drop offs and a few cervices that a car could and did slid off as more than a few were still stuck there. These seemed to be all small compact front wheel drive cars which makes me wonder what their tires condition might be, or was this all-driver error?

I agree with everything you have said about her. I would like to add that she seems very mature as well as knowledgeable beyond her years. I was amazed when in one show where she striped a 350 At and rebuilt it faster than most could do a basic Carter 2bbl carb. She's all that and a bag of chips alright.

I guess it would depend on how much they're paying him. Not his normal look for sure.

Only my opinion, since everyone has one. All of these "driver aids" in the newer cars and trucks will help compensate for the short comings of the driver, but the problem is to many drivers seem to rely more and more on these aids instead of just paying attention to driving. Sort of like the TV ad where a pickup is going down the hiway on cruise control so that everyone inside is playing some sort of hand clapping game and a dog is howling. That's not someone I want to see in the lane beside me on the hiway.

Looks very much like the movie car. I don't recall the finer details of the body on the movie car, but a couple of the local agencies where I was living used the Ford Taurus and the only thing I remember about the grill area being any different was a couple of horizontal slots on either side of the Ford emblem.

What I find the most interesting about your build is all of the small details that you created for the interior. Great attention to the painted chassis that otherwise is pretty undistinguishable. Like the paint finish and color.