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Too pretty to be a PD car.

"67 or "68 Pontiac?

Glad you liked it. Fun to do things you haven't tried before on a build.

Amazing details on all of the equipment in the bed along with the body.

Built this kit in much the same manor a few years ago and used the kits Cadillac engine with a parts box mechanical fuel injection setup that cleared the hood. These 1:1 Fords were popular in a lot of gas classes for their light weight and affordability.

The door handles would be on the chrome tree in the kit if that's any help.

Great looking paint finishes and colors on the exhaust and chassis. The paint you're using for the chrome body trim holdup to handling ?

Had a Lab that would do the same thing in the snow. I share you love of a warm toddy.

Great looking paint colors and finishes. You captured the style of the day with the extra styling that you added. Your photography shows the stance and the way these cars looked at the time.

I agree with Jim B on the finish here. Even the smallest body trim detail is cleanly done.

Beautiful finishes were ever you look. This kit still can compare with the newer Revell kits when done to this manor. Like the showroom style.

Beautiful looking paint finish better than Henry ever did back in the day. Exceptional attention to details. How many people even remember the upper radiator hose supports on these. Like the showroom appearance of this build.

On the drive shaft tunnel. Just cut along the length of the tunnel on the floor side and add a strip of styrene maybe. I have seen others here cut the body of a ball point pen in half and use that. I know you'll figure it out.

I was just a child when these were first introduced and for whatever reason I thought this would be a great family car and was trying to talk my father into buying one. His argument was that it looked like an upside-down bathtub. He may have been correct, and we drove on in our new '49 Ford. Still, this body style just still holds an attraction and can't really say why.

An idea if someone is trying to shape a small ridge on a body with just putty. Consider gluing a very small styrene strip to form the ridge on the body. I have used something in the .010 range with pretty good luck. Very little if any putty if any would be needed to blend the styrene. Usually, a good coat of primer and then a light smooth sanding will make a smooth enough transition between the added strip and the body and leave no noticeable seem.

On this HVAC subject. We had to replace the AC in our former home after about 18 years from new. The old and the new units were both rated about the same and were of proper size for the home per the HVAC guy that replaced the old unit. The reason for replacement was the electronics were failing and the cost to replace them and the age of the unit made it cost effective to just replace the whole thing. An interesting note was that the next-door neighbor who bought the house from the original owners about a year before our AC bit the dust had to replace their AC unit. We knew the couple that built that home and theirs was about 18 months old when our home was built. While I noticed that their new unit was smaller in physical size, they assured me that it worked better and cost less to operate. When our unit was replaced the overall size of the outdoor unit was even somewhat smaller than theirs, but we had the same experience as they did. The newer units on the market today seem to have a smaller size for the outside unit but are far more efficient than before.

Interesting body pin stripes. Are those free hand or decals?

Used to laugh at our dog when he would knap in that position and start running and barking while still asleep. Makes you wonder what they're dreaming about.

Based on conversations with a couple of different HVAC people in the past, the sizing of the heat or ac unites should match the square footage of the structure. Based on what they said using an oversized unit can be just as bad as an undersized unit. Something to talk to the HVAC people when the time comes.

Sorry to hear about the paint problems.

Rich looking color and shows the body lines well.

Looks like this is based on one of those body kits that used to be popular to mount on VW chassis. In the late '70's I bought a partially done Bradly GT with the gull wing doors that wouldn't latch most of the time and a really tired 1300 engine. Interested with what you'll build out of this.

Great looking engine. The color really looks good. May not be what you were looking for, but this sure looks nice just the way it is.

The shape of the headlights on this body reminds me of the custom options in the original AMT '57 Chevy. The exhaust manifolds resemble what would be on a big block MoPar engine, think 383 or 440. Looks like the caster did a nice job on the chopped roof proportions. Like your firewall solution.

Don't recall seeing your build before today. Like the clean and well detailed finishes starting from the beginning. Looking forward to following this build.