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All of the body lines flow smoothly, especially around the rear quarter windows and the back window. Like the look without the drip rails.

Like the stance and your design ideas.

Hi Bob, Glad you liked it. The color actually has a little more sparkle in person than in the pictures. For the engine I tried to stay with the OEM colors. Hi Tim, Thank you for your compliments. The roof treatment is a first-time experiment for me and something I had been wanting to try. The wheels and tire are a second choice as I was going to use some wider tires until I found that I would have to do too much to the wheel wells to make them fit. As I mentioned I had robbed the kits intake for another build long ago and I had the blower and side drafts setup off of an early '57 Chevy kit and it just does clear the hood. There was a time when even Hot Rods could be seen with some sort of roof paint treatment and that is what I was trying to do.

Having also owned a couple of '57 Fords in the past I share your appreciation for the subject and like how you did your three builds. Your Gold hardtop is really well done knowing some of the idiosyncrasies of that kit. A friend of mine had a 1:1 with many of the same styling Q's as your build back in the early '60's. Your paint color and finishes look great, and I like how you posed the passenger seat for display. Your Lavender Mainliner Tudoor is much the same as a White Tudoor I had with a 312 and 3-speed Overdrive at that same time. Like how you flipped the rear bumper and did the taillights. What engine did you use since the distributer location looks like a FE block maybe? The two-tone Fairlane 500 paint treatment has a nice OEM look and matching interior. The chrome wheels set it off well. I can tell this is an FE Ford engine and they would bolt right in using '58 Ford engine mounts.

Great looking paint finish and trim.

Your decision on which kit to base your build on may came down to how important the body style is too what you're intending to build. The Revell kits, Bel Air and Black Widow, are both pillared, having a "B" pillar, as well as a Convertible model that was issued in the recent past. The AMT kit being reissued by Round 2 seems to be based on their Street Machine version as mentioned by Tony. This was originally offered as a stock Bel Air with a dual quad engine option, but this version has not been issued for some time but seems to be available at swap meets. The main feature to look for to identify these kits is the opening trunk feature. Another earlier AMT kit that has been reissued in several style options was first released in the last century, but still is a nice kit with some inaccuracies that may or may not matter depending on your building goal. While most of the body trim represents a Bel Air hardtop the side chrome moldings are off a little on the door and quarter panel. The Bel Air side trim for the rear quarter panel is represented by a decal. One advantage, to me anyway, is the ease of making a 210 model since the side is smooth and you would only have to shorten the trim on the top of the rear fins to represent the 210-body style. The base engine is a small block Chevrolet with the option of a W motor Chevrolet engine with an optional super charger. Any one of these kits are fun and basically easily built into whatever you're trying to do.

Ya, the kits engine represents an early Cadillac engine. Your paint detailing of the engine in this build looks well done and there is nothing saying you have to go to great lengths adding wiring and hoses. Just build it to your tastes.

Like the stance and the premiered paint look. The bed cover and wheels look good here.

Like all the detailing of the welding equipment and the flat bed. Looks like the driver and I share our dietary interests.

Like the lifted suspension along with the wheels and tires. Great looking body paint color and clean looking black body trim.

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Like the flathead engine and the stance. Very clean looking street rod.

Interesting engine choice and with the detailing and the turbo looks like putting 6 gals in a 5-gal bucket, in a good way. Great paint color and finish, the body trim is clean looking. The washi tape interior is a good idea for an interesting fabric seat insert.

Great looking paint color and the clean finishes on the body and trim. The interior color contrasts look original. You didn't mention an engine or if this is a curbside. Having also built this kit I wish Revell would reissue it.

Love the creativity in this build.

Think of a car guy or gal buying an 8- or 10-year-old Chrysler 300 at a good price and then fixing up to their tastes. The roof treatment was not an uncommon paint treatment at the time. Body: Bumpers front, and rear have been tucked in and chrome removed. Painted to look like lower roll pans and the thin raised portion rechromed with a Gundam Marker. Paint: Tamiya paints TS-58 Pearl Light Blue and TS-65 Pearl Clear. Roof: TS-72 Clear Blue over a mask of boarder material from Jo-Ann Fabrics and a topcoat of Pearl Clear. Interior: Pearl Light Blue with AS-19 U S Navy Intermediate Blue seat inserts for contrast. Dark Blue Flocking for carpet, kits gauge decals, Foil and Gundam pen for details. Engine: The OEM dual fours and Air Cleaners were used on another project and with the low hood I went with the Super Charger and side draft Carbs. for an old '57 Bel Air kit. Added plug wires and hoses. Chassis: Homemade front spindles in front and lowering blocks in the rear to lower ride height. Wheels & Tires: Pegasus Chrome Reverse Wheels and narrow White Walls. Problems: The chassis was bowed and in the wrong direction for lowering. Repeated hot water soakings and bending by hand could only due so much. Cut several relief notches in the frame I was able to get it to lay flat and fit properly inside the body. Enjoy.

While this is a great basic kit, you have taken the detailing of everything inside and out to a very high level. Very realistic looking colors used on everything. Lube stickers on the door jams, don't recall seeing that before.

Great imagination creating the body. The final body lines look smooth and blend well. The color looks great and a smooth finish. Not something you would expect to find in the parking lot at the Home Depot or Lowes, but better than any El Camino or Ranchero.

What I was thinking of is a chassis and primarily the differential design, that he just started to offer for the Model A kits from Revell.

The body work just looks so right, and the paint color looks great. Maybe pull the rear wing over the rear tires just to see if that looks better to your eye. I'm enjoying watching your modifications as you have worked on this.

Besides the body color the wood grain finishes are realistic looking.

Beautiful looking paint color and finish, looks almost like a Candy Red color. Like the concept for your build.

Just split the difference between the two and only move the clocks back 1/2 hour and lock it in there year-round.

This looks like a chassis and suspension set up I have seen on the Texas 3D web site.

Great looking paint finishes and interior.

Check the toy dept. at any local Wal Mart stores in your area. I picked up a 1/25th diecast Jeep Rubicon Unlimited last month for about $10. Haven't been able to find one in plastic so I thought why not. Torn it down and repainted it as sort of a Camo-Hunting type livery. They often have similar subjects that aren't issued in kit form.