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I like the Oldsmobile dash board.

That picture was shown on our nightly news a while ago. This sink hole thing is getting out of hand no matter where you are.

The '41 thru '48 shared the same basic body. The running boards are present in all of them, the lower portion of the door covers them. Relook at the picture of the '41 and you will see a black rubber portion of the running board below the bottom edge of the door. Then review the later '46 thru '48's and this area now has chrome trim covering the running boards. When you would open the door the running boards are there as this was a time when all the manufactures were going to what they used to call an enclosed body. In my early life time I have owned a '41, 2- '46's and a '48. They were just inexpensive easily found rides at the time and about all I could afford. No one could have ever realized the values of today.

My father would bring me these "plate blocks" when I was a child. I didn't realize their significance at the time. I was 8 or 9 as I recall. I stopped the stamp collecting at around 12 as modeling had become my main interest by then.

That is a beautiful conversion. I would think you could do the same thing with the stock '48 Ford coupe just as well.

From what I can see in the only picture , this looks like a very nice build and the color was or is the best FOMOCO had to offer at that time.

When I was a child and a stamp collector of sorts, the most collectable would be a "block" of stamps with the serial number on the border. I don't remember why but that was the way it was. Still if I was just buying stamps I would request these just for the fun of it.

I think it's cOOl. I used to spend a lot of time at Pismo Beach with my Baja Buggy when I lived in that area. There were a few guys who took old 4X4 trucks and threw away the bodies and put regular passenger car bodies on instead. This was in the '70's and I remember one being a '66 Caprice station wagon with the wood trim and the body was perfect. I get it. This guy is doing the same thing only he has snow instead of sand to play in.

Amazing range of opinions expressed about this model. For what it's worth I think that since this person purchased your model and there was no conditions attached to the sale then the model is the possession the buyers to use as he pleases. Should he wish to display it at a show that's fine. If he presents it as his own work is plagiarizing the build and they are nothing but a poseur. On the other hand if they presented it as being built by another, and he really should credit the builder in this case, then no foul.

I want to alert members of the forum of an event that may be of interest if you live in the immediate area of Kansas City. First let me establish that I'm in no way connected to this Estate Sale or the family of Joe Egle or the Miller Auction Company. I received this information via E Mail this morning I can only guess because of a minimal involvement with The Art of the Car Concours in years past. Mr. Egle was involved with the Concours for many years and had displayed his own vehicles. The Estate Sale is being held by the Miller Company on 9/14/18 from 8 am to 4pm. The location is 5940 Kenwood, Brookside Mo. I suggest looking at the Miller Co. web site www.millerco.com. for more detailed information. The E mail I received gave a good outline of what to expect. Among the mentioned items, 125 models - 500+ books - service manuals - color charts - 200 vintage license plates - art prints. There also are two vehicles mentioned. A '50 Dodge Wayfarer Sportabout and a '39 Ford Deluxe coupe. I think that no matter your interest this is something worth looking at if you are in the area. The rest of my week will be taken up with financial negotiations with my wife over my weekend budget if you know what I mean.

I hate it when kits are made with colored plastic, really hard to block the bleed thru. Great color choice.

Very nice looking build.

I like the Bubble Top conversion. Great looking paint and interior. In the real world you would have to have the Air Conditioner on Stun or the interior would be unbearable.

That is a great looking color. What did you use ?

Amen.

That is a beautiful looking prototype. I really like that look. The 350 engine idea would give you wider possibilities for the induction system. Most of these were 283's back in the day anyway.

I like how you opened the hood and detailed the engine. Was the rear hatch fixed or open when you got it ? The wheels look perfect on this also.

Great looking clean fit and finish. I like the engine detailing also. The Mini-lite wheels give it a Road Racer look.

I noticed how thick the center post on the windshield looks. This may be your chance to make it a little more realistic looking.

This little Catalina looks great. Just a little trim left to do.

Bummer about the body. The engine is very impressive looking and I like the chassis.

You might consider adding material to the cowl area to fill the gap with the hood. The 1:1 has a very narrow strip between the Windshield and the back side of the hood. The sides where the hood meets the front door there is only a seem so material might have to be added to that edge of the hood. The thing that always put me off on this and the Convertible and Fastback body styles has to do with the Windshield and rear window. The moldings around the window are very thick compared to the 1:1. The way the kit's glass is mounted it's as if it's to deep set into the body. A thought, and I don't want to make this any harder, you might consider looking at the Revell '50 Olds. kit. In reality they shared a common body structure. A common styling change in that era was to get an Oldsmobile Windshield and moldings and put them in a Chevrolet giving you a one piece Windshield. Short of switching roofs making this a coupe which may not be want you want, you may want to look at thinning the mounting for the windows from the inside of the roof so they don't look so deep set. The rest of the body looks very smooth at this point.

This should be a fun build. I'll enjoy watching.

Some possible information sources for your fathers '51 Chevrolet. First autocolorlibrary.com should give you an idea of the colors that were available. For a little additional information try oldcarbrochures.com. There you can view some of the dealership brochures that will better show you how the cars were presented. Also the Resin/After market section on the forum lists several suppliers for true reproduction paint, MCW comes to mind but there are others to consider. I may be close to your fathers age and one of my high school friends had a '50 Chevrolet hardtop that was a light Green with a Black roof that looked good. I also have a neighbor who still owns his first car, a '51 Chevrolet convertible in Maroon with a light Tan top. Most of the colors at that time were still a little somber and not real bright. Detroit didn't really start with many interesting colors until the '54's . You can Google '51 Chevrolet and get a lot of pictures of 1:1 cars but remember most of these will be restored or modified cars and owners tend to take liberties with color choice depending on the era that the car is redone in. Please show your build on the forum, I'd like to see it if for old time sake if nothing else. You could always add some of the speed parts from the kit or find an old AMT '53 Corvette kit and add the 3 side draft carbs for a little fun. Those Corvette hub caps were also a common addon years ago. Don't forget the wide whites just not to wide.

Great looking build. I think you captured your 1:1 Corvette perfectly.