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The early Revell offerings of the tri-five Chevrolets were a real mixed bag. Revell went out of its way to offer what at the time was a very advanced and highly detailed kits. They were a little fiddly and that may have hurt them with less experienced modelers. The unfortunate part in my mind is that in trying to offer all of the great details they lost sight of some of the body proportions. The front fenders and especially the hood and grill come to mind. I still have all three, '55 - '56 and '57, and had started the '57 years ago. This was as I recall the most accurate at the time.

I don't understand the truck designs of today regardless of manufacture. They all have started to look more like the Tonka Toys that my sons used to play with. Were I in the market today to buy another pick-up I would be looking at much older more appealing designs. To be PC incorrect, if I had a dog that looked like these new trucks I would shave his bottom and teach him to walk backwards.

Very nice looking pick-up. Would love to have a 1:1 like this and if you could afford the Arden heads that would be perfect.

I have gotten some from Scale Dreams in both the round and oblong styles. I would check the suppliers listed on this Forum as many offer some really great looking Air Cleaners.

Really nice looking Camaro. Looks almost to nicely trimmed to call it a Plain Jane. If in the future you need a single 4-barrel carb. for a small block the "69 Nova SS kit has a nice single 4-barrel and the correct cast iron stock exhaust manifolds.

Very nice well detailed build. The addition of the side trim adds to the realistic look. Paint finish is nice and smooth and I like what you did with the wheels .

Beautiful looking restoration. We didn't see to many of these in my neighborhood growing up. I like how you did the Stainless panels on the roof and no "Toilet Seat" on the trunk. That was an unfortunate styling misstep that Chrysler used much to often at this time period.

I like the color combination and the wheels.

They both look great. We're getting close to that time of the year when everyone posts pictures of their builds for the year. I'll only have a few this year, I've let the conversion I've been working on for too long get the better of me.

If you haven't yet found the 4-speed shift pattern you wanted for the shift knob look in the Revell '62 Impala and Impala SS kits.

Great looking paint finish and colors. Tucking the bumpers is a good idea and makes the body look much lighter without the overhang on the front.

I like the detailed suspension and body protection bars. You even have the struts and wires for the wing. This is one of those builds that the longer you look at it the more you see what was done.

I have one question: have you ever just built a model to represent a vehicle as it rolled off the showroom floor ?? I have enjoyed your well worn looking models for some time, and the "patina" style of building has always looked great. I like how once in a while you would have a little back story to explain what your build represented. With this saga you have outdone your self with the builds and the story. Thankyou for the morning laughter, great way to start a day.

I don't think Jeep has even released the JL 2-door as of yet. I'll be hanging onto our 2-door JK for the foreseeable future.

Only when what ever your working on doesn't work or function as it's supposed to. Then I read the instructions.

I like the look and the stance. I also wonder if it is a Die Cast. The reason is what looks like a long-bed body and the side mount spare tire. Did the dish slots come with it??

Great body work, I'm glad you showed the picture of your body slicing. This body style , to my eye, looks better as an El Camino than a hardtop.

Looks so good I can almost smell the musty mohair interior.

Very realistic looking . All of the little details everywhere you look in the photos. I agree with the thought about lots of photos. The more you see the more you appreciate everything that was done.

Not funny.

If you need deeper off set Rally wheels you might look in some early '70's Corvette kits. In the 1:1 world the passenger wheels could be had in both 14" and 15" diameter with different widths depending on application.

I like your color choice and the finish looks great.

This is an outstanding paint job. I like how you accented the side of the body around the wheel openings.

What about the shippers you see on the Mecum Auction on TV. I know Mecum has their own but I think the other is called Reliable. Since that's what they do primarily is ship automobiles that may be a good place to check. I'm sure it's going to cost more than you think, so maybe a one way plane ticket and a road trip is in order.

Great looking build and I like how you did the interior.