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If "NO-COP" is taken you might consider "SUPRISE" or "MAY BE" .

While I have the original issue of this kit from AMT, I bought a resin body from Jimmy Flintstone some time ago. The detailing on the casting is at least as good as the original AMT kit plus the fenders and grill are cast in place. The bumpers and headlights are a separate casting and sperate red tail lights are provided. The body is very thinly cast and would require minimal cleanup, no more than the plastic body it was based on. The inner fender areas look as good as the kits. This can be built using any of the early AMT Nova SS kits.

Very realistic looking interior. If you're staying close to stock Chevrolet would have had the Dash and the metal window frames in gloss black. With the black carpet it should look great.

I think the new and newer kits we see now are packaging the tires and decals based on the problems mentioned in this forum. Another thing to be carful about with any kit and especially older kits is to keep them as close to room temp and possible. Having had older built kits that were stored for years showing no signs of a problem and then my storage area changed and they were exposed to 80 degree plus temps and the damage became extensive.

I know I will be making some others mad, but to me if it doesn't run on dead Dinosaurs and decomposed Trees and Leaves I'm just not that interested. Without a Windmill or Solar Panel in sight with a very long extension cord I'm out.

I agree with everyone else on having some late model Muscle car models. My concerns are that the companies that would be investing a substantial amount of money up front do not base their product decision based on the sales of their previously released unassembled Prom type kits. I think that if say Revell was to devote the time and energy to bring to market a detailed kit of some of the new or newer performance car offerings they would be able to recover their costs and show a profit. That is my hope anyway.

I remember seeing a couple of those in the past. They are all great concepts and well done.

When you get to the trunk area you will notice some of the mounting pegs from the frame come thru into the trunk. These can be shortened and a little filler on the trunk floor will solve the problem.

I think the interior you're trying to replicate was called Oyster and was a slightly off white color with a hint of grey. I would look for some additional pictures on the web to give you a better idea of the color.

Most Friday nights my wife and I will sit out on the deck and share a glass of Vino and discuss what we are going to do with are winnings on Sunday morning. Then on Monday she goes back to work and I set about my chores.

OOOOO YES Stevie Nicks still has it. She will be appearing with Fleetwood Mack here in KC soon. Every now and then the Public TV station has their fund raising and they always have giveaway CD's of Fleetwood Mack. I love to listen to their promo's when they show the band preforming. I also have a coupe of their albums in the memory bank in my cars sound system. Always liked the way she holds her arms and does her little "flying" type moves. And of course there is that signature voice of hers that just sounds so nice.

Thank you for sharing your photos. Some very nice looking builds.

Excellent paint finish and I also like the color. The chrome wheels, bumpers, and grill you mentioned using Alcide. I have never been able to keep a satisfactory shinny finish if I have to handle them at all. What did you use to seal or protect the chrome ?

The Revell '53 and the Galaxie '46 as well as the '51 Amt all represent the earlier Chevrolet 6 cylinder engine. The later 235 cu.in. engine that would have been in the '57 differs somewhat in appearance in the area of the Valve Cover mostly. If you're going to have a slightly modified 6 cylinder the AMT '51 offers the option of a cross flow head with headers and Fuel Injection. The chrome Valve Cover provided in the kit has the "Fisher" name engraved in it and I think that may have been a company that provided speed parts for the Chevrolet 6 cylinder. Another source if you can find one is the AMT '53 Corvette kit. This kit has the 3 side draft carbs. and also a nice chrome Valve Cover that doesn't look like the early Valve Covers.

You are correct. My bad.

The old "tube glue" was really bad when it got older. Besides turning yellow/brown color it would often damage the mounting surfaces. Looking at the pictures I wonder if some carful sanding with a very fine grit paper could restore the mounting surfaces to the point that you could reassemble this again.

Bill's description of the past and his memories based on the picture olsbooks posted made me think of my own experiences when I was young. My earliest years were in the suburbs of Chicago, Arlington Heights to be exact. My father commuted to down town Chicago every morning and I would ride with my mother to the station every morning and in the evening to pick him up. The commuter trains used by the C&NW ( Chicago North Western ) were all steam and the diesel electrics were coming online for any distance and freight at that time. My grandfather had been a railroad man in the late 1800's and early 1900's helping design the railroad beds going west. I still remember the steam swirling around the drive wheels and the side pistons as the train would pull into the station. I sometimes think people younger than my self have missed a great time in the development of rail transportation in our country since all they have ever known is the diesel electric engines.

The early '57 AMT kit had a 409 with the option of a super charger. The afore mentioned AMT Bel Air Hardtop has a very nice 409 engine included also. The best 409 I think would be found in the Revell issued '62 Impala SS and Impala. This would be the most recent kit offering so it might be the easiest find.

For $10 you got more than your monies worth in parts alone. even if you never did anything else with the kit.

I think that looks like the new tool '57 Bel Air. Check and see if this kit has an opening trunk lid. That would be a very good sign that it is from the new tool. The new tooling was also offered with the option of a duel four barrel engine with the "Bat Wing" Air cleaner. The Convertible version also had the Fuel Injection engine as an option.

Your kit appears to be the 150 two door sedan model. This would give you the option of a single four barrel or Fuel Injection engine. Either would be a great. An early nostalgia 409 would be fun or a later model big block Chevrolet. If a 6 Cylinder ids your desire you might look at one of Revell's Chevrolet pick-up kits with the 6 cylinder.

I remember this kit and built a few back when they were new. This looks like who ever had it had almost of not totally finished this model. I personally always liked the decals for the fender treatment. Looks like to could easily be put back together.

I prefer to build in silence so as not to lose my concentration. What I have done sometimes, since I have hearing aids, is to set them on Zen or Zen 2. I normally have a ringing in my ears from damage caused from exposure to very load noises as a young man. They told me the Zen settings are supposed to help cure this problem. They lied, but it does cancel out the high pitched noise for the most part.

Besides the beautiful exterior appearance of your build, the engineering of the chassis is so believable.

I also spent, or misspent many years in SoCal. The only Slicks we had were recaps and most were from Casler. The width usually depended on the width of the tire carcass and the ability of the recaper to put spacers in the mold. In the late '50's and early '60's 6" to 6&1/2" were about what you would get on an old 8.20x15 carcass.