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It never ceases to amaze me how some designers will put so much time and effort into designing a car and you end up with these.

Very cleanly built. Great paint detailing on the chassis and interior. The color combination looks great.

Service Vehicle builders should rejoice.

The pictures of the body and trim on the test shot look perfect. Any idea about Who or When this will be offered ?

I would jump on one of the Hyper Pak engines if I could get a nice Valiant (Plymouth) or Lancer (Dodge) two door kits.

Depending on what car you are trying to convert to a coupe, they roof line is usually different between a hardtop and a coupe. I have seen a few Resin Casters that have done the conversion by adding a B pillar. The only problem is it looks like they just added a B pillar and didn't change the roof line. A good example is the current Revell '57 Ford coupe and the AMT '57 Ford Hardtop. I used the roof from the AMT to convert a Revell kit into a low line hardtop. The coupe roof from the Revell kit could be used on just about any Ford model from '55 thru '59. The same could be done with the roof from the Revell '56 or '57 Chevrolet model. But the only thing you might do there is make a nicer Revell '55 coupe from their Hardtop kit.

Kind of a Klunky kit by todays standards but when detailed like this it looks quite nice. Clean well built model.

I like how you went with the more realistic Injected Hemi instead of the twin Blowers from the kit. Did the Studebaker logo come from the Avanti kit ? This is what happened to a lot of Starlite coupes back in the day since they were so aerodynamic even before you chopped the top. Great looking build and represents what so many of the Salt Flat cars looked like .

Great save on the body. I also remember when guys were cutting up the 1:1 Buses but few seemed this short.

You have a good mix of body parts. I think the Roof from the Buick is what gives this model a unique look. Very nice and a perfect choice of wheels for this Cruiser.

Outstanding Paint and Body work. I like the Sedan Delivery concept, but the Fade Paint job is what really catches my eye.

Do you realize just how lucky you are to have even found this kit ? I have looked for years and if you find one they want a Kings Ransom for it. Your build looks like it just drove out of the sales brochure. Very well detailed and with a Convertible you can really study the interior. Very impressive looking build.

Another great '60's GM car. Is that your car as your Avatar ? I had an SS also, great cars.

The color is blindingly bright. You mentioned that you haven't built a model in years, it's kind of like riding a bike, it comes back quickly in your case. The foiling looks great and the engine looks well detailed also.

I like the "stock" look . The wheels look just like OEM with the Argent paint color and one year only center caps.

That Impala would look a lot better with some American's and Cheater Slicks on the back. I hope he has something under the hood to back up that Scoop.

I have enjoyed following your build and the driveline engineering you have put into it. You mentioned the "Clear over Weathered" style of finish that seems popular. My preference would be a combination of Semi Gloss and Flat clear top coat. This would seem more realistic to me, but that's just my opinion, do as what every looks best to you.

The details on the engine and chassis is outstanding. The interior almost looks to nice in relationship to the exterior, but I wouldn't change it. I have to go rent that movie again and see if it's still as funny as when I saw it last.

Show me a picture of the skid plates and I'll tell you if he's been off road.

Saw that last night. I have come to really like how this show is presented and hope it will return next season. I have always been impressed by how they go about their restorations and last night was I think the best. They focused of the body and paint and their guy is a real artist in the way he works the metal instead of loading Bondo everywhere.

I was working at a Chevrolet Dealership and ordered an '86 Monte SS for my wife. It toke me a whole day to get the front end to line up and I was lucky since ours was one of the better ones. We drove it off and on for 17 years and 98k miles. Sold it for what I paid for it. Not a bad deal and the car ran perfectly, always serviced and garaged. Won first in class at Sonoma Ca. Super Chevy Magazine show in '88 and '90.

You know some Chocolatiers sell infused candies like this. Good luck with your experiment.

Your efforts paid off with this. I agree this is not the easiest kit to build, but you made it look good.

Lots of great looking photos. I like the close ups in the Pits.

Thank you for sharing. I enjoy seeing what is going on in other parts of the world. I'm very partial to Manaro's and owned an '05 Pontiac GTO . I wish we could have gotten the Ute's but GM shot themselves in the foot instead.