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Outstanding art work. That is hard enough in 1:1 scale, 1/25th is just unbelievable.

Very nice. Great engine compartment and the interior is very well done.

Perfect looking reproduction.

Beautiful looking body work and great paint job. Summit Racing should be paying you sponsorship money.

Great looking Trans Am.

Very nice looking. There is something special in building a vehicle that you have owned. I built a model of my '67 El Camino 396 & 4-speed that I bought new and put over 100K on it. Brought back a lot of good memories. I hope you had the same experience.

Excellent job getting the appearance and primer spots like your fathers car. If you should want to make another model as the 1:1 build progresses you might think about the Revell '67 Camaro kit as a bases and do the very minor modifications needed to make it a '68.

Beautiful looking build. I have always thought this was the best looking Cougar body style. Your color choice looks perfect with the white interior. Like the others I had a friend with a Dark Green/ dark Saddle interior XR7 with the 390 and auto. You did a great car justice.

Great build and the perfect color choice. I like how you did the interior, it really makes it stand out.

I like the over spray on the chassis.

While at HL a couple of days ago your project came to mind. If you were not already aware of it, HL has a section with Balsa and Bass wood in various sizes. They offer some Bass wood that is paper thin and has faint graining and is very smooth. You may already have known this but it was new to me and I picked some up. They also had some "Wood Flooring" in their Doll House section that I'm going to use on another project. I really enjoy watching your build.

Thank you for the info. I guess I better start saving my lunch money for that Cobra Race Team.

Interesting build, the colors really work together. I like how you retro fitted the body side moldings from the earlier model Corvettes.

I like that a lot. Great job on the tilt front end.

That is the best aged battery I've seen in a long time. You might want to put a penny on the top of the terminals like the old days.

I agree that the Revell Nova kit would be the best base for that build. This kit has been reissued several times in various configurations. The one I would suggest is the Nova COPO edition with the green colored model on the box. This will give you a standard body and grill without any SS trim. It includes the bench seat and steel wheels and base hub caps that you may want. The only issue you will have is replacing the Big Block with a Small Block or 6 Cylinder depending. Those engines are easy to find and you have a very nice Big Block for another project.

I appreciate your concern about my remark to Bill Spencer about the license plate. My mentioning the type of plate was not meant to criticize but to only offer additional information that he may or may not have knowledge of. He acknowledge my comment and seemed to acknowledge it in the manor that it was offered. He strived very hard to replicate a TV vehicle and went into such great detail I thought he would appreciate the information just as I would. Like my mother always said "if you cant' say something nice don't say anything at all"

I agree with everyone else on the level of engine detail. I can't remember anyone doing the vacuum advance line or the manifold heat riser before. No floating generator and even the correct spark plug wiring bracket at the rear of the head. I'd display the engine by it's self.

I remember seeing a vehicle like these on YouTube some time ago. Don't remember under what subject heading I was looking but the vehicle was very interesting all the same. The video showed it on land and a frozen Lake first. It would go well over 50 m.p.h. and then it went out into the water and drove around fast enough to put up a good wake. Next they drove it up onto the Ice and drove off at high speed.

Man that has the perfect look about it. Just need a license plate and you would be good to go.

Great ageing finish. I expected a worn out 272 under the hood.

That would make a great Undercover Car or what we used to call a Narc Car.

I think I agree with the others your the only on that will really know the Valve Covers are reversed. I'm not a MoPar fanatic and I may be wrong but looking at the picture of the 1:1 car's engine the relief in the Valve Cover may be there to help clear the Exhaust Manifold or something else. Something on the order of the Chevrolet Big Blocks that had their Valve Covers notched to clear the brake boaster. I would give this a good test fit just to be sure. If it is an issue you'll be even madder at your self at that point or do what ever modifications you need to do for everything to fit. The '69 Road Runner was and is a great car whether in plastic or steel.

Amazing work on this build. The addition of the Chevy roof really changes this body for the better. I would hope you keep the three piece rear window but the Windshield I think would look better as a one piece.

Definitely a Ford ,but maybe a Fairlane from the look of the door panels.