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Nice clean cruiser.

Looks like it has made a stage or two. Great build.

Simply amazing.

Seeing your WIP photos shows the research that went into this build as well as the amount of fabrication needed. Looks perfect.

Looks very nice. Any additional info on the build and maybe a couple more pictures ?

Great build, outstanding interior details.

No need to strip the gloss black paint, just give it a dust coat of semi-gloss or even flat clear.

I have been pleased with this method also, but use a light spraying of clear along the edge. Remove the tape before the paint fully dries. As suggested remove the tape slowly and peal it back at an angle.

Wow, great detail thru out. The paint is outstanding.

Another beautiful build.

I think this would give you the best look.

A lot depends on what you like and what style you like to build. From the picture it looks like you have two Ferrari's. Consider putting the Hemi from the Plymouth in one of the Ferraris. With a top mounted blower and the air intake sticking out over the roof. Too much ? Maybe keep it all under the stock body work with an exotic intake system. You could graft the body sides of the Ferrari with either the Mustang or the Camaro. You are only limited by your imagination.

You mean there is a new issue out ?

As the picture of the 1:1 Ford shows the chrome on these cars was wider than you might think. In the past I have owned a '46 two door sedan and a '48 three window. I think that some may find the three windows rear side windows looks odd but remember that that window pivots out at the rear and does not roll down. The chrome moldings that mount the window can give it an odd look because of there not being any chrome on the front edge of the glass. I have already gotten my 40% of coupon for Hobby Lobby and I'm going to town in the morning.

Well built, the color combo looks great. The Rally wheels without the hub caps give it a very aggressive look.

For myself I really like the Maroon/Champagne two-tone. You are going to want a white back ground for your decals so the side window area would be best left white or even a clear window. I think it might be easier to make your two-tone if you leave the Bel Air side trim. You mentioned removing the tail gate trim. I did this last year on a custom Nomad build. You will want to get a cold beverage and several sanding sticks, it will take a while. That would make the Nomad a little more commercial looking with the trim gone. If you're going with a more custom look you might want to remove the V-8 emblems below the tail lights also.

Now if it will just play Low Rider by War or is it Warr, I can't remember.

I have done only a few grills and find that most are cast in such a way that when I got the grill thin enough to make the opening the grill was almost to fragile to work with. The last one I did, and it came out very good, was on the '37 Ford pick up. I used a "pick" much like a dentist would use. The tool is about 6" long with a curved sharp point on each end. You use the tool to scribe the opening ever deeper from the front. In my case I scribed all the way thru, but on a later model grill I think if you scribed from the front as deep as you can without losing any of the grill detail you could then sand from behind. That my leave the grill with enough strength that it can be handled without damaging the grill.

Looks just like it came from the pages of Low Life magazine. All of the right accessories. You mentioned that you have a speaker system, why not have a siren sound track that so many Low Riders have. I'm not a Low Rider builder, but I appreciate and respect the effort that is put into these machines.

I have been enjoying your build. You mentioned that you were unsure about a rear bumper. Would the stock bumper work with little or no modification since you want to go shiny ? You may have to remove or modify the bumper guards as they would interfere with the tailgate. Or some type of diamond plate bumper, but that may clash with the look you are going for.

Great looking color combo. What are you planning for the inset on the body side moldings ? Interior might look good using the same colors of the exterior.

If you want to go with something like an OEM Lemonwood Yellow that was real popular on these you might check out Model Master # 28102 Phoenician Yellow. This is a Ford color but it looks just right for the Chevrolet Yellow for that year.

It may be hard to find but Jo Hann made a '60 Plymouth wagon.

I would look forward to seeing it in person. I may not be there this year for the first time in over ten years. I always have a couple of models on display and have had a table in the swap meet for the last three years. As luck would have it this is the first time ever that we have had a conflict with another interest that my wife and I enjoy. We will be at the Jeep Jamboree at SMOOR in southern Missouri.

Maybe do the opposite of lowering. Where you would change the front spindles only raising the front instead of lowering it. In the rear mount the rear axle under the leaf springs instead of mounting them on top. Just undo what was done to lower the model.