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Outstanding showroom type build. The colors are different than what you usually see. The interior and foil is perfect.

Turned out great. Once you get the foil done it should really look outstanding. I have to agree on the rear ride height, it would look better if it sat level.

May the FORCE be with you on your personal health issues. My condolences for your mother. I also lost both of my parents to Cancer. Your build is very original in so many ways. In addition to the custom body and interior I really like the unique blower setup on the flathead.

Amazing build. So much detail work, its hard to take it all in.

Great find. The 1:1 Merc. had a chrome molding down the side that ran from the top edge of the headlights too the edge of the rear, then turned down in an arch over the tail lights before ending at the rear bumper. The molding may be very faint on this body. This might be one idea to use if you go with a tu-tone paint job. Since your thinking a custom maybe a fade paint scheme.

This guy seems to know how to drive in this terrain. He should see if G.M. wants to buy this footage for a TV ad.

That hurts just to look at. You should really get some medical attention just incase of a possible infection. I did the same thing on the end of my index finger just below the nail once. After cleaning the wound the doctor just super glued it and sent me home. Hope you get well soon.

Beautiful clean build.

Looking at the instructions, the intake manifold for the Fuel Meter #510 is not shown. I think that what they left off was to use the intake manifold #16 and mount the Fuel Meter in place of the carb. The Blower Intake Manifold #530 is attached to the Fuel Meter and is attached to the two Super Chargers. The single blower setup is a "blow thru" system using the carburetor and the duel blower system was a fuel injection system.

Put together with a very clean and plausible look. Would there be a front frame cross member ? Great looking exhaust and the color details on the driveline components.

Beautiful clean day 2 look. You are right this is a great kit.

I think I like the Turbo nose the best. They all look to be in very good condition especially for "rust belt" cars.

I had two personal experiences with Rotary engines on the street. I used to work in new car dealerships. As such I was around many different cars. One day they sold my demo so that night I just drove the trade-in as I was going out to dinner that night. It was a Mazda Cosmos with a 5-speed. I was headed north on Hwy 101 going to San Luis Obispo with light traffic. That night I got lucky because I completely ignored the speed limit and I can tell you I was amazed. It was faster than the Supra I had been driving. A couple of years later I was working at the Mazda dealership in Seaside Ca. and one of the mechanics in the shop had a Mazda pick-up that had a Rotary from the factory. He had reworked an RX-7 engine for it and it was a terror on the highway. I have always wondered why the engine never became more main stream.

Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow maybe close. Look at some of the military paints at the hobby shop, this is where I have found many good interior colors.

Looks great. You brought it back from the dead. What kind of decals are you waiting on ?

Like the build. Hard to believe how fast these little things were in their day. It would never pass Tech. today.

Looks great. Like something the old Inch Pincher crew out of Riverside California would have raced.

Nice looking truck. I have one that I never finished years ago. The kit had a long bed "style side" I think they were called. I like the step side look much better.

Great looking build. I like how you weathered the body and interior.

Great build. I like the idea of the 24 hrs. and the weathering. As an aside on the rotary engine GM issue. GM was going to put that engine in the Chevrolet Monza when it came out. If you can find one that hasn't rusted away look at how high the transmission tunnel was in that car. That may be why it was so easy to put a v-8 in one later. Mazda did get it right after they got the seals to stop leaking oil into the combustion chamber. No low end torque but hang on once they got wound up. Again a great build.

Very classy looking build. I have always liked these cars, just never got to own one. This is the next best thing.

Tremendous amount of work on this build. Hard to think this is the same kit that it is based on. Looks like a car I saw in Street Rodder Magazine a couple of months ago.

Looks great. I like the way you can just see the rear shackles for the leaf springs below the body.

Looks super nice. I have to agree on the front fenders fitting. That was always the one hold back on this kit, Great color choice.

Great color combination. All of the styling changes work together, fins and all.