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I have tried several different clear coats thru the years. I have had no problems with yellowing in over 20 years. I have used Model Master Ultra Gloss Clearcoat and my personal favorite is Tamiya Clear TS-13. The models displayed are always away from direct sunlight and that may be the reason for not yellowing.

They are pretty much in order as I recall it. There was an original issue before all of these that was a 2 in 1 type.

Paint turned out great. Are keeping the nose up ride height ? Like the idea of the blue/white interior.

Looks great. All great race cars were given testing before the final paint job was applied.

Late to the party. Just read all of the comments by others on the subject of this build. I personally like it and think it is relevant. If you would like to see some of the current styles today look at the Contest section under Cruisin Nationals Car Show Memorial Day '16. You will find pictures from one of the top car shows on the west coast held in Santa Maria California. This will show the building trends going on right now.

Looks fantastic. This kit happens to be one of my all time favorites. Like you I have a personal connection to this era of Fords. I remember as a child ridding home with my father when we toke delivery of a brand new '49 Ford 4-door Custom sedan. Years later I owned two different '51 Ford Tudor coupes which I enjoyed very much. I agree with Steve Cosby, building a model of something you have owned or was in the family or even something a friend owned is always more fun.

Very nice build, I like the head lights up I don't think I've seen that done before.

Great looking build, I agree with the others on the rear tires.

Beautiful build. It's a shame all of the attention you gave the interior is hidden from view.

Great attention to detail. If it were pictured with a better background it could pass for the real thing.

I looked on Google since I wasn't sure of the year, I know these images look extreme but that is the light I was thinking of. I don't remember them looking that extreme when used and they would use some of the sheet metal from the donor car to mold them into the tail light area. They would use some of the donor sheet metal to make a small body line running forward on the body from the tail lights. It sounds extreme but it actually looked very good and mirrored the body line from the rear bumper going forward. Enough of all this. Lets see more of your build.

Great job on the body work. One advantage of the body in a molded color is that its easier to see what needs sanding and saves on primer. I can see from the pictures just how smooth you have gotten it.

You have a great imagination. This looks like something from the Diesel Brothers TV series.

Absolutely apocalyptic.

Very realistic weathering. I will have you know the radio reception was greatly enhanced with the use of said antenna despite its rather low price point.

Sinister looking Dodge. I like that a lot.

Great deal of body work to create this body style. Under hood detail is exceptional and the heater hose clamps really stand out.

Very nice build. I still can't stop thinking Cop Car when ever I see the front of Dodges from this era.

Looks outstanding. The extra details like the license plate and the plug wires really bring it to life.

I like your hinge for the hatchback, while not to scale and I don't think that it could be, that is basically the way Chevrolet did it at that time. A thought on hiding the hinge from view. First paint the exposed hinge either black or the color of the interior. With that and possible tinted windows I don't think it would be noticed.

The Plymouth lights would also look great. The tail lights I had in mind were around 1960 Chrysler lights that were part of the fender fins. They were not the flat elliptical type but more of a curved shape within a chrome surround with a flat mounting surface with the fender. The lights on the Plymouth you show were also used on the fenders of older step side style picks. The paint design on the Plymouth in the picture looks good also.

If it were me I would go with the Model Master Hemi Orange. The other paints would look good also, but when you are going for an exact color the Model Master paints are hard to beat.

The Nova SS was not a common in stock model. I had two for demos and bought one used in '86. I had high hopes and little money when I bought the Nova SS as our '66 El Camino had been stolen from the parking lot at UC Cal. Sacramento. The Rally Nova was a budget model offered to attract a buyer on a budget. It was more about stripes and black grills than anything else. That said it could be ordered with anything from a 250 six to a 350. That is when this became a really great car, but it had to be ordered with the right options. I ordered four Rally Novas in '77 for stock and equipped them as if they were SS's. As you may know in California we were limited on engines and transmissions we could order. A manual transmission was next to imposable to order on anything but a Z-28 or a Corvette. This had to do with the certification process for California Emissions ( smog test). Some how for a short time GM got around the certification for 4 speed Novas. When I saw this I ordered the Rally Novas and several Nova SS with the 4 speed. The GM and the Dealer owner both jumped my on this and my job was literally on the line. Amazing, they all sold and at a good profit in less than 60 days. It was a fun time for a car guy in the business and I was always amazed at how little some of these owners really knew what would sell if they would have to sell on the lot.

Great looking manifolds. Are they going to be available to buy at a future date ?

Very clean build. It really does represent a different time.