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I have an area in the basement that remains no lower than the 50's in the winter and always stays cool in the summer because its mostly under ground with a vent to the HVAC system. So I don't understand why this stuff just seems to turn in 30 to 60 days. Anyway I'm going to get some Castrol Purple this weekend and give it a try.

I think some of the AMT early 90's pick-ups had these as part of an option. Also check out any of the early "Pro Street" type kits as some of those had tires like this. The Revell '67 Chevelle "Street Burner" has some very nice treaded Firestones that are 3/4" wide and 1 1/4" tall. They would make great rear tires.

If your finish is really smooth you might start with a couple coats of clear and do your final polishing on that finish. I have used Tamiya TS-14 Black before and have always been happy with it, but it really needs a couple of clear coats to make it shine.

Thanks for the heads up on the Castrol Purple. I've been using something called Purple Power with less than satisfactory results. It will turn slowly to a jelly like substance even when stored in a sealed Tupper Ware container. It works slowly, 3-4 days, to remove kit chrome or paint. Looks like I need to go shopping.

A delivery would be my first pick also. I saw a resin Merc. chopped top "woody" and a Ranchero like body also. If nothing else you have a ton of nice parts for other build. I'd like to see what you make of this.

If all else fails you might look for a resin body you like since you now have a donor kit to work with.

The Nova will be the easiest to find. Revell issued the "Street Burner" issue of the Nova with Yenko decals included, #85-4237 is their issue number. Revell also had an issues of the '69 Camaro in both the Yanko and Baldwin Motion liveries. AMT had an issue of the second generation Camaro as a Rally Sport model with both the Z-28 and the Baldwin Motion liveries. Check with the after market suppliers on this web site and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. Good luck.

This is a great kit and I like your ideas on the build. I built one last year with the same Pegasus wheels you're using. As I'm sure you're finding out the stock rear suspension has to be relocated. Look at either mounting the leaf springs inside the frame or go to a four link setup. Taller spindles on the front should get it real low. Be sure when mount you're differential that the drive shaft doesn't hit the floor boards.It could be that you can raise the tunnel a little for clearance of the drive shaft. Look forward to seeing how you're build goes.

You might look at the new Revell '67 Camaro kit. It has Minilites for the "race" version. They may work. They just don't seem wright on a big block Camaro anyway. A SCCA Z-28 maybe but not on a big block.

I agree, it looks like it's in the 200 M.P.H. Club.

Really cool custom, really like the scalps paint job. You mentioned wanting to hear similar stories about old builds put aside. I started the '50 Ford convertible when it was first issued. I was just out of high school at the time. I used the chopped top and got as far as the gold base coat before life got into the way, I came across the kit in my stash about 2008 and stripped the paint and redid the interior in tuck and roll and painted it a dark Maroon after "Frenching" the head and tail lights and molding the grill. I got a first in class at a club car show with a "Show Car" theme. It was interesting to look back and see how adventuresome I was all those years ago. You build reminds me of the customs of the '50s and early 60's.

George did so much for the custom world and many other aspects of auto styling and yet never seemed anything more than a regular guy on a personal level, I had the good fortune of meeting him first in about '63 at an auto show at the old POP ( Pacific Ocean Park) pier in Santa Monica. They had an annual car show and a model contest. I happened to be in the model contest and he came by several times to talk to myself and other contestants. He was very encouraging to everyone and was very kind and friendly. Thru the years living in southern California I would see him at different car shows. He of course didn't remember me personally but what I remember is the way that he interacted with everybody as if the were all the same as he, just another car guy that loved to customize cars and nothing more. He will be missed.

Very creative, like the look. Thanks for the info.

Glad to hear that this is still alive and well. I built a woody as more of a street rod/surf wagon. I painted the base color for the wood first . Then masked everything and painted the metal portion gloss black and cleared. Then did the wood detail by hand with various dry brush and clear orange and clear yellows to get the well kept look on the wood. Lots and lots of Tamiya tape and a very sharp Xacto knife. I really look forward to this build in the future.

Thank you for sharing. Very impressed with the dioramas and models we never see here.

Depends on what model you're working with. If you have the Revell '57 Chevrolet 150 "Black Widow" you could either use the back half of the interior or use it as a guide to build your own out of sheet plastic.

Some time back I built a Revelle '56 Chevy 210 with the suspension, engine and drive line from their '69 Corvette. The biggest challenge was the rear suspension. I grafted the Corvette frame to the 210 frame just in front of the rear kick up and reattached the 210 frame after the rear kick up. The front suspension just took a little change to the mounting points on the 210 frame. The only real challenge is rebuilding the rear inner wheel wells.

Built one of there late model Dodge Charger kits that was part of their Police Car line. I built it as a version of the Charger RT in my driveway. The kit included a very comprehensive parts list for a Police build also. I would highly recommend this kit if its what your looking for.

Great build. Perfect stance and color.

Great looking builds. It looks like you will need to learn to read French on a couple of your up coming builds.

Are you still working on this ?

I like the hood treatment, was that from the kit or something you did ?

Have to agree with you on the '68-'69 Road Runners. While I'm more of a GM person I still respect good style and performance when I see it. The first "68 Road Runner I ever saw looked just like your build and I still remember how good it looked. Very nice build , look forward to seeing more.

Steve, We would probably do worse than 77%

Everyone has a favorite era, depending on when you first got into automobiles. From a styling point things really started to change in the mid fifties. The warmed over bodies from pre war were being replaced with fresh ideas. By about '55 things really started to change with small fins popping up and 2 and 3 tone paint jobs. By the late '50s the theme had become lower - wider and longer with even bigger fins. Early 60's the fins went away and more body sculpting became the theme along with stuffing the biggest engine they could make into it ( YA ) . The 70's styling got much smoother almost understated. Then in the mid to late 70's the "smog police" and safety comities started designing cars and it just seemed to go down hill from there. As always there are exceptions, but they are just that. As an aside I think what they are building now in many cases are as exciting as anything from the past, and I've seen to much past personally. Just my thoughts.