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Now that's funny !!

Interesting, I had never heard of this prototype before. I remember a few of the Tiger roadsters with the 260 Ford engine available to the general public and recall seeing a few on the road. What I do remember was that it was a short lived project because of the Chrysler group bought all or part of the Roots group and they didn't like having a Ford engine in any of their products and the Tiger was dropped and the Alpine it was based upon stayed in production for a time. My be some one else has some additional and more accurate information on that. This La Mans project looks as if it could have been a real threat once they got the engine durability issues fixed. The rear body work looks big and bulky to my eye, but what really matters is if it would make the car faster.

Thank you for the input. The interior will be an additional challenge since the seat patterns are different. The '67 seat inserts had horizontal detailing and the '66 pattern was a vertical design. Your wagon and El Camino are outstanding. I really like the showroom look.

I believe that Ford offered the Kellsy Hays wire wheels as an option on the Thunderbird only. I would have to believe that Ford dealers would put them on anything else if you wanted to pay for it. The hub cap setup that Scott mentioned was a pretty common option on the Fairlanes of the day.

I like what you're doing with this Ron. Can you share a little bit about what you had to do on the front fenders ? I would like to do something similar only with the '66 El Camino. I once owned a '67 El Camino and have wanted to update the '66 El Camino body using the Revell '67 Chevelle body. I already have both kits, but you mentioned the problems you had with the front end. Any additional information you could share would be appreciated. I also read that article and think this would have been a really trick car to have owned.

I think I can understand where they're coming from. How many times have you purchased a Revell kit to get the wheels and tires or even other parts ? I've used the 40% off coupons from Hobby Lobby to do this and keep an eye on their Bargain area for long unsold kits. While I save money Revell still sells a kit and doesn't have to deal with different wheels and tires that they probably will not make much income off of. It's a smart business decision on their part.

In the past when faced with similar issues I used a large 35 gal. trash can as a base and a grocery store type cardboard box about 16" by 18" as a paint booth. They trash can put the "booth" at a comfortable level and the box contained a majority of the over spray. The over spray that did escape usually settles down into the trash can. I think if you used your outside balcony on a very calm day you would have little problem with over spray and the odors would be outside also.

I'm just finishing a build with a tutone interior. The colors are Orange and white in a combination of white vinyl and an orange cloth pattern. I used Tamiya white primer and masked and sprayed the orange. Then applied the cloth pattern decals and sprayed everything with Tamiya flat clear. It looks very realistic if I say so myself.

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.