Lowlife ! !

Love those 58 Impalas, such a beautiful car ! I like the colours you've chosen too, should look great !

Edward, Dan, thanks guys, and as I said Mark I'm not going THAT detailed on the dashboard ! ! When looking up pics/videos etc to research what the car looked like smashed, I found some extended footage of Reppertons gang doing there thing ! It showed Moochie, filmed from the back seat, defecating on the dash and another gang member Richard Cherlanie (I think that's how its spelt ! ) having a wee in the petrol filler ! ! And thanks for the offer Steve but I've sorted out the rolling stock ! I thought the steel wheels would be red, but it clearly shows them a steel colour, so I did them like this ! Oh and I'm slowly starting body mods, notice the front wing trim ? More soon .... !

Thanks Drake, might have to get one of these for the clean version I will be building of Christine ! But for this I'm using the kit version, with a manifold and twin carbs from the spares box. Chassis is built, but I have to find some steel wheels as the hubcaps are missing after she's attacked ! Also I'm not happy with the kits tyres and skinny whitewalls, so I'm looking to replace these too. Engines almost done, needs wiring etc but I can fit it to the chassis, then complete it ! And I've been playing around with mock ups and realised Christine is quite low when smashed up. I will be adding 4 flat tyres, but might lower the suspension a little too !? A couple of pics, and more soon........

Wow I missed this one JC, incredible work so far !

Coming along well, its tough getting a chop 'just right' but you nailed it ! Think I'd still add those quarter windows back in though !

Thanks guys, and no problem with the hi-jackin ! If anyone else is building a 58 Plymouth its useful to know ! So basically the kits engine IS a 350 commando, but has the wrong heads, manifold, carbs and air cleaners . Also Christine's engine has chrome plated valve covers and air cleaners.

Ah thanks for that Mike ! I was confused as a picture I found of Christine's smashed engine had the distributor at the front ! Oh well I'm going to change it around a bit now I think, so thanks for the heads up ! Think I might have mushed the valve covers too much too, so I'll redo those !

Great work so far ! You see lots of customs built, but not too many really add to the original cars appeal. I think you've really captured a typical custom that has improved on the original cars lines, takes a lot of skill to achieve such a subtle look ! Ill be following along for sure........

Thanks for replies guys ! Made a start on the kit engine, which is totally wrong ! If you've seen Mr Obsessives 58 Plymouth engine build you'll see how wrong the standard kits is. But anyway it is what it is, so I'm just using what's there, with a couple of minor changes. I found an inlet manifold and twin carbs I can use, the distributor is still at the wrong end ( should be at the back! ) but at least its a bit more like Christine's. The engine been smashed about with sledge hammers, and I'm slowly adding more bits to it to make it look half decent (hopefully !) I did chrome the valve covers, as Arnie`s were, but I'm probably leaving the air cleaners off as I cant find anything suitable to use. Here's what I've got so far........ Oh and in the pics the valve covers don't look chrome, but they are ! Its just bad reflections I think....

This should be fun to see built ! Its always good to me, to see people using a bit of imagination with their builds. No disrespect to the factory stock builders on here, but its good seeing something a bit weird for a change ! !

In my opinion you picked the best looking T-bird there is. Should look great with a few custom touches !

Looks great Bill, some very nice detail on those carbs. Looking forward to seeing it resting in your 58 build, when you get started on it !

Thanks ! Thought someone would guess, the glass is crushed sugar ! Glued with white glue, left until just sticky, otherwise the sugar dissolves ! !

Thanks for the comments guys ! Well interior is done for now, will be adding ripped headlining but its about finished.... All my pics are with taken with my phone, and the colours look different every shot ?? I imagine when Christine had all the windows smashed, from the outside, it would leave a lot of glass ! Hope this captures it, let me know !! And yes the glass is glued down, it doesn't all fall out if I lift the model up ! !

Wow thanks Billy, cant think of anything I need to ask, but I would love to see some pictures if he has any ?

Funnily enough I agree with James, above ! Keep the mock up wheels n tires, oh and loose the door hinges ! Looks great, whatever you decide, I'll keep looking in !

Looking good Steve ! I've got those chrome pens, pretty amazing ain't they ! I use BMF for side trim still, you can get a straighter line, and the pens for everything else ! On my Revell lowrider 64 I opened the door similar to you and couldn't fit the dash in, glad you didn't have a problem ! Its a good idea, a build like this, get some practice opening doors etc and its not the end of the world if you go wrong ! Yours is coming along well, great job on the hinges !

Nothing to criticize there, looking good so far !

Thanks guys ! iborg, I appreciate the ideas, but Christine was Pristine ! ! When Buddy Repperton and the gang trash her, I can't see the interior getting that dirty, also the dash wouldn't have time to rust ?? But thanks, there's still a lot to go into the interior yet, and I value peoples input ! Thanks Bill, I admire your work a lot, shame I can't get one of your engines for this build ! And from what the director said, they used 21 cars, and only 2 survived. At least a lot of the cars used were rough, they had panels,trim etc molded in rubber, for the same reason Christine had chrome trim and not gold, parts were not that easy to find ! And thanks Mike, I like the idea of footprints, great idea !

Thanks for the replies guys...... And yes I did remember `the perpetrator defecated on the dashboard` but that's one little detail I wont be adding ! Most of the interior is guess work as you never see the interior after Moochie has finished. I'm guessing after he ripped up the seats, and smashed the dash, he got out and helped with the bodywork alterations . So the interior wouldn't be too bad, the outside bodywork suffering the worst. Bit more on the seats and door panels, trying to replicate the inside white seat upholstery hanging out ! Not sure If I'm totally happy with the interior colours, I matched them up as best I could but the they dried darker than I thought ! Anyway a couple of pics, and I should have the interior finished soon, just experimenting how to replicate broken glass, think I've got it ! !

Stunning work Shawn ! Mock up car looks superb, glad to see back on these projects !

Looks like it came that way, very convincing, and your usual squeeky clean building style ! !

Thought id try the dash first, shame the plastic is so thick and hard to bend....Added wiring, bent chrome and open glovebox, drilled out dials and dents. Theres a sprinkling of broken glass yet to go on too ! More soon.......

Interior first, as the body has to be bent around it. I sliced the seats up (well Moochie did! ) and added bent trim, missing handles etc. Just loosely mocking parts together at this point. Once happy with this I'm going to paint !

Well I've seen a few versions of AMTs Christine kit, all very nice too, but I thought id try a different approach..... Ive been researching the car, the model and the film and I decided on this..... I'm sure you've all seen my favourite film too, well I'm building Christine after Buddy Repperton and the gang trash it ! ! Its possibly going in a small fujimi diorama, showing the plot at Darnells where the car was kept.... Heres a rough layout........