Mpc 1968 Gto

[Ron Hamilton]

This one started as a builtup I got off of ebay. A very good friend of mine has a one to one red '68 hardtop currently being restored. It took everything for me not to do this one in red, so I decided to do it as if I owned the car instead.

I used the MPC '69 442 kit for its chassis and underhood area. The body needed a slight bit of work, where I filled in a sink on the right front fender fron the original firewall, and I added a set of vinyl roof mouldings.

The vinyl roof is masking tape, painted with the same paint used to paint the car (Tamiya Dark Blue), with a clear flat lacuer overcoat. The GTO crests and rear fender decals are from the Last Detail GTO sheet, and a set of Keith Mark's GTO set.

The wheels are detail painted resin Pontiac Rally II's with a set of Chromed Trim Rings from a set of Parts Box Chevy Rally Wheel Rims and the tires are Resin Firestone Wide Ovals from Replicas and miniatures. The engine and transmission came from the Revell '68 Firebird, which will eventually end up as a Sprint with the OHC6 and Resin Flat Hood From Perry's, but thats a project for the future. I had one of these when I was 11 years old as one of my xmas gifts. It never got built, as it was a "short shot" where half of the front fenders was damaged beyond repair, and I didn't have the skill to fix it.

This build more than made up for that one.

[Darrell Gwinn]

Beautiful!!!

[Raul_Perez]

As a true Pontiac lover, this is a great build!!!

[kelson]

Great rebuild !,looks stunning.!

[lizardlust]

Stunning Goat, Ron!! The additional detailing and flawless finish really show the potential of the old MPC castings!!

[Don B]

Excellent work on the goat. Very clean. Nice to see an American Muscle Car in true form. The redlines really set it off.