Porscheman Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I picked this one up at LIARS swap meet, I ordered the grill inserts from Modelhaus and going to take it apart this after noon and put it in Purple Power. Sorry for the blurry photo's, but this is the last time you'll see it this way. Thanks for looking. Al Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki
GMCMAN52 Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Nice start to a clean kit, it's going to be a kool BIG PONTIAC
Jhedir6 Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I'll be watching. I love restoration projects. Keep us posted.David
cobraman Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I am sure you will make it a head turner Al.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 This is a pretty rare & expensive kit that I still haven't been able to find!It ought to be a nice one Al! Steve
Ron Hamilton Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Al, I know you will do this one justice. I bought this one about 30 years ago, and it was not cheap. It was a new kit. Since I hung out with the likes of Bill Geary, I thought that I would try my hand at a better detailed model with opening doors and trunk. I brought the project to the Toledo NNL, and of course I was encouraged to finish it. During the course of the build, I decided to use the chassis, drive-train, and floor pan out of the then new AMT '62 Catalina. Of course I had to scratch-build nearly the entire interior. Over the course of the build, I broke the A pillars, the rocker panels, and vent windows. It took me almost 3 years to get it done. I love the model, but I will not attempt such a feat again.I did not even put mirrors or door handles on it. I have another '64 GP, and this time I am going to do it from the box.
slusher Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Looking forward to seeing your restored classic Al.
StevenGuthmiller Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Al, I know you will do this one justice. I bought this one about 30 years ago, and it was not cheap. It was a new kit. Since I hung out with the likes of Bill Geary, I thought that I would try my hand at a better detailed model with opening doors and trunk. I brought the project to the Toledo NNL, and of course I was encouraged to finish it. During the course of the build, I decided to use the chassis, drive-train, and floor pan out of the then new AMT '62 Catalina. Of course I had to scratch-build nearly the entire interior. Over the course of the build, I broke the A pillars, the rocker panels, and vent windows. It took me almost 3 years to get it done. I love the model, but I will not attempt such a feat again.I did not even put mirrors or door handles on it. I have another '64 GP, and this time I am going to do it from the box. Looks nice Ron! I just did a quick look around last night & came across a couple of '64 GP kits. You're looking at a couple hundred bucks for an unbuilt kit. Even a good builtup will probably run close to $100.00. Treat it well Al! Steve
MrObsessive Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 It was a new kit. Since I hung out with the likes of Bill Geary, I thought that I would try my hand at a better detailed model with opening doors and trunk. I brought the project to the Toledo NNL, and of course I was encouraged to finish it. During the course of the build, I decided to use the chassis, drive-train, and floor pan out of the then new AMT '62 Catalina. Of course I had to scratch-build nearly the entire interior. Over the course of the build, I broke the A pillars, the rocker panels, and vent windows. It took me almost 3 years to get it done. I love the model, but I will not attempt such a feat again.I did not even put mirrors or door handles on it. I have another '64 GP, and this time I am going to do it from the box. Hee-Hee.............but you got 'er done dincha?
kelson Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 I'm looking forward to the resto,got one of these in the stash to,i need to get in gear and order the missing parts from the modelhaus.
Ron Hamilton Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Hee-Hee.............but you got 'er done dincha? I was determined to get 'er done. Unfortunately for me I have several projects that are in various steps of being built. Most of them for paint, as I have a hard time deciding on a color, or which one to finish. Fortunately for me, if I did not buy another model, I have enough projects to last me a few lifetimes.
Crusader101 Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 I'm looking forward to the resto,got one of these in the stash to,i need to get in gear and order the missing parts from the modelhaus.Same here, I recently ordered some Modelhaus parts for mine. Gotta get these parts for stashed projects before they close the doors!
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