1977 pontiac lemans or Can Am body

[GlennP]

Just curious if anyone has seen a 1977 Pontiac lemans or even a Can am body .

[george 53]

Check with Ron Andrews of RMR resin. He has the Can-Am.

 

[DoctorLarry]

Here you go:

 

[DoctorLarry]

77 LeMans 4 door:

[disabled modeler]

Larry...Oh very nice..!   We once owned these...

Can Am

Grand Am

75 TA

74 GTO

Id love to be able to make replicas of them...are these based on the Johan 75 Cutlass body..?

[DoctorLarry]

Mark: yes they were.  I am finishing a 73 Buick Gran Sport and 76 Buick Century Indy 500 Pace Car then my next project is a 74 GTO.

[DoctorLarry]

Here's a copy someone built:

[gator52]

On 1/26/2018 at 9:36 PM, DoctorLarry said:

77 LeMans 4 door:

That looks great; are copies available?

 

Jonah

[yellowsportwagon]

Larry you have any pictures of the Buicks? I would be interested in them.

[DoctorLarry]

Tim, I have two posts with pictures; Buick Brothers and 76 Century Project. Here is the 76 almost done:

 

[yellowsportwagon]

If you cast this I am interested. Question will the roof overlay be molded on or separate?

[disabled modeler]

On 2/1/2018 at 12:24 PM, DoctorLarry said:

Here's a copy someone built:

Larry...very nice..!   Love it.  I thought they looked like the Cutlass was the base model for them...very cool..!

[DoctorLarry]

Tim: Right now the overlay is glued on.  I intend to cast the hood and bumpers separate from the body so the spoilers, hood bump and roof band could be sanded off.  It's just a lot easier to visualize everything if they are glued on.  Mark, thanks.  I did not build that-a guy on the board bought one and did it.  He also built one of my Grand Prix kits.

[yellowsportwagon]

Larry you should do the other roofline Century too. Or maybe  Regal!

[DoctorLarry]

Once I get the pace car done, swapping roofs will be pretty easy!

[DoctorLarry]

You wanting to do the Lennie Pond Regal?

[disabled modeler]

On 2/7/2018 at 10:21 AM, DoctorLarry said:

Tim: Right now the overlay is glued on.  I intend to cast the hood and bumpers separate from the body so the spoilers, hood bump and roof band could be sanded off.  It's just a lot easier to visualize everything if they are glued on.  Mark, thanks.  I did not build that-a guy on the board bought one and did it.  He also built one of my Grand Prix kits.

  I grew up with Pontiacs in the family..LOL.. we owned some really nice ones id love to be able to make replicas of someday...finding / affording them or the stuff to do them is the biggest challenge.  Ether way very nice work on the resins Larry.  

[yellowsportwagon]

3 hours ago, DoctorLarry said:

You wanting to do the Lennie Pond Regal?

Earnhardt drove one once or twice. The only Earnhardt car I’m interested in because it is a Buick. He drove one with the Monte roofline most of the others were the slopey back roof.

[DoctorLarry]

Got a picture for me?  I can graft the Cutlass roof onto one of the resin copies and then fill in the triangle windows to have the formal opera window. I did that for a guy who had an opera window Grand Am.  I re-did one of the resins with an opera window for him. LB

[yellowsportwagon]

Larry the roofline in the Pace car is cool with me

[yellowsportwagon]

Here’s a pic of Earnhardt. Has the same roof as Your pace car

[DoctorLarry]

I saw these decals on EBAY-looks like the regular roofline.

[DoctorLarry]

here's the one I mentioned. Definitely the standard roof with opera window.

[yellowsportwagon]

Here’s more standard roof cars. I wouldn’t waste another cutlass roof on this I would cut the back half of a  reissue MPC NASCAR Laguna roof off.  The qtr window is already the right shape just needs the louvers removed.

[DoctorLarry]

I have two Cutlass roofs I cut off of other projects in my spare parts bin...