om617 Posted May 27, 2018 Posted May 27, 2018 Got this old MPC some years back. Was lucky to get it reasonable because someone been very entusiastic about using glue,a real gluebomb. Hood was glued shut,glass and some other parts where destroyed. Soaked the entire thing in Purple Power around a week before the 4 layers of paint let go. Thankfully the scripts where good and also managed to get the tail lights out. Short sum up. Lucerne Blue,Sandalwood interior,400 engine and 400 auto. 1971 first year the rear spoiler was optional,this one from Missing Link. The dealer installed vinyl stripes are from Keith Marks. These stripes are not shown in the original brochure but was avalibale at dealers and you might seen them back in the day,or on restored cars today. The air cleaner decals is not factory,but i did add one anyway. Thanks for looking and hope you like.
kelson Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Nice save and restore!it's funny but I have a 69'Firebird convertible painted the same color as your's!!
Robberbaron Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Great work! Never would guess you had started with such a mess.
bbowser Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, ChrisR said: Great save!!! Agreed! Got any "before" pics?
DumpyDan Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Well well that turned out rather nice, great save and great job.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Looks great, nice job. Love these old Firebirds and Trans Ams.
espo Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Beautiful looking build. I have always liked the Formula Hood better than The Trans Am Hoods. I didn't notice the Stripes in your photos.
om617 Posted May 29, 2018 Author Posted May 29, 2018 20 hours ago, bbowser said: Agreed! Got any "before" pics? Thanks. Not sure i have before clean up.
NYLIBUD Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/28/2018 at 10:12 AM, espo said: Beautiful looking build. I have always liked the Formula Hood better than The Trans Am Hoods. I didn't notice the Stripes in your photos. I agree 100%,.The Formula hood is really mean looking,and to me,it was Pontiac's best looking hood.And like you said,even better than the TA shaker hood.
GMCMAN52 Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/28/2018 at 8:30 AM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Looks great, nice job. Love these old Firebirds and Trans Ams.
bill lanfear Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 Nice save!I too love the formula hood over the shakers and especially the later turbo (yuck!) hood.
Anglia105E Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 Superb photos, and another glue bomb is saved! Liking the paint colour and also the hood. David
afx Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 A nice pair on your model Tommy. Wait I mean a nice pair of models.
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