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A while back I picked up a nasty old built up '62 Continental convertible. Since many of the stock parts were missing I opted to rebuild it as a period custom. The engine is from a '65, an F-100 Wild Kat grille was modified to fit, and I used the triple-stripe tires and wire wheels from the recent '65 Riv reissue. The first two pics show how it looked when I got it, and the others depict it now. 

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   Ooooooo!!!  I love it!  And I see you picked up the

new release of the '65 Riv kit!?!  Those triple stripe

whitewalls are sooo cool, right!?!?

      David S.

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Nice rescue ! The grille / headlamps is one of the custom pieces from the '53 F-100 , no ? Either way , it fits perfectly with the rest of the mods !

Love that colour --- Tamiya Gun Metal ?

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58 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

Nice rescue ! The grille / headlamps is one of the custom pieces from the '53 F-100 , no ? Either way , it fits perfectly with the rest of the mods !

Love that colour --- Tamiya Gun Metal ?

It's the charcoal color from the Testors One Coat line... I don't recall the actual name and I'm too lazy to look. :) I did use Tamiya Gunmetal to touch it up in a few areas though. It's a pretty close match. 

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4 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

It's the charcoal color from the Testors One Coat line... I don't recall the actual name and I'm too lazy to look. :) I did use Tamiya Gunmetal to touch it up in a few areas though. It's a pretty close match. 

I think that color is called Graphite Dust.

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54 minutes ago, RichCostello said:

I think that color is called Graphite Dust.

That sounds about right :)

4 minutes ago, SoDak1 said:

Well done! What is that air cleaner? Ive never seen that before

That's the custom air cleaner from the '65 Continental. 

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19 hours ago, Renegade said:

Great save. Love those triple whites.

I agree. Just seems to make the whole car!

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You did a great job saving that model..... the charcoal works so well on it.  I am in the process of build a Continental convertible, but I have the luxury of starting with a new kit in the box. Great save of a former disaster. 

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