Chuck Most Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 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. 1
bigdrag1 Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Man, what a save !! this is really sweet, way to go !!!
mod3l Lover Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 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.
1972coronet Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 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 ?
Chuck Most Posted December 25, 2018 Author Posted December 25, 2018 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.
rickcaps55 Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Dam ! that's a awesome save very nice.!!
RichCostello Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 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.
carmad1957 Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Super rescue! Man, that's a really sweet lookin' 62. Very nice
SoDak1 Posted December 25, 2018 Posted December 25, 2018 Well done! What is that air cleaner? Ive never seen that before
Chuck Most Posted December 25, 2018 Author Posted December 25, 2018 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.
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 Great save! Really like the front treatment and those tires are a nice add!
donb Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 19 hours ago, Renegade said: Great save. Love those triple whites. I agree. Just seems to make the whole car!
Gramps46 Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 Super save and the color is a perfect match.
Peter Lombardo Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 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.
br67 Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 Nice save sir - really like that little touch of the Barris decal on the lower fender
RAMBENNA Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 great save, looks like something Elvis would drive. looks great nice work
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