Johan 63 Oldsmobile

[thatz4u]

Shown as received from Steve Guthmiller in a deal, I plan a few upgrades for it...we'll see how it goes.....

[Modlbldr]

I'll be watching. I just got one last month from someone. Mine has been stripped to the light blue plastic but looks in about the same condition. Can't wait to see what you do with yours.

Later-

[Ace-Garageguy]

I'll be following. I've got the kit and a 1:1 Dynamic 88 convert to start on sometime.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looks familiar Al.

I'm watching.

 

Steve

[Ron Hamilton]

Oooh!  I have both the hardtop and convertible kits to build. I only wish that it was a 62, as Dad had one.

[thatz4u]

painted & chrome work finished, new interior ready....

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looking nice Al!

 

 

Steve

[jjsipes]

I love these old Johan kits. Wish someone would retool or find the original molds and bring them back. Olds looks great.

[ewetwo]

I agree. I'd love to get a few of these also. We can only hope.

[Geno]

Man that's looking great Al. 

[espo]

• I like the blue you picked for the body. The '63 Impala interior? 

[StevenGuthmiller]

52 minutes ago, espo said:

• I like the blue you picked for the body. The '63 Impala interior? 

When I traded this kit to Al, the interior was missing.

 

 

Steve

[thatz4u]

started work on the engine, more to come....

[thatz4u]

On 1/25/2019 at 4:25 PM, Modlbldr said:

I'll be watching. I just got one last month from someone. Mine has been stripped to the light blue plastic but looks in about the same condition. Can't wait to see what you do with yours.

Later-

thanks, I have a few ideas for it, we'll see how it works out.

On 1/25/2019 at 7:17 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

I'll be following. I've got the kit and a 1:1 Dynamic 88 convert to start on sometime.

why not start it now?

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, thatz4u said:

...why not start it now?

As far as the real one goes, I don't have an enclosed workspace for it at the moment, here in Ga. I'll be moving the car to Az., along with everything else, after I finish up two client projects here. There's a decent sized shop with attached paint-booth and office, as well as a lift, at the property out there.

I've been picking up bits and pieces for years, like a vintage Edelbrock 3X2 manifold, etc.

I HAVE been using the convertible model to get a feel of what sort of wheels and rubber and stance I want to go for on the real car, and experimenting with things like body-colored bumpers, etc.   

All your work looks great, by the way.  

Edited February 12, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[ewetwo]

Looking great.

 

[Super28]

Like it!

[thatz4u]

On 2/12/2019 at 1:37 PM, ewetwo said:

Looking great.

 

 

21 hours ago, Super28 said:

Like it!

thanks guys

[thatz4u]

On 2/7/2019 at 12:17 PM, jjsipes said:

I love these old Johan kits. Wish someone would retool or find the original molds and bring them back. Olds looks great.

or maybe 3-D print them........

[ewetwo]

I agree Al. I’ve been waiting for the round 2 1959 imperial but nothing yet.It’s not a johan but still a kit that you don’t see often.

[thatz4u]

On 2/14/2019 at 4:59 PM, ewetwo said:

I agree Al. I’ve been waiting for the round 2 1959 imperial but nothing yet.It’s not a johan but still a kit that you don’t see often.

small update 2/25/19....bumpers chromed ......

[ewetwo]

Nice.

[espo]

Coming together nicely.  

[Brutalform]

This is an interesting build. I rarely see a nice Olds being built from the early 60s. 

This is looking really nice so far. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

5 hours ago, Brutalform said:

This is an interesting build. I rarely see a nice Olds being built from the early 60s. 

This is looking really nice so far. 

That's absolutely true.

Mostly because Oldsmobile and Buick have been so grossly ignored by the kit manufacturers since the annuals disappeared in the mid-60s.

This is about the only full sized Oldsmobile kit that can still be found from this time period.

 

 

Steve