'60 Chevy question.

[Geno]

Does anyone one know if a tail panel has ever been made for a 1/24-1/25 '60 Bel Air? Thanks, Geno.

[Geno]

Must be a no I take it. maybe I can convert the Impala tail panel to work.

[SfanGoch]

Ready-made, just stick a a Revellogram chassis under it:

'60 Chevy 2Dr Sed.

[Geno]

Oh man, Joe thanks a million, that is just too cool. I sure do appreciate the info. Blessings, Geno.

[Daddy Mack]

SMP 1960 Chevrolet El Camino

[ChrisBcritter]

Even if you molded a copy instead of hacking one up, it wouldn't be correct anyway - it goes all the way across the rear with no license plate opening and the taillights are in the wrong place..

The resin kit isn't correct either - the taillights are too close together (correct for a wagon or El Camino but not for a Bel Air).

Edited January 28, 2019 by ChrisBcritter

[MrObsessive]

The ENTIRE resin kit is incorrect as the roofline is nothing more than a hardtop with center pillars added. The sedan roofline is quite different.......a bit taller and more “stretched out”.  ?

[MrObsessive]

Now it’s true that Chevy did make a ‘60 Bel Air hardtop (rare), but the taillight panel wouldn’t be like the resin. And then there’s those way too thick center roof pillars which wouldn’t be quite right for a hardtop with the windows up. 

[SfanGoch]

1 hour ago, MrObsessive said:

The ENTIRE resin kit is incorrect as the roofline is nothing more than a hardtop with center pillars added. The sedan roofline is quite different.......a bit taller and more “stretched out”.

Solution:

Remove the B-pillars and turn it into a Belair Sport Coupe. Besides, I didn't read anything in Geno's posts that indicated he specifically mentioned a sedan. Tail lights too close together. Move the inner bezels toward the center of the panel and obtain the correct spacing. Measure and cut off enough panel toward the center, measured from the inner edge of the bezels, equaling the correct distance from the outer bezels, flip the cut parts around and done. I'm a genius, figuring this out on the fly as I looked at the Star tail panel details.

So,  let's not go off on tangents about this, that and the other. Geno wanted to know about a tail panel for a '60 Belair. Biscayne/Belair 2 Door Sedans, same thing. Then get the '60 Biscayne Sedan from MCW. Correct roof line for a sedan, B-pillars, tail panel w/correctly spaced lamps:

See, the Star Models body is only 28 bucks, plus around 7-9 bucks for shipping. The MCW sedan kit is $55, including shipping. If one plans on using the Revelloogram guts to stuff under the body, the Star body is a better option than spending the additional 20 or so dollars for extra parts one won't/doesn't need. The correct distance between the tail light bezels also doesn't, in my opinion, justify the extra cost.

 

 

[SfanGoch]

1 hour ago, MrObsessive said:

Now it’s true that Chevy did make a ‘60 Bel Air hardtop (rare), but the taillight panel wouldn’t be like the resin.

 What do you mean the taillight panel wouldn't be like the resin? Comparing the Star Model taillight panel with that of the Belair Sport Coupe in this brochure picture

other than the distance between light bezels, there's no difference. If that isn't the issue, explain your point in a more concise manner.

[MrObsessive]

Noooo..................I'm talking about the very first resin model pictured Joe. Chris followed up with a picture that obviously shows what was correct for a '60 Bel Air rear end.

Seeing with my own bad eyes I can still tell that the tail panel on the first resin model is not correct. Since more than a few Bel Airs were sedans I had assumed he was talking about such. Maybe not.....he can answer if that's the case---I can't speak for him.

Either which way, the first resin one shown is not right..........the one you're showing (which I had no idea about) is correct.

That brochure you're showing? It's obvious from where I sit that the person that did the rendering, took some 'artistic license' in the drawing of the 'sedan'.

All I can say is..............

This........

Is NOT equal to this..............

[Geno]

Thanks for all the input fella's, I do appreciate it. This will be a mild custom so it'll be alright, I just wanted something besides an Impala as a starting point.