AMT 1966 Buick Skylark Modified Stocker; How far is too far gone?

[Casey]

Several large images of the body shell can be found in this completed eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-1-25-AMT-1966-BUICK-SKYLARK-GRAND-SPORT-HARDTOP-USED-BODY-KIT-6566-/362544278304?hash=item546952ab20%3Ag%3A4usAAOSw7R9cUHcu&nma=true&si=RRtebrQbZgwM17O%2BHu%2BGhws5VAI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Mark]

On 2/8/2019 at 10:13 PM, ChrisBcritter said:

You deserve a medal. 

Here's the Oldsmobile...

[Ron Hamilton]

I'm glad I was able to get restorable examples of both the 66 Skylark and the 65 Olds 88.  I do not have the patience, nor the skill to pull off a restoration of the Modified Stock versions of these cars.

[garagepunk66]

10 hours ago, Casey said:

Several large images of the body shell can be found in this completed eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-1-25-AMT-1966-BUICK-SKYLARK-GRAND-SPORT-HARDTOP-USED-BODY-KIT-6566-/362544278304?hash=item546952ab20%3Ag%3A4usAAOSw7R9cUHcu&nma=true&si=RRtebrQbZgwM17O%2BHu%2BGhws5VAI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Thanks for the link Casey

[Snake45]

10 hours ago, Mark said:

Here's the Oldsmobile...

Sweet! I'm planning to do something similar with the Impala. Instead of rebuilding the wheel openings from scratch, I'm planning to chop them out of a common Revell '65 Foose donor. 

[Mark]

On a somewhat related note,  here's some more correction of past AMT tooling butchery...

I just need to pull the trigger on scribing the door lines.  I've got the templates, just need to do it.  Plans are for a two-door wagon, with a Nomad-like slanted "B" pillar...

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The Modified Stocker body.

[Casey]

Currently on eBay, being parted out. Good for reference:

Edited March 14, 2022 by Casey

[Oldcarfan27]

1 hour ago, Casey said:

Currently on eBay, being parted out. Good for reference:

Buy all the parts and call it done!

That's a clean body!

[Snake45]

4 hours ago, Casey said:

Currently on eBay, being parted out. Good for reference:

If I didn't already have one that looks exactly like it, I'd be in there bidding HARD on that one! 

And then there's the other green one that I finally finished up restoring last year....

[stavanzer]

Sweet Save, Snake!

I like the colour!

[Snake45]

39 minutes ago, alexis said:

Sweet Save, Snake!

I like the colour!

Me too! Not sure yet what I'm gonna do with my second green body, but probably something like a Day 2 street bomber of some kind. I don't have another stock interior, so there's that....

[Oldcarfan27]

2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Me too! Not sure yet what I'm gonna do with my second green body, but probably something like a Day 2 street bomber of some kind. I don't have another stock interior, so there's that....

Snake, check your email. 

[Mark]

On 2/11/2019 at 8:40 PM, Casey said:

Several large images of the body shell can be found in this completed eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-1-25-AMT-1966-BUICK-SKYLARK-GRAND-SPORT-HARDTOP-USED-BODY-KIT-6566-/362544278304?hash=item546952ab20%3Ag%3A4usAAOSw7R9cUHcu&nma=true&si=RRtebrQbZgwM17O%2BHu%2BGhws5VAI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

The only reason that seller listed the body and glass together, was because he couldn't get them apart!

[Snake45]

3 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Snake, check your email. 

Nothing from you since March 10. Are you sure you sent? 

[Casey]

2 hours ago, Mark said:

The only reason that seller listed the body and glass together, was because he couldn't get them apart!

Or maybe s/he/they were smart enough not to even try. ?

[Oldcarfan27]

6 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Nothing from you since March 10. Are you sure you sent? 

Check now.

[Snake45]

8 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Check now.

Got all kinds of mail from you now.