51 Chevy Bel Air - Jet Car

[Daxman]

Hello everyone. Here's my 51 Chevy Bel Air jet car. My wife picked this kit up for me on clearance for $11.She knows my taste in jet cars.

The side tail fins came from a 59 Chrysler Imperial curbside kit. I was looking for a cool way to mount the tail lights when I stumbled upon these. They give it a 57 Chevy feel.

The body lines on this car made it easy for me to mount the front and rear turbines. I was able to cut large sections away by following the panel lines.

I angled the lower door panels to give the front turbine exhaust a place to go. Unfortunately since the car is flat black and I added soot to the recessed area, you can't really see that it was modified.

The recess wasn't very visible so I added fins near the turbine exhaust to help give it some depth.

It was really difficult to find a color for this car. Ultimately it was a sinister looking car, so I decided to go with black.

I really like how the chrome trim line on the center of the door looks.

 

Since the power sources are at all 4 corners of the car, I'm always left with a big empty spot to fill under the hood. I just filled this one with random parts and hoses.

Here's the build:

 

 

Edited May 24, 2020 by Daxman
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[David G.]

Total Awesomeness!

David G.

[fivesuns]

super cool! 

[afx]

Enjoyed watching this come together.

[Daxman]

Thank you!

Here's a few more pictures.

Better shot of the grill

[Mattilacken]

Epic!

[TooOld]

That's pretty awesome !  I really like your solution for filling the engine compartment ! 

[Jonathan]

These are so awesome!

Do you have a picture showing the entire fleet?

[Scalper]

pretty cool 

[Rbray47]

I like it. The concept is really cool. Kind of reminds me of the cars in the Fifth Element. 

[unclescott58]

Very cool. I really like it. It's got the right vibe. 

[RancheroSteve]

Excellent - your imagination and your craftsmanship are first-rate!

[Daxman]

On 5/27/2020 at 6:12 AM, TooOld said:

That's pretty awesome !  I really like your solution for filling the engine compartment ! 

Thanks! I just started adding hoses until I filled all the empty spots.

On 5/27/2020 at 7:48 AM, Jonathan said:

These are so awesome!

Do you have a picture showing the entire fleet?

Not yet. I'd really like to show them all in one forum post. I said I was going to do it after I finished my last jet car. It's something I've been meaning to do. Maybe I can get to it this weekend.

[PatW]

Superb! I wish I had the imagination to build one of these jet car's/steam punk vehicles.

[PappyD340]

Extremely cool, well done!

[Grumpa]

Incredibly creative Dax! This build is in a completely different genre! I would say that "both" sides of your brain function pretty well! Awesome...and a bit inspiring!

[doorsovdoon]

Brilliant! Would fit right in the movie 'The fifth element'

[alan barton]

Every time I see one of your builds, it blows me away that you get the look so "right" when absolutely none of us know what "right" looks like!  Your Chevy is totally believable even though it is unbelievable that such a thing could ever exist.  You, sir, have a very special talent!

Cheers

Alan

[jbattersby]

Great job I love these kind of vehicles!

[RAMBENNA]

man this is fabulous, one great build looks so out of this world and believable. I love it

[Big John]

Fantastic work Dax! You have a great technique for weathering and rusted chrome.  Love the distopian vision you have for these vehicles. I believe I've seen some of your other builds, or was it just the WIP on this project.  Look forward to seeing any of your next projects.  

[H.A.K]

Love it.

[Andy Oldenburg]

What a cooool build! Looks fantastic!

[slusher]

Verry creative and wonderful build!

[John B.]

Very creative and imaginative - I could envision it in a Mad Max movie.