StanGlover Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 This is my first build in 15 or so years. It’s a vintage MPC Cavalier kit I scored from eBay for $13. Airbrushed in Tamiya Gloss White. I built it mostly stock but with the optional turbo kit, because I’m sure the real car needed it ? The windshield and rear window suffered from the infamous MPC “tire weld” so I installed the rear window louvres and made a new windshield from acetate sheet. I loved the bright blue plastic the kit was molded in so I left the interior bare, which is actually close to a real Cavalier interior color I found in a brochure online. The body paint is nowhere near perfect but it’s a lot better than the brushed paint jobs I did as a kid. On to the next one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Looks Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Great looking Cavalier. Not something you see being built very often. Nice to see it done as a basic Showroom style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Clean. As David said you just don't see one of these very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Looks great. I have one I built too. These kits haven’t been issued since the car was new but you can still find them super cheap. It actually is a nice kit that goes together well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) I like it, very nice. Looks like one of those kits where the box art doesn't inspire much but turns out to be a surprisingly well detailed model. The 1977 Monte Carlo SnapTite is one of them. Edited September 8, 2020 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Thanks everyone! I was surprised by how detailed the kit turned out to be. I'm working on the AMT '77 Pinto reissue right now; it is a very crude kit in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpey Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 This brings back so many memories. great job on it My old boss when I was in college had one judt like this we used to pickup stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1943 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Zack, you did great! I really like it, and you don't see one of those every day. Brings back memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 It looks great. I owned a real Cavalier for many years. It was a great, underrated car. It's fun to see a nice model of one. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Back around 1998 I had just got my 65 Barracuda on the road after a long slumber in my garage. I drove to buy beer and when I came out there was a young guy looking it over. We got into a conversation and he enthusiastically shared that he was restoring a 1982 Cavalier. That wasn’t exciting to me, but I said it was cool and encouraged him. I thought of the Cavalier as too new and boring to restore. As I drove home I started to think. When I was 17 I was that kid. I was very excited about my 66 Valiant then, which was only an 11 year old economy car at the time. At least his Cavvie was 17 years old! Times change and life rolls on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanGlover Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Great story Tom! I love it when people keep well maintained everyday cars on the road far beyond their intended life span, or take the time to restore a car no one else bothers with. A restored ‘69 Camaro? Cool, but everyone does those. A daily driven 1981 Plymouth Horizon in 2020? Please tell me more! I’m currently driving and slowly fixing up a ‘93 Mustang LX convertible. Everyone is fixing up the 5.0s, no one touches the 2.3s. It’s very slow but I still have a blast puttering around in it with the top down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Well done! I bought a few of those kits to cut up for NASCAR modified.....but yet to build one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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