Tiger89 Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Built from the AMT "Mexicali Mudlark" kit that was a curbside. I carefully cut the hood open, used the engine and wheels from the newly-re-released Wildcat, radiator support, firewall, and windshield came from another newly-released '65 El Camino. The body was painted Tamiya light metallic blue.
Snake45 Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Very nice! One of my alltime favorite kits. I never knew the Mexicali Mudlark kit was a curbside, Well done and model on!
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Very nice. I think this is one of your best.
Spottedlaurel Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Nice one. They're an attractive car at 1:1 and your build does it justice.
shoopdog Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Very nice! I had a 1:1 in black as a teenager so it's quite nice to see as a model.
thatz4u Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 nice 66, I remember them new...color is right..
espo Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Great job getting the engine in there. Good color combination and the finishes are all nice and smooth.
Steamboat Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Super nice. I love the blue with the white interior.
doorsovdoon Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 Very nice curbside conversion. Colour combo is great, I like that the dash is black to tone all the white down a bit. Nicely done.
Tiger89 Posted November 1, 2020 Author Posted November 1, 2020 When I was completing this, I opened a sealed Revell '66 GTO to see that its chassis and engine bay could easily be joined to this old AMT body. The kit version I got was the last before the body mold was turned into the modified stocker.
larman Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 Looks great! Love the color! I would love to see AMT bring this one back, like the Nova wagon......
bisc63 Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 COOL! Wasn't aware this Skylark kit existed, such a good looking car! Thanks for sharing this nice build.
TransAmMike Posted January 31, 2021 Posted January 31, 2021 Very nice David, excellent foil work too.
Kromolly Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Very nice. That nailhead looks right at home between those fender wells. I wish someone would make a '65 Skylark Gran Sport, the first "GS 400". Or maybe they did and I don't know...?
Oldcarfan27 Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 On 10/29/2020 at 7:51 PM, Snake45 said: Very nice! One of my alltime favorite kits. I never knew the Mexicali Mudlark kit was a curbside, Well done and model on! Wait! Wasn't this released around '69? Well after the full detail '66 annual which was later butchered into the mod stocker. Is there a possibility that there was an ex-promo curbside body along with the regular kit body that might be still lurking in the deep catacombs of the Round 2 vaults?
TooOld Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Nice ! The '66 was a very good looking body style .
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