hedotwo Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Finished the build of one of our family cars, a '61 Impala 4 door. Dad bought the car new and kept it til he traded it in on a '67 Impala. I started with a rough friction promo that needed a fair amount of work, but fit my budget. I posted a thread in the WIP area of some of the repairs I had to make. I used MCW Seafoam Green and Tamiya Pure white lacquers for the exterior colors and Apple Barrel Key West and Aquamarine acrylics for the interior. I replaced the promo metal chassis with an SMP '61 annual along with the firewall and other engine compartment items. I can't say for sure where the small block came from. Wheel covers were from the Lindberg '61 Impala along with the fender ornaments. I modified the wheel covers to represent the centers a bit better than the annual did. Overall I'm really pleased with the result of the build but there are things I could have taken more time with and done better. I think we all come to the time when we're ready for the build to be done so we can move onto the next project. Shout out to Hi-PO for a couple of my wheel cover decals and to Tom Geiger for printing out replicas of our license plates. Thanks a bunch for looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Quite the magnificent rescue! She was certainly in rough shape to begin with. Spectacular finish and detail work and the color choice is outstanding. I’d say you’ve done the memories of the family Impala proud. Thanks for sharing this gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Excellent restoration Rich! I really like the colors! I always have an appreciation for builds like this. Not many are willing to put in the time and effort it takes to turn something that most would toss into something that looks like this. Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 x2 on what they said. Its a very pretty colour, especilly with the white walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Very nice, great save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Wow! Stunning save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSewen Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Great job !! Looks beautiful 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Beautiful looking build. The amazing thing is what you had to start with and to have it end up looking like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 An amazing restoration, you wouldn't know anything was even done to it. The colour choice looks spot on, I really like this. Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Super nice restoration, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Beautiful car, and super save of the old model. Very nice, subtle color, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Came out great. Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Great rebuild Rich. The color combo is perfect for that car. Well done👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Looks great! It's fun to have a family car come back to life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Beautiful model Rich!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Looks amazing, excellent restoration!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 This is a gorgeous model. What a tremendous job you did bringing it back from a very sorry state! It's always great to see an uncommon body style. Everything looks very accurate and I enjoy seeing models that have a back story, -nostalgia is a big part of car modelling for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Great job on this restoration! A huge amount of work, but it certainly paid off and you have an outstanding and unique model that also has sentimental value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 That's spectacular work all around and I wouldn't even know how to begin restoring a model that started in such a condition. Nice backstory on the car that provided the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Great restoration job! Color looks bang on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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