Revell 1957 Cadillac 4 door made into a convertible.

[carbuilder1950]

This old kit is pretty cool, but is also pretty primitive. The chrome is beautiful and well made,

as is the body panels with very nice detail. I left the "Dagmars" full chrome, as I am a "Bling freak," and

the Chrome hood and trunk emblems came from a 1957 Chevy.

After I got the body glued together, the long side chrome strip needed  some help, so I added a full length

of half round strip of plastic by Evergreen from the back door to the headlights, to eventually be foiled.

After that I used a donor 1966 Olds convertible for the package tray area that located the 'vert top,

and the Olds 'vert top that needed to be widened using round tubular plastic stock, again from Evergreen,

and used a 1959 Chevy chrome windshield frame and glass from a 'vert, to complete the 'vert conversion.

The body color is Deep Garnet Red Pearl Metallic.

Thanks for taking the time to look. Any comments appreciated.

Edited June 20, 2021 by carbuilder1950

[SSNJim]

Nice Caddy, but the Fordor Thunderbird behind it is what intrigues me.

Edited June 20, 2021 by SSNJim

[NOBLNG]

Well you certainly have a way with Bling David! This turned out beautifully!?

[gks1964]

Sweet!!!

[oldscool]

Wow! That turned out nice.

[cobraman]

That's a great looking model.

[bisc63]

Looks great in red! Well done.

[carbuilder1950]

Thank you all for you great comments. 

Much appreciated ??

[Hi-Po]

Beautiful!  Nicely done.  I like it.

[Dave Van]

You made that kit look really good!!

[Oldcarfan27]

There is a mural painted on the side of a building inside Knott's Berry Farm of a 57 Biarritz convertible. Not available in real life, but a beautiful "what if" design. 

Cadillac would have sold a lot more of these had they made them!

Great execution, David!

[Dave Darby]

Looking good!

[espo]

Beautiful looking finish and I like how you made it into a convertible. I just bought the Atlantis reissue of this kit and hope I can make it look as good as this. 

[PappyD340]

Beautifully done!

[1959scudetto]

Looks great, David - I don't know how you do it but you always manage to build conversions that look as natural as they came out of the factory !

[carbuilder1950]

40 minutes ago, 1959scudetto said:

Looks great, David - I don't know how you do it but you always manage to build conversions that look as natural as they came out of the factory !

Well thank you @1959scudetto (Helmut). ?

That's very nice of you.

This is a great hobby and I enjoy it so much.

The look just comes because that's what I enjoy building

Have a great day..

Dave

[Koellefornia Kid]

Probably the most beautiful build of this kit ever! Very well done!

[carbuilder1950]

3 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Probably the most beautiful build of this kit ever! Very well done!

@Koellefornia Kid

Very kind of you.

Thank you so much. ?

[Kah puts]

That thing is nuts, well done. 

[carbuilder1950]

10 hours ago, Kah puts said:

That thing is nuts, well done. 

Thank you @Kah puts.

Much appreciated. It was a lot of fun building.

[RomanII]

As Lilly Munster would say, "it looks so natural."  You made the hardtop look like a four door convertible that could convince anyone that GM built it.  Perfect color choice as well.  How about a 1957 El Morocco four door convertible for your next magic trick?

[Dan Hay]

This is a natural conversion of any hardtop because a hardtop is essentially a convertible with a non removable roof.  It looks great! 

[thatz4u]

very well done....

[carbuilder1950]

35 minutes ago, RomanII said:

As Lilly Munster would say, "it looks so natural."  You made the hardtop look like a four door convertible that could convince anyone that GM built it.  Perfect color choice as well.  How about a 1957 El Morocco four door convertible for your next magic trick?

@RomanII That's funny because I have been looking at El Morocco pictures and Barrett/Jackson just had several from a collection, up for auction this last weekend. I think they had a 1955, 56, and 57.

Only time will tell, but it's sure fun to think about.

Love this hobby. 

[slusher]

Absolutely beautiful!