New release AMT 65 Pontiac Bonneville

[RDean58]

At the Art Center here in Aberdeen SD they have an "Open Art Session" every Thursday between 10am and 12pm. My wife and I go there, she usually works on her book while I prep models. Today I took in the 64 Cutlass 442 and the Bonneville kits. I moved the front axle holes forward on the Olds so the wheels look better balance in the wells.

 

Then I started to work on the Pontiac. I had already started to narrow the rear for some big tires at home, so I thought I'd work on the engine.  You can guess what I came up with.

 

 

Yeah, I'm going to have to cut out the hood on the Bonnie!

Here it is mocked up with the wide tires on the rear and the set of wheels from an AMT 66 Nova pro-street kit. Not sure if they will be the ones I use or not.

 

I "narrowed" the rear the old-fashioned way. I removed the wheel wells and sanded down where the axles go through until I had enough clearance. I also thinned the fenders on the body as well. I'm using the backing plates for the slicks from the AMT 50 Ford convertible to mount them with a custom-made metal axle. Front tires are the BF Goodrich tires from the kit.

 

I'll remove badges and door handles on the side and probably paint the lower finned panels grey.  I'll get some card stock to remake the rear wheel wells so the inner body don't show. So, what do ya think? Is the world ready for a blown, tubbed 65 Bonneville?

Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed.
 

[Sledsel]

That Bonnie' is gonna look sweet with those meats under it. Those tires always had the right height/with ratio in my opinion. Second to them would be the AMT and Monogram Nascar tires

[steveracer]

Twin Superchargers!  Awesome, that's gonna be one fast machine.  I like the way you hid the transmission under the blanket.  Must be super secret that you can't share with us, right?    

 

Man, those are some nice rags for the rear traction!