MPC 69 GTO Convertible 53 year build

[foghorn62]

Took over fifty three years, but I’m finally able to call this one done.  Started with a MPC 69 GTO Convertible screw bottom kit.  Found a chassis and engine bay parts pack for a Revell 68 Chevelle on EBay, and it fit perfectly.  Up top and windshield frame from a Revell 72 Olds 442 kit, also fit perfectly.  Pontiac 400 and interior are original MPC parts.  Wheels are 3D printed centers, with Dancing Bear turned outer rings, and scratch made aluminum inners.  Paint is Wicked Pearl Orange water base, Wicked Gold, Cosmic Sparkle, and a dash of ground dry pearl, with three thin coats of House of Color clear urethane.

[Koellefornia Kid]

Nice one! Paint looks great!

[Lobo2me]

It was worth the wait...nice job!  Love the paint job!!!

[Steve Geer]

That is simply stunning!  Beautiful paint and a terrific combination of components make a gorgeous GTO . . . no matter how many years it took!

[TarheelRick]

Very nice build.  Paint looks great and you have really nailed the stance: not too low, but down and nasty.

[thatz4u]

nice GTO ragtop, well done

[espo]

Great looking color and stance. The convertible top looks great as well. 

[Kah puts]

Let's see that sucker outside, probably need sunglasses! Sit's perfect. 

[cobraman]

53 years well spent.

[happy grumpy]

Slowly but surely. Great build and nice color.

[bisc63]

Great show-car flake job! Nice model.

[foghorn62]

16 minutes ago, bisc63 said:

Great show-car flake job! Nice model.

Thanks Rusty!  Believe it or not, there is no flake in it.  There is however a ton of pearl that really makes it sparkle under the lights!

TS

[slusher]

Looks great!

[Ian McLaren]

Great model, love the color,  Just discovered Wicked paints last weekend but have not tried them although I have been assured they spray pretty much the same as auto air.

[TooOld]

Great paint and a beautiful build !  That Cutlass top really finishes it off !

[foghorn62]

7 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

Great model, love the color,  Just discovered Wicked paints last weekend but have not tried them although I have been assured they spray pretty much the same as auto air.

Thanks Ian!  Yes, if you are familiar with Auto Air, you will have no problem with Wicked. They are the same company, and the paints are the same base.  The wicked line has wilder colors and pearls.

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, TooOld said:

Great paint and a beautiful build !  That Cutlass top really finishes it off !

Thanks Bob!

[foghorn62]

16 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks great!

Thank you Carl!

[foghorn62]

On 3/2/2022 at 9:23 AM, Koellefornia Kid said:

Nice one! Paint looks great!

 

On 3/2/2022 at 9:35 AM, Lobo2me said:

It was worth the wait...nice job!  Love the paint job!!!

 

On 3/2/2022 at 10:06 AM, Steve Geer said:

That is simply stunning!  Beautiful paint and a terrific combination of components make a gorgeous GTO . . . no matter how many years it took!

 

On 3/2/2022 at 10:10 AM, TarheelRick said:

Very nice build.  Paint looks great and you have really nailed the stance: not too low, but down and nasty.

 

On 3/2/2022 at 10:55 AM, thatz4u said:

nice GTO ragtop, well done

 

On 3/2/2022 at 3:01 PM, espo said:

Great looking color and stance. The convertible top looks great as well. 

 

On 3/2/2022 at 5:32 PM, Kah puts said:

Let's see that sucker outside, probably need sunglasses! Sit's perfect. 

 

On 3/2/2022 at 5:36 PM, cobraman said:

53 years well spent.

 

On 3/2/2022 at 6:20 PM, happy grumpy said:

Slowly but surely. Great build and nice color.

Thank you all, for taking a look, and your nice comments!  Your interest is very encouraging to me and greatly appreciated!

TS

[ewetwo]

Nice. The color is awesome.

 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Well Tim, you beat me, 53 years is probably a Guinness record and I really don't want to try to beat you on that!  I am however happy to see that you are also an excellent modeler with the styrene... ?

You got me at first glance as orange is my favorite color but the whole piece has much more to offer than a nice paint job... Impressive my friend, it's my favorite year for the GTO by the way. ?

This kit is overpriced and very hard to find today, it's like money in the bank, it's crazy to see the price these old kits can be worth no matter the condition.

Bravo!!!

[crazyjim]

Very nice build.

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, ewetwo said:

Nice. The color is awesome.

 

Thank you David!

[foghorn62]

55 minutes ago, crazyjim said:

Very nice build.

Thanks Jim!

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Well Tim, you beat me, 53 years is probably a Guinness record and I really don't want to try to beat you on that!  I am however happy to see that you are also an excellent modeler with the styrene... ?

You got me at first glance as orange is my favorite color but the whole piece has much more to offer than a nice paint job... Impressive my friend, it's my favorite year for the GTO by the way. ?

This kit is overpriced and very hard to find today, it's like money in the bank, it's crazy to see the price these old kits can be worth no matter the condition.

Bravo!!!

Thank you very Much Francis!  I bought this kit when it first came out in 1969.  The original price on the box is $2.00.  I started to build it at the time, but my skill level back then was severely lacking, to say the least.  I had assembled the engine, and used sewing thread for wires.  A few years later, while I was still living in my parent’s home in Michigan, Tim Boyd stopped by one day.  We were looking at my fairly meager kit collection, and he selected this kit, along with the hardtop version from the same year, to look at.  I was extremely embarrassed for him to see how badly I had butchered both kits.  Years later, I decided to do something about that.  The hardtop is beyond repair, but offered several unused parts that along with the Chevelle, and the 442, combined to allow me to complete this version in a manner that I find a little less embarrassing.  
I agree with you Francis.  This particular body style, along with the 66-67 are my favorite GTOs, although I am a big fan of all GM A-bodies of the 66-82 era.

TCOTT