Chopped 62 Chevy Belair custom

[Ferbz]

Yikes! It's been quite some time since I've shared/posted anything here! In my absence, I did manage to finish this build. I realized that although custom cars in general are my favorite build topic, I had never tackled an early 60's era style custom before so I thought a 62 Belair might be a good one to try. The top has been chopped with the rear window and trunk moved forward, the body has been shaved/smoothed, hood pancaked with rounded corners, and custom front and rear end treatments added with brass railroad mesh detail. For the interior, factory details on the seats were sanded smooth and tuck and roll inserts with piping was added using half round styrene and spark plug wire. The 'swoopier' 64 Impala dash was used, as well as a parts box custom steering wheel, and a scratch built floor shifter was added. Paint is black lacquer on top and Candy Orange lacquer fades on the bottom with a bit of gold pearl powder. Pegasus chrome reversed wheels and skinny whitewalls complete the early 60s look:  

Edited November 4, 2022 by Ferbz

[cobraman]

Wow !  That is one sweet ride ! Well done.

[Vintage AMT]

I agreee, very smooth.

[fordf-100]

That is cool! Excellent work!

[70 Sting]

So smoove. ?

[bigdrag1]

Your work is always so cool !  

[gseeds]

That is absolutely beautiful !! Nicest 62 I’ve ever seen ! Great job !! 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Super Sweet! 

[Slotto]

You can see the 62 still in there very cool

[Mr. Metallic]

Stunning. Beautifully executed customizing and miles deep paint. Thank you for sharing

[EngineerBob]

Fantastic Kustom! The paint is perfection.

[TransAmMike]

Wow thats one radical customized bubbletop , awesome job all round Ferby?

[moparfarmer]

Very nicely done..Sweet custom for sure..Very clean and subtle, just right..WELL DONE

[JollySipper]

Such a nice build! 

[ea0863]

Ferby, that build is glorious! I could totally see that built 1:1 and showing at SEMA!  

[Dan Hay]

Killer!

[espo]

Both the paint and the changes to the body are outstanding looking. Looks like a full sized kustom show car. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

WOW, that is beeeeuuuuutiful! I wish i could do a fade paint job like this! Really like the front and rear custom treatments as well as the chop and stance! Alan Mayes once said: Custom cars are rolling pieces of art and their builders are the artists. I can see true artistry here... ?

[Bernard Kron]

Beautifully styled and executed - a fine contemporary kustom quoting from 60's elements. Bravo!

[larman]

Very well thought out and beautiful job! 

[Kah puts]

Man that's cooler than a bag of ice ? this is why I browse this site, bravo. 

[Street Rod]

Fantastic build! The custom body work and the fade paint job are outstanding and the interior fits the build perfectly.

[bondo bill]

stunning!

[Dave B]

That's a superb build and paint Ferby, tks for sharing.

Dave B

[DanL]

Super cool model build... really creative and well executed

 

Cheers

Dan