59 Camino Kentucky Headhunter

[1959]

This build started as I happend to get just a body shell of 59 Camino and I realized that Street Art series kit that I have in stash has two sets of windows, clear and red. And as I already had the tailgate and taillights in the parts box and a scrap yard 62 Impala to donate chassis and hood I thought this would be a quick and easy build. Well, it took of course much more work and time. 

Interior is made of a modified 57 Chevy dash and seat and scratch built door panels. Engine is probably Chevy BB from MPC 57 Chevy. Grille is from the ElCamino kit and headlights are from AMT 53 Ford pickup custom grille with red lenses. Wheels are from parts box and I don't know the original kit where they come from. Tires are AMT in front and back.

I was planning to make this a very raw street racer, maybe flat black, but eneded up painting it gold. Paint is just from the spray can with clearcoat on top of the decals. Decals are a mixture of Slixx and what was found from the parts box.

I kind a lost the motivation when I realised that in some point a small part of the Headhunter decal had detached. So then I just put everything together leaving most of the details from the engine compartment undone. I am not very happy about my work on this one,  but atleast I got it done. Thanks for looking.

Kimmo

 

[Yeah Nah]

Glad you went with the drag build on this. Looks great!

[Zippi]

Now that looks pretty kewl.  Love the red.  Nice looking 59 Chevy.

[ChrisR]

Nice.