"Low UFO" '62 Impala

[bonehead23]

After my father died, I had a little extra money from his estate. I didn't waste it, but I did allow myself to search and destroy some mint AMT 3-in-1 kits, and just put them on a shelf. This '62 Impala was up high, and I dropped it on the concrete, in the box. When I opened the box, the windshield frame was in three pieces, so the effective "Value" of the kit dropped. So I always wanted to do an old 60's 3-in-1 with every custom part and all the 60's gadgets like skirts, side pipes, mirrors, rolled pans, tube grilles on both ends, antennas and spotlights, the wacky "half-top" and those super cool '57 Plymouth hub caps. They don't do anybody any good in the box, and I like to surround myself with things that make me happy. Selling anything just makes me nervous. Building an ancient screw-bottom is just plain fun. The only thing not in the box was the graphics.

[Yeah Nah]

Good to see these old kits getting the attention they deserve. They were meant to be built!

[espo]

Great looking paint finish. Some of us of a certain age remember when we used to try and use every extra part in the box when we built these models. This would make a perfect "Box Art" build for the side of the box from that era. 

[karbuildr]

What a fun build. Looks great, and this was an excellent idea on your part. I remember all these crazy custom parts from back then. I'd love to have all these kits now. Your build definitely brought a smile.

[Street Rod]

Pretty dang cool Impala! Something out of the ordinary, great work!

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[Camaro lover]

That is just too cool. It’s a nice change to just have fun with it ?

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nice build. It certainly brings out the nostalgic feeling.

[Ulf]

Wonderful, truly a realised childhood dream. You couldn't have built this kit any cooler. An example of when the result is greater than the sum of the parts.

[bobss396]

It takes a real man to cut up a 60+ year old kit, well done.

[ncbuckeye67]

Sorry to hear about your dad. That's a pretty wild looking build. It reminds me of a lot of my early builds.

[Jonathan]

Very sorry to hear about your Dad.  Love what you've done with all of the awesome custom parts in this build. 

[slusher]

Nice and unique Chevy…

[ewetwo]

It looks fantastic. Must have been fun building it.

[FoMoCo66]

This was some kids vision in the 60s but he didn't have the right tools to make it happen. You made that boys dreams come to LIFE.

Nice 60s build. I wish I had enough dough to even buy one of those 3 in 1s.

[Kenmojr]

Turned out super cool. Love it.