Chuck Most Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 This little pile was nearly a decade in the making. I began building the Academy Hyundai Excel back in 2016, with a mind to build a junky pizza delivery car. While attempting to replicate collision damage, I ended up actually destroying the body. It just took me this long to find a replacement body. The chassis and interior are out of the box, with the interior dirtied up and cluttered. It's hard to see through the weird green glass, but a Little Trees air freshener and peace sign medallion hang from the rearview mirror. The body had the bumpers reworked to resemble a US market 1989 model. I had planned to replace the headlights with sealed beams to make it a US market 1986, but the modifications didn't work out so well last time and I didn't feel like pressing my luck. I think the decals are from the MPC Barris Buggy. So, here it is. I might dirty it up a bit but as it stands I'm just glad that what I originally thought would be a quick project is finally finished. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Looks terrific! My stepfather had one of these back in the nineties. I always thought the name was ironic even if it wasn't spelled the same because it couldn't accel at all. Scarry car in traffic with a top speed of about seventy on a good day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Excellent work on those mods to produce this neat job, but 'nearly a decade'? Glad no-one was actually waiting for a pizza to be delivered. 😲 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Nice to see that! Pretty rare kit, the 1:1 used to be everywhere in Canada back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Great little build , Chuck! I believe the 77 pinto has some pizza decals… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Fantastic Pizza Car. I did a lot of work on these back in the '90's when I worked at an Acura Dealer. My boss bought quite a few Excels to re-sell at the Auto Auctions. I got to know them well. Truly awful little cars. Your's is perfect. Those are indeed the Barris T-Buggy Decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Very cool pizza delivery car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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