AMT 70 Impala Lowrider “Family Blood”

[KbccGarage]

 

I had this AMT 1970 Chevy Impala kit stashed away a couple years at least.  
I was 100% sure I was going to do it as a lowrider, but I was not sure of the direction I wanted to go. I was holding out until I could get ahold of some more appropriately sized spokes. The Pegasus gold D’s are just a little too BIG for a lowrider (in my opinion.)

Most of my cars have a static stance…meaning I haven’t built one that actually raises and lowers since the early 2000’s. So, with this one I locked it in low down…as if the driver let all the cylinders compress after they parked it. 
Anyway, I wanted to do a nice street cruising old school with murals. After I saw a YouTube video with a red metallic 69 Impala lowrider, I knew the color I wanted, and what direction I wanted to go. 
All of my builds have a name… or a theme. I built a lowrider dedicated to my niece in 2022, so I decided to do this one dedicated to rest of my family.
My wife came up with the name, “Family Blood” because of the color and it includes my blood…my family in the side murals. 

My wife,  an AMAZING artist, designed ALL of the roof and hood patterns and the murals on the rear quarter panels. 

The build features Showcase Hobbies fender skirts, Iceman Collections wire wheels, and DawnSmithArt designed decals over Tamiya Metallic red and Aluminum paint (clear coated with DupliColor 1k clear)

Thanks for checking this out!  Keep sharing your amazing work too fellow builders! ???

[H.A.K]

Lovin those spokes. Is this based off a real car ?

[NOBLNG]

Awesome paint and decal work!? And a nice diorama setting too.?

[KbccGarage]

1 hour ago, H.A.K said:

Lovin those spokes. Is this based off a real car ?

Hey thanks!  I love them too.  They are a little fragile, but they turn out pretty well. 
It’s actually not based on a real car, but the color is. I saw a car on YouTube, a convertible, in a similar red. Appreciate the kind words!  ???

[KbccGarage]

1 hour ago, NOBLNG said:

Awesome paint and decal work!? And a nice diorama setting too.?

Appreciate it!  My wife designed all of the decals for this build!  She is a great artist!  Thanks! ? 

[ncbuckeye67]

That's awesome, it looks like you both are quite talented!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Super cool lookin ride Bro. Great graphics and detailing. Lots of work showin nicely.

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint work and your wife's designs look amazing. The interior and engine look great as well. 

[thatz4u]

great paint & decal work..well done...

the tag says Kizzy..it means stay put...

[Street Rod]

Awesome job! I really like the color and your wife did a great job designing the decals, looks like an old school lowrider should!

[karbuildr]

Beautiful Impala. Your paint work is exceptional, all the details merge so nicely. And hat's off to your wife for her awesome artwork.

[ybsluos]

Clifton this is beautiful and kudos to your wife for getting in on the build!  It’s always great when a couple bond over anything but particularly when it’s something fun.

[slusher]

Beautiful Chevy low rider!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Great looking lowrider! Nice work!

[LittleJoey]

Nice artwork

[louis Carabott]

lovely work Sir ?

[XYHARRY]

Very nice lowrider there Clifton, I like how you incorporated your family into this righteous build. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[carrucha]

Cool lowrider.  Nice work on the murals.

[KbccGarage]

5 hours ago, carrucha said:

Cool lowrider.  Nice work on the murals.

Thanks!  My wife designed and printed them!