'55 Chevy Bel Air "Street Machine"

[Dave42]

Turned out great. IMO you can never go wrong with Black....or a Shoebox. Nice work!

[TransAmMike]

4 hours ago, Dave42 said:

Turned out great. IMO you can never go wrong with Black....or a Shoebox. Nice work!

Thanks Dave....like I said in an earlier post, a friend back in the day said "any color is great as long as it's black"?

[ea0863]

That is one lean mean black machine! I love the stance and brightwork. Well done!

[Bronzekeg]

nice build!!

[TNT]

22 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Thanks Tony....and I concur on the kit being a "mess".

I built one way back in the late 70s and it was a good kit. Years later i bought one and i was like what the...

Thought maybe it was just a freak accident bought another same BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. Bought a newer white kit but have not opened it. The 55 us my favorite of the tri 5s n i wish i could find a good kit. 

[TransAmMike]

15 hours ago, ea0863 said:

That is one lean mean black machine! I love the stance and brightwork. Well done!

Thanks a lot!!

[TransAmMike]

10 hours ago, Bronzekeg said:

nice build!!

Thanks Ken!

53 minutes ago, TNT said:

I built one way back in the late 70s and it was a good kit. Years later i bought one and i was like what the...

Thought maybe it was just a freak accident bought another same BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. Bought a newer white kit but have not opened it. The 55 us my favorite of the tri 5s n i wish i could find a good kit. 

Well Tony the 2 white ones I have (and the one here I built) still leave a lot to be desired.  I'm more a '57 guy but all Tri-fives work for me.

[XYHARRY]

Very cool 55 there Mike, very nicely done. 

Cheers,

David. ??

[XYHARRY]

18 hours ago, TNT said:

I built one way back in the late 70s and it was a good kit. Years later i bought one and i was like what the...

Thought maybe it was just a freak accident bought another same BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. Bought a newer white kit but have not opened it. The 55 us my favorite of the tri 5s n i wish i could find a good kit. 

Hi Tony, I built the old AMT/ERTL 55 street machine which I found to be quite good. First picture is the one I built. The second is the 2018 release. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

2003 release. 

2018 release. 

[crazyjim]

Very nice build.

[TNT]

38 minutes ago, XYHARRY said:

Hi Tony, I built the old AMT/ERTL 55 street machine which I found to be quite good. First picture is the one I built. The second is the 2018 release. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

2003 release. 

2018 release. 

Cool build. I had read in another mag that that kit was not very good either. But after seeing yours i may have to pick up a couple. Thanks.

[TransAmMike]

On 7/25/2024 at 8:01 AM, XYHARRY said:

Very cool 55 there Mike, very nicely done. 

Cheers,

David. ??

Thank you David.   I also built the kit you reference and as I remember it's an easier build than the one here.

Here's mine like that I did

Aftermarket resin hood.

 

[shoopdog]

Great work on your 55’s Mike.

[TransAmMike]

30 minutes ago, shoopdog said:

Great work on your 55’s Mike.

Thank you Keith!!

[Bills72sj]

That is SWEEEET!!!!!! I wish it was mine.

[nickfzr61]

Outstanding Mike. I don’t know how I missed this one. Really beautiful. 

[TransAmMike]

20 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

That is SWEEEET!!!!!! I wish it was mine.

Thanks a lot Bill, yeah a 1:1 like that would be fun?

[TransAmMike]

19 hours ago, nickfzr61 said:

Outstanding Mike. I don’t know how I missed this one. Really beautiful. 

I appreciate it Nick?

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[70 Sting]

Somehow I missed this one (or two).  Great looking ride - your chrome on black looks awesome and can’t go wrong with a red interior. ?

[TransAmMike]

8 hours ago, KWT said:

Very nicely done

Thank you Jeremy!

6 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

Somehow I missed this one (or two).  Great looking ride - your chrome on black looks awesome and can’t go wrong with a red interior. ?

Thanks Harry and yep, the chrome highlights the look and of course, nothing better than red interior with black exterior.?

[bluestringer]

That is a fine looking 55 Mike.

[TransAmMike]

Hey James, thanks.  Hope you're doing well?

[ATHU]

Excellent work, looks fantastic!!