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Finally got it done up yesterday evening.
It's the very old MPC kit from the '60s that I was gifted from Steve-O many years ago. Basically a reasonably simple rebuild.

Stock body, no mods. The rear door window area was pretty damaged so the rear doors were replaced courtesy of Steve Curbishly who sent me a replacement pair.

I lowered the suspension by swapping the axles from below the springs to above and trimming some material from the spring mounts.

I widened the stock wheels and shaved the spokes for a better look.

Engine is the OHC Pontiac 6 from the MPC '69 Firebird kit built stock with plug wires added.

Paint is Duplicolor GM Cordova brown metallic.

All chrome was redone with Revell spray except the front bumper which I did with BMF to see how much difference there would be.

First, a couple "before" pics

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and the "after"

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,,,And here's a link to the build album with more pics,,

https://public.fotki.com/SteveMilberry/projects/32-chev-sd/

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Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Like the Pontiac OHC engine idea. The body trim finish and the stance look great. Wish someone would reissue this era of Chevrolets.  

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On 7/28/2024 at 5:07 PM, ColonelKrypton said:

Very nice.

I like the idea of the before and after; the evolution of a '32 Chevy delivery from working vehicle to a daily driver custom.

 cheers, Graham

 

On 7/28/2024 at 5:08 PM, mk11 said:

Wow! Great finish and stance  B)

 

On 7/28/2024 at 5:38 PM, TransAmMike said:

Wow, what a cool vehicle!!    Great job Steve?

 

On 7/28/2024 at 7:25 PM, DJMar said:

Looks great! I love the before & after views.

The color is perfect for this build, it just fits.

 

On 7/28/2024 at 11:03 PM, RW033 said:

Awesome job!

 

On 7/29/2024 at 5:36 AM, Bugatti Fan said:

A nice 'Street is Neat' model !

 

On 7/29/2024 at 6:44 AM, PappyD340 said:

Looks terrific, well done!

 

On 7/29/2024 at 6:27 PM, espo said:

Beautiful looking paint color and finish. Like the Pontiac OHC engine idea. The body trim finish and the stance look great. Wish someone would reissue this era of Chevrolets.  

 

22 hours ago, Zippi said:

That's a Great looking rebuild Steve.

 

7 hours ago, thatz4u said:

Nice 32 Chevy, well done

 Thanks for all the comments everyone. ? 

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That turned out absolutely beautiful Steve!? I like the use of a straight six as opposed to the standard sbc. I also like what you did with the stock wheels, low profile tires and suspension work to get that stance. Very cool!?

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Saw this and gave a like react when you first posted it, but I didn't say anything because I was speechless. ?

Certainly not a color I would have used myself, but the pictures don't lie... It works on this. The large diameter wheels and OHC Pontiac power go pretty hard too. 

This would be a nice one to see reissued, especially since Round 2 has spent the last few years proving that "the tooling was changed" is no longer a valid excuse for not bringing something back to market. 

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