'67 "Cars-n-Coffee" Chevelle SS-396

[ReduitRetro]

Hello again friends! This one has been on my work bench since early April, but I finally found the time to finish a few final details, complete it, and present it to you. Built fairly box stock with the addition of a few personal touches to make it unique. First off, I removed all the molded-on body emblems. Then, I wanted an authentic exterior color that would've been available from the factory, so in this case I chose "Butternut Yellow", over a black vinyl bucket seat interior. For visual appeal and to help the exterior color pop, I opted to add a factory available deluxe black vinyl top, along with the optionally available lower body side stripes. Next, photoetched emblems were placed on the body, and everything but the vinyl top was locked in place under a coat of clear. I wanted a little more visual interest, so I added the rear side quarter windows in their up positions as well.  The engine was detailed with ignition wiring, fuel line and heater noses, throttle return spring, and various vacuum and crankcase ventilation hoses, along with an aftermarket Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold for that official "Cars-n-Coffee" custom home built high performance engine garage gearhead mechanic look. I wanted fresh out the restoration shop looks with the undercarriage and suspension components and added a set of American Racing "Torq Thrust D" wheels wrapped with Firestone "Wide Oval" rubber to complete the look, along with the use of Bare Metal foil and a little Molotow chrome pen to bring out detail. I also stripped and painted body color the filler panel between the lower grill and front bumper, a step that should be done for visual accuracy to the real car. I really enjoyed how this build turned out. Thanks again for stopping and taking a look, so until next time...happy modeling!

[Falcon Ranchero]

That’s so cool; the amount of detail is incredible; I particularly like how you made the exhaust system a little rusty. Just adds to the overall coolness of your build. Right on ?

[Musclecarbuilder]

Wow that is an awesome build!

[70 Sting]

Great looking build. Scripts are very nice and the engine is sweet.

[BK9300]

Beautiful build, James.  A friend in high school had a similar car - it seemed like the 396 just filled the engine compartment, first time I saw it.  Your model reminded of that all over again - terrific detailing!

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Very nice. Love the details.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very realistic and enviable street machine. Great job on the vinyl roof and engine detail. Nice work!

[Jim B]

Fantastic looking Chevelle.  Very well done.

[TransAmMike]

Super nice '67 ya got there James.    Really like the detail!!  Question for ya...how did you do the vinyl top?

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

That looks beautiful.  I had a friend give me one of the older kits as a Christmas present a few years ago, but it didn't have the emblem decals.  Been trying to find a set ever since then so I could build it. 

[charger74]

It looks great 

[bondo bill]

very nice

[Chinacar]

Nice clean crisp build. Textbook. I love the colour and the American Racing rims. The minibike is a great period touch.

[Andy Oldenburg]

Hi James,

wonderful build! Very clean point job and your engine details look great! A front row model on any shelf.

[KWT]

The details you got on the body, interior and engine really knock this out.

It looks very very similar to one I've seen at car shows around here.

While the color and vinyl top are not really my thing, this is a very sweet build.

Very nicely done

 

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Chevelle there James, the detail work is everywhere. Really well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[catpack68]

Very nice work! Love the color,vinyl top and wheels/tires?

[ksnow]

Very nice build. Love the vinyl top and the engine detailing.

[ncbuckeye67]

Excellent build! I love the color, and your detail work is an added plus. It's also great that you shared that info about the filler panel (much appreciated!).

[Noah H.]

Very sharp looking build!

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint and vinyl roof. The upgraded body trim really ads to the appearance. The interior and engine detailing is realistic looking. Like the American wheels. 

[kelson]

Outstanding build from top to bottom!!...FYI,not that it matters Butternut Yellow was a color offered on 67'Chevelles.?

[happy grumpy]

A lot of goodies in this build, James. I like the color and the vinyl top. Beautiful job sir!

[NOBLNG]

Fabulous looking Chevelle James!??

[karbuildr]

Saweet! Butternut yellow was such a great color for that time period. The black vinyl roof looks great, engine and compartment area are very nice, mag wheels look great. Really well done.