Johan '69 Eldorado done Redline era Hot Wheels style!

[the60falcon]

I was super into redline era Hot Wheels for a while, at one point I had over 700. Store display Camaros, employee owned cars, pretty ridiculous. But I always loved the Custom Eldorado, so when I got this kit I knew what I had to do. I repaired a broken tail lamp area as is very common on these, added a quick vinyl top and some of the custom parts for the front end. I also moved the distributor to the correct location for a 69 472 Caddy and did some interior and engine detail, as well as more foil than I enjoyed doing ? Nothin too crazy. I used NOS Steven's international redline tires I had laying around to complete the look. Color is Mr Color metallic bloody red. 

[charger74]

It looks really good ????

[Chris in Berwyn]

Nice concept and nice paint!!!!!

[Chinacar]

Excellent job Cody! I love your work on the vinyl roof, great detail. I bought a jar of this paint to do an old Falcon, nice to see roughly how it's going to look on a car

 

[the60falcon]

33 minutes ago, Chinacar said:

Excellent job Cody! I love your work on the vinyl roof, great detail. I bought a jar of this paint to do an old Falcon, nice to see roughly how it's going to look on a car

 

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing your Falcon! 

[PappyD340]

Real sharp Eldorado!

[Nicholas]

nice!

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[Falcon Ranchero]

That's extremely nice; seen a '68 Johan Eldo kit at our local vintage shop; really wanted to get one but it's $300. Did a good job on yours. like the reds ?

[DoctorLarry]

Very clean-did you use texture paint for the roof?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Love the Hot Wheels vibe! Very well done!

[Carmak]

Super nice build. I thought HotWheels the moment I saw it. Great execution and very nice job repairing the taillight bezel and blending the custom front end!

[crazyjim]

Excellent.  looks good in SHINY ???

[espo]

Great looking paint color and finish. 

[karbuildr]

Beautiful build in every way. Love that red color and your vinyl roof is excellent.

[the60falcon]

9 hours ago, DoctorLarry said:

Very clean-did you use texture paint for the roof?

Thank you, yes I use rustoleum textured paint on my vinyl tops.

[Phildaupho]

Very very attractive. Definitely on the list of all time good looking Cadillacs. 

[the60falcon]

12 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

That's extremely nice; seen a '68 Johan Eldo kit at our local vintage shop; really wanted to get one but it's $300. Did a good job on yours. like the reds ?

I did a 3 hour round trip to get this on marketplace for $40 I couldn't pass it up. Good thing my daily driver gets good fuel mileage lol! 

[Radretireddad]

That is too cool! What a great original concept for such a cool kit!

[bondo bill]

She's a beauty

[Supernurd]

That's super cool. ?

[Kah puts]

It sure does have a great vibe ?

[slusher]

Looks Fantastic!

[Radretireddad]

Wouldn’t this original Hot Wheels concept make a great theme for a build off?

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

Wow! That turned out amazing!