Grotheer Cable Chrysler 67 Belvedere

[gtx6970]

Been wanting to do this particular car for years.

Sadly no one did the decals in the correct colors.......until.

Chris Walsh released the decals in the correct colors a year or so ago.

So... It's game on.

Plan is stay close to box stock...kinda sorta.

All the 67 gtx unique emblems and trim has been removed.

I've added a mldg along the upper body line. Like the 1/1  .

 

Will be 426 hemi. 4spd. 

And metallic red interior 

 

[gtx6970]

Interior is painted

 

With the correct metallic burgandy red color as the 1/1 car

( I had it on the shelf for my actual car ) 

Edited March 27 by gtx6970

[dragcarz]

Very sharp!

[gtx6970]

Can anyone tell me what the decal is on the front fender, Below the belvedere emblem forward of the wheel opening?

It looks like it MIGHT be a Champion or maybe B+M decal????


What about the oval decal on drivers window? small rectangular one on lower quarter window. Below Hurst decal?

 

I'm trying to make this a reasonably accurate version of the actual car back in the day.  Had to buy a 2nd decal sheet to get the trunk lid decal

Early car had said trunk decal and NO hood scoop.

Scoop was added at some point, then later the d=trunk decal was eliminated. Im undecided if I will add the scoop or not

 

I got a resin bench seat in from Harts parts, Its not dead on accurate. But close enough I can live with it. 

 

 

Edited April 1 by gtx6970

[gtx6970]

Waiting on some detail supplies - seat belt components and photo etch pieces .

So, in the meantime working on the chassis and interior 

Bench seat is Harts Parts..it's not exact. But it'll work. Hard to warm it in hot water to bring the backrest portion more vertical 

Made seat track risers

Dana and springs are from the revell 68-69 Charger 

 

Chassis on the right is for the Grotheer car

 

 

Edited April 3 by gtx6970

[gtx6970]

simple update.

Found some photo etch emblems for the kit. So decided to use them 

Belvedere on front fender and the 426 Hemi emblems  ( I had screwed up and sanded the molded in ones off. ) 

As this particular body was originally intended for a different version that didnt have said emblems. So when it was decided to do the Grotheer car I had to figure something else out 

Also tried my hand at making a stock body color twist off fuel filler car as opposed to the chrome flip cap for the GTX 

 

Working with pieces so small is trying on the patience believe me !!!

[Nitro330]

Great progress so far Bill and it looks great!   I have those decals to do this also someday.  I did the Styles and Stahl Belvedere many years ago and did a lot of the same mods.  I did the gas cap also but it is covered by the decals so you can barely see it!  Keep up the great work.

[gtx6970]

well, save for seat belt hardware.  The interiors are done.

White with bucket seats is the Sox-Martin car

Red with bench seat is the Grotheer car 

 

[M W Elky]

I really like that bench seat interior and that white will really wake up the Sox & Martin car

[gtx6970]

edit,

 

Going thru my vintage magazine stash. I found an article on this very car

And I have just enough stuff wrong , That I will not be happy with it 

Changed a few detail items in the interior , tach and shifter 

BUT,,,,,I'm going to start over on the engine with a different one

 

Edited April 10 by gtx6970

[bytownshaker]

Great article on the car, shows that in 67 Super Stock cars were required to run full exhaust which most models only have headers.

[1972coronet]

Shifter's different ; it's either a Verti-Gate or a Ram Rod . Appears to have linelock, too.

[M W Elky]

6 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

edit,

 

Going thru my vintage magazine stash. I found an article on this very car

And I have just enough stuff wrong , That I will not be happy with it 

Changed a few detail items in the interior , tach and shifter 

BUT,,,,,I'm going to start over on the engine with a different one

 

Don’t be to hard on yourself you’re really capturing the look very well