Weathered '70 Pontiac Trans Am Street Freak

[Andria H]

Started with this kit I got off a friend. Not wanting to build the overdone "McQ" or "CHiPS" Ponch cars or a me-too stock blue or white one or even a '71-'73 conversion, I let my imagination and artistic talent run wild with this build. 

I weathered and cluttered the interior and added a padded rollbar, made the radio cubby look vacant and added a Mr Gasket style shifter. 



Added varmint nests and vegetation all around what was once a chromed out full-house H.O. 400 V8. 




Even the trademark eagle on the hood wasn't spared. 



Paint job on the car is made to look like a circa 1973-74 custom panel paint job on faded, rust-bloomed, sunburned Carousel Red paint with extreme thermal damage to one side/lesser all over. In fact, my back story to this is that it was used in a crime in El Centro California in 1978 after being sold new in Pomona in 1970, and ended up auctioned off to a guy in Casa Grande Arizona who left it in his salvage yard where it was recently extracted by a collector of old patina hot rods/customs/etc.

[meechum68]

Nice job Andria!

 

[RW033]

Awesome!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Giiiirrrlll, what a mess! What an imagination. Was that all done without drugs?! 

[Andria H]

Just now, Rattlecan Dan said:

Giiiirrrlll, what a mess! What an imagination. Was that all done without drugs?! 

Thanks! Only drugs I get at the pharmacy and used per doctor's orders. 🥰

[michelle]

awesome work the weathering looks great 

[johnyrotten]

Great job on this pontiac. I like that you included the critter's nest. Nice touch. 

[ford fan]

Waow ! I like it, Andria ! Great weathering, a pleasant change from all the over-restored muscle-cars we are used to see.

[PappyD340]

Look great, nice weathering!