1969 Sunoco Camaro

[65slotcar]

Another  little project i have started.   69 Sunoco  Camaro. . doing this number 9  car .    aftermarket  resin cast body found on e-bay years ago.  fireball modelworks  minilite  wheel and tire combo.  the fred caddy decals  were all i could find. the white outline on Sunoco is a seperate decal and looks like a pain . does anyone know a better option for decals?  thanks  Bill

[oldcarfan]

This is going to be awesome!

[Dave B]

This will be interesting, love the TrasAm era.

Fred Cady decals are excellent, you just have to have patience and persevere.

Dave B 

[1959scudetto]

Fred Cady decals are very good to work with - I recently used a set which was almost 35 years old without any problem.

They only demand a little more work, as each color is a seperate layer and you have to apply it one after the other.

They lay down smoothly without setting solution.

[65slotcar]

yah  the Fred  Cady decals  look like high quality  decals, just never tried over laying decals.  i will give them a shot.   my first  attempt  at a vinyl  top  ,added a couple small strips of plastic to simulate  a vinyl top . just need to paint semi gloss black after  body is painted blue.  a little work to interior, fabricated some aluminum panels  and modified a Plastic Performance  Products  roll cage.

Edited August 2 by 65slotcar
wrong spelling

[Mattilacken]

Nice build!

[65slotcar]

On 8/3/2025 at 11:11 AM, Mattilacken said:

Nice build!

thanks  Anton.           engine  done and getting ready to prime the  body.  deciding  on  what tires and wheels to go with.  just picked up a set of mini lite wheels and GoodYear  blue steak  tires  from meanmachinemodels.  a newer style  goodyear  logo but they look really  good.

[SpeedAndViolence]

Watching this closely... Anything from the Trans-Am era, is just beyond cool. If I still had my 68 Mustang coupe, it would have the looks and performance of a Trans-Am car, but all modern components and totally streetable. 

[bytownshaker]

Looking great!!  you even have the correct  color for the Traco engine.

[65slotcar]

9 hours ago, bytownshaker said:

Looking great!!  you even have the correct  color for the Traco engine.

thanks Edgar,   i try  to get as close as possible to the real car how it raced back in the day. sometimes i don't  chose accurate when it looks ugly, like red door panels and red  dash pad. i  have a really good  Racing Camaros  book with some great pictures.  Also  very fortunate  to live near 2 race  tracks  and pictures of the real car  can be  very helpful.  

[bytownshaker]

Hope this helps https://www.deansgarage.com/penskes-69-trans-camaro/

https://www.pozziracing.com/car_life_article_penske_69.htm

[meechum68]

Ohh following this!   

[Big Messer]

There is an old story from when NASCAR was known as "cheaters paradise". The Sunoco Camaro was said to have been acid-dipped so much that they got holes in the roof so they put vinyl. It was the only NASCAR ever with vinyl roof AFAIK, so there should be some true on that.

[65slotcar]

decals  and base coat done and ready for clear coat.  Building a box stock ,no mods  Corvette   along side  the  Camaro. had to test  out  Gravity Colors  Sunoco  Blue.  the  Fred Caddy  decals  on the  Camaro  were  by no means  fun to put on, but look nice.        Bill

[250 Testa Rossa]

I want to do the Corvette as well. I do know for a fact that the Corvette had the N03 option, which was the 36.5 gallon fuel tank. Gerry Chevalier offers a resin conversion for that tank. I have one that I've installed in my '63 Vette SnapTite build.