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 Saturday at 09:08 PM 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