Rob Z Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Erik - Your build, very nice! Yikes! WHAT were they thinking? Ugh. I agree, unfortunately this color scheme ran from the early 70's through the 80's... The finally went to traditional black and whites and now they are changing to a straight black car to cut cost. It is cheaper to have the solid colored cars because the second colors are outsourced...
greymack Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Wow thats a nice build.I think 4drs are getting very popular hey guys?
CEKPETHO BCE Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) I love the sleeper 4 door style Edited December 24, 2011 by CEKPETHO BCE
s.moe Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Great job....Eric......Your '70 Galaxie 500 Color's look just right for that Era......And the solid white letter Tires and stock rim's with the "Dog bowl" hubcap's.....Remember them well, I do.......Your interior is done nicely for the time period as well....... .CovairJim.....Rob is right,,,,It is indeed a Galaxie and not a Custom 500....My mother owned a 4-door '70 Custom 500....Was the car I learned to drive in and was the car I used to get my Driver's License with......Was Medium Green with a Green Vinyl Top....With a two tone green interior...The little 302 it had under the hood would do the 120 on the speedometer,,If'n the stretch of road was long enough...... MOE.
CorvairJim Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 It's a Galaxie 500..has a lot more trim than a Custom 500 had. Says "Galaxie 500" on the decklid also....what a real police department would have bought 40 years ago doesn't have anything to do with AMT's choice back then. I've built a few of these kits, my biggest beef with them was the engine--AMT put a Boss 429 in this kit, which is wrong... Anyway, sharp build..like the color combination. Thanks, Rob. I stand corrected. I'll have to change the model designation on MY model now!
Erik Smith Posted December 24, 2011 Author Posted December 24, 2011 Very nice looking model!!!! Love the color combo! especially the brown! What paint did you use? I have a project I want to paint a root beer brown and your color is exactly what I am looking for! Colors are Duplicolor - Santa Fe Tan and Cordova Brown Metallic (BTW - Isn't it a Custom 500, not a Galaxie 500? I haven't seen the box since I built up an original release of this kit in the 70's, so I don't recall for sure. It just seems to me - a Chevy guy, not a Ford guy - that it doesn't have all the trim that a Galaxie 500 would have. Besides, wouldn't your typical Police department have trouble justifying the added expense for the higher-line car? Just asking... ) I am no expert on Fords. If you know 2 things, that would be twice as much as me. Researching the car I found there are some problems with the model, but overall, it is pretty close. The taillight area needs a little attention, the interior is not close (as far as I could tell with Google searches), and I think the top part of the front grill is actually attached to the hood - correct? Anyway - thanks for the comments! I appreciate it.
Rob Hall Posted December 25, 2011 Posted December 25, 2011 Colors are Duplicolor - Santa Fe Tan and Cordova Brown Metallic I am no expert on Fords. If you know 2 things, that would be twice as much as me. Researching the car I found there are some problems with the model, but overall, it is pretty close. The taillight area needs a little attention, the interior is not close (as far as I could tell with Google searches), and I think the top part of the front grill is actually attached to the hood - correct? Anyway - thanks for the comments! I appreciate it. Yes, the top of the grille is actually attached to the hood on the 1:1...and I believe it being chrome/bright is a Galaxie 500-specific trim piece..wasn't there on the Customs that I've seen pics of..
bsoder Posted December 25, 2011 Posted December 25, 2011 Erik this might be the best looking build of this kit I've seen so far!..I did it as an SFPD unit, but I'd really like to do a civie version now that I've seen this...love that color combo B)
Janne Herajärvi Posted December 26, 2011 Posted December 26, 2011 Very nice. I havent seen many of these built. I like that paint job and chassis looks also great
slusher Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Great looking classic build Erik, nice engine and interior detal. Very clean...
philo426 Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Funky Cleveland using Sublime as their Police car color scheme.Sheesh!
Madrdnckbldr080 Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 Thats Sweet.. You did and Awesome Job On it Erik.. Red
Agent G Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 Very clean. That's a moonshine runner if I ever saw one. Shades of Gator McClusky. G
Pete L. Posted January 1, 2013 Posted January 1, 2013 Really well done...a real sleeper with the 429 !!!
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