1/8 1963 Corvette Grand Sport

[Mike77]

Here's a 1/8-scale '63 Corvette Grand Sport I did awhile back using a Monogram 1965 Corvette kit as a base...

[Hawk312]

That looks great! Where did you get the wheels?

[Mike77]

That looks great! Where did you get the wheels?

Thanks! I needed a Halibrand-style wheel for the car so I took the centers from the American Racing 200 "Daisy" wheels that came in the Big T kit and reworked the spokes to make them look more like Halibrands, and then put the centers into regular wheel outers. Not perfect but they worked for me.

[cobraman]

Nice transformation. Great looking car.

[AzTom]

I remember this one ... Awesome!

[lazlow]

man that looks great, i don't think i have even seen that kit, but i want it now, thanks alot, there gose more money out the window and my wife is going to shoot me and its all your fault, thanks alot sweet ride

[Mike77]

man that looks great, i don't think i have even seen that kit, but i want it now, thanks alot, there gose more money out the window and my wife is going to shoot me and its all your fault, thanks alot sweet ride

Thanks! I wish it came like that in kit form, but it's just a heavily modified 1/8-scale Monogram '65 Corvette.

[Mike77]

That looks great! Where did you get the wheels?

I've seen resin 1/8-scale Halibrands since I did this Vette. I sure wish they were available back then, it would've been a lot easier than making them.

[Dyno Davo]

Great model, one of my fav Vettes.

[Ira]

Great Build!

[Mike77]

Great Build!

Thanks! I gave up posting anymore pics of my big scale cars. The "1:8 scratch deuce" thread gets bumped to the top every 10 minutes so everything else kinda gets buried right away.

[Cato]

Thanks! I gave up posting anymore pics of my big scale cars. The "1:8 scratch deuce" thread gets bumped to the top every 10 minutes so everything else kinda gets buried right away.

Don't give up Mike-post them and we will come...

[Mike77]

I rest my case.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Holy moly. That's a knockout.

[Ognib]

Mike, that's a beautifully done model.

Much respect for your skills!

[hvymtl]

Gotta love the Gran Sports and in that scale it is even more awesome .

Really love it

Michael

[AzTom]

Still one of my favorites Mike, I kind of need one that scale, I have a 1/64 diecast, a 1/43 diecast, a 1/25 model, a 1/18 diecast ... I may even have an HO Slot car.