TooOld Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) This is a model of an El Camino I owned many years ago . It had a 283 / 4 speed and was painted Roman Red with the Impala trim . The model is a Revell '60 Impala with the roof and bed from the AMT '59 El Camino grafted on . I had to lengthen the bed about 1/4 " to line everything up , and modified the tailgate and rear bumper . I used the Revell chassis and modified it to show the bed floor and a new gas tank . The headers and exhaust were made from aluminum rod . The engine and tranny are from the revel '63 Impala . The tires are from Fireball Modelworks and I don't know where the Cragars came from , they were in my parts box . I tried to replicate everything just like it was , right down to the 1987 license plate ! Edited October 11, 2018 by TooOld
TooOld Posted May 16, 2013 Author Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks Tom and Mike ! And thank you James and Dave ! I appreciate it !
rmvw guy Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 Nice job! Too bad you didn't have a '60 kit, or did they ever make one? It sure did make a lot of extra work for you, and must say you pulled it off. That must have been a sweet ride back in '87.
Nacho Z Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 What a great build. Engine and chassis are sweet. I am really impressed with the interior. Care to share how you did the piping on the seat?
TooOld Posted May 17, 2013 Author Posted May 17, 2013 Sweet looking ride, Bob. And SHINY :) too. Thank you Jim ! First time I've ever polished a model , I'm still learning ! Nice job! Too bad you didn't have a '60 kit, or did they ever make one? It sure did make a lot of extra work for you, and must say you pulled it off. That must have been a sweet ride back in '87. Thanks Ron ! SMP made a '60 but they are pretty expensive even for glue bombs . And there are a couple resin bodies available , but they aren't very detailed .
TooOld Posted May 17, 2013 Author Posted May 17, 2013 Wow! That really looks great! Quite nice! Thanks guys !
TooOld Posted May 17, 2013 Author Posted May 17, 2013 What a great build. Engine and chassis are sweet. I am really impressed with the interior. Care to share how you did the piping on the seat? Thank you John ! The patterns on the seats are decals they came in the Revell kit . Very nice! Where are the headers from? Eric Thanks Eric ! I made the headers out of aluminum rod . Here's a photo of them .
TooOld Posted May 17, 2013 Author Posted May 17, 2013 That is downright georgeous. Thank you very much Ron !
FIREMODELMAN Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 Very nice build, but the thing I want to know is WHY DONT YOU STILL HAVE THIS AWSOME MACHINE. That thing is awesome.
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