JoHan '60 DeSoto Adventurer

[realgone58]

Finally got around to restoring my old DeSoto kit that I built when I was about 12 years old. I stripped it, sprayed in 60 DeSoto Winterberry Red Metallic, white roof, correct red, black and white interior with charcoal metallic dash top, all chrome was stripped and sprayed with Spaz-Stix, and finally BMF. Tires are some old ones that I had used on the original build way back when. I simply cleaned them up and used them again. The engine is in there, and it's sprayed the correct color, just not a whole lot of detail on these JoHan engine bays, so I chose to take pics with the hood closed. Anyway, I'm glad I kept my DeSoto since the '80's, and very happy I completed it's resto. Once I was done, I think I felt as good as I did the first time I built it over twenty five years ago! That's what's great about modeling. You never loose that great feeling when something turns out to your expectations.

[Jantrix]

One of my all time favorite kits. I just can't afford them anymore. Fantastic work on this one. Looks great.

[peekay]

Very nice, love those colours!!!

I have one nearly finished.

[cobraman]

Beautiful !

[Harry P.]

That's one fine looking model of a gorgeous car!

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice! That is the "IT" color scheme for 1960, that is the car in the brochure. And it's cool that you have history with the model.

I too have one that I started way back in the early 1980s, in the same colors, hoping to duplicate the car in the brochure. I hadn't found the organized hobby back then, so I failed miserably, still relying on my youth earn skills. I had Testors Burgundy and hardware store white paint. The white went on well, but the Testors (with no prep or primer of course) went on poorly and bubbled in places. So I decided to have patience, and sanded those areas (with 120 grit no doubt) and resprayed. I did that a few times leaving me with too much paint. Still, when I went to brush on the Testors silver on the trim, I noticed for the first time that my sanding had destroyed the trim on the passenger side! That's where I gave up and put it back in the box.

[High octane]

Wow Alan, that DeSoto came out lookin' good. and I really like your choice of colors also. I just love dem Mopars!

[tim boyd]

That looks really sharp - terrific that you put the work into duplicating the correct factory colors and all that chrome! TIM

[Apriliadan]

Beautiful car and model

[Guest]

Just beautiful!

[crazyjim]

Nice and SHINY :) , Al. Way to go.

[PappyD340]

OUTSTANDING build Al, beautiful paint and BMF!!

[Silver Foxx]

Top class resto on this , looks so nice .

[DumpyDan]

Wow! This has to be the nicest Desoto I have seen. Outstanding.

[slusher]

Beautiful model Alan, looks perfect...

[Porscheman]

Excellent restoration Alan!!!

[Ramfins59]

Alan, that car looks just great. Nice job.

[realgone58]

Guys, thank you so much for all the great comments. You folks are the ones who keep me going! It really means a lot to me. I'm so glad I found this forum, the magazine, and the fellowship of everyone here.

[charlie8575]

That's really gorgeous, Alan.

Several years ago, I won a restorable '60 curbside (yes, the original issue), on fee-pay and have been trying to decide what to do with it color-wise. I'm leaning towards two-tone blue, but finding the interior reference pictures for that car is a bit challenging, so I'm not sure what to do with it color-wise inside.

That said, looking at yours gives me inspiration to get something done with that one.

Charlie Larkin

[Tom Geiger]

Charlie, I always wanted to do mine in the same colors as Alan's. Then I saw photos of a 1:1 done in pale yellow with a white top. I saved those pix and will eventually build one in that color scheme.

[MyBradKeselowski]

Beautiful ! !

[Chris White]

real nice

[the goon]

great resto, looks perfect.

Mark

[Danno]

Nice job! Love those old DeSotos and that color really makes the old girl pop!

[bbowser]

Great model of a great car. Nice work!