1957 Corvette (Stock)

[Steve_L]

The Atlanta Car Model Enthusiast (ACME) Southern Nationals show was held on November 15, 2014, at Smyrna, Georgia. At the ACME meeting on November 9, I realized that I did not have entries for the Southern Nationals show theme of "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday." I, like some others, interpreted the theme to require two models, a racer and a stocker. So I decided to build a stock 1957 Corvette to go with my 1957 Corvette gasser race car. These are pictures of the car I built. It was very much out of the ordinary for me, since I completed the build in only 5 days. I used Duplicolor primer and Duplicolor GM Bahama Blue Metallic paint with Duplicolor clear. I added ignition wires, rubber radiator hoses and a fuel injection unit from my parts box. I enjoyed the challenge of the short time frame, although the two builds weren't award winners.

Enjoy!

[unclescott58]

Both kits look very nice.

Scott

[robs4516]

Beautiful paint! I love that color blue. Great job!

[cobraman]

Super nice Vettes.

[RAMBENNA]

super nice , like them a lot

[Lunajammer]

Beautiful cars, beautiful photos.

[Helix]

Nicely done!

[slusher]

Two beautify beautiful models

[w451973]

Nice.

[TFchronos]

Beautiful work on both.

[Danno]

Yep, nice!

[davyou5]

Very Clean and Nice. I like them both!

[tbill]

nice pair of 'vette's, love both the colors, well done.

[Grumpa]

Beautiful 'Vettes Steve! Nice work! I love the interior color on the stock version. What color did you use?

[Dare1]

Both are gorgeous, talk about depth in the paint..

[Steve_L]

Stunning! But were Vettes offered in that color in 57?

The closest color for a 1957 Corvette was probably Harbor Blue. However, I was more interested in a color pleasing to me rather than 100% historical accuracy. Thanks for your feedback.

[Steve_L]

Beautiful 'Vettes Steve! Nice work! I love the interior color on the stock version. What color did you use?

Thanks for your feedback. I used Duplicolor Tan Upholstery spray paint for the interior. I find it (and other upholstery colors) at our local auto parts stores.