70 Firebird "Tin Indian"

[59impala]

This is another glue bomb rescue.  It is a 1972 kit that I backdated to a 70.  I had to change the grill.  It's as close as I could get to the real car.  Also, from what I understand the real car had a custom paint job that I can not replicate.  This kit was also produced buy MPC as the 70 car with this paint scheme. 

[gloozalot]

Slow down there Sparky! You're gonna drive me into Spastic Ecstasy!!!! I wouldn't worry too much about being "Spot on". One look and you know what the car is and besides, it is hard to do a replica as these cars changed from race to race and week to week. I would display this with no problem and be proud!!!!! You have one fine tribe of poncho's and I love em. Thanks to you, I have been digging in the stash, sorting out Indians and searching for decal sets that I don't have. Like I don't have enough projects now. Keep building, Keep posting pics cause I need this. I have looked through your other threads you just put up but will only comment here, I am afraid all the drool is gonna short out my keyboard. I gotta go gloo something now!

[59impala]

Ha ha ha. That's funny right there G. Thanks fer the kind words. I would build more Tin Indians if I had the cars and the decals but I don't. A friend of mine back in Mogodore Ohio used to work on these cars back in the day. He got in touch with Bill Knafel's son and gave me his phone number. I'd like to get more pictures of the cars that were raced. There is not much on the internet about all of them and his son should have much better pictures. I hope so. Dan

[Deleted]

I'd say you probably have the largest collection of scale Knafel Pontiacs. I'd find it hard to believe anybody else would have a larger, nicer collection than you. Great job on all your builds. You have what I refer to as a "collection within a collection", meaning I'm sure you have more builds than just the Pontiacs so you have a large collection of scale models and a specialized collection of Knafel Pontiacs within that collection. And a danged fine one too! Thanks for sharing them with us. Gives an old grouch something to smile about.

[59impala]

LOL. Thanks again Steve. I do have other cars and trucks and I'll post pics of them. I'm from Akron Ohio originally and remember Knafel's cars. Guys in our club have kinda made fun of all the Pontiac's I've built, but it's all in fun. I hope. LOL