Rex White's 60 Impala

[59impala]

I just finished this a little while ago today.  Not a great kit and had to do a lot of modifying to get it to go together.  And still the chassis sticks out underneath.  I changed it to a 4 speed and added a clutch and removed the power steering unit and the parts under the front end for the power steering.  This started out as a glue bomb and I had to take it apart and fix a lot of things to put it back together.  It's not perfect, but it's Ok for me to set on the shelf.

 

[41chevy]

Always liked the classic stock cars, especially when convertibles were run. You captured the look perfectly. Makes me want to drag out my '65 Ford and finish it. Paul

[dogfish7]

Some excellent work Dan.

[59impala]

Thanks guys. This was a small challenge but I like how it turned out. I really like the old NASCAR's. All the new stuff's not my thing, all generic cars with stickers on them. From the mid 80's and back is what I like to see.

[Deleted]

Another really cool tribute build.

[59impala]

Thanks Steve. I just won a 63 Impala glue bomb on e-bay and I hope to transform it into the "Old Reliable IV" when I get it. I ordered the decals on e-bay also and I'm looking forward to rebuilding this car.

[70sprostockfan]

got a question for you Dan. The AMT 63 Impala is as you mentioned "not a great kit". Why not use the Revell kit. It's a much newer tool and therefore I would think a better kit. Just wondering why you prefer the AMT. I've never owned the Revell kit myself.

[59impala]

Well, the one I just won is an original kit and it's much better than all of the reissues, plus, it has the 409 in it where as the Revell kit has a small block. They're both good kits, I just like the original AMT kit. Nostalgia I guess. 

Another little note:  The originally kit has a pretty good 409 in it and it also has the firewall where as all the reissues don't have the firewall.  The engines in the reissued kits are what I call "blobs".  They do give you an insert to install on the chassis if you don't want to show the "blob" though.  Now, I have used the parts from the 64 Impala kits to build the 63's because both kits have the same chassis, firewall and engine parts in them.