Post by irvinarterjr on Mar 30, 2010 15:28:51 GMT -8
I finished up my 37 Chevy tonight. I was pretty happy with it until I was shooting the photos and I dropped the car on the floor! Took a chunk out of the drip rail and top on the drivers’ side. Stuff happens, it’s good I did not clear coat it……….OK here is what we have.
Ed Fluck Jr’s “Drag City Casting” chopped top body with hood. I shaved the door handles and the gas cap off. Added spotlights from the parts box. I pinned the headlights and spots with brass pins. I also used the custom grill and headlights in the 37 Chevy kit. I drilled out rear taillight and found some pointy taillights from the parts box. I used from the AMT parts pack Grill teeth and modified them for 4 small bumpers front and back. And added front exhaust dumps modifying the side pipes from the AMT 62 Pontiac kit. Rounding out the back is 2 exhaust tips made from aluminum and a “MAMA” license plate. Paint is airbrushed HOK white base with Pagan Gold, no clear just flat. I used 53 Corvette hubcaps and a set of good old AMT Firestone’s and airbrushed whitewalls. This is a curbside so I cut the crap out of the front tires and cut the front frame off back to the running boards to get it low enough for me. I hope it kills you to know that. I get a lot of pleasure knowing it bothers people!
Interior is painted pearl white using the custom dash and gauges from the kit. I added a polished aluminum steering column with a 57 Corvette steering wheel from the parts pin with a photo etch center. I bent a pin shifter with big white ball. I found an original set of AMT 53 Studebaker custom front seats. That’s it.
If you want to see this car it will be at Ed’s resin table at NNL East. Stop by and pick up a 37 Chevy body before they are all gone!
enjoy!
more shots at the link
public.fotki.com/IrvinArterJr/irvins_model_cars-1/chevrolet_models/37-chevy/