Thinking this old MPC should be rebuilt soon ,,,

[Can-Con]

It's the "Wheeler Dealer" '79 Monte Carlo. Picked it up a few years ago at a show. It's built and painted almost exactly how the one I had when they came out in '79 was done. Only difference is I used the common Testors bottle blue paint on the interior of mine which is a bit darker than what was used on this one. 

So it was just sitting on my table while I worked on my truck. Got board and took a break from the truck and sat the MC on the big Cragars. It just looks so "right" sitting on the table like that. 

I have a couple other projects on the go right now so it'll wait until I get one or two finished before starting on this. 

I'm thinking keeping it black and using the Cragars and tires on it now and going mild touring look. 

[Robberbaron]

I say go for it!  Just dropping these cars a few inches and putting on the right rolling stock totally changes the look, as you just demonstrated.  I'm liking the Cragars, too.

After my '77 Monte completely disintegrated, I daily drove a '79 Monte Landau for the remainder of college, so you have my full attention on this one.

[disabled modeler]

Looks like a nice rebuilder Steve...cant wait to see what you do with her.

[espo]

Looks like you have a great basis no matter which way you want to build it. Very nice body lines, I'd lose to stripes though.

[Dodge Driver]

Like it already. Maybe a nice Clearly Scale LS-series motor under the hood?

[Ron Hamilton]

My mom had a gold '80 Monte Carlo Landau, which I kept a kit to do the car. I liked that series of Monte Carlo, having a couple for demos.

[Can-Con]

Thanks for the input guys.

I do like the idea of a modern powerplant. Gotta keep it under the hood though. 

I'd like to keep it black but not sure about a blue interior. Maybe a darker blue ? I don't want to mess with the overall look too much and I'm afraid changing the color combo would change the feel of the car.

I also have an unbuilt '80 that was reissued a few years ago that I plan to do in red and burgundy 2 tone so it'll have a dark red interior and I don't want to have 2 MCs with the interior colors so close to each other.

Anyway, I've got lots of time to think about it.