Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Hi there. This Buick was made using '64 Pontiac GTO kit. I made new bumpers, new flipping hood , modified the sides. The chassis is GTO. I made new thick exhaust pipes and the SBC 400 cid got TH400 transmission. Lots of self made parts were placed under the hood. There's a building story in Work in Progress. The real car is in Finland. Thanks for looking, feel free to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Beautiful work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Oh yeah, you nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Very Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Very nice! Not perfect, but very nice, and that's coming from someone who drove a '65 Special in high school and often wishes he had it back. I couldn't have built this model, and you did, so, you win! Well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Very cool Ismo. Don't see a flip front Buick every day for sure. Nice work.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Awesome look !!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wow, that came out great! I've been following the WIP. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Cool looking Street Machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Nice!! Great looking muscle car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Snake45 said: Very nice! Not perfect, but very nice, and that's coming from someone who drove a '65 Special in high school and often wishes he had it back. I couldn't have built this model, and you did, so, you win! Well done and model on! Very nice job on that, I'm jealous. I'm with Snake, I drove a '65 Skylark Gran Sport in high school and wish I had the talent to build this body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Looks great, nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickcaps55 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 WOW ! you did a awesome job on this one the 65 was one that i wish the model companys had done or someone in the resin area in a stock build very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 EXCELLENT conversion! I like this a lot! Just goes to show that if you can't wait for the model companies to make what you want, there's always you're own doing to make it come to life. Results follow desire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 (edited) Thanks everybody for your kind comments. There's a few mistakes I made but after all I'm quite happy with the result. Chevelle body could be a bit easier starting point, if one could find other than wagon kit. The bumpers are always the big challenge when it's a 60-70 Buick. But they were and still are so great cars. Edited April 18, 2021 by Reuhkapelti2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Reuhkapelti2 said: There's a few mistakes I made but after all I'm quite happy with the result. Chevelle body could be a bit easier starting point, if one could find other than wagon kit. The bumpers are always the big challenge when it's a 60-70 Buick. But they were and still are so great cars. You should be very proud of it. I don't think the Chevelle would have been a better starting point, especially if you started with the Revell kit, which has a poorly shaped roof. If I were to try this, I think I'd start with the '66 Skylark. That's a VERY rare kit but the dirt-track version isn't that uncommon. The wheel openings are different between '65 and '66 so having to scratchbuild those wouldn't be that big a deal. I'd cut off the roof and replace it with one from the '65 GTO, then put the "hips" of the rear fenders/quarters on a slimming diet. The custom taillight treatment in the original '66 kit is right in the ballpark of the '65 Skylark rear end, if you could come up with one. The front bumper would have to be modified. The whole front and rear ends wouldn't be quite right, as the '65 body is more "upright" and less rakish than the '66, but it would be close enough for me. But I know me, I doubt I'd ever get it finished, so, oh well. You DID get it done, and in remarkably little time, too, considering the effort required. Again, RESPECT to you, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 Thank you very much, Snake45. In this case it was easy to start with the GTO, as the kit was already available, actually two similiar kits. I'd like to do this again, as this one may leave my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good looking Buick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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