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This is the old Testors Black Cherry lacquer #28113 (sorry for the bad pic). It was marketed as the Impala SS color.

I compared a Black Beauty test shot to an original annual a couple of years ago. Parts like the annual hood, rear bumper, glass etc would fit the BB like a glove. I'm sure that there was a vintage kit sitting nearby when the BB was developed; I believe a stock building version of the BB was considered but it was nixed at some point.

This old thread inspired me to see what I could do with an old can of Roth Orbitron Blue. It took me awhile to coax the paint into my airbrush jar with repeated shaking, and it was tough to apply as it laid down very thin. It took several coats to minimize high spots at panel lines/runs etc. Added bonus....those whitewalls are 60-year-old AMT stick-ons. Next up....Outlaw Green.

...and Jeff Beck

Bringing this old thread back is tempting me to start playing with these oldies again. I've successfully painted kits with all but the Outlaw Green and Orbitron Blue.

I surprised myself this year. When the new year rolled around I had been taking a break from building having had eye surgery. I was asked to build the Revell Z28 for someone else and decided to give it a go...might as well start with something simple, right? It turned out OK, so I gradually got back into it. All of the others are restored built-ups.

MPC kits were definitely superior to the AMT kits when it came to 2nd-gen Camaros. Compare this MPC '74 to the yellow AMT pictured above. The only visible change from box-stock is AMT '72 Nova wheels. The MPC kits all contained big block power long after they weren't available in Camaros but at least they looked the part.

Three rare ones that I've rebuilt/restored....none box-stock.

Convertible

The truck on the box is pretty close. The original truck was found rotting in a field years ago. If you look close you'll see a '66 grille; the re-creation is a '65. Hard to tell from the angle of the pic, but to me the original looks like a short box (highly unlikely). Bonus pic of the original trailer; the car could have originally been delivered with those hubcaps.

The board won't be the same without him. RIP

Looks like a re-touched photo of a '57 Bird.

It was originally in a '64 Corvette annual, later found in the Fireball 500 (should be easy to find one). I've never seen one with those squarish fenders though.

In the 1:1 world, any '57-66 windshield should fit. I have a '66 convertible on the bench right now. I just test-fitted a '60 convertible windshield. The side vent windows don't line up properly, but the windshield itself is just about perfect. There are lots of 59's out there...maybe that would be the easiest route. The 65 would definitely fit if you have one on hand.

The AMT Double Dragster Any of the early 60's Monogram Starbird-era kits ('58 T-Bird, Little T, '40 Ford pickup etc)