1949 Chevy Coupe

[Steve_L]

These are pictures of my recently completed 1949 Chevy Coupe. This project was built in the theme of "cars I used to own."

To create the coupe body, I combined the top of a Model Car World 1951 Chevy resin kit with the body of a Perry's Resin 1949 Chevy Convertible. I used an AMT/Ertl 1951 Chevy plastic kit as a donor.

The interior was done with two shades of Duplicolor Vinyl Spray Paint and the rest of it was paint-detailed. The exterior is painted with Kilz Casual Colors Burgundy. For this build, I did not use a clear coat, but rather polished the paint with Micro-Mark polishing pads. I tried Tamiya polishing compound for the first time and I think it turned out well.

I really dug the 1:1 car -- I learned to drive in it and had some big plans for it until it came to an untimely end when hit by a drunk driver.

Enjoy!

[Raul_Perez]

Nice stocker, Steve!!

I wish that I could build my first car without have to spend over $100 just for a POS AMT kit from the 60s.

Later,

[FactoryStock54]

Hey! Great kit-bash! That's usin' the ol' gray matter! I really like those late 40s/early 50s cars!

Fantastic finish too!

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Another sharp build. This is why I come here.

[george 53]

Cool Steve, My Dad had a 49,and 52 chevy Delux for his "work cars", my first car was his 52. Straight six with a three ona tree.your 49 looks great!

[carrucha]

Nice Chevy. Good job on the conversion. It's nice to be able to build a model of a car you used to own or drive.

carrucha

[fury3]

It's always nice if you are able to replicate your first car...if it was ever done in small scale. Your's wasn't, but you were lucky enough with what is currently available today to create a beautiful "one of one" build. The paint is very sharp. One minor question though. In the fifth photo, what is that white material on the right cowl to fender area? I'm a Chrysler Corp. (until the the year 2000) fan, but during the time period of your car, their cars were well built and extreamly durable, but General Motors (and Ford/Mercury) were light years ahead of Chryler in styling! Congradulations on a great build. I'm sure this model will be "special" in your collection, as my first 1.1car ("Jo-Han" 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible) is to me. Fury3

Edited May 7, 2008 by fury3

[Bainford]

Very well done conversion, and a very nice model of the Chevy coupe.

[Steve_L]

It's always nice if you are able to replicate your first car...if it was ever done in small scale. Your's wasn't, but you were lucky enough with what is currently available today to create a beautiful "one of one" build. The paint is very sharp. One minor question though. In the fifth photo, what is that white material on the right cowl to fender area? I'm a Chrysler Corp. (until the the year 2000) fan, but during the time period of your car, their cars were well built and extreamly durable, but General Motors (and Ford/Mercury) were light years ahead of Chryler in styling! Congradulations on a great build. I'm sure this model will be "special" in your collection, as my first 1.1car ("Jo-Han" 1965 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible) is to me. Fury3

Thanks for pointing out some dried Tamiya polishing compound that I quickly removed once I was aware of it.

[7000in5th]

Excellent build, Steve! My first car was a 1950 Chevy coupe, very similar to this one:

I have a very old Sam Miller resin but it is somewhat crude and I would like to do a better one. I found that the Model Car World 1951 Chevy coupe resin kit is still available but the Perry's Resin 1949 Chevy Convertible is no longer listed in his catalog. Any suggestions anyone?

Thanks,

[stevegt738]

Very nice build, well done.