1953 Cutaway Corvette

[Peter Lombardo]

Okay.... I know, some of you can't see the pictures.... sorry, but that is just the way it is since I take my photos with my phone, and google will not allow me to upload them to a hosting site.... so be it.  If you can see these, great.... if not I am sorry... and anyway, many of you will not like it anyway.   A few years ago I picked up the Revell 1953 Corvette kit, but had no interest in building it since it is pretty boring.  A white blob with a red interior.  Blah.....Blah....Blah.  Don't misunderstand me,  most Corvettes are great.... well, the early 80's ones were basically dogs, but after the Government regulations eased up, the car began to perform again.

anyway, a few weeks ago while in a Barns and Noble looking at car magazines, I saw an issue of "Vette" and on the cover was this Cutaway Corvette and the story of how and why.  It caught my interest and now I had a reason to build the kit... well half of it.  So here is the model of the 1953 cutaway Vette..  If you are interested in the back story of the real car... just google it and you will find a great story on it from the magazine article.

The model has far more scratch built and modifications to the kit to list.  Both doors are hinged and open and all of the left side structures were made from brass rods.  Fuel tank is fabricated and the driver seat, even though it is not visible here, has the padding, springs and frame built in it.  Opposed wires are all represented and the license plates were custom made on a lazor printer on photo paper.  The hubcaps were converted to baby moon centers, as the first 26 cars built did not have the spinner caps as come in the kit.

My favorite part on it is the left rear tail-light structure with the two little winglets. 

Hopefully the link below will lead you to the pictures of it.  If not, so be it.

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMmzOO6PGfLK2eDst4VXYkLpY-0fX_SJGwFhM8y

[blunc]

I was curious about your work but your link is nonfunctional...so be it.

[Peter Lombardo]

I was curious about your work but your link is nonfunctional...so be it.

Okay... I will see if I can make it      Functional.

 

[stitchdup]

Okay... I will see if I can make it      Functional.

 

you should be able to load them direct to here, the limits were removed when pb decided to charge way too much

[Slotto]

I just saw a picture on the Hagerty site. creepy looking but cool

[bobthehobbyguy]

Yeah just tried the link and it is broken.

[Howard Cohen]

I was at the Concours d'Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan and this Corvette was there, possibly the same car you copied   Oh, it drove to the show field...

[Peter Lombardo]

 

I was at the Concours d'Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan and this Corvette was there, possibly the same car you copied   Oh, it drove to the show field...

yeah... this is what I built.... but google photos will not allow me to share the photos of it with this site.

 

1953 Cutaway Corvette - Google Photos 7.html

1953 Cutaway Corvette - Google Photos 8.html

[Peter Lombardo]

[Peter Lombardo]

[Peter Lombardo]

[Peter Lombardo]

[Peter Lombardo]

[Peter Lombardo]

it took some doing, but I got them in.            Finally!

[Lizz62]

That is very cool

[blunc]

nice build

[iamsuperdan]

That's a pretty neat build. Nicely done!

[stitchdup]

Well worth the wait, very original

[ChrisR]

Awesome!!

[Gramps46]

Outstanding!  It is obvious a lot of work went into this model and well executed.

[gtx6970]

WOW.  I like it. Well done

[geetee66]

Nice one, Peter!

You obviously put a lot of time and effort into it and it's paid off. That's a very interesting, unusual and well built model. 

I doff my cap to you, sir!

[58 Impala]

Wow, very nice build. Very different.

[Renegade]

Unusual and great build.

[Peter Lombardo]

Thanks guys.... actually, it was not as difficult as you may think.... I always look to do something different  Box stock just doesn't work for me.... again, thanks for the kind words.

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