TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Originally built in 2013 this is a replica of a '60 El Camino I once owned with a 283 4-speed , painted Roman red , and with Impala interior and body trim . The Impala trim was a factory installed option for El Camino's built at GM's Oakland California plant . I was never happy with the wheels & tires I used on it . Since then I've found the correct ones and two weeks ago it was time to change them out . As long as the model was being partially disassembled I decide to modify the front for poseable steering and lower the ride height . To accomplish all this the chassis would have to come out and the front and rear suspensions taken apart . Disassembly and re-assembly went smoothly with only minor mishaps . Both door handles fell off , so did the exterior mirror and the upper radiator hose . Of course the chassis didn't slip right back in but a little fiddling with the interior and everything was okay . I expected it to be much worse . To see all of the "in progress" photos and complete descriptions go to my Fotki page at the following link : https://public.fotki.com/TooOld/models/cars--trucks/1960-el-camino/
donb Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 This is a well done model Sir. Valve covers look great and the interior is super nice. And if course the color. Sharp car.
Plowboy Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 That is one sharp looking El Camino! Everything is done nice and neat. Nice work!
espo Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 I really like the appearance of this El Camino. Amazing the paint finish still looks this nice after all the man handling of being disassembled. The "little" 283 with the old Duntov 30/30 cam were great performers. I still have a partially done '60 El Camino kit somewhere. Did you have to add the Bel Air trim to the body on this ? While I also have a couple of the AMT '59 El Camino kits I wish they could reissue the '60 also.
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Wow! That's some superb work there Bob! Nice job!! Steve
Sixties Sam Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Nice, clean build! Looks good in red! Sam
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Very nice El Camino, Bob! Thanks !
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, cobraman said: Very well done ! Thanks Ray !
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Tom99 said: Very nice! Thanks Tom ! 5 hours ago, donb said: This is a well done model Sir. Valve covers look great and the interior is super nice. And if course the color. Sharp car. Thanks Don ! Yep my favorite color ! 4 hours ago, Plowboy said: That is one sharp looking El Camino! Everything is done nice and neat. Nice work! Thanks much Roger !
Classicgas Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Beautiful. I assume a combination of the AMT 59 with Revell 60?
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, larman said: Beautiful build! Thanks Larry ! 1 hour ago, espo said: I really like the appearance of this El Camino. Amazing the paint finish still looks this nice after all the man handling of being disassembled. The "little" 283 with the old Duntov 30/30 cam were great performers. I still have a partially done '60 El Camino kit somewhere. Did you have to add the Bel Air trim to the body on this ? While I also have a couple of the AMT '59 El Camino kits I wish they could reissue the '60 also. Thanks ! The 283 was really quick and it wasn't nose heavy like a big block would've been . If you go to my Fotki page you'll see how the body and trim was done . Here's the link : https://public.fotki.com/TooOld/models/cars--trucks/1960-el-camino/
TooOld Posted November 10, 2019 Author Posted November 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, olschoolkid said: Beautiful El Camino. Thanks ! 42 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Wow! That's some superb work there Bob! Nice job!! Steve Thanks very much Steve ! When I could still see and wasn't all thumbs I did more than just "out of box" builds .
espo Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Thank you for the link. Great looking pictures. I never thought of such a conversion, but I just happen to have an extra '60 Impala body from a previous build now all I have to do is gather the bumpers, grill and side trim.
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Fantastic! Very sharp looking El Camino!
High octane Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 That is a beautiful build on that El Camino Bob.
Bucky Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 Fantastic! I was never aware of the optional trim for a '60 Elky. Very well done!
gman Posted November 10, 2019 Posted November 10, 2019 That is a tough looking truck, and I'd be proud to have the 1:1 in my garage. Well done.
Dave Darby Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 You never disappoint, Bob! Another way cool build.
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