Valiant Speedster Finished!

[Tom Geiger]

It's finally finished!  This is the 1966 Valiant Speedster. It's a mashup between a Hemi Under Glass Barracuda and the Fireball 500.  I'm pleased with the final product, it exceeds my vision.   My first car was a 1966 Valiant V100 2 door sedan that I had painted silver, with it's original red interior so there is a bit of a home coming here for me.

 Paint is  Duplicolor. The lighter color is Honda Silver Pearl Metallic and top is GM Storm Gray Metallic over their gray primer. There is a Tamiya gloss clearcoat over it all. I made the Valiant scripts.  I have no idea where the wheels originated.  Any ideas?

I'm pleased with the final product.  There are a few things I could've done better, and now I wish I went full detail instead of curbside!  

 

[kruleworld]

i watched the build. it came out beautiful

[michelle]

nice work 

[Spottedlaurel]

Looks great Tom, the 2-tone colour treatment suits it very well.

I see no issue with it being curbside, you did enough work as it is!

[slusher]

Turned out beautiful Tom, with those color choices gives it a modern look…

[Snake45]

Looks better than the Fireball 500! Well done and model on! 

[David G.]

That came out great! It just works.

David G.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[thatz4u]

nice one, Tom

[Phildaupho]

Your Valiant looks great as a speedster. 

[Hi-Po]

Very creative and well done.  I like it.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Love it. Cool concept. Well done and great colors. Looks like a concept car that the factory might have done.

[Jon Cole]

Hey! That is epic sharp, Tom! 

[AMT68]

Great two tone paint work. Seat belts add a nice authentic touch. 

[fordf-100]

Looks awesome! Great idea!

[BIGTRUCK]

 I never saw this done as a street car. Cool idea .

[ATHU]

Super nice build!!

[Plowboy]

That looks so much better than the Fireball 500 ever thought about looking! It reminds me of the model Ron Savoi built by putting a '67 GTO roof on the Monkeesmobile. 

Your wheels are either from a Viper or the Duster Street Machine. Same wheel either way I think.  

[rickcaps55]

WOW ! I have to say at the start I was not sure this was going to work but seeing it done WOW it turned out awesome nice idea and nice work.

[Tom Geiger]

Thank you everyone! It did come out better than I anticipated and I’m pleased with the results.

Roger, thanks for IDing the wheels. Must be from the Duster kit since I have a parts kit.

[alan barton]

Love it!

Cheers

Alan

[Toys4Don2]

Very creative and well executed. 

[crazyjim]

Very cool.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice. Looks like it could have been one of Chrysler Corp's factory concept cars way back in the wayback.

[espo]

Great looking body work. Besides the head rests the rear wheel well openings look like they should have been that way. Clean looking paint and trim .