1965 Buick Wildcat drag car

[Karl LaFong]

When I was 10 or so, I tried to reproduce the box art drag car - even at that age there was something very cool about a land yacht as a dragster.

I don't know what paint I used, but it was applied directly over the white plastic.  I suspect it was either a Pactra or Testor's enamel, as a soak in the purple pond easily took the paint off.  I had plans of doing a replica stock, so I saved the rear pan.

I came across some 1965 Buick custom parts, so I scuttled the replica stock idea and went for the drag car.  The only actual 1965 Buick parts are the body, rear pan and taillights, hood, and front bumper.  The rest of the Buick parts are from the AMT 1966 Buick.  Wheels are from the recent issues of the AMT 1936 Ford, slicks are 1960's MPC items (I think), fronts are 1960's AMT Firestones with the white wall removed.  

The interior paint is Testor's Enamel Purple Metalflake, decanted and mixed with AMT silver and airbrushed - I was attempting to match the old AMT Silk Orchid.  Exterior paint is Testor's Enamel Purple Metalflake airbrushed over Tamiya Pure White.  The front bumper looked more like satin than chrome, so I airbrushed Molotow chrome over the old chrome.

I'm not looking forward to applying bare metal foil...

 

[dragcarz]

Looks so good, very cool project!

[Zippi]

That's looking pretty kewl as a drag car.  

[Painted Black]

I just bought this kit, not sure if I'm going custom or drag yet, will tag alone here and see how this goes.

[fordf-100]

That looks really cool! I always like seeing box art builds!

[Scott8950]

On 11/30/2021 at 8:05 PM, Karl LaFong said:

even at that age there was something very cool about a land yacht as a dragster

Absolutely agree... I have a 66 wildcat I'm gonna build into a awb match racer sometime soon hopefully. 

Your buick looks awesome. 

[Karl LaFong]

I finished the interior.  For a drag car, it looks a little naked without seatbelts, so I think I'll add some from a mid-60's kit.

[Ian McLaren]

This is the kind of modeling I really appreciate, well done and looking forward to seeing it completed