1971 Chevrolet Impala Custom

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

1971 Chevrolet Impala Custom powered by a big block 454 cubic inch V8 that cranked out 285 horsepower. A rare dealership promo model from when the real cars were new. It is still wearing the original Sea Aqua Poly paint from '71. I think it's one of the nicest looking promo model cars made by MPC. I did all the detailing, including the interior after taking the entire car apart.

A toothpick & a tweezer helped in adding small details & painting hard to reach areas. The seats & dashboard were glued on tight so I didn't want to risk breaking them by trying to dismantle. I used a small piece of blank paper and pencil to create the outline of the floor. Then I cut out sections for the carpeting using that template and some felt. A bit of epoxy was used to attach the felt to the floor, and then I used the back of the tweezer to rub on the felt to even it out. It's much easier to add carpeting to the interior tub when the seats and the dashboard are not yet installed, but sometimes, as in the case of these decades old models, it's better not to dismantle them to avoid breakage of hard to find parts. 

[Chinacar]

Nice detail work on this land yacht. Looks great

[ncbuckeye67]

That's beautiful! That color is amazing.

[ChrisR]

Nice.

[Geno]

Love these big ol boats. You did a phenomenal job.??

[karbuildr]

Very nice, I like the color a lot.

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

Thank you everyone for the compliment! Much appreciated!

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Impala there Racine, well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[slusher]

Super nice!