Chuck Most Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Started out with a parts donor kit, and threw it together just for fun. My homage to the type of beater car you used to see in central Michigan high school parking lots in the '80's and '90's, with a few late '70's/early '80's street machine cues.
jdcar32 Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Looks like some of the "hill jack" cars I see in my neihborhood now ! Like the left rear quarter bondo / no side light treatment
JunkPile Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Gotta love the Bondo! Edited July 4, 2012 by JunkPile
Scuderia Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 That's a very Michigan lookin car there. Nicely done!
espo Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Looks like its been ridden hard and put away wet. An old horse term, but it sure fits. Like the wethering on this, good build.
bbowser Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Very convincing, and right at home in a high school parking lot. I love the rope tie-down for the trunk lid!
62rebel Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 looks like it belongs right in the Amherst High School lot circa 1980.
Kris Morgan Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Looks like something I would have owned in high school. Heck, I would like to have it now.
deadcylinder Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 That is freakin' awesome! I like the ground down QP just sittin there starting to rust. What was so pressing on that qp where the wheel well rot was overlooked?...(typical Highschool kids..).. I also love the detail on the front rims....I think I see a rejection sticker on the windshield. Lol....Such a great piece!!
Jantrix Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Nice work Chuck. I've alwasy had a soft spot for this kit and that looks very authentic.
mikemodeler Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 I am surprised there are not a few more dents in it, considering the snowy winters and doing donuts in the empty parking lots late at night!
Foxer Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 I love cars that let you know they don't sit in the garage all day. Great job, Chuck!
David G. Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Very authentic except for one thing; no CB antenna! You've really captured the midwestern 80's highschool beater look. David G.
Chuck Most Posted July 6, 2012 Author Posted July 6, 2012 Very authentic except for one thing; no CB antenna! You've really captured the midwestern 80's highschool beater look. David G. Don't think that adding a CB antenna never crossed my mind! I did consider sticking one on there, or at least the bracket. Who knows, I could always toss one on later, along with some cheap mudflaps. Forgot to mention- this was built for Abell82's Mercury Cougar CBP- If you have a '73 or earlier Cougar of some sort, get in there and get some.
Casey Posted July 7, 2012 Posted July 7, 2012 Shouldn't at least three of the tires be mis-matched, and one rear tire bald from all the one-wheel peels upon leaving the school parking lot?
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