Dads 57 Chevy

tim New Member Posts: 21	Dads 57 Chevy Oct 4, 2014 19:22:16 GMT -6 Gene, Robert, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tim on Oct 4, 2014 19:22:16 GMT -6 Built this for my father, a replica of his first new car. The old old amt kit.

Gene Administrator http://public.fotki.com/59-Desoto/ , http://memorylanebuilders.proboards.com/ Posts: 219	Dads 57 Chevy Oct 5, 2014 10:25:17 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gene on Oct 5, 2014 10:25:17 GMT -6 Wow very nice and clean build , it would make your dad proud indeed. Love these kind of builds with a real story behind them.
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Robert Full Member Posts: 117	Dads 57 Chevy Oct 5, 2014 15:11:39 GMT -6 Gene likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Robert on Oct 5, 2014 15:11:39 GMT -6 Beautiful build! The color really nails the look of the '57. It should be on a sales brochure.
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Dads 57 Chevy Oct 5, 2014 16:02:25 GMT -6 Gene likes this

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Thank you! The grey is primer and the top is testors rattle can white, all gloss coated. Acrylic white walls, bmf and a D guitar string antenna. My Dad liked it very well. He still has it in front of the tv in their living room.

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Oct 5, 2014 16:02:25 GMT -6 tim said:

Thank you! The grey is primer and the top is testors rattle can white, all gloss coated. Acrylic white walls, bmf and a D guitar string antenna. My Dad liked it very well. He still has it in front of the tv in their living room.

That's great Tim , started one for my dad but lost him early into the build and never had the heart to get back to it

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tim New Member Posts: 21	Dads 57 Chevy Oct 5, 2014 16:43:43 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tim on Oct 5, 2014 16:43:43 GMT -6 Really sorry to hear that Gene. I'm curious now...what was you building for him?

Gene Administrator http://public.fotki.com/59-Desoto/ , http://memorylanebuilders.proboards.com/ Posts: 219	Dads 57 Chevy Oct 5, 2014 17:07:41 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gene on Oct 5, 2014 17:07:41 GMT -6 Oct 5, 2014 16:43:43 GMT -6 tim said: Really sorry to hear that Gene. I'm curious now...what was you building for him? Yes Tim it was , been sitting now sense Oct 2008. I'll dig it out someday maybe and finish it.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Dads 57 Chevy Jan 17, 2015 10:32:34 GMT -6 Gene likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 10:32:34 GMT -6 You done a great job with this build Tim, very clean!!

gardnerpag44 Junior Member Posts: 93	Dads 57 Chevy Feb 10, 2015 17:41:06 GMT -6 Gene likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gardnerpag44 on Feb 10, 2015 17:41:06 GMT -6 Great looking build you done !