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Bill Newcomer (musclecarfan)
US

1970 Pontiac Grand Prix (restored glue bomb)

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28 April 2019, 04:17
Mike Painter
NICE! I don't have this one yet. Good Save
28 April 2019, 04:24
Bill Newcomer
When is the last time you saw one in person?
28 April 2019, 04:28
Mike Painter
lol never
28 April 2019, 04:32

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This model was built to loosely resemble a black over red 70 Grand Prix I owned for a number of years in the late 90's. It started out as a built-up glue bomb purchased on ebay. It was brush painted blue and looked pretty bad at first. After a dip in the "purple lake" I surveyed what was salvageable. The body, bumpers and interior were fair but the engine was a blob. Fortunately, I had a Revell Parts-Pack Pontiac 421. I soaked it in Westly's to dechrome it and sourced the stock air cleaner and other items from the parts bin. I actually made my own wired distributor from supplies picked up at Radio Shack and Hobbytown USA. I used a technique I learned on Drastics about BMFing emblems BEFORE painting and then scraping off the paint on the raised areas to expose the letters. It actually worked quite well. Especially since the "Grand Prix" emblems are separate block letters. It did a fair job on the front fender louvers as well. The interior is pretty basic, with just some minor detailing. The underside being an

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