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A mild custom '57 Chevy


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Couldn't keep my hands off a Revell 1957 Chevy Black Widow kit any longer. Haven't built a '57 since the Street Fighter lowrider kit nearly 40 years ago...

2021-05-05_12-40-50

I have very little parts to swap in her so I had to resort to a scalpel, putty and sandpaper... and paints of course, but they come later. Fortunately I have some options for her wheels, Chevy Rallyes from a '68 Camaro or classic chrome five spokes. Well that'll be one of the last things to decide!

That hood still needs some more sanding. V-P

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I remember Hot Rod magazine did a '57 Bel Air custom back in the '80s (orange IIRC, and would nowadays be termed a restomod); it's a classic shape and takes mild customisation really well. Wheels? Cragars always! (the version with the grey spokes) :)

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That was the "Flashback '57" if I recall the name correctly. It was quite influential build, at least to me! They gave it away at a sweepstakes and nowadays it rots away  somewhere, painted black...

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