Can't claim to have made them, but I do have two original "dealer" '64 convertibles. Of course they're both Bonnevilles not Parisiennes. I resprayed the first one in metallic silver to match my car but didn't attempt to make it RHD. Then I did the unthinkable, left it on top of the dash at a show. The side facing the sun now has very unusual and extensive curvy body damage! I also have a Matchbox coupe that I painted to look a bit like a convertible.
wow, those are beautiful. I would love to find a 65 chevelle convertible model but can't seem to. Thought I might try my hand at building models as well
Thanks everyone. They do make 65 chevelle hardtop and just need to chop the top. Here is a pic for you George. This is a resin kit. Used with a 57 Chevy to make a Pontiac
Thanks everyone. They do make 65 chevelle hardtop and just need to chop the top. Here is a pic for you George. This is a resin kit. Used with a 57 Chevy to make a Pontiac
Mike, thanks for sharing that. The whole resin thing is a total mystery to me. I have been a model builder since very early childhood and i think i am a good one but the whole resin thing eludes me. Cheers.
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
Nice collection Mike. Seeing those great car models strikes a chord in my heart. Obsessed, It's all I did with my summers off school from about 1968-75. Still have a few unbuilt, but I just can't get into it anymore.
I guess I really just moved onto the bigger scale, but it was really the models that boosted my interest in the cars of the 60's.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Very nice work. kitbashing to build an exact replica of a real car is so cool, it forces you to add details that would normally be missed.
I did a very extensive 91 truck to match my dads(which i still own). Got every detail that the real one has, running boards, kitbashed to a ext cab shortbox, even a KPH speedo, trailer hitch, trailer brakes, and all the scratch built decals and parts like bumper guards, air conditioning compressor, the list could go on for hours, was about a 4 year project
I also did an exact replica of a 62 impala that owned a number of years ago. was original black paint. The model kit was the revell impala 409, i swapped in a 283 with an aluminum powerglide, and did all the details of the real car, scratch made the decals on my computer, and even added all the canadian underhood details and scratch built a canadian aircleaner, and replicated all the firewall markings that my real car had.
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Awesome skills, my neighbour is a model boat builder, only works from original blueprints. Makes his own nails from bamboo, casts his own metal cannons, makes his own rope the way it was made originally. Worked for the ROM as a professional model builder before he retired. He takes about 3-5 years full time to finish a model. He made a wood stove to scale in 1 model, cast from metal, had a lid that worked, plus a teapot sitting on it with a lid that worked all about 1/2 inch high in total.
The patience and skills you guys have amazes me.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I quit making models when they came out with nontoxic glue.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Nice collection Mike. Seeing those great car models strikes a chord in my heart. Obsessed, It's all I did with my summers off school from about 1968-75. Still have a few unbuilt, but I just can't get into it anymore.
I guess I really just moved onto the bigger scale, but it was really the models that boosted my interest in the cars of the 60's.
While younger than you I did much the same growing up. I stopped and sold off much of my collection. I injured my shoulder after we completed the wagon (thankfully after) and decided to pull a kit down and give it a go. I love the older kits over the newer ones. And I have finally started some resin builds. if you ever want to part with some old kits keep me in mind
Very nice work. kitbashing to build an exact replica of a real car is so cool, it forces you to add details that would normally be missed.
I did a very extensive 91 truck to match my dads(which i still own). Got every detail that the real one has, running boards, kitbashed to a ext cab shortbox, even a KPH speedo, trailer hitch, trailer brakes, and all the scratch built decals and parts like bumper guards, air conditioning compressor, the list could go on for hours, was about a 4 year project
Very nice work. Especially this truck as I like it and have a similar build on my to do list.
Very nice work; those models are very authentic. I especially like your Pontiac wagon.
I've been collecting models since I was 10 years old, and I always mean to build replicas of my own cars. But realistically I know I'll never have the time, and maybe at this stage of my life, not the patience, to build them.
Those 88-94 truck kits are OK, but lack a ton of detail. If you do get into building one, i have lots of spare decals for all the emblems, and the headlights, even dash clusters and the tailgate emblems. The headlights are the worst, moulded into the grill. I also have lots of parts kits from them too. just ask if you need anything.
Question, where did you get the dogdish for the 64 wagon? i am building a 61 pontiac Laurentian bubbletop got to make it canadian using parts from a 1962 impala kit and a Mobius 1961 american pointiac. going to be a 261 with a 3 speed too.
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Those 88-94 truck kits are OK, but lack a ton of detail. If you do get into building one, i have lots of spare decals for all the emblems, and the headlights, even dash clusters and the tailgate emblems. The headlights are the worst, moulded into the grill. I also have lots of parts kits from them too. just ask if you need anything.
Question, where did you get the dogdish for the 64 wagon? i am building a 61 pontiac Laurentian bubbletop got to make it canadian using parts from a 1962 impala kit and a Mobius 1961 american pointiac. going to be a 261 with a 3 speed too.
Very good to know. I built a 454 when i was younger. I have a dully kit that I am thinking of building into a ramp style tow truck. I want build the short box extended cap version like you with the nice aluminum wheels they had back in the day. I am also looking for someone who has made a resin body so I can make a mini version of my suburban.
Very nice work; those models are very authentic. I especially like your Pontiac wagon.
I've been collecting models since I was 10 years old, and I always mean to build replicas of my own cars. But realistically I know I'll never have the time, and maybe at this stage of my life, not the patience, to build them.
I know what you mean. I never thought I would get back into it and had sold off a pile of my collection but now am getting back into it. I am trying to find the older kits now which is harder of course.
