70 Monte Carlo Lowrider

This model was built as a tribute to a young lady, who lost her battle with leukemia on May 6, 2005. For the last few years, several members of a Yahoo group, I belong to, have built models in her honor. Her favorite color was purple, so the main color of our builds is purple.

I built this one as a 70's L.A. style lowrider. I shaved the door handles and emblems. This is my first nail polish paint job. While I'm not totally pleasesd with the results, I have learned from the experience and my next one will be better. I started with an AMT Fast and Furious 70 Monte Carlo. I had already raided the kit for it's engine and other parts, so it wasn't as easy build as I would have liked. I used the engin and trans came from a Revell 69 Camaro. The wheels and tires are from the parts box. Everything else is from the kit, with the exception of a scratch built steering wheel and shifter boot.

Body in primer

Assembled engine

The body painted

Another angle

The finished interior

The dash and scratch built steering wheel

The finished chassis

The painted body with glass and headlights installed

The engine compartment

Front bumper with black washed grill and painted parking lights

The Finished Model

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