A friend (Another Michael) in Group-25 model club gave me this Monogram static kit and said “Make it go!”. I finally decided to take his advice. It might make an excellent “Classic Stock Car”.

The picture on the front makes the car look tall and skinny. The decals on the side of the car look terrible. Two things I plan to avoid with this build.

This is what comes in the box.

After water sanding the body with 2000-grit paper. It’s ready for paint.

Tamiya orange covers the red fairly well without primer.

I ditched the decals and threw the tall and skinny idea out the window. The rest of the field of Classic Stock Cars were the inspiration for the final body-height of this GTO.

There is much yet to be completed like blacking out the front grills. Painting the tail lights red. The body requires Molotow chrome pen detailing. The driver is on order. He’s out getting a hamburger, fries, and a Coke. One suggestion for a sponser is “Kickapoo Joy Juice”. You would need to have lived through the mid 60’s and already be self-aware to remember this old soft-drink (soda pop). Perfect for a vintage 1965 car.