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Post by irvinarter on Feb 11, 2020 18:15:48 GMT -5
1957 Chevy 150 Utility (Black Widow) Kit by Revell My theme for this build was built in 69 as a street car that kind of is now a mild drag car that is flat towed to the drag strip. Car was repainted 1966 Corvette Nassau Blue and white. They added a 4 speed and a 409 from a 1962 Impala. Cragar mags upfront with Chevy Rallye wheels and Goodyear blue strip slicks. Lakewood traction bars and homemade tow tabs for flat towing. Inside a 60 Impala steering wheel and a Hurst shifter and a Lakewood roll bar. Parts list is as follows: Tow tabs, duel fuel line and wire looms are scratch made. Front mags and tires parts box Goodyear blue streaks AMT New Parts packs Rear Rallyes MPC Corvette roadster Added battery, heater, plug wires, and brake line Headers are parts box with photoetch caps Hurst shifter is photoetch with wooden toothpick cut down for shifter handle Photoetch keys, emblems, and door locks Paint is Model Master raddle cans with Wet Clear lacquer
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Post by Dennis on Feb 12, 2020 3:00:28 GMT -5
This is absolutely killer! I think you nailed it down to every detail. I love the Nassau Blue combined with the white back half. I also like the mismatched wheels. My favorite detail of the engine is that you painted the thermostat housing orange making it recognizable as a separate piece and also that it would be painted cast iron, not aluminum like the intake manifold.
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Post by lo51merc on Feb 12, 2020 9:06:30 GMT -5
I couldn't see the pictures last night, but I see them now. This is absolutely beautiful. 👍👌👍
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Post by BigPappaJ on Feb 12, 2020 9:39:22 GMT -5
This is a great build. I almost thought the first picture was the real inspiration for the model.
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Post by Mr409 on Feb 14, 2020 7:47:10 GMT -5
Really nice '57 Chevy! It's very nice to see these cheaper 150 Utility Sedans built instead of the much more common Bel Air. I like the overall look with those Rally Wheels on back and the orange traction bars. My favorite part however is the 409 under the hood! What paint did you use on the carburetors and valve covers? They look really good.
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Post by irvinarter on Feb 16, 2020 20:11:13 GMT -5
I use Testors jet exhaust on all my carbs
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Post by RodBurNeR on Feb 16, 2020 22:52:55 GMT -5
them stickers aren't trakable! LMAO kidding man, i think it's sweet Irv! them blue stripes looks great on her too!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 10:22:49 GMT -5
Damn!! I love it! Just looks right in every respect.
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Post by skip on Mar 12, 2020 23:45:18 GMT -5
I swore I wouldn’t use the “Like” thumbs up, but this is so stunning it forced my index finger onto the like,,, I swear its true! I’ve loved Nassau Blue since I had a ‘69 Z/28 of the same color, just looks sweet with white. Seriously, when I first set eyes on this I was thinking, what is he posting a full size ‘57 150 Utility Post on here for, then I put my glasses on and it looked even better! (weren’t they also called a Business Coupe?) I remember going to the drags and seeing lots of mismatched wheel sets on the Tri-Five Chevys, and just about every other gas class car, especially the still marginally street-able cars. It’s those little details like this that make this totally plausible.
Dennis - Certain you already know why they ran the stock water necks versus the better looking “Cal Custom” or “Eelco” Chrome water necks, the chrome ones always and still do leak like a sieve! So that detail no matter how small totally got nailed! Just goes to show how much better things look when you’re observant and sweat the small stuff, (which is just one reason I’m a big Irvin Arter fan).
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Post by Duane on Mar 13, 2020 0:55:49 GMT -5
i've always enjoyed seeing Irv's builds; he takes it to the max ! i've thought he's posted 1:1 cars then with one build, i noticed he was using either a real house, and perhaps scale buildings too ! great build Irv !
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Post by normy on Mar 13, 2020 12:33:55 GMT -5
Nice looking build but whats with the totally inappropriate Fuel Injection script and flags on the back fenders? The car never came like that, did it (quite aside from the fact its got dual quads not fuel injection)?
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Post by skip on Mar 13, 2020 20:47:57 GMT -5
A quick search of “1957 Chevrolet 150 utility Sedan” turned up five or six in under a minute with Crossed Fuel Injection flags and five lug wheels. One of them is a Volo auto museum car, on “my car story”. So , I’d say theY existed. I’ve also never seen Irv build anything that was not researched and vetted as a production vehicle, unless it was clearly stated. Not to mention the Black Widow ‘57’s did have fuel injected engines. I have a sneaking suspicion that you could probably order a ‘57 by build sheet and get what you wanted for enough cash outlay, just like ‘60’s up until the fuel shortages started and effectively killed the muscle car.
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Post by Dennis on Mar 13, 2020 23:28:08 GMT -5
Nice looking build but whats with the totally inappropriate Fuel Injection script and flags on the back fenders? The car never came like that, did it (quite aside from the fact its got dual quads not fuel injection)? Any trim level of 1957 Chevy was most certainly available with the optional 283hp Rochester Fuel Injected engine, the highest performance V8 available for the year (and same as the Corvette's.) The injector units proved problematic with drivability issues and were misunderstood even by GM dealer servicemen. The result was that many of the FI units got removed in favor of carburetors over the years so it's 100% feasible that this car could still be wearing it's badges.
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Post by normy on Mar 14, 2020 14:49:26 GMT -5
Well now that you mention it I did the search recommended and indeed came up with a few with the FI insignias on the rear fenders. I was confused because the engine in the car had dual quads. Sorry I am not in the cliques so revered here evidently, you learn something(s) new every day.
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