'50 Austin Coupe







This is Revell '50 Austin Coupe #7120

This was built with a few alterations

Chassis: Tubbed, & lowered front and rear

Engine: Chev 427 from AMT's '37 Chev Coupe, with the injection manifold and ramtubes off the S.O.C from the Austin kit. Headers are from the parts box, and a scrarchbuilt exhaust using aluminum tube.

Interior: Painted satin black with grey folcking on the floor and rear parcel shelf.

Body: I cut the grille opening and drilled holes for headlamps. The grille was scratchbuilt, and the headlapms are from AMT's 49 Ford.

Body was then undrcoated with Boyd's grey primer, then 2 coats of a custom mixed "lime green" enamel was applied, the colors used were Modelmaster "Sublime Green" with a dash of Humbrol "Fluro Green".

Wheels & Tires: Rear tires are from the kit, the fronts are from the parts box. The front & rear rims are from Polar lights Gas Ronda kit. White lettering done with a gelpen.



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