1960 chevrolet belair model

[Toolman56]

Hi, i had this car as a daily driver, in fact i had several models of this cars as daily driver, but my best was the 1960 chevy belair, very nice car, all i can find is the 60 chev impala kits, is there a model out there for the 60 chev belair , i looked everywere in my hometown ,any help would be nice, thanks for a great forum, Everett.,

[Khier]

If you do not mind the wrong roof shape there is a Biscayne resin kit by R&R. They took the Impala and added a B-pillar. Alternatively you may swap the roof of a Jo-Han 6 Windows 59/60 cadillac and add the B-Pillars yourself. This, however, this is not a trivial task, because the Jo-Han roof does not fit the Revell 59/60 Chevys. Probably there is a better chance with an old El-Camino or S/D. I tried to do it with a 59 Impala but soon discovered I am not so talented.

Probably conversion to a sport coupe is an easier task. In that case you will have to carefully modify the Impala chrome trim, or cut it from an El-Camino or S/D kit (or is that a Biscayne trim ??). Additionally, the middle tail light must be removed to have the dual tail lights of the Bel Air.

Photo etched scripts and emblems are usually included in the Model Car Garage Impala detail set.

[Toolman56]

Hi, thank's for quik reply, i had the regular cars all three models, so i know the real cars are that not much of differance in body styles, the only roof line that changed was the bubble top and the impala top,the rest of the tops are the same, i do not know if i can cut a top or not, i'm just getting back into car modeling, after a long while away from it, so yes i know whats ahead of me if i have too modify a kit,on car models i put a impala front end on a 1960 chev belair before, a 57 pontiac cheif on a 57 chev beliar that was weird looking but looked cool too,custom, with white top and bright pink, way ahead of its custom time, what is this company R and R , revell mayby, im looking for all the car models company now, thanks for the help, Everett.

[Khier]

Originally Posted by Everett56

:....what is this company R and R , revell mayby, im looking for all the car models company now, thanks for the help, Everett.

No. R&R is a resin kit manufacturer. I do not know if they have a website, but Star Models stocks almost their entire program:

http://resinrealm.net/Star/RRGalleries/RR_All.html

In addition R&R kits are regularly offered on Ebay by mightymouse. Search Ebay for, say, resin Buick and you will certainly come across MM auctions.

Regards

Walid