1/12 `67 Corvette L-88 Coupe....the million dollar Corvette

[Hawk312]

Ok, first a little background on the subject. In `67, you could order a vette with several engine options, but rarely was the L-88 option selected, as it was basically a racing engine installed in a street car. It was notorious for it`s overheating issues and was just plain unfriendly to the average buyer. But it was fast. In all, a total of 20 L-88`s were made in `67, and many of them became race cars. If you have a real one of these today, there is no way you would accept anything less than $million for it.
So, this one is a little unique compared to what you normally see from me. I`m sorry guys....I must be driving you crazy with all the 1/12 Corvettes and Camaros.
Anyway, I took the L-71 tri-power 1/12 `67 Corvette kit and converted it to an L-88. I also wanted a rare color scheme, and to my knowledge, only 1 L-88 was made with this color scheme, and only 4 other non L-88`s were made in these colors. Since the kit doesn`t come with blue decals, I had to mask these off and paint them on. You`ll have to forgive my photography skills. For some reason I can`t get my camera to properly capture the blue stinger. It is much more blue and less aqua in real life.
There were alot of modifications needed to convert this kit. The radio details had to be sanded off, and since it is in such a tight location, it was really difficult to do this and not damage the dash. I sanded and puttied and primered it like 4 times to get it right. The firewall needed to be modified since these cars came without heaters. The overflow tank was scratch built. The radiator needed modifications and the radiator shroud was correctly not installed. The filter on top of the carb required more creative scratch building, and took forever to get right. The foam around the edge is real foam. And of course, wiring and plumbing with "text" were added, and labels and chalk markings were added to the chassis.
And, as usual, a correct `67 window sticker and license plate were added. Please let me know what you think!

[mustangemd19]

Amazing work!
I love it

[koksik]

Yep, fantastic job! Congrats!

[MidMazar]

If you had a little different background for the first photo it would pass as a 1:1. I like the baby blue hood scoop. Another great 1/12 from you.

[dmacb]

Great lookin build.

[tuned.by.twenty]

I'm at a loss for words, this is just too impressive.

[Dean23]

Once again your mastery of the 1/12th kits amazes me. They turn out looking like a real 1:1 car. Great finish on the paint and I love the blue stinger. WOuldnt it be great to be the original owner of that 1:1 car. the only issuse I have ever seen on your builds and that is t hat the antenna looks to thick. One question. I fit has radio delete, wouldnt gm have removed the antenna, or did they leave it there?

[Hawk312]

Thanks for the kinda words everyone.

Yeah, Dean, I don`t know what I was thinking. I`m getting chastised on the other board for it too. I am going to have to carefully cut around it and remove it....scares me a little.

[da_ashman]

Man, I thought the first pic was a pic of the 1:1 car. Amazing build, supreb finish!!!