First I must tell you a shot[Edit] Long story on why this build was first started. Some years ago I was working on my first trucking job and I had to step down from my driving duties for some days. Any way wile working in one of the lumber yeard I was befriended by a young man there, that would sit with me at meal time when I would pull out one of my modeling projects to work on. So some days later he came to me with a sad story about his mom and that she had passed and besides all the photos of her and her car that he had he wanted a model of her first car that the famliy still has, but the car is in the hands of one of the othere sons so he wanted a model of the car next to a photo of his mom. I told him I'll do it at a low cost he said how low 25 he said that's cool. Then told him I don't have a lot of time as I'm moving to a new job site soon so I must do this fast for you. "OK" That made me feel like I'm doing a good thing here or so I thought.
On the first day I started the project I came to work with this model box to show him what kit that I will be using to start with.
On 2 or 3 days in to the build I asked him can you show me a photo of your moms car so I can get the color just right, some times our memories get a bit fuzzy after a time and a photo will help out a lot. He agreed and day after day I asked do have the photo (Noting) "I'll get it tomorrow" every day is what I was getting from him. So one day I asked ![Question [?]](/emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif)
is it that you don't like the price an it's to high or you no longer wanting it. just tell me man I'm not mad at you guy. "Juat lay it on the line"
[Yes] he said I have a verey boss wife and she didn't think it was worth the 25.00 and I only went that cheap after the story. Most of my private builds go for 30 and more. Any way I only had 2 weeks left till I had to leave.
"Here's the killer for you" He comes to me on the last week of the build and tells me "hay man" just GIVE me the car and my brother in Texas that likes to build models an go's to shows can finish it. I said in a loud voice "WHAT" You mean to tell me all this time there's some one in your family that could have done this and I could have use my lunches to eat and not work on this project not to minchin the girls I passed up to do this for you. You drop this on me now. An GIVE you the car I dont think so we came to an price on it man all this work and just give it to you 25. bucks and it's your! He told me man just tell me were did you get the kit as my bro can't find the kit there. I ![Laugh [(-D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_newlaugh.gif)
and told him Hobby Lobby I know some of you are saying I should not have told him that but here's the twist to that I got off before him and I know a lot of people at that time that worked there so I knew that there was only one left on the shelf and it was on sale 5 bucks I got it and still have it so now I have the kit I started on and one un tuched. Ha Ha Ha I get the last or so I thought lately I have hooked up with a guy from texas that likes to building model and I can't help but think could this guy be that guys bro? nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnOT this guy only builds Military models good for me.
OK and now after a long story a photo of that same type of car like the guys moms car and a look at the kit that started every thing. Then some shots of my work on the car. As you can see I changed a 72' Pontiac GTO to a 71' Pontiac T-37 LeMans. [This build started back 2 years a go] An It will be my frist kit that I will start on after I have bean working only on militry models all this time.
Stock GTO body:
Rebuild in a T-37 LeMans
The line that runs down the side I have yet to put it on.