The wonderful thing about model building is your imagination is the limit. You can make the car anything you wish it to be. If you can think of it, you CAN do it.
As for the kit itself, AMT has a nice one, and you should be able to order it from your local hobby store. AMT just re-released it this year, so it should be easy to find.
As for paints---Our hobby is rich. click these links and check them out.
http://www.hobbylinc.com/prods/rh_ALL.htm
http://www.testors.com/
For tips on building:
http://modeltech.tripod.com/
Show us some pics when your done.
Hope you have fun, and visit this forum often. I'm sure glad I found it!
Darrin