I've recently posted three albums of pictures of model cars built by a gentleman I met online about a year ago. I answered an ad of his on eBay about a very well detailed model he was selling, and we got into a discussion of what it takes to build a model of the caliber of the ones he was selling. He graciously e-mailed me the pictures I've included in these albums. Two of the albums go into detail about the restoration of a couple of models to his high standards. These models were built back when the kits were new in the 1960s, and he completely dismantled them, stripped any paint, fixed any defects in the [plastic (including a couple of major errors in the design of the body of one of them, a 1969 Chevy Impala SS convertible), rechromed the chrome pieces, and painted them in original factory colors. The other restoration album is a 1962 Chevy II Nova convertible, which he modified by installing a small-block V-8 in place of the original straight-6. The third album shows pictures of three of his other creations: a '69 Impala SS hardtop, a '74 Impala coupe, and a 1965 Chevy Bel Air (or is it a Biscayne - I don't recall!) 2-door sedan. This one id built with a non-original body sourced from the growing model car aftermarket. (chevy66babe, are you listening? This one's real close to your car!) If you have any interest in excellent workmanship, you owe it to yourself to check out these three albums, all under the heading "Curbside 66", the gentleman's eBay screen name.

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