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| AMT ORIGINAL ISSUE 1962 MERCURY METEOR KIT #K362 GONZO'S PROBUILT |
| THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ISSUE AMT 1962 MERCURY METEOR. KIT#K-362 AMT TOOLED THE KIT IN A 2 DR. SEDAN, WITH THE MERCURY METEOR CUSTOM TRIM PACKAGE. THIS KIT HAS NEVER BEEN REISSUED. IT IS A CUSTOMER ORDER, ONE OF MANY MERCURYS HE IS HAVING BUILT. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE FACTORY COLOR "CARNIVAL RED" I THINK DEEP DOWN THAT WE BOTH HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE COLOR. AFTER I PAINTED IT, I LOOKED AT AND THOUGHT, THIS COLOR SUCKS!!! BUT TO LATE NOW, IT IS A 42 YEAR OLD CLASSIC, NOT ABOUT TO STRIP IT. i STARTED RUBBING IT OUT AND IT STARTED TO LOOK BETTER. I DETAILED THE INTERIOR, WITH THE CORRECT WHITE TRIM, WASHED BLACK THROUGH THE PLEATED PARTS OF THE SEATS TO GET THE RIGHT SHADOWS TO SIMULATE THE STITCHING. FOILED THE DASH AND SIDES. AMT NEVER PUT A SHIFT LEVER OR TURN SIGNAL IN THIS ISSUE, SO I ADDED THEM . GETTING BACK TO THE BODY. I STUCK THE INTERIOR IN FOR A TEST SHOT, AND REALLY STARTED TO SEE THIS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. PUTTING THE FOIL ON TRANSFORMED THE CARNIVAL RED, GIVING IT A UNIQUE DEFINITION. THE CUSTOM TRIM IS PERFECT FOR THIS COLOR. WHEN I PUT THE INTERIOR IN IT ALL CAME TOGETHER. THIS IS THE PERFECT COLOR FOR THIS CAR. THE CHASSIS WAS DETAILED AND FOILED USING MATTE ALUMINUM ON EXHAUSTS AND BACK PAN. THEN IT WAS DULLCOATED TO FLATTEN THE SHEEN ON THE FOIL. THERE WAS ORIGINALLY NE TAILPIPE MOLDED IN TO THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE IT FELL RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE SCREW HOLE. I DRILLED INTO THE END OF THE MUFFLER AND ADDED A TAILPIPE, MADE TO SLIDE IN AND OUT FOR SERVICING. THE 221CI. ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, WIRED WITH ARROWHEAD ALUMINUM DIST. AND WIRES. ENGINE WAS PLUMBED. ENGINE BAY DETAILED. I AM NOT BIG ON RED, BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS CAR. MERCURY NICHE CAR IN THE EARLY MIDSIZE RACE. A STEP UP FROM ITS FORD COUSIN. |
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