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webby Resident member


Posts : 1744 Join date : 2013-02-27 Age : 58 Location : Strathpine Australia. Built over WW2 airstrip
 | Subject: Olds F-85 Wagon Thu 18 Jun 2015, 5:20 am | |
| Done. Not my best but it will do.  Black bonnet to break up the "Red Barren" look.   The 215 alloy V8 got some attention & bling too.  |
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Sam Moderator


Posts : 1682 Join date : 2013-02-23 Age : 51 Location : Back in Toledo, Oregon
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Thu 18 Jun 2015, 5:32 am | |
| Sweet old kit and great rebuild ! |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6759 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Thu 18 Jun 2015, 10:44 am | |
| I love the early sixties cars. They still retained such individuality.
Nice one Chris! _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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Zbuckster Senior member


Posts : 6920 Join date : 2013-02-17 Age : 69 Location : Aberdeen, Washington
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Thu 18 Jun 2015, 5:01 pm | |
| Nice work Chris, what a beauty. |
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webby Resident member


Posts : 1744 Join date : 2013-02-27 Age : 58 Location : Strathpine Australia. Built over WW2 airstrip
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Thu 18 Jun 2015, 10:32 pm | |
| - Skid wrote:
- I love the early sixties cars. They still retained such individuality.
Nice one Chris!
Seconded. You could tell a cars identity a hundred feet away, now with a few exceptions you have to get close enough to read the badge. |
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Skid Admin

Posts : 6759 Join date : 2013-02-15 Age : 69 Location : Newcastle. Good Old Blighty.
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Fri 19 Jun 2015, 12:05 am | |
| Back then, I could identify almost all cars at night by the configuration of their lights in the rear view mirror. Try that to-day! _________________ Al.
“Success always demands a greater effort.” Winston Churchill
"Success is failure turned inside out" Unknown
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harron68 Advanced Member

Posts : 3337 Join date : 2013-02-28 Age : 67 Location : MIDWEST
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Fri 19 Jun 2015, 2:14 am | |
| Too true on distinctive design of brands. That said, folks finally realized many vehicles that looked different really shared a majority of parts anyway. As for the small Olds wagon, nice work, but a contrasting interior (something in a light color) would help set it off as having more character. I did the same as you with an early Chevy II, red and red, and immediately regretted my choice. Thanx for a sweet old wagon, reminds me of Arnie Beswick's (Mrs. B's. Grocery Getter) small Pontiac wagon of the early '60s. |
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Johnag Full Member


Posts : 1390 Join date : 2013-10-12 Age : 52 Location : North Wales, U.K...
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Fri 19 Jun 2015, 10:19 pm | |
| Hi Mr W, This looks very sweet Sir, nice clean build, road going Drag strip hooligan... Hi Al, - Skid wrote:
- Back then, I could identify almost all cars at night by the configuration of their lights in the rear view mirror. Try that to-day!
Roger that Sir, this is why I really love the older cars, no jelly moulds back then and each vehicle had it's own identity and personality, these days they're just like the robots that build them... Andy... |
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dogfish7 Intermediate Member


Posts : 662 Join date : 2013-02-27 Age : 71 Location : Hoodsport, WA
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Sat 20 Jun 2015, 2:40 pm | |
| It would make an awesome Gasser. Nice work! |
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RetiredMike Resident member


Posts : 2595 Join date : 2013-04-27 Age : 67 Location : Valparaiso, Indiana
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Sun 21 Jun 2015, 2:00 pm | |
| Great work rebuilding that one. Looks good. |
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Speed Racer 65 Intermediate Member


Posts : 826 Join date : 2015-08-06 Location : Louisville KY
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Tue 11 Aug 2015, 9:10 pm | |
| That's a great build from a rare kit. |
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midnightprowler Intermediate Member


Posts : 744 Join date : 2015-10-02 Age : 57 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: Olds F-85 Wagon Sun 04 Oct 2015, 2:01 pm | |
| Very well done, would love to see a kit of this again. |
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