"Hot Wheels" 1968 El Camino (not a donk)
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Finally repurchased the inspirational Hot Wheel that was lost/stolen at the last model show I took it to.
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The people that rent the tables may not like that. Does anyone sell a 1/64th car alarm?
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To start with, this was a TOTAL parts-box build. I do not have much of a parts box to begin with. All of the spare parts I own (except for wheels and tires) would fit into two model boxes.
Any way, I was trying to imagine a build that would be more than a Hot Wheels paint scheme on a box stock kit. On the other hand I do not have the talent to fabricate one of the wild creations Hot Wheels has produced over the years. I needed something that would look cool AND, be within my skills as a builder.
One day, I went to sit on the couch and my youngest son Keenan had left one of his Hot Wheels on the seat. I picked it up, looked at it and the proverbial light bulb went on in my head. It was a customized 68 El Camino with a wing and engine in the bed. I then remembered that I had an orphaned 68 El Camino body left over from a plan of using its kit to build a resin 70 El Camino. I now had a starting point.
My little boy's toy car had an ugly orange, blue and black paint scheme that I did not wish to duplicate. So…