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Bill Newcomer (musclecarfan)
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65 Pontiac Grand Prix

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42 28 October 2022, 06:10
Bill Newcomer
Started on this earlier this week.
28 October 2022, 06:13
Villiers de Vos
A real land ship. I will be following.
30 October 2022, 05:24
Bill Newcomer
Villers, welcome aboard. 🙂
30 October 2022, 21:27
Kyle DeHart
Digging this "big girls" project of yours. But then I've always loved big cars.
31 October 2022, 02:13
Bill Newcomer
Made a little progress on this one. Deflashed the chassis and sorted out which HP tripower 421 it and her sisters are getting. Worked on the artwork for the 421 emblems.
21 November 2022, 06:28
Bill Newcomer
Chassis and engines painted today. Have to wait for them to cure.
27 November 2022, 03:26
Jv
Agree whed kyle and of course I'm in
27 November 2022, 05:12
Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.
27 November 2022, 05:52
Bill Newcomer
Thanks guys
27 November 2022, 05:57
Bill Newcomer
Scripts and emblems BMF'd before paint. Body is now in primer. Re-revealed emblems and scripts.
28 November 2022, 04:33
Bill Newcomer
This one has decent chrome on the bumpers. Did a little detailing on them.
Body is painted. Testors bottle Arctic Blur metallic thinned with lacquer thinner.
The roof is so nice, it is making me shy away from doing the vinyl top.
5 December 2022, 01:42
Kyle DeHart
And this one Bill!! They're all looking great!
5 December 2022, 02:48
Bill Newcomer
Thanks Kyle
6 December 2022, 04:21
Christian W
So you've had a painting day. Did a good job on all of them. Nice!
6 December 2022, 05:27
Bill Newcomer
Christian, Yes, The gloss on all 4 turned out fantastic. It is all the random dust bits that suck. Amazingly, the thinned bottle paint is curing faster than the decanted spray paint. The good thing is, with 4 builds, I have lots to do without touching them.
6 December 2022, 06:39
Christian W
😄
6 December 2022, 07:15
Bill Newcomer
Cut front seats free and modified bases
7 December 2022, 06:41
Bill Newcomer
Erased (sanded and scraped) lightly imprinted window cranks on all 4 interiors. Began fabricating window cranks from some craft store items. I used some square Evergreen rod. What I think would work better would be some flat toothpicks.
11 December 2022, 04:01
Bill Newcomer
Fabricated consoles got painted "Chrome" today. Came out acceptable for scratch made. Collated and bagged all the engine pieces for all 4 builds. Saw that the kit air cleaners are too little and wrong type. Modified some parts box air cleaners and fabricated the twin "snorkels" for them from aluminum tubing. They will be the toppers for the two 356HP 421 CID engines.
8 January 2023, 01:03
Kyle DeHart
Those are looking sweet. Love those twin snorkel air cleaners.
8 January 2023, 01:25
Bill Newcomer
I would have never known but I have done a lot of research on these builds.
8 January 2023, 01:55
Kyle DeHart
Your build is the reason I now know. Hadn't seen them before but I think they look cool!
8 January 2023, 02:50
Bill Newcomer
I have been making progress on my Pontiacs. I just have not been posting. I made some vanity plates and applied the decals to the aluminum. Clear coat tomorrow and maybe cut the next day if I get my sheetmetal cutters back from my daughter-in-law.
28 February 2023, 05:20
Bill Newcomer
I now have the interior complete. Performed same mods as the 65 Bonneville except for photoetch power window switches instead of window cranks.
22 October 2023, 03:42
Kyle DeHart
This interior looks fantastic, as usual, Bill. Glad to see the photos.
22 October 2023, 06:15
Bill Newcomer
Thanks, Kyle.
22 October 2023, 08:48
Munkyslut
That wood grain console is fabulous Bill!👌
22 October 2023, 09:23
Bill Newcomer
Thanks, Munky.
22 October 2023, 21:23
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the interior.
23 October 2023, 06:43
Bill Newcomer
Thank you, Villiers. 🙂
24 October 2023, 04:41
Bill Newcomer
This one is now done. Introducing SAPPHIRE, a 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 376HP 421, Tri-Power, and a 4-speed. She is painted with a custom mix of Testors bottled enamel metallic blue and has a, factory optional, slate interior. The console was scratch built and photoetched power window switches were installed. It is the luxury version of a Pontiac after all.

Comments welcome.
31 December 2023, 21:52
Bob Hall
SWEET paint work and detail !
31 December 2023, 22:05
Bill Newcomer
Thank you, Bob. 🙂
31 December 2023, 23:04
Kyle DeHart
More fantastic work on this one. And, again, I just love your color choice. Really looks great on this car.
31 December 2023, 23:19
Bill Newcomer
Thank you, Kyle. 🙂
31 December 2023, 23:28
Martin Oostrom
Simply gorgeous, The coloursuits the car so well
1 January, 08:49
Bill Newcomer
Thank you, Martin. 🙂 I like to paint my bigger cars in darker colors.
1 January, 18:13
Munkyslut
That Sir, is what we in England describe as "the bollox"…….. there is no higher accolade 👌👌
2 January, 00:58
Bill Newcomer
Thank you Munky. 🙂
2 January, 01:00
Munkyslut
You're welcome Bill👍
An.interesting bit of Poncho folklore……when the first GTO's were dispatched to the motoring press, to make sure the cars ran the desired numbers some were equipped with tri-power super duty 421's in place of the original 389's
2 January, 01:10
Bill Newcomer
Yes, I knew that. I have been a Pontiac man for over 40 years.
2 January, 06:02
Munkyslut
Yeah I knew u would Bill……. just thought it was worthy of sharing with the mates 👍
2 January, 22:19
Bozzer
Everytime I see Bonneville, I always think of Triumph.
But that's a damn classy motor, Bill!
The colour really suits the car.
HNY fellas, the flowing of beer has finally stopped in Castle Boz 😉
3 January, 00:42
Kyle DeHart
Honestly Bozzer, 🤦🏻‍♂️ Triumph stole the name from OUR salt flats. 🤣🤣🤣
3 January, 03:00
Munkyslut
Happy New Year to everyone on here!
Boz, mines still flowing 🍺🍺🍺🤣
3 January, 13:13
Bozzer
Gotta admit, Munky mate, I downed a few, watching Luke Littler tonight. Shame the kid didn't make it, but that's a nice deposit for a mortgage? ( Or several Blue Wickeds 😛 )
3 January, 22:44
Dominik Weitzer
also a very nice Pontiac. well done mate. like it!
11 January, 10:18

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Part of my "Big Girls" project. Going basically stock with modified wheels and tire in a metallic blue. Oh, 421 Tri-Power too.

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