'67 Mercury Comet

[scottg]

Here's my AMT '67 Mercury Comet. The trunk was cut open and I added a hinge so it could lift open. The kit was missing pieces, so I couldn't build it stock. Hence, I decided to make it into a stock car. I stole the engine from my parts box and modified it just a bit to better resemble the Ford engine. I cut out the fuel filler door and removed the windshield wipers, as well as all of the trim from the body. This was missing the firewall, so I made a resin copy. I used athletic tape to simulate the heat shield material on the interior floor. I scratchbuilt the rollcage, the side panels, and made a bolster for the seat. I lowered the ride on all four tires just a little. I then had to scratchbuild the fuel cell, filler pipe, and overflow hose. Finally put on some decals and called it done. Here's the pics:









Here's the underside



and here's the trunk



Finally, one last finishing shot

[harron68]

One very fine creation. Luv the color scheme and the opened fuel filler and trunk work is pretty cool. Good addition to this site, this is the ONLY Comet I've seen as a stocker!

[Steve-o]

Real nice work Scott
Very nice indeed !!!