"BIG B" MATCHBOX '56 BUICK
IN FACT IT IS A SHORT WHEELBASE CAR...
SHORTEN A '55 BEL-AIR GASSER'S BASE, RE-LOCATE THE REAR AXLE SLOT... HOG OUT THE REAR WHEEL WELLS...
CUT OFF THE BUICK'S REAR VALANCE PAN AND TAIL LIGHTS BISECTING THE RIVET HOLE...
FILE A GAP INTO THE UPPER FRONT OF THE GASSER BASE FOR A SPREW FUEL CELL...[PLASTIC MODEL, PARTS "RACK"]
BECAUSE THE INTERIOR WILL BE A LEAD SEAT YOU CAN BLACK OUT THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS WITH A MAGIC MARKER SO NO ONE CAN SEE INSIDE...
A QUICK COAT OF BEAUMONT YELLOW SPEED PAINT, WITH SOME SILVER DETAILING DONE WITH A CUT PAPER MATCH AS A PAINT BRUSH..
EVEN THOUGH MY '56 CRYSLER 300 IS DOING OK IN THE BORN 2 B WILD SERIES, IF I HAD OWNED THE '56 BUICK THEN, I WOULD HAVE RUN THE "NASTY NAILHEAD" AS MY BORN CAR !
.WEIGHT, FUELCELL AND REAR BUMPER TO COME ;