This "Goodyear" edition 1970 car got the new GMP wheel and tire set. The quality is very nice! I was able to use the factory pin set and all four wheel locations roll nicely.
That looks great man! How do you get the wheels of an Ertl model? To me they look hard to get off without breaking them.
CSTAN, Thank you for the compliment. I use a very small flat bladed screwdriver and pull the wheel away while prying the wheel away from it's hub. I've pulled at least a dozen off without incident. Here is a 1970 "10 Fastest" black '70 car. I added surplus wheels & slicks on the rear from Supercar Collectibles. Both wheel sets required extensive modifications and each car took about 3 hours to complete.
Believe it or not the wheels roll on this puppy too! The only problem is they rub the tailpipes even after a little trimming. In hindsight, I probably could have offset them outboard and they would have worked perfectly. Still, I think they're very impressive! The slicks on the black car remind me of the cheater slicks of the old days.
Thanks man, I will have to give that a try. I havent been able to find any 72 gs convertible models. so recently I got an Ertl black 71 on ebay for pretty cheap. no box. I have taken it apart and have marked it, to chop the top off to make it topless and paint it red like my car. I also have a 70 chevell which I plan to use the convertible boot cover from. Just a little shaping and hopefully it will work on the buick. I believe the only difference from 71 to 72 was the rubber on the front bumper, and around the tail lights. Im sure I can paint this on to be more like a 72. when I get more into it, and can make it work, I'll post pictures.
Hmmm. It appears that great minds think alike. Here is my latest project, a "junker" 1970 GSX that is going to be Seamist Green. Of course the Chevelle donor body lies behind! Haha. Please share the pictures of your '72 project as you go! I'm planning in mega mods for this 1970 car. :TU:
Here's a GSX we stock with the Slicks. They're done up by GS Collectibles. Available in Apollo White or Saturn Yellow:
Hi Todd, The "X" looks great with those wheels too! Your photo clarity is far better than mine! Thanks for sharing with us. As I mentioned, the quality of the GMP wheel set is super. The tires have a very real look and feel to them. Everyone needs to add one of these wheel sets to their collection. Perhaps the wheels themselves could be a little brighter, but we'll take what we can get! It appears you sell the GMP wheel sets and I'll be sure to order from you next time. Does your GSX model still roll? I'm not sure I like how the back wheels are so far out. Mine are tucked in a bit more. With the rear tires out like that, the car appears more street machine like, as if it needs a blower out of the hood. Are there any more wheel sets in the works for musclecars that you know of? Can you buy the torque thrust type wheels on the new Johnny Lightning GSX? Also, you wouldn't be sitting on any TV Tommy 4 engines would you?
Brian, Thanks for the complements on the X. I agree with you on the Rear wheels sitting out to far. These were made by GS Collectibles that way so we didn't have any choice on how they were done. Overall they look pretty cool though. The wheels do still roll. I remember looking at one when we first received them and it looked like there was a spacer in-between the wheel and brake drum that could maybe be removed to set the wheels in a bit more? Not positive on that though. At this time we do stock all the GMP wheel kits and will stock any future releases by them or any other diecast manufacture. The Wheels that came on the Johnny Lightning GSX are not sold seperately at this time. No TV Tommy 4 Engines at this time. Here's a pic of the GMP Drag Wheel sets for those of you interested in them: Thanks for looking,
I wonder if there's any way to make a set of Reynold's Buick decals. Wouldnt a 1/18 scale version of Guy Parquette's Kenne Bell race car be cool? Someone should call GMP and ask about getting one made!
when i used to build model cars i would take the slicks and rub the "tread" area of the tire on some 220 grit sand paper. it'll take the plastic looking shine off the slicks. make 'em look like they've got a couple of passes on them. all those models above look rally good by the way. :TU:
