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1973 Convertible

Government safety regulations resulted in a new front end for the Corvette. This created an oddly incongruous look for the car with a streamlined body colored nose but a large chrome bumper in the rear. Chevy also used the required change as an opportunity to make other body changes. Gone was the egg crate style grills and louvers. Only one style of hood was required and it was designed to pull air in from the base of the windows. One of the gadgets that had annoyed Road & Track in 1968 was gone; the vacuum operated wiper doors at the base of the windshield. This system first shown on the Shark show car had been prone to freezing up or failure since its introduction.

The model

Jeff Johnston built this '73 convertible by kitbashing an MPC '78 Pace Car and the AMT '72 convertible.

Painted with finger nail polish with clear coat.

"Actually I cut it along the front of the door, and all the way down the rocker panel.  Then glued on just the rear piece of the 72, using strip
styrene as an anchor to glue against.  Opened doors and all that jazz."
 

If you would like to contact Jeff on this model his e-mail address is: 69mustangsport@comcast.net

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