SPA Modeler

I picked this one up a couple of months ago while I was working on the El Camino. This is not only a Holy Grail build for me but also would be a Holy Grail 1:1 vehicle for me. If I could ever get my hands on one for the right price...…. . To be very honest about it, these were not fast trucks from the factory. I think the horsepower rating was right about 225 hp and in 1990 it had a TH400 transmission behind it with 3:73 gears. The transmission being only 3 speed automatic made things difficult in an everyday driver due to the 3:73 gears. I guess GM wanted to captivate a middle age audience with the 454 and the nostalgia of the Turbo 400 automatic. In any case in 1991 they got smart and stuck a 4 speed overdrive transmission behind it to help the driveablity out some. In any case they produced on heckuva good looking vehicle and opened the gate for a slew of fast trucks to follow..... and they are HIGHLY sought after now.

Anyways, Here's the kit:



and for giggles.....an original advertisement photo:

$17.5K in Woodland Hills, California.... I’ll drive it to Texas for ya! Cheers!

Oh that’s sweet.... if you need a co driver...

Wait, I want to come too!

Nice truck Joe, this is going to be a great thread to follow.

Bruce: Now if I just had somebody to buy it for me that would fantastic.

Carlos: LOL. You could go in halves with Bruce you know. lololol

Mark: Thanks Mark! Glad to have you along as well potna!!

Coooooollllll!!!!

Been working on the engine on this one pretty steady and should have some photo shots up by tomorrow morning fellas.

mustang1989 wrote:Been working on the engine on this one pretty steady and should have some photo shots up by tomorrow morning fellas.

Stikpusher wrote:

mustang1989 wrote:Been working on the engine on this one pretty steady and should have some photo shots up by tomorrow morning fellas.

Ok folks....update time.
This kit has a pretty decent engine with lots of parts. The chrome parts all got stripped to include the rocker covers but other than that it's a pretty complete and detailed engine.



And here we are with the assembled base engine and transmission. Believe it or not....this IS some big time progress for me. I spend a lot of time in research and trying to get the details and colors down.