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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:51 am    Post subject: BGN GM cars and a lot of questions about Reply with quote

BGN GM cars and a lot of questions about

Inside the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 to 1987 (1988) season GM teams drove ´76 to ´79? cars like Chevrolet Nova, Pontiac Ventura, Buick Apollo and Oldsmobile Omega.


Chevrolet Nova


Oldsmobile Omega


Pontiac Ventura


Buick Apollo

Maybe I m ask for a a little help of you experts here, please.

I will built those cars, but i don’t have the best informations about this race cars. I think all cars based on the same GM platform and as I can see on the pictures the body design was identical in the sidelines, fenders and the rearside and other windows.

The Nova can be built (convert) with the street car kits of the MPC 7807: 1978 Nova, MPC 851: 1979 Squad Rod Nova or the AMT 1976 Nova.

The Ventura can be built (convert) with the street car kit of the MPC 7603: 1976 Ventura (if someone can be find) or a 1977 resin body made by Star Models.

I don’t knew of any plastic kit or resin bodies for the Apollo or the Omega exist?

Scratchbuilding or convert some parts by 3D prints will probably be nesessary?

Now some questions:

Hoods
Nova and Apollo: hoods are the same with one angle in the middle?
Omega: hood without an angle, this hood is flat?
Ventura: hood have a wide vault on top
On front of the hood the Apollo has a small lid over the radiator grill?

Fronts
The Nova has a straight front and grill.
The Apollo and Omega front is a slightly sharpened front?
The Ventura front is also like the Apollo and additionally with a sloping down?

Grills
All grills are different.

(covert) Headlights
Apollo, Ventura and Omega: round headlights in square lamp housings
Nova: round headlights in square lamp housings bevelled outwards

Frontbumpers
Nova has a straight frontbumper.
Apollo has a slightly sharpened frontbumper like its front.
Ventura and Omega had the same frontbumper?

Rearbumpers
Apollo and Nova have the same rearbumper.
Ventura and Omega: ?

Target in future is to scratchbuilt Omega and Apollo with the MPC or AMT kits by using of new fronts, grills and bumpers eventually hoods created with 3D print or resin parts.

Pardon me for my bad english language – I ll hope you can understand my questions.
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