1955 Chevy Bel Air Sedan

I am a big fan of Round 2, but this one missed the mark for me. I have, and always will be, a big fan of the ’55 Bel Air. This model, out of the box, looks like it would be fun and featured enough parts to make it detailed and realistic. The interior builds up perfectly, and looks just neat. The body shell is gorgeous and looks just like the 1:1. Almost everything else is oversimplified and toy-like. The engine is simple. The engine bay is simple. The hood didn’t fit well. Fit was an issue with so many areas of the car. The bumpers didn’t fit well, and cleaning the bumpers takes off a considerable amount of chrome. The front grille fit, but cleaning it removed tons of chrome on the edges. Fitment was so iffy, I didn’t bother with the dahgmar bumper nubs. Fitting the body to the bottom pan was difficult, and I actually had to install the engine after I secured the upper and lower. Seriously, I had to put the model to the side multiple times just to recover from the constant planning, plotting, figuring, tinkering and surgery required to complete it. Once built, it looks just like a ’55 and is very beautiful. I’m just not sure it was worth it.