Project Chevelle: 11 Builders, 11 Models, 1 Story
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2024
- How the life story of a fictitious car, as told in 11 different models, by 11 collaborative builders, was featured in one of the best selling Scale Auto Enthusiast issues, and ended up in the International Model Car Builders' Museum for all to enjoy. At the GSL in May of 2023, we interviewed 5 of the 11 builders, members of the Town of Newburgh Model Car Club, on their Project Chevelle. Ron Weissinger, Rick Hanmore, Vince LoBosco, Don Betterton, and Mike Felix describe for us the creative and cooperative building process that illustrated Mike's story of character Art's car, from new stock car to a yard sale of parts. The other builders not present were Chuck Stark, Mike Callan, Ken Uhler, Ron Washburn, John Stachura, and Dick Schoonmaker.
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Thank you to Ron, Rick, Vince, Don, and Mike for sharing the story of this ingenious project with us at GSL.
Yes, I agree
Enjoyed!!!!!! 👍👍
SPEECHLESS 🏆🏆🏆🏆 Thanks For Sharing Guys n God Bless You ALL🙏🤗 Gary.
What a great story. Something I’ll never forget about reading. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome vid Doug! One of my favorite articles/ stories from the old SAE! Great story then and a fun look back now! Thank you!!
That is without a doubt one of the greatest projects in the history of the model car hobby. Such an incredible accomplishment for everyone involved in the project. Congratulations guys.
What a cool story, and club build!!! Thanks for sharing!!
WOW! 32 years ago! Sure, doesn't seem that long ago. Thanks for a great video on this Project Chevelle that I had the pleasure of being part of this project. I still have a framed copy of the cover hanging on my wall and also a few of the original issues along with a copy of the Chevelle Report. But it looks like after 32 years my front license plate is going to fall off. LOL! Thanks again.
Amazing story. Incredible accomplishment! Thank you and your fellow modelers for sharing this incredible project with us all.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was our pleasure to hear the story behind the project and to photograph the display in the museum while we were at GSL! Thank you for this piece of scale model history.
That was a great interview with stories. Have that magazine in my collection. Cheers
Another very enjoyable video, very cool, have a great weekend coming👊 Cheers 🍻🍻🍻KC 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇲👍😊
great story,,i remember when my copy of sae came in the mail(which i still own),,i was blown away by the creativity this project show..great job guys
Wow... awesome!!
Had a good time at the show in SLC, met old and new friends, got a new perspective on the hobby. Airports and Covid were less-pleasant aftereffects.
Such a great story. A wonderful example of professionalism and commitment. Kudos to everyone involved. Thank you for sharing such a clever and well-executed project.
I still have that issue. Just loved the article. Miss Scale Auto.
Great interview, and a great subject. I recall vividly reading this article and being so caught up in it, and so amazed at the continuity and quality of the work.
awesome
This was a great build and story I have that issue and is one of my favorite reads even to this day. It also got me into story telling of my model build's here on You Tube. Diorama's and progressive build's. So much fun and memories. Thank you Ron, Rick, Vince, Don and Mike for being an inspirational group of modelers. Cheers JV
I remember when these models debuted, and loved that issue of SAE. It inspired me to build a Trans Am with a primer painted front fender and donut wheel. I can’t believe it was that long ago. Thank you for sharing the story Doug!
What trip down memory lane. Was a senior in high school when I received the issue in mail. Always thought the wrecked chevelle was the best and hardest build to create. Thanks for re-telling the story of the group effort it took to make it happen.
Wow I’m speechless, what an awesome project, thanks for sharing
Dang I forgot all about that!!! New twist on a group build,interesting!! Back then we had club builds ! Kinda like North coast automotive modelers when we did the monogram Green hornet when it was reissued in the early 2,000 s.! Thinking that was in Model Cars Magazine authored By Ken Andrus! That was great fun! Thanks for sharing this cool memory Doug!🫡🇺🇸
awesome!! 👌👌🏆🏆
Fine story that reflects Gary Schmidt's innovative ideas put to ink and his use of modelers ideas and projects to put a hobby into so many readers hands. Nice job from the Sept/Oct 1980 SAE issue.
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That sure was a cool interview about a very cool project. Yes, I still have that copy of SAE.
Cool as always 👍
This was one of the coolest and inspiring club projects .
Hey, I know those guys. I had no idea they created the Chevelle Project. One of my all time favorite SAE articles. Well done, guys. Great story and great presentation. Thank you Doug, for getting us the inside scoop.
Thanks for sharing, what a wonderful project.
I remember when I first saw this cover. Great Video Doug!!! Thanks for sharing
That is too cool! Thanks for sharing!
I remember this issue. It was awesome, inspiring, just wow! Glad the cars could be brought back together and placed in the museum.
THAT is VERY cool. Great job and what a piece of history. For this hobby
Great guys. Great club. Great project.
Great story and beautiful work by all the guys. I remember having that issue too but it's long gone now. Those car deserve to be in the museum, quite an accomplishment.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Ive not heard of this prior to now. Looks like i need to research a couple magazines.
I got that issue new. One of my favorites. Especially as I was driving a real red 67 Chevelle at the time in highschool. Those builds inspired me tremendously. Thanks guys. Neat to see them in video..Those builds have held up pretty good after 32 years.
I have this one, actually I lost the original issue years ago. The just last year I found one on eBay, a snatched it up. I love that article ever since I first seen it. I still read from time to time.
So great to hear the backstory on these cars and the article! I feel very fortunate to have seen it at NNL East when it was there.
I remember this issue! I believe it is still in my collection!
Cool project! Great story behind it.
I wish someone would resurrect Scale Auto 😢I miss it deeply...was the beall end-all of model car mags❤I thankfully kept most of mine and still have em❤
What a great story! Thank you Doug. 😎👍
I still have this issue in my collection
I remember reading that article back in the day it inspired me to build different versions of my cars
I remember this issue, I was blown away. It kick started my love of models. I have recently gotten back into the hobby after a long hiatus and I will be looking for this kit along with this issue!!! Great stuff
now thats what i call a buddy build thanks for sharing Ron 😁🤩 😎soo kool i have to aree wreck to showroom would be awesome😋🤣😅
I remember the original story from the magazine so when I found this video I was intrigued. Not only a great story portrayed by the models but also the builders themselves. Very cool.
I've seen it quickly in videos of the museum but never heard the whole story. Thank you so much for bringing it to us that missed it the first time in the magazines. It's epic achievement that I think would be very difficult to duplicate with so many contributors. Would be a cool thing to be apart of any similar exercise!
I've always wanted to see a resin or custom kit of a 66 Chevelle 300 Deluxe 4 door sedan. This stuff is incredible.
To build that: use the revell 66 Chevelle wagon, cut the roof off leaving the windshield and door posts intact, cut the rear wagon tail section off at the rear door lines. Use the rear quarters,trunk,taillight panel and rear bumper from the Lindberg 66 Chevelle . Use the roof and rear glass from the revell 65 Chevelle or the optional HT roof from the AMT 65 GTO . Splice together and you have a 66 4dr.
I built a 67 4dr in similar fashion.
I well remember that issue. I could fit in with those guys as I am already a Dave!😆
So cool!!!!😄😄😄
I still have that issue and every so often I will be looking through my collection of SAE and get sucked in to rereading that piece for the umpteenth time.
R.I.P. Mike Callen .....miss you buddy
Great story, I can remember seeing that issue of the magazine but never owned it.
The guys mentioned doing another one, how about the restoration of the Chevelle from the original story?
I remember when that issue came out. I still have it, but it is seriously dog-eared from all the times I've read and reread that article. I always thought that the Art they were referring to in the article was Art Anderson. Either a joke to pick on him ( like some did with Mark Gustavson back then) or a small tribute to him.
I would have taken it one more step. 1990, the car was sold for scrap and the car being loaded onto the crusher with a forklift. But then they wouldn’t be able to reverse it and restore it back to original condition.
Hey Guys,
As my mind best recalls I seen a similar build in a model mag and the car as a used up racer/ now farm hand, had a toilet for a driver seat.
Do u or anybody know/ remember what that multi car build showroom to scrap pile was?
Doug Whyte ? How Many Chevelles Were Built For This Article ??
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