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Fiat Abarth 131 Rally
old-dragon
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:49 PM UTC
With the pending Chrysler/Fiat merge coming up, I'd thought I'd finally build one of my favorite lil cars Fiat had to offer...and hope they pass this 4 cylinder to us along the way!




The color is my closest pic of the old Gulf racing bluegreen. The white stripe is painted but the black lines are decals{cheat where ya can}. The seat belts are black ribbon from hobby lobby. Lots of solvaset went into getting the seatbelt decals to settle into the ribbon...and it worked.
The car is about 90% done...1-2 more clear coats with wet sanding between, odd details to attach and she's good. Oh, the rims and tires are off of a 2010 Dodge challenger....seemed appropriate..and looked better than the oems.
Stay tuned for the final lap...
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 - 10:58 PM UTC
That looks great Bob. Looking forward to the final lap.
Yoni_Lev
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 05:14 AM UTC

Looks mighty nice, and I dig the color! What kit did you use?

-YL
Snowhand
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 10:06 AM UTC
My bet is the old Esci kit
Yoni_Lev
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 04:35 PM UTC

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My bet is the old Esci kit



My first thought was the Revell kit. They aren't one in the same, are they?

-YL
old-dragon
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 11:14 PM UTC
The kit is the Italeri #3690.
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