1966 Car Craft GeeTo Test Car (Ertl)

-Detail Page- By Pat GTO

Here you get to see those tiger tails and the graphics up close. I'm not sure how the stickers were made, but they are well done. The lettering is nice and crisp. How about those gold Hurst wheels? Those front tires are the skinny tires that belong with the GMP rear slicks. I wonder whatever became of these cars and the GeeTo Tigers and the Tin Indians? The original 1965 GeeTo Tiger that was given away as a contest prize is still out there and still sports it's original paint and Hurst wheels. It looks kind of rough but it's just as it was 30-some years ago. Maybe some of these cars survived too.

A close up of those gold Hurst wheels was necessary of course. Look how smooth and shiny the gold paint is. I think Pat applied the Hurst emblems by hand with a few dabs of paint. They look pretty nice. As I said before, the car sits nicely. Take notice how the fenders just clear the tires. It's hard to tell from the magazine photo if the slicks had any lettering on them but these still look great. I wonder if Pat plans to add gold lines to the front's to match the cover car? It doesn't really matter that much, it looks good as it is.

The interior got a detailed console, a detailed steering wheel and a few other details. I think Pat was even working on making Pontiac style floor mats for this car. The 1966 GTO marked the first meaningful rise in Ertl's attempts to make truly well detailed collectible scale cars. I really like this model. It comes well done from Ertl and takes exceptionally well to detailing efforts.

We'll have to make sure to post some updated photos when the additional decals have been added.

Make sure to notice the custom-made headers Pat tooled up. I think the pipes are made from some heavy gauge wire, but what really caught my eye were the header collectors. They look so real and accurate. Pat told me he made them out of shrink tubing! What a great idea, I would have never thought of that. He also detailed the gas tank, drive shaft, transmission, bell housing and parking brake cables. A little touch of black to the tail pipe hollows and a little silver on the anti-sway bar will finish the look.