This
is a customer order. The silver of the car kind of makes it hard
to see the chrome work, but it is there! Of course what you do
see is the black vinyl roof I've added. The vinyl top on the El
Caminos is actually pretty well done. It really adds some visual
pizzazz to the car. Though I don't think this about most cars,
I do think this truck-car looks better with a top than it does
without vinyl. I also detailed the grill and wheels.
The
bed has chrome all around though it is hard to see. Look closely,
it is a little more shiny than the silver paint. The top extends
to a small strip below the rear window. It is edged by a strip
of chrome which sets off the vinyl quite nicely. Quite a bit of
disassembly is required to put a top on this model but the top
goes on quite well. The results speak volumes! I must say, Ertl
did a nice job molding the interior of the beds on this one. I
do wish the tail gates were metal though. It feels like it will
break off every time I open one.
You
can just make out the seams on either side. This really makes
the tops look great. This model has a relatively simple roof line
which helps the vinyl lay flat with no puckers or wrinkles. Getting
it to wrap around the sail panels is kind of a trick but necessary
to make it look as it should. With the top you can at least see
some of the chrome work I did! The black adds some needed contrast.
The black of the top goes well with the black stripes and black
interior.
The
interiors of these are so, well, BLACK. There really isn't much
to chrome or paint. I did add the steering wheel trim and I blacked
out the screw nubs by the seats. The automatic consoles could
use some additional details. I'll have to come up with a way to
make the gear indicator and add that to a few of my Chevelles
with the auto console.
Now
we can talk about some detailing. I don't know why, but the El
Caminos don't have batteries with caps on them. The top is just
flat. I did detail the battery terminals, under hood, washer