Ye-ha! The 30 year old hand painted Corvette turned up this morning and I'm dead chuffed with it! Sure, it looks a bit rustic but it actually looks very appealing in its orange and grey livery.
I was slightly surprised it was more matt than gloss in finish but I think it works well, gloss might have highlighted some less savoury aspects of the original Corvette moulding.
The car was painted '30 years ago' by a chap called Bob, who I suspect just liked Vettes (or else thought that Matchbox had done a piss-poor job of it!).
I thought I would photograph it duelling with the 12V Corvette which is close to being one of my favourite Powertrack cars - these cars are certainly striking. How could Matchbox have just painted them white? Grrr...
Respect the Vette...
