CUSTOM - Hot Wheels Datsun Bluebird 510 (Gulf Livery)

I originally picked up the Hot Wheels Datsun Bluebird 510 in the Wisconsin Dells while on a spur of the moment road trip a few months back. This casting was in a bag with 4 other cars for $3.99. The Datsun was pretty well beat but I felt it would make a great candidate for a custom. A few weeks later, I found another 510 at a swap meet. Last week at a car show, I found 2 more MOMC 510s. For $1.50 each, who could go wrong? :-)

Here's what the Datsun started life in my chop shop as:

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It took me about a week to finish this one up once I made an attempt and focused on the project. Plenty more coming from my shop but this is all for tonight. Have a great weekend LaLD!

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