Pontiac LeMans 1981 - 1984 JD Stacy NASCAR Stock Car 1/24 Scale Model Kit Build Review Salvinos JR
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This fully detailed kit from all new tooling is representative of Pontiac LeMans Cars that ran from 1981 to 1984.
The Pontiac LeMans /ləˈmɑːnz/ was a model name that was applied to subcompact- and intermediate-sized automobiles marketed by Pontiac from 1962 to 1981 (1983 in Canada). Originally a trim upgrade based on the Tempest, it spawned the industry changing signature muscle car, the GTO, in 1964. Manufactured in five generations in the 1960s and '70s, it was replaced by the downsized Pontiac Bonneville for the 1982 model year. From 1988 to 1994 the name was resurrected for a badge-engineered version of the Daewoo LeMans manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.[1] The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948,[2] and his son, Jim France, has been the CEO since August 6, 2018.[3] The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.[4] Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
In 1978, the Le Mans and other GM mid-sized cars were considerably downsized and lost some 600-800 lb. Pontiac's engines were also downsized, with the standard engine being the Buick 3.8 L 231 ci V6, Pontiac 265 ci V8, or optional Pontiac 4.9 L 301 ci V8 for 1978, (a Chevy 305 ci V8 in California). 1978 also saw Pontiac's 350 ci & 400 ci engine production shut down after many years of service as its hallmark V8s. A limited production run of 400ci engines was made, but were only available in 1978 and 1979 Trans Ams equipped with the four-speed manual transmission. Chevrolet's 350 V8 was available in 1979 LeMans Safaris (station wagon) only.[2]
From 1978 to 1980, Pontiac's mid-sized lineup included the base Le Mans, Grand Le Mans, and a revived Grand Am; all available as a Coupe, Sedan, or Wagon. In 1980, the Grand Am was only offered only as a coupe, and the "Grand Am" nameplate was again discontinued until 1985, when it was used on Pontiac's new compact car - a form the Grand Am would take for the next two decades.
1980 Pontiac Grand Le Mans coupe
The final year for the mid-sized Le Mans was 1981 with only base and Grand Le Mans models offered initially. They were joined mid-year by a new LJ trim level positioned between the base and Grand models. The car was given a new Firebird-esque slanted nose which made the 2-door coupe popular in NASCAR, especially as a superspeedway race car in 1981[citation needed], which was the first year these cars were used in the series. A Le Mans driven by Cale Yarborough won the 1983 Daytona 500, and one driven by Tim Richmond at the 1983 Pocono 500. Engine offerings by this time included Buick's 231 CID V6, Pontiac's 4.3 L 265 CID V8, Pontiac's 301 CID V8, and Chevrolet's 305 CID V8 (for California only).
For 1982, because the larger Pontiacs were not selling well, GM decided to discontinue the full-sized Catalina and Bonneville. The Bonneville name was then simply swapped onto the smaller G-body sedan and wagon because GM reasoned that it carried a higher level of name recognition with customers than LeMans; the wagon was replaced by the Pontiac 6000 wagon and overlapped with the Bonneville Safari for two years while the Grand Prix served as the de facto replacement for the coupe. This "new" Bonneville amounted to little more than the existing LeMans with revised front and rear fascia designed to mimic the departed Pontiac B-body. In Canada, this model continued to use the Grand LeMans name through 1983, after which it was badged as a Bonneville. Due to GM cost-cutting measures, Pontiac's remaining V8's, the 265 and 301 were both discontinued late in 1981, with all engine development to focus on the Pontiac Iron Duke four-cylinder engines for GM's smaller cars. That engine was essentially half of a Pontiac 301 V8. The new engine lineup now consisted of the Buick 3.8 L V6, Chevrolet 305 V8, and Oldsmobile 350 diesel V8. For 1984, the Bonneville Safari Wagon was dropped, while the Bonneville four-door sedan continued through the 1986 model year. Beginning in 1987, the Bonneville nameplate was moved to a slightly larger front-wheel-drive sedan that shared its basic platform with the Buick LeSabre and Oldsmobile Delta 88; by 1992, the W body-based Grand Prix had evolved from its personal luxury car origins to become Pontiac's sole midsize offering.
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I love his videos so much he really helps me proceed in making models
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Another Masterpiece To Join Your NASCAR Collection Chris, She's a Keeper. God Bless All.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@garyparker2969
3 жыл бұрын
You're Very Welcome.
Another cool kit and a great adventure in the model world thank you Chris great job
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job. Loved those cars when they were on the track!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Same here!
Great build!! One of my favorites in the 80s NASCAR was Harry Gant " The SKOAL BANDIT" . smoking bad!.. Was not a front runner but was always running. Cool graphics and color.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, I'm looking forward to when they issue the Skoal kits hopefully.
WOW that looks great! A far cry from when I built models as a kid, I just slapped them together with little attention to detail.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
As long as you had FUN!
another fabulous build , turned out great. thank you Chris, keep them coming.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Great job Chris. You raced right to the finish line with this one.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
"A Choose Your Own Adventure" model thats great. But in the end, arent they all?
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
You bet!
I enjoyed your review and build of this never been done before kit almost as much I love the kit! Superb kit and the fit is perfect! Both the salvinos Jr kit with decals and the blank kit you have are incredible kits! The styrene parts are the same in both kits. Don't let the fact it has alot of details or has a rollcage...it goes together perfectly! Thank you for making a great video of this great kit. It is worth every penny...
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice build. This kit looks amazingly easy to build. Thanks for the video.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
It really is!
I just completed this kit in a different paint scheme as my first NASCAR kit in over 30 years. It was a great way to get back into NASCAR Modeling.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Good! Enjoy!
Happy holidays you inspired me to model different types of model thanks not just tanks and planes. Keep modeling thanks.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
This is another kit that I really want to get in my possession thanks for sharing.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
Awesome build Chris love it thank you
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
Good vid, nice build..............So glad that Salvino's is putting out all the older NASCAR stuff!!! 👍 👍 👍 👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
If Van Gogh built model kits, he would be jealous enough of these. Excellent as always. 👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Awesome build Chris thanks
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
It is nice to see those parts NOT chromed.
This is a great idea. Allows so much creativity!!!! 👍👍👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice build and a very versatile kit. Thanks...
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
Great build as always Chris, hope they come out with more body styles kits like this one 👍👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
I hope so too!
Yes sir well done I have this kit on the way can't wait to get it
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
I used to think I was enginenuative. Then the 28:00 min marker came. I really wish I'd seen this B4 the 10 Big "E" models I've recently put together. Great job, yet again, man!!! Take care :)
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
Another cool build review! Looks like it’ll drive right off the spinning table to the trailer. 👍🏾
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Clifton!
The Power Slide decals are top notch. I like the kit excellent tooling. Looks awesome Chris. 👍👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
Never built one of these but this kit looks great the car looks awesome nice build as always sir.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 Grab one and have fun!
I think I'll get this one, looks very nice, thank you
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
I’ve used Elmers Clear school glue to put on glass on my Nascar kit, works good, I’ll have to try the gloss modge podge
@49BigPoppa
3 жыл бұрын
@@georgeshelton6281 WTF are you babbling about?
I got a bottle of that Hodge Poge you're using & it's great. They didn't have the Super Gloss so i tried Gloss. Like your vid said,it dried flexible. Actually reminded me of the feel of urethane windshield sealant i've used on full size cars.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
Great looking build
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Saw the thumb nail and JD Stacy. Was thinking of Jeff Stacy when I saw that
Great build ( boy im getting tired of saying that. lol) keep em coming I always enjoy watching them.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Nice build, i got the same kit and decals for 1 of those kits.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
Looks great! I love the way the LeMans body looks! Maybe they'll come out with a Malibu, too--I hope, I hope, I hope!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
I hope so too!
I really like that colonial red...I use it a lot too
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, works well.
Awesome video Chris! What a cool kit, I like how you called it a choose your own adventure kit! I owned a '77 LeMans sold it for a Jeep (I live in New England, Lots of snow) I really wish I still had it, I ended up racing it in a Endureo race at a track up here in N.H. It would be cool for me to get 2 and build one as a nascar and one as my old car, Very cool my friend! ...Mike (Ipswich River Guitars).
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
Looks good as usual.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
I don't know if it's just an exceptional kit or if you're getting better at this, but the beauty shots of the car at the end do not look like a kit- it looks like the car. Congrats on a perfect build!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
Excellent kit to replicate the '83 Daytona winner : #28 Cale Yarborough Hardee's showcar Grand LeMans. Memphis Dan LeLoLai
Awesome build
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
LOVE it bro!!!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!!
These Salvino's JR LeMans kits are the bomb. Thank you for another excellent build/review.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
@dennisbisconti4583
3 жыл бұрын
@@hpiguy I never get board with this channel love the work you do Chris I've been building models since 1971 as a kid and still learn new tricks you showed me with those sharpy markers I never thought about using them for trim and I thank you for that tip once again love your channel will keep watching
Really awesome build Chris, Salvino did a great job on the Pontiac body! Build on brother!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
I think this would look great as a Petty fantasy build.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
A guy did one and posted it to Salvinos. Looks cool.
Great vdo. I want one.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
Do they have the Laguna S3 model kit? That was one of my favorite body styles back in the day, and there’re so many decal sheets you could use on that model.
I’ve always said the old Monogram NASCAR kits had some of the best realistic details of any model kit.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
They are superb!
This is cool! I really need to try one of those! Great video!👍😎🥴
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
You should!
I just got back into NASCAR modeling earlier this year and love watching your videos. You do great work and I'm always picking up tips and tricks that I then use on my own builds. BTW, I really enjoy the music you use. Would you be willing to share some of the playlists you use in your videos? Thanks!!
@hpiguy
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! I use only free music from KZread, they are all on their music website.
Sweet!!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
You should do Stroker Ace Chicken Pit Special
Man thats a nice model
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Nice. Thanks Salvino JR models for bringing out the old kits. I have joined their club so I get a new kit every month and they have some great stuff coming in the future. Thanks hpiguys for building these NASCAR kits.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
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the car looks great
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
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I wish they would have more nascar models .
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Salvinos puts out a kit every month. Not too shabby at all.
I’d really be interested in seeing how you get the headers attached after you drop in the engine. I’ve never been able to do it properly.
@alensley1368
3 жыл бұрын
I did one a few months ago. For me it was a pain in the butt.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Just press them up from the bottom. It's a tight fit on the starter motor side but they get in there. A long tip on your super glue bottle will reach in to attach them.
Way cool.....I had a Lemans.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
You are the king
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Well thanks!
Salvinos' kits' quality is always awesome. I haven't build them, but I've seen them. They're awesome. I know they want to specialize on stock cars, but I dream they'd do passenger cars with this quality!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Right on!
DANG if that don’t look like the real deal !
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Hi I was watching the one that you showed all your models. I would like to see the '69 Road runner to see it out of box. Thanks
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
That video is nearly a decade old now. I mostly work on the latest issues that are sent over. Thanks!
I remember watching these cars race back in the day. Seemed like the old coal tycoon JD Stacy sponsored half the field.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Cool!
Salvinos JR always does a great job reproducing these older Monogram kits. I would just build this one as a streetable version, but with that NASCAR stock car flair:
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Really impressed with the Lemans kit she turned out really nice Chris but I do have a question how can you tell when you use white primer on a white body that you know or don't know that you are sanding past the primer thanks Chris!!!!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
I don't sand anything, so no worries on my end. You have seen enough of my videos to know I spray and pray and don't get mired in the super details like sanding for perfection in paint work.
Could you tell me if you have a video showing your preparation before painting? If you don't have one, could you do a video showing your steps before painting and the polishing after model is completed Enjoy your videos very much. My models never looked like yours when I did them growing up!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
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Love how it looks on box though
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
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@keithsmodelsandrcs6593
3 жыл бұрын
@@hpiguy my pleasure
They need to make dirt tires as options for these kits
🦅👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Have you ever tried using Mod Podge on soft clear styrene? as the Italeri Guardia Civil Land Rover use it for it rear and side windows.
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
It works on anything. I've built the Italeri van kit and used it.
So..... You have to buy a jar of testors silver like what? Once a month or so?
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe six months or so per bottle.
What brand is that colonial red
@IamGalvatron
3 жыл бұрын
Chris uses mostly Rustoleum 2X paints.
My stacy pak car is blue rollcage with yellow
Seems like Earnhardt was part of his fleet at one time. That's back when NASCAR was really NASCAR!!
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
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👍👍👍
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I building mark martin 2 stacy pak chevy . marks rookie year
Jim stacy was my cousin
@hpiguy
3 жыл бұрын
Cool!
Nice build but too bad Revell did'nt make the Lemans because they would've designed it 100 times better..