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Now wouldn't it be dandy if this reissue was of the very first issues of this kit with the torsion bar suspension. One can only imagine all the grizzling if they did that. Not the easiest parts to assemble but quite different

apparently the axle has to be set forward about 2mm so as the wheels are centered in the wheel arch. anybody know anything about this?

Got two of these one built MPC production, the unbuilt onr was moulded in New Zealand in the late 60's, with pretty ordinary tires, and terrible box art, will dig it out] and take a pic

All too much for me,absolutly amazing

the easiest way to set up the ride hight for the torsion bar suspension is to first fit the shock absorbers to the chassis cross members and diffs. Then do the linkages, it's all rathar fiddly, but by doing it this way one has a reasonable chance of having all the drive wheels sitting evenely on the road

not so far

another source for exhausts is knitting needles. they come in various sizes and can be bent with heat an \

Can't imagine it being the Torsion Bar version, they were only ever available on the first W Model, plus the cab over and the Challenger cement mixer. The torsion bar suspension was such a nightmare to construct that AMT pretty smartly dumped the idea and replaced it with the Hendrickson suspension.

What color is the plastic on this re-release? Have got the original Aerodyne version in the dark grey plastic. Hopefully this is in white plastic this time.

What rims and tires have you used? I'm guessing 68 Charger, looks exactly right

How about some parts packs, etc Series 60 engine, wheels and tires.

Have been looking for the decal RT rear stripe, any help tracking it down would be helpful. thanks

Did you alter the chassis length?

Just wish they had some break [boosters etc] detail

Glad I was able to help. I reckon the ideal kit for this 379 extended hood would be the Italeri Pete 378 # 3857 Long Hauler kit, it's got the same big sleeper as the Italeri 377 kit. There's a heap of info on Google about this kit.