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`70 Plymouth Cuda "AAR" 340 + 6 pack-Revell


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For an AAR version :

- New 340 Six Barrel

- 8.75" axle (a Dana 60 never was an option with the 340 nor the 383)

- Exclusive bonnet

- Boot spoiler

- Different-sized tyres for front and rear (the 'real' car had --correct me if I'm wrong-- F60-15 front , L60-15 rear)

- Trans Am exhaust

- Rear splash pan (the S&M kit already has the "blank" panel)

The inclusion of a 727 Torqueflite would be nice , in addition to the 4-speed .

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Re Lee's comment directly above (I can't get the reply function to work on this Windows 8 laptop)....

The replica stock and Sox and Martin 'cuda kits were tooled together as one complete project, so once the stock version came out, it was ready for the other version right off the bat, resulting in both versions hitting the market within a 12 month period.

I am not aware that any other version of this basic kit tool was done when the tool was originally created (not to say this is definitive news, just that if such a third version existed, I didn't know anything of it).

I would imagine that an AAR is on their list of potential future projects, but it would need to be weighed/prioritized against other future projects before it would be tooled for production. Again, no 'insider' knowledge here, just an opinion based on past experience working with model companies. .

TIM

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They had 2 issues of the Cuda in 1 year, that seems fairly quick to me.

And if you count the Model King police car, we had three versions of the '57 Ford in one year, that should mean they already have the AAR, and are just sitting on it until they sell a few more of the two releases already out.

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The Police car / third issue of the '57 Ford was a joint project with Model King, not a Revell-only effort.

According to other posters on this Board and elsewhere, the Model King version tooling (the Police version parts) and the run itself was funded by Model King. If this info is true, that puts it in a different situation than the 'cuda kit.

Time will tell all, I suppose, if we eventually get an AAR, and if so, when. TIM

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Yeah, I'll throw that obligatory "me too" post on expecting the AAR variant. That `Cuda kit is nice. My bet would be a AAR w/ maybe a 440-6 option w/ the Shaker. THEN they'll slice off the roof and start all-over….. `except naturally for the AAR.

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