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[CorvairJim]

Another good guess. The wheel covers shown on that box look amazingly like the parts I put up. Unfortunately, you over, er, UNDERshot the scale.

Let's briefly recap where we stand at the moment:

1) It's a FoMoCo product, but not a Mercury, a T-Bird, or a Meteor. Could still be a Lincoln, a Continental, or an Edsel.
2) It's within a decade either way of 1962.
3) It's a smaller scale than 1:24/1:25.
4) Today's hint - You guessed right, they ARE wheel covers/hubcaps and not taillights, etc

(Greg: If I sneak you another hint, will you set me up with a cheesesteak? I promise to order in English! I'm less than an hour away from Geno's. )

[Draggon]

AMT 1/32 1961 Falcon ranchero?

[CorvairJim]

Getting warmer, almost hot now... To my eye, it's "Accurately Scaled" right in the 1:32 range...

[W-409]

How about this one?

[CorvairJim]

Is that '61 Falcon a PALMER kit??? No it's not from a Palmer kit or any other "Brand X" kit for that matter. It's one of the bigger, mainstream companies, and it's still in business, even though this kit first came out "back in the day". There is a double hint in my post from yesterday, but you have to know how to read it...

I think I posted a tough one! If you guys want me to, I'd be willing to give the answer and move along to the next part. I'd have to have someone else post it since my Photobucket is currently fouled up. I haven't been able to access my pictures or upload any new ones for a couple of days now.

[Erik Smith]

Revell 1/32 scale Lincoln Continental:

[CorvairJim]

Yes folks, we have a winner! I said it was "Accurately Scaled"! I didn't see anywhere on the box where it identified it as being 1:32 scale, but in looking at the parts it sure looked to me to be right in that vacinity. I'm not really a fan of Ford products, but the styling of the Mark II and the car's story caught my attention a long time ago. As I recall, it was the last car primarily designed by the legendary Gordon Buehrig. It retailed at roughly $12,000 when a new Rolls Royce was still under $10K.

Go for it, Eric...

Edited by CorvairJim, 18 November 2012 - 07:47 PM.

[Erik Smith]

Now the hard part...

[Erik Smith]

I haven't had time to go through anything! I've been reseeding some burned rangeland and working late. I'll do my best to get something tonight.

[Erik Smith]

Okay, okay.

Here is the part. There are 3 different kits I know of with this part. All the same car - basically, the same kit, just different boxes.

[TooOld]

It looks like a remote cooler of some kind . . . the bolt on flange is kind of odd . . .

[Draggon]

VW oil sump. Not sure which kit yet.

[gray07]

maybe the tamiya vw kit

[Erik Smith]

VW oil sump. Not sure which kit yet.

Not a VW

[Rob Hall]

Maybe a gas tank from a drag car or Pro Street kit?

[Draggon]

Sure looks just like what was on the bottom end of my VW Bug. Even has the correct number of bolts Porsche maybe? Looking at the sprue, it might be a Japanese manufacturer.

[Erik Smith]

Not a gas tank, not a Porsche, and not a Corvair.

[Erik Smith]

I will be hit and miss for the next two weeks - I will check when I can!

[CorvairJim]

DEFINITELY not a Corvair! I'm familiar with just about every Corvair kit ever produced (that's not too hard, considering the low number of them!).

[G Holding]