Ragtop Man

Does the Customizing '66 T-Bird also inclue Tonneau + Wires?

I'm recalling a magazine story (HRM?) that showed the original Mk 1. Mod 0 HUG being fitted with a S/S cross ram Hemi. Front suspension was stock, or darn close. Anyone have that to post?

Nothing in an industry that relies on a 7000+ mile supply chain is a promise. There is a fair bit of nostalgia for these kits, but if I was in the meeting witht the R2 financial committe choosing which project to place in turnaround, that would be the one. Completely agree that a modern tool, Craftsman Plus-level Gen 2 F-Body with the excellent proportions, detail and fit of the GTOs, Malibu, etc. could not help but be very successful. The strategy to spool out versions until the tools turn to dust was already proven by GM

Right on - really love how this turned out.

Cool - the Formula "S" was a pretty decent little mover in the day, well recieved by the enthusiast press of the time. IIRC, Car Craft had one and hotted it up with the big cam, headers, and several other tricks that made it marginal for the street but showed the potential of the package.

What did you do to get the perfect sit on this? Just needs a "Boomer Board" to be 100% shrink ray! Really nice, IMO like the C/6 and 7 better than the 8.

KILLER!!!!! Never saw this kit look THAT good before. Sits perfect, everything blends perfectly. And the black is right on the money.

Madonn a mia! This, kids, is MODELING. Wow - the craftsmanship and ingenuity to do this to the '60 is off the scale. Absolute grabber from the first picture, congrats on a great job.

Smile when you say older ... builds look great.

I think the Revell '60 is the best call if you really want to go full detail. I have an original (crusty) '60 ElCo and the Revell bits seemed to line up much better than the AMT Trophy '59, which always seemed to be a bit box-scaled to me.

I believe the '60 is one piece - ? - but is very well done and nicely engraved for as simple as it is. Will be banking a few for an Elco project that has been sitting since Ebay was delivered by Pony Express. Of course, with my luck or lack therof I will finish that (earth shakes, briefly) then R2 will announce the **new** Elco!

FWIW, one of the regulars at the SHMB has been working through a '64 build and is very positive about the fits and how the kit goes together. 3D development isn't a guarantee of perfection; that is a function of the CAD operator, the tool vendor and the engineers on the project.

Ooof madonn! Those look great. I still have several from my late 80's (did I just say that???) with Miami Vice and will note the assembly workarounds that you used to complete these builds.

Really like this build - "that's the way it was" for sure.

Well - imagine IF the team that cleaned up the '68 Coronet gave the '71-3 RR/GTX/Satellite ... and tuned up the simple platform chassis of the '60 Nomad StaWag the same treatment. I can't see how it WOULDNT be a big success with both the craft chains and lunatic fringers. In other words, you don't need a Richard Petty tatoo to see the commercial possiblities. But that's just me...