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The AMT 40 Ford was about the 3rd model car I built. I loved it. It got me to fall in love with the real car. I have built this kit a few times. The first one I did just like it looked on the side box art. You remember the 80s version with the white box and the blue model. I still have that model in my case, but back in 2000 I built it again and came up with this.

I am getting ready to build this again. I just love those colors on that car. It is what always pops in my head whenever I think about a 40 Ford.

This is the one I built back in 1985

They both have the optional Buick Nail Head engine. The 2000 build is fully wire and plumbed. The 1985 Built has just spark plug wires.........Made from "Thread". It was before I discovered MSC Model Products.

Need help from you guys that know your AMC Javelins. As some of you might know. I am getting ready to come out with a resin 70 Javelin. It has been announced on my web site.
What I have to do this is the race version of this kit. The Trans Am Mark Donahue model kit. I am going with leaving the body factory. I got allot of input from many builders that want one of these and that they would prefer the street factory version. So I felt I was going to just offer the kit that way.
Well I have a change for the better, I hope, with this new plan. I just had my good friend here in Phoenix, Tom Allen lend me a very nice built up of a JoHan 69 street version Javelin. So what I want to know is. Will the interior from the 69 work for the 70? If this is so, about the only thing I cannot offer for the street 70 Javelin now will be the hood vents. I am open for any suggestion with that, also.
Thanks in Advance for any help with this.

I built this using a Monogram NASCAR Buick Regal and my Olds NASCAR conversion kit. The decals are from Dave Van.

I built this when the kit first came out back 1990. I was at the Phoenix race in 89 when they were shooting the movie and had this car in the race. I had no idea who it was at the time. But i thought the car was so cool looking. I got a few shots of it that day. Nothing real good. But right at that time. I wanted to build a model of it. Then the movie came out and I got what that car was. I wondered why it was going into the pits all of the time. (Camera reload)
So when Monogram announced that the first Laguna kit was going to be this one. I got it the day it came out. I found that the decal colors were off though. The Yellow in the decals was more like a mustard color. So in the time I was building it. Monogram sold enough of the first run to start a second run with corrected decal colors pretty quick.  good thing I bought another kit that came from the second run before I got to the decaling of this car. So the look was even better.
I painted it with the yellow and green from the Testors Neon bottle sets. I use a Badger Model 150 to do the fade and I cleared it with Tamaya Clear. After 20 years. it is still one of my favorite models on the shelf.

Bill Jenkins has suffered a serious health incident. This was a post today from retired Super Stock racers from the 60s 70s and 80s, Tom Kasch

"Just talked to the guys in his shop, still not awake from a operation on his brain. To much blood on his brain. Let's hope for the best and keep him in our prayers."
Cards to :
Bill Jenkins
153 Pennsylvania ave
Malvern, Pa 19355

So in honor of "Da Grump" and to keep him in our thoughts for a great recovery. Post your "Toys" or any other model of a Jenkins Competition race car.