Daddyfink Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 When did this version come out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Daddyfink said: When did this version come out? 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) On 2/5/2018 at 8:20 AM, Mike999 said: For those who haven't seen inside these kits...be warned that the 1987 issue isn't just yellow on the box. It's molded in a bright, eye-hurting yellow plastic. The AMT '65 Buick Riviera was molded in eye-searing yellow, too: ...and the '70 Dodge Challenger R/T, too: Edited February 6, 2018 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 The Riviera was reissued in the mid-'70s in a nice metallic gray or silver (Buick called it Silver Cloud). The wagon would be a great basis to make the rare 2-door wagon that Chevy made from '64-'65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, Motor City said: The wagon would be a great basis to make the rare 2-door wagon that Chevy made from '64-'65. Several companies have done resin bodies for the '65 Chevelle 2-door wagon. F&F did one back in the '90s, I think. Jimmy Flintstone makes one right now. Before any resin bodies were available, good builders were combining the '65 El Camino with the wagon roof to do it themselves. It looked like a pretty easy conversion. (But they all look easy before you start cutting plastic. And being a not-good builder, I chickened out and got the Flintstone 2-dr body.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark said: Ertl eliminated the bezels and tooled new, slightly larger red lenses when they reissued the kit. The new lenses are too large for the original bezels, but are a sloppy fit in the holes. Maybe add some Evergreen strip stock around the perimeter of the lenses as trim, then foil them. Thanks for clearing this up, Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Someone sent me this photo of an upcoming release, however I really don't have any info on it................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 If they're going to celebrate 50 years of Edsel in 2018, maybe this would be a good opportunity to reissue the Thomas Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Great Race. Better late than never, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I wonder what ever happened to this mold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: If they're going to celebrate 50 years of Edsel in 2018, maybe this would be a good opportunity to reissue the Thomas Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1908 Great Race. Better late than never, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 5:40 PM, Richard Bartrop said: I couldn't help but take pics of this fantastic looking car when The Hershey Museum (a few miles from me) had it on display at an exhibit called "Fins! The Rise and Fall of The American Tailfin" back in '08. I have a few more pics of it starting here.......Hard to believe this car is now over 60 years old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks for the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Daddyfink said: I wonder what ever happened to this mold Probably got scrapped after production ended. The trailer and display engine got recycled into the '63 Nova wagon kit. Had the Buick wagon existed in the mid-Sixties, AMT would probably have reworked it into a Craftsman series kit, or issued it in the "flower" series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 RE : The 2-door wagon Chevelle : 1964 was the last year for the 2-door ( '300' and / or '300 Deluxe' ... certainly someone will hopefully provide the correct model / series here ) . No 2-door wagons for 1965 ... at least from the factory . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) The 2dr Chevelle wagon was only offered for '64 and '65, in the 300 series. MCW and others have made resin kits of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevelle https://www.google.com/search?q=1965+chevy+chevelle+2dr+wagon&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid0qL645LZAhUOWq0KHVWPBO4Q_AUICygC&biw=1425&bih=736#imgrc=_ Edited February 7, 2018 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 pack Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Round2 should just take my wallet because I want everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Nothing that interests me in this Feb lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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