keyser Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Terry Jessee built pic stolen from his Fotki. Edited May 26, 2022 by keyser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, GMP440 said: Those hubcaps on this kit are not the same. If you put them next to each other, they are different. Ah, the fins. Gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Fins no. Ukrainians have the nuts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Definitely the balls in their bearing, that's fer sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 18 hours ago, RDean58 said: I am wrong. The Daytona charger used (according to something I read) modified 70 Charger front fenders while the Superbird used modified 70 Coronet front fenders. That is correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 In case anyone wants one NOW, It can be yours https://www.ebay.com/itm/134068408956?hash=item1f3719927c:g:GmoAAOSwNd1iQmP~ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 The price should be cut by seven hundred bucks. The custom side pipes are missing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 9:24 AM, tim boyd said: From what I've learned from those who were in the business back then, convertible kits never sold as well as hardtops. Reasons for that are somewhat unclear. Probably would have been even worse except those convertible annual kits often the market before the hardtop versions, meaning those "who had to have" the very latest 1/1 scale replicas bought the convertibles even when they would have preferred the hardtops had they both been available at the same time. By the mid 1960's, as Mark notes, the trend was so pronounced the kitmakers started paring down the kit choices accordingly. TB Looking through a 1964 Auto World catalog, they did carry prior years' annual kits. They may have bought leftover warehouse stock from AMT or a wholesaler. The '64 catalog includes no '58 or '59 annuals, and one '60. Most are 1962 and 1963 annuals. Most are convertibles. In instances where both a hardtop and convertible version of the same car were manufactured, there is not a single instance where Auto World had prior year hardtop kits but not convertibles. In some cases they had both, and of course they had a few hardtop or sedan kits in cases that no convertible was offered in 1:1. But, when both were made, the last ones left unsold were always convertibles. That would seem to bear out Tim's assessment of the situation, and would explain why not all of the convertibles made it into kit boxes starting with the '65 model year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Art Anderson had mentioned the same thing that convertible kits never sold as well as hardtops when he was in the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 11 hours ago, Motor City said: Art Anderson had mentioned the same thing that convertible kits never sold as well as hardtops when he was in the business. I don’t know if that confirms or contradicts what is commonly seen in the vintage kit world. Very often, hard tops are much more difficult to find than convertibles. Just as examples, the AMT 1958 Ford, 1960 Mercury and 1960 Buick convertibles are much easier to come by than the hard tops. Don’t really know the dynamics of why that’s the case, but it has been the case. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The kids building back then often wanted to build racing versions, mostly drag cars with the occasional NASCAR build. NASCAR did have a convertible division through about 1962, but the hardtops were more popular. I don't think drag cars were allowed to race with the top down...so with no raised top included, no drag version. Most guys wanted hardtops for customs too. All that would explain the convertible kits being leftovers at years' end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 With few exceptions, I preferred hardtop kits over convertibles when given the choice. I always built the kits stock and thought the hardtop styling showed more design characteristics than the convertible. Some roofs were really unusual, which made the car stand out ('67 & '68 XL, for example). I have noticed what Steve said, that early unbuilt convertible kits are easier to find than hardtop versions of the same car. This is especially true of Imperials, Buick Invicta, and early Park Lanes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyG Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 9:30 PM, gtx6970 said: In case anyone wants one NOW, It can be yours https://www.ebay.com/itm/134068408956?hash=item1f3719927c:g:GmoAAOSwNd1iQmP~ At some point, we have to draw a line on feasibility on the prices for old kits. Very few have the disposible resources to buy at this price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Yeah, but all it takes is One. He only needs one buyer to successfully raise the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 He's fishing. That's what happens when eBay dishes out free listings and re-listings in order to prop up their numbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 10:23 AM, Mark said: He's fishing. That's what happens when eBay dishes out free listings and re-listings in order to prop up their numbers. Yes and like someone said it only takes one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 several people wanted it. 2 guys REALLY bad https://www.ebay.com/itm/155011348806?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=2LjZdXGyTqKeE3TOZ7haIVRvoHI%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 but that is for a hardtop Coronet R/T; the original comments were for a '68 R/T convertible, which still has a buy-it-now price of only $749.68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 13 hours ago, Motor City said: but that is for a hardtop Coronet R/T; the original comments were for a '68 R/T convertible, which still has a buy-it-now price of only $749.68 True...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMP440 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Now that we have the upcoming release of the MPC 68 Coronet convertible kit; anyone here going to try to do a 68 Coronet convertible custom that was on the old Mission Impossible show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) The box art image on the box top of the original '68 annual was based on the '68 Super Bee convertible as built by the Alexander brothers and displayed at shows back in '68 by Dodge. I believe it was a modified Coronet 500. The kit included parts to replicate the car, including a supplemental decal sheet with the Super Bee markings in addition to the sheet found in the hardtop. I haven't checked my kit against pics of the 1:1; I'm not sure if MPC missed anything. The upholstery in this pic looks like it doesn't match Edited June 9, 2022 by pack rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.p.e.c.t.r.e. Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I wonder if these "IMF Secret Agent "parts are still in the tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, pack rat said: The box art image on the box top of the original '68 annual was based on the '68 Super Bee convertible as built by the Alexander brothers and displayed at shows back in '68 by Dodge. I believe it was a modified Coronet 500. The phantom Super Bee convertible. It's funny that Plymouth offered a droptop Road Runner (1969-1970), but Dodge didn't offer a drop-head Super Bee. The 500 upholstery found its way into the R/T... Super Bee trim was all Coronet and Coronet 440. I wonder if that customised 'Bee is still around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 7 hours ago, GMP440 said: 2 hours ago, s.p.e.c.t.r.e. said: Looks like the kit didn't represent the TV car at all. Wrong scoops, color, wheels, grille and what's with the tonneau cover over the back seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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