lordairgtar Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Ok. That's just WICKED AWESOME. Love THAT. I knew someone that had a real Rolls Bug by Barris. It had quad headlamps. Not sure what the kit was supposed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRX7Project Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My first car was a Bradley GT. I wish someone had made a kit of it so I could build one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wow! Here's an old thread that has survived, pictures and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) I always liked the Aztec 7 (Fiberfab?). Reminded me of Bertone's 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept -- available only in a tiny diecast. I would have liked to deck out an Aztec similar to the Carabo. Edited December 21, 2015 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Bid on one a few months ago. Did not get it. Since learning about this car and model on this thread, it's become one of my "holy grail" kits. I need one. I have purchased literature on the real thing. I love this car. I wonder where the dies are for this? And can it ever be reissued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Bid on one a few months ago. Did not get it. Since learning about this car and model on this thread, it's become one of my "holy grail" kits. I need one. I have purchased literature on the real thing. I love this car. I wonder where the dies are for this? And can it ever be reissued?I know Testors ended up with quite a few of the IMC molds and quite a few went overseas. So this may be still around, but, in what country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looks like the original was a little different. Called the Pangra. Am I weird for thinking the Pinto and the Pangra both are kinda cute? I bet you could throw a small block Ford engine and decent suspension on one and have a nasty little monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) How about a kit car I designed myself? Since there are a lot of interesting bodies to go on VW chassis, I thought a '32 Vicky would be interesting. I thought it was creative at the time, 20 something years ago, but people weren't that open to ideas back then. When I displayed it I got a lot of negative comments, some like I was disgracing a Ford etc. As such it was usually excluded from awards. At one contest a snarky judge told me that he disqualified it because I forgot to include a battery. I replied that it was a VW so the battery was under the rear seat! Another judge told me it would never place in a contest because "nobody would ever build a car like that" in the same contest that a '39 Chevy with a Ferrari engine won big awards. That's the Revell Anglia rear hump enclosing the engine. Originally I had it just hanging out there, but decided I wanted to be able to close it all up to look like a regular street rod. Tail lights are VW as you'd see on a dune buggy. VW exhausts kinda give the secret away. The entire VW drivetrain and suspension is under it. I modified the '32's chassis to be a flat plate bottom VW chassis. I don't have a photo of it handy. Those are the Skips VW convertible kit's Porsche wheels, including on the spare tire. The gas tank is in the radiator area, with the cap being the filler. Seats are Deora and they actually tilt forward. Dash and steering wheel are VW. The door panels are also VW And a wired VW engine! The German plate also gives a clue to the nature of this model. This was the first model I built for contests back then. It's still one of my favorites. I love to take it out and see the reactions. Edited December 22, 2015 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Too KooL Tom, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 In 2007 I came a cross this one at a open day on the farm of a tractor enthusiast. Unmodified at the rear but with a Mercedes grille and modified hood. Not sure if it was homemade or made by some company back in the day. Wow,looks like they used a real Benz grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow, that is great Tom. I really love that Wow,looks like they used a real Benz grill. Yes, I belive they probably did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 I remember seeing a kit bash somewhere in the past where a VW front clip was attached to a Revell Thames panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 That Vicky wouldn't be the first VW Deuce. This was posted on the H.A.M.B. by member Bashnscratch: Could have used a bit more finesse... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/sitting-and-rotting-picture-thread.330573/page-345 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 How about a kit car I designed myself? Since there are a lot of interesting bodies to go on VW chassis, I thought a '32 Vicky would be interesting. I thought it was creative at the time, 20 something years ago, but people weren't that open to ideas back then. When I displayed it I got a lot of negative comments, some like I was disgracing a Ford etc. As such it was usually excluded from awards. At one contest a snarky judge told me that he disqualified it because I forgot to include a battery. I replied that it was a VW so the battery was under the rear seat! Another judge told me it would never place in a contest because "nobody would ever build a car like that" in the same contest that a '39 Chevy with a Ferrari engine won big awards. That's the Revell Anglia rear hump enclosing the engine. Originally I had it just hanging out there, but decided I wanted to be able to close it all up to look like a regular street rod. Tail lights are VW as you'd see on a dune buggy. VW exhausts kinda give the secret away. The entire VW drivetrain and suspension is under it. I modified the '32's chassis to be a flat plate bottom VW chassis. I don't have a photo of it handy. Those are the Skips VW convertible kit's Porsche wheels, including on the spare tire. The gas tank is in the radiator area, with the cap being the filler. Seats are Deora and they actually tilt forward. Dash and steering wheel are VW. The door panels are also VW And a wired VW engine! The German plate also gives a clue to the nature of this model. This was the first model I built for contests back then. It's still one of my favorites. I love to take it out and see the reactions. I like it. Sad that others in the past put down what you did here. I think it's pretty cool. And I like your explanation that the battery was under the back seat. They the excuse of no battery? Unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Of course it's under the back seat. Where else would it be in a VW ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 , apparently Enzo Ferrari was so incensed that they used a replica Ferrari, that he sent them real ones to use in the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 But didn't Ted Nugent blow up a replica? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 And some went drag racing. The bronze car was not an Avenger. It is a Cheetah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I remember seeing a kit bash somewhere in the past where a VW front clip was attached to a Revell Thames panel. Ira Dahm did one in the old Car Model or Model Car Science mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 I think your last pic here is a Cheetah, not an Avenger/Astra/Astro. Real or clone or replica, I have no idea. Speaking of kit cars, I came into possession of an AMT original annual '68 Corvette body (and very little else). As it's not an especially accurate replica of a "shark-gen" Vette, I'm planning to turn it into a Corvair or maybe VW-powered "kit car," just for grins. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Speaking of kit cars, I came into possession of an AMT original annual '68 Corvette body (and very little else). As it's not an especially accurate replica of a "shark-gen" Vette, I'm planning to turn it into a Corvair or maybe VW-powered "kit car," just for grins. Yes, great plan!! I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) MPC did a 1/20 kit of Dick Dean's Shalako, which was designed to go on a Bug pan. Hot Rod (I believe) did a full story on the development of the prototype, built for off-road racing (if I recall correctly). Some of the interior panels and bulkheads were made of alclad (corrosion-resistant aluminum sheet...not the paint product we know and love). Edited December 29, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 MPC did a 1/20 kit of Dick Dean's Shalako, which was designed to go on a Bug pan. Hot Rod (I believe) did a full story on the development of the prototype, built for off-road racing (if I recall correctly). Some of the interior panels and bulkheads were made of alclad (corrosion-resistant aluminum sheet...not the paint product we know and love). It was Rod & Custom, February 1969. I just happen to have it on my desk even as we speak. Cover car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Now there's a "Dune Buggy" I could get behind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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