'70 Grande

More up for trade: E = built/incomplete AMT 390 Ford Thunderbird V8 F = built/incomplete Roush Racing Ford V6 G = built/incomplete SBC V8 H = built/incomplete MPC '69 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi O = unbuilt/complete Revell '69 Dodge Charger 440 Big-block V8

I went to a swap meet recently and came home with a box of parts. After sorting thru them (and my own engine parts box), I came up with the following to see if anyone might be interested in trading me for any of these 1/25 engines. I am in Illinois and would prefer to ship to just the lower-48 states What parts I'm looking for, (in 1/25 scale), are: Pairs of Weber side-draft carburetors Flathead Ford V8 engine block Flathead Ford V8 performance parts AMT '65 Chevelle "Time Machine" Street Freak Funny car chrome front wheels Goodyear Eagle VR-50 performance street tires Sets of (4) Chrome trim rings for standard 60's-70's muscle car tires ...any interesting parts? The 1/25 engines I'm offering for trade are as follows: A = built/incomplete 327 from AMT '65 Chevelle station wagon B = built/incomplete SBC Corvette from mid-1960s (this one maybe 1/24) C = built/incomplete SBC from mid-1970s? D = built/incomplete Chevy marked with LT1 on the valve covers N = unbuilt/incomplete Revell '83 Hurst Olds 442 V8 (comes with an extra block and 1 extra head/valve cover piece)

Good looking build... you nailed the '50s look! I'm curious about the chrome bumpers on this build... they appear to have a slightly dull finish to them. Is that the kit's chrome straight from the chrome tree or did you finish it in some way to achieve the look?

Thanks all! I'm going to post this in the Trade section now to see if anyone might be interested in this engine.

Okay, thanks to Ace-Garageguy, Can-Con Stitchdup and 30Fordpickup solving my inline 4-cylinder Ford engine mystery, here's another from the same large parts box I recently received. Any idea what kit these V8 pieces came from? Looks to be a GM motor, most likely a Chevrolet Big-block in my mind, but I'm curious what it is, what kit it came from, and what appears to be missing? (exhaust manifolds and air cleaner are some missing parts). It was missing a cylinder head/valve cover piece, but I have a partial parts tree seen at right in my pic with 2 more head pieces plus another complete engine block, (1/2 of that block is cropped out of the pic). Thanks all!

Moved this post to the Model Questions section in the forum.

Okay, thanks to Ace-Garageguy, Can-Con Stitchdup and 30Fordpickup solving my inline 4-cylinder Ford engine mystery, here's another from the same large parts box I recently received. Any idea what kit these V8 pieces came from? Looks to be a GM motor, most likely a Chevrolet Big-block in my mind, but I'm curious what it is, what kit it came from, and what appears to be missing? (exhaust manifolds and air cleaner are some missing parts). It was missing a cylinder head/valve cover piece, but I have a partial parts tree seen at right in my pic with 2 more head pieces plus another complete engine block, (1/2 of that block is cropped out of the pic). Thanks all!

Thanks all for your responses, excellent info and pics! I really appreciate it! ...now, what kit do I have that's looking for a smokin'-little-4-banger!

So it's 1/25 then. I'll need to find the cam cover for the top of the engine and an exhaust manifold... anything else? Wondering if anyone in the 1:1 world ever installed Weber side-draft carbs and a header on one of these little 4-bangers to give it a performance boost... thoughts, anyone?

I recently got this 4-cylinder inline engine in a parts box and I'm trying to find out what kit it may have come from? It is either 1/24 or 1/25 scale, sort of "looks" like it's 1/24 to my eye. It was molded in White, the previous owner spray painted it Blue which makes me wonder if it might be a Ford engine? I'm also curious what parts might be missing, I think I'll need a valve cover at the least. Any idea where this engine came from?

Stunning... simply stunning! Sure would be sweet to have a 1:1 version of this build parked in my own garage!

Volzfan59: Thanks for that last sentence in your post above... beings that I've never driven a race car, I always thought a bigger race car would be harder to drive... big race car = more likely to be a loose-n-sloppy race car! Thanks for shedding some light on this for me!

This is the finest build of this kit that I have yet to see! Very well done! Is it just me, or were these mid-'70's Monte Carlos just plain gigantic race cars... it looks so long and wide!

Looks like you're off to an excellent start! I also have this kit in progress but wanted to do some more research before going much farther. Your printed pieces look outstanding! Wish I had the skills and equipment to produce additional parts like yours! Can you explain what Sand Rails are? I've never seen those before.

There's a lot to like about this build! I'd enjoy seeing some pics of the engine compartment and chassis, too! I have a couple of questions: Is this the 1/25 AMT/Round-2 kit with an opening trunk? (If so, it looks like you might have glued the trunk lid shut and really cleaned up the look of it)! How did you do the silver for the various emblems on the body? They're all very crisp and clean! Great work on this build!

Like this build a lot, but I gotta confess that I'm not certain what I'm looking at... is that an early-1940's Chevy cab?

Excellent builds! Tell us more about that blanket seat cover cuz it looks fantastic!

Lei, Thanks but Sledsel has a set on the way to me so this request has been fulfilled! Thanks again!

Ybsluos PM sent to you.

This is more of a question than a "wanted" request; what 1/25 kits have a '70s funny car scoop with excellent details that are well-molded and similar to the pic I've posted here? Are any available from resin and/or 3D printing sources? Looking for some recommendations for where to source one of these scoops in 1/25... or, if anyone has one sitting at the bottom of their parts box that's looking for a new home, I'd be willing to make a trade, too! Thanks all!

I sent you a PM. Got this rear window for you.

I'm searching for a set of (4) 1/25 chrome Dog dish wheels that are also kind of deep dish, too. I'm pretty sure these wheels were a custom wheel option in a few different AMT car kits from the 1970s/80s, but I'm not certain about that. I have lots of different wheels to trade and other parts as well. I'm in Illinois. Thanks

Excellent build! Colors and your execution are spot-on! I just getting started on my version of this kit and the molded-in side trim bothers me... am curious how much time and effort it took you to remove and clean it all up?

Spectacular build of gorgeous subject matter... and to think hiding under all that beauty is a magnificent beast!

Like some others, this project has my attention. If it can be done, would like to see some pics of the extended frame underneath this project.