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Don't let Harry get in your way of building models the way you like them. It's not my style of bicycle. But, I think you did a fine job on it. The second photo shows that more of work you did, than the first photo did. Looks good to me.

That is very kool! And very nicely done. The older I get, the more I like these type of kits.

Looks great. I too built one with my Model A wagon a couple of years ago. It's a very nice kit for its scale. Now if we could convince Round 2 to reissue MPC's 1/8 scale Stingray. Which was the Pea Picker, by the way. Also I like the red wheels. It may not look like red line tires (B.F. Goodrich Tiger Paws for bikes). But, it sure looks cool.

The above is great Mike. I keep hoping others will step forward and show us more of the same. There are people here who must have some of the other AMT 1/16 kits they can show us? Or how about some finished kits?

Yea, I've gone back and reread the other thread, and noticed Don Sikora's pictures. I need to pay more atten............

Another mistake on my part. Don Sikora II, a couple of pages back, did show us what is in the box of the latest release. I don't know why. But, I thought he was showing us an original kit, and not the reissue. Looking at my comments at the time, I seem to understand he was reviewing the latest kit. Man! It sucks getting old. Though I've been making these same type of mistakes since I was a kid. I need to pay better attention...... Squirrel!

Can somebody please do a review of the kit and show us what's in the box now?

Awww C'ome! Really?? Another beating of a dead horse. Again, ??

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I love those Canadian only cars. One of the delights of going into Canada as a car crazy kid.

I have the kit. If I knew what "tiger traps" we're in this context, I might be able answer that question.

You know I appreciate full reports like the above. Thanks Snake. And it sounds like a pretty good kit you got your hands on. Everything you mentioned as a problem sounds minor to me. By the way, can one have enough C2 Corvettes? I don't know. As you know, it is one of my all time favorite cars.

Okay Steve. You are right about the stripes. The one picture of a Road Runner in a sales brochure from 1980 shows and mentions the stripes. Also I see the black Road Runner you show above comes from a photo used by Phoenix Graphics. Who make replacement factory stripes for many cars. And I have found to be a very good and correct source for information on factory striping. Between Phoenix Graphic and the 1980 Plymouth brochure, I concede I am wrong, and you are right. Not the first time I've made this kind of mistake. And I'm sure it will not be the last one.

Wire wheels? No............!

I debate on the stripes being factory. Like the wheels on both cars, they could have been added later. I maybe wrong on this. But, my Chrysler-Plymouth facts book from 1980 makes no mention of the stripes being part of the Road Runner package. And your photos above are the first time I've ever seen striping like the window striping on any Volare. I have seen the striping around the wheel wells once before. Again I could be wrong. And sometimes things could be added or taken away, in any given model year. But I'd like to see some proof of some sort that these stripes were put into on by the factory. Could they be a dealer add on? That too was somewhat common still in the 70's and 80's. For example, we had a local dealer in the late 80's who offered a "Road Runner" package for the Plymouth Sundance (remember those?). This threw me for a loop the first time I saw one! Even had the Warner Brothers cartoon bird on it. Something not found on the last factory built Road Runners.

Still waiting for a nice review, showing us what exactly is in the box. I still have not bought one. The guy sells most of my new releases has not been at MCCM meeting the last two months. So, I have bypassed buying from him on a couple of the new kits I've really wanted. I like to give him my business, but I can also be a little impatient. The Volare maybe my next purchase before seeing my regular vendor at the meeting. The Pinto wagon can wait until I see him next. In the meantime, let's see a review.

Over the weekend there was a little Mopar show going on at a local drive-in. I was working, so I couldn't go. But, the drive-in is near our local O'Reillys warehouse, so I ended up driving buy it on the way to pick up parts. Naturally I had to look and see what I could see as I passed by. Sitting in the group, was a 1980 Volare. It looked really good. It was black. And it looked like it was a Road Runner. But, I'm not 100% sure on that. It also had t tops like the kit. I've never been a fan of t tops. But, after seeing what I could of the car, I thought they looked okay. Now do I put the t tops on my model or not? I'm still leaning towards not. "drought" above, indicated the kit needs red stripes to be correct. Are you sure your talking about 1980 Road Runners? Other than the wheels (which are incorrect), the spoiler,black gas cap, and "road runner" name decals, I really can not recall anything else to distinguish the Road Runner from other Volare coupes in 1980.

Looking at the box art for the engine, it shows no spark plugs or spark plug wiring on model. Did it come with plugs and wires? In 1/8 scale, you would think it would.

I'm hoping for a non Hurst version of the Olds.

Okay, as I'm working on my Mod Rod, I'm again questioning if I got all the parts with mine. I'm wondering where the clear headlamp parts are for the Mod Rod quad headlamp setup? Could those be the little round clear pieces on the clear parts tree? They look awfully small compared to the known regular headlamps in the kit.

There is an area here labeled "All the rest". In that area, they do allow bike reviews. Amongst other things. Do your review. Just put it in the right place. By the way, I'll read it. I love almost all kit reviews.

Just finished mine yesterday. Fun kit and it turned out great. Been on a Deal's Wheels kick lately. Had a talk with my best friends' 20 year old son about setting up a photo account and then showing me how to setup links, so I can start posting photos here again. The only trouble is the kid is going with his girlfriend to Mexico on a week long trip. And they fly out tomarrow morning at 5 am. So it will still be a week or two before I can start showing thing like my just finishing Deal's Wheels "The Baron". And other Deal's Wheels cars I have finished in the last couple of months.

Slightly off topic? I'd love to see Round 2 reissue MPC's old Vending Machine show rod. I'd love to build that one as favorite brand of soda pop. Mountain Dew. A couple of years ago, I built Monogram's Beer Wagon with Mountain Dew decals made by an outfit I think is called Firebird Design. Maybe Firebird Design will design more decals for the Li'l Gasser. Including my Pure Firebird Racing Gas decals.

By the way, Pure was the official gas used by NASCAR in the 1960's. Until UniCal took over. You'd see their signs at many tracks back in the day. I'm not sure about the 1950's. Though you see many early NASCARs carrying the Pure, non Firebird logos.