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Okay, sometime I have troubles adding my own text on others when using the quote feature. That's what happened above. But, I'm thinking Skip has got this one right. I've done some web searching. I'm amazed how little info there is out there on who this women might be. I site Skip found, I also found. I'm amazed at what people there, and here, know about these to me, obscure actresses. I too now think it was most likely Thordis Brandt too.

It's a very nice kit. I'm sure you'll be happy with it.

Looking at your icon, you need to ask? Go with the Buick. Besides, as others have noted, it's a very nice kit.

I'm adding my voice to this one. I agree 100% with the above comments. The new website sucks. The old one worked so well. I actually enjoyed just going there and browsing. And see the instructions a head time, helped with several my decisions on buying a kit from time to time. Sometimes seeing for instructions got me more interested to the kit. The new site is worthless. It's all flash with no substance. I rarely go there. And when I do, I rarely find what I'm looking for and leave. I can learn more about their kits doing a regular Google search. Or, in must cases just come here.

I take a look into it sometime in the next week when I have a little spare time. I know I just need to get off my keister and learn to do it. With interest in my Avenger kit, I think the time has come.

A more thorough look at the Avenger GT. Everything looks to be there other than the drag slicks. And I like I said in an earlier posting above, that is no big deal to me. The kit has several parts in it are not used in this kit, and look like they were designed for IMC's Beetle kit. The chrome tree even includes stock VW hub caps. But, not wheels to mount them on. Another non-plated part looks like a firewall for a Beetle. And there are more. So the kit is not only complete. It's more than complete. By the way, Bill's link above will take you to the kit I bought. But, when I clicked on it to look at the photos of parts, it showed photos from the Avenger kit that is still up for sale. The kit with a more beat up box and some parts already painted. It has an opening bid that is less than what I paid. But, I felt the one I bought was in a little better shape. And I could buy it on a "buy it now" bid.

The question is, how do you get them from Fotki to here?

Your proably right. I'm just not greatest at figuring how do things like that. I do know how send photos in attachments via email, and that's about it. The idea of these picture storage sites just seems too complicated to me. (Though I must admit, I haven't really, truly ever checked them out.)

Tom. Who is this MAD at makes a conversion to build a Mutt II coupe? If it looks good, I'd love to get my hands on one. I too like the coupe better than the hatchback.

Very cool! I've thought about ordering one before Modelhaus closes down. After seeing yours, I hope more than ever to get my chance to order one.

Looks very good. I like those Matadors and built the '75 version a couple of years ago. Like you said, not a terrible kit. About what you could expect from AMT at that time.

Sorry Snake. I have no way of posting pictures to this site. I'm willing to take pictures and send them to you if you wish. Or you can go on eBay and look at completed auctions for the kit. The seller had pretty good pictures posted there. Either way works for me.

Oh, and doing more research a the history of '70 1/2 Corvettes and Camaros. It turns out that the last '69 Camaros were built in November of 1969. About a month before they quit building '69 Corvettes. Start up time for the new '70s were about the same for both though.

I just got home from work. And waiting in my porch is the IMC Avenger GT-12 kit I ordered off of eBay a couple of days ago. Opening it up, I'm pleased with what I found. I'll do a more complete and thorough inventory of the parts later tonight. But, it looks complete and in better shape than described. The thing I didn't see at a glance are the rear tires for the drag car version. They maybe molded in the green plastic parts like most of the rest of the kit is molded in. And not vinyl like the street tires. I really didn't look for them. And, if they are not there, it's really no big deal to me, since I'll be building the street version. The only problem I was worried about that I could see in the the pictures on eBay. The lower front valance panel is broken. But, I see now it's a very clean break. And will be no problem what so ever to fix. As you can probably tell, I'm very happy with what I got. This will be an odd and interesting kit to put together. Odd only from the fact that I don't think I've ever seen one "in the flesh" before this. Not a a lot of them show up our MCCM meetings or model shows I've attended.

Just did some checking online. The last '69 Corvette were built in December of 1969. The first '70 Corvettes did not go down the line until after January 1, 1970. Rather than late July, into August 1969 for most other 1970 model year cars.

Snake, it's amazing what the manufacture would do from time-to-time, with out public notification. I too know nothing about Magnum 500s being available on Camaro from the factory. But, I would not be surprised to see a publicity photo around that time with them. I have a buddy who owns a black '71 Buick Riviera with factory installed front light monitors. The trouble is, most, if not all of Buick's 'official" literature for 1971 will tell you that the color black and lamp monitors were not available on 1971 Rivieras. Both items became available for '72. Yet my buddy has the build sheet and the trim and option tags that show both of these items were installed on his car at the factory. It turns out, they both became available near the end of '71 model run. Back to half year cars. I'm sure you've heard of '64 1/2 Mustangs? No such beast existed according to Ford at the time. All Mustangs built in 1964 were 1965 models said Ford. When the other '65 Ford models came out later that fall, Mustang got several changes. Big things like the 2+2 body style and an alternator replacing the generator on the "early" '65s. Plus many other minor minor changes. These were such that car guys started to refer to the early '65 Mustangs as '64 1/2s. I've also heard that some states were not willing to title the early Mustangs as '65s either. I don't know if that's true or not. But, again according to Ford back then, there were no 1964 1/2 Mustangs. Only '65s. Despite the late introduction of both the '70 Camaro and Corvette, I again don't know if any official Chevy literature referred to them as 70 1/2 models, or not. But, it was commonly made reference to in the press. More so with the Camaros and Firebirds, since they went through big changes. But, I have seen it with the Corvette too.

A quick little search, and I've found nothing on which girl it is so far. I do have every episode of Mannix on DVD. I'll have to go back a watch each of the first season episodes they appeared in, and see if I can find a match. IMDB lists the episodes each was in. Again, thanks Joe.

Thank you, Joe. That's the girl! If I had to take a guess from the above three photos. I'd have to go with Larain Stephens

Thank you Dr. Snapper. Fun little piece. And I too have never knew about the Ben Stiller Show before.

Yea Snake, the face lifted '70 Corvette did not show up on the show floors of the dealers until the new 1970 Camaros were ready to make their appearance. Which wasn't until about February of 1970. Serveral months after other new '70 Chevys. Chevrolet built '69 Corvettes and Camaros later into the year than normal. And in some states, these were required to be titled new 1970 automobiles. The above holds true for the new Pontiac Firebirds too. So in lots of printed materials from the time, you'll see these three cars referred to as '70 1/2s.

Very nice. I like it. Paint the car brown, and give the windows a bronze tint, you'd have my Dad's '77 Mut II. By the way, his windows were not tinted by a custom shop of some sort. Or some aftermarket item designed to tint windows. He spent years working on it. One cigarette at a time. And never cleaning the inside of the car. It was gross. Which is something your '77 Mut II is not, Tom.

Heck, I'd build it more the way I wish was. Rather than the way it really it was. I repainted a '61 AMT Comet a few years back to match my Dad's. His real car had dog dishes and no radio. The model depicted a car with full wheel covers and a radio. If he could have afforded those two items when he bought the car, he would have included them. So the model depicts the car close to what it was, and could have been if he had the extra money.

Little Jimmy come home from his first day in 1st grade. He is doing his math homework at the kitchen table while his mother prepares dinner. She thinks she hears Jimmy say, "Two plus two. The son of a bitch is four." She's not sure she heard him right. Then she hears him say, "Three plus three. The son of a bitch is six." She is sure she heard him right this time. And is shocked! "Jimmy," his mother asks, "who told you it was okay to talk that way?" Jimmy replies, "My school teacher." Mother, "Are you sure of that Jimmy?" "Yes ma'am." And he goes on. "Four plus four. The son of a bitch is eight. That's just the way she told us to do it!" Well needless to say, Jimmy's mother is not at all happy with this. The next day she goes to the school to confront the teacher. "Who are you to teach my son to use such vulgar language when doing his math?" She asked the teacher. The teacher is shocked! And replies, "I didn't tell Jimmy that! In math I told him, "The sum of which is."

Or pretend/forget that your 1/1 '67 did not have the '67 wheel covers. And build it with those covers.