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It pleases me that the snow that most of the Midwest has gotten, has missed us. I hate the white stuff. So I'm dancing with joy.

Ah. I wish it was Jungle Pam. That gal above just doesn't do much for me.

Interesting that here in Minneapolis, Minnesnowta we got no snow. It's cold today. But, the ground is still bare. For this I am greatfull.

Yes, please.

Been slowly changing my mind on the '72 Hurst convertible. With Linda Vaughan character I may have to buy the the kit. I still wish Revell would offer this kit with a correct non Hurst 4-4-2 grille. The '72 Hurst/Supreme grille is not one of my favorites.

Thanks MG. This the best type of review. Showing us the kit. I'm very disappointed to see this is the old Challenger kit has been offered to us for years now. It's not a bad kit. Not a great one. But, not bad either. It's just not the Vanshing Point Challenger. The roof is my biggest complaint. Followed by the engine. This is not Kowalski's car. Hopefully, someday somebody will offer us a good, more true true copy of Kowalski's Challenger.

Yea. That's jacked up just a bit.

Interesting that we've been keeping the wheel cover/hub cap topic alive, on a kit that comes with neither! I do wish it would now get back to the original subject. The AMT '63 Corvette kit. So I'll try. As noted, I've built several of the coupes over the years. And despite it being an older, primitive kit, I still like it. I'm curious. How much different is the convertible/roadster from the coupe version of this kit? I do know that the original AMT issue of the '63 Vette convertible came with rotating headlamps and stock Corvette wheel covers. I think it may have also come with a hardtop, a luggage rack and some luggage for that rack. I don't know about that for sure, because I never bought the convertible. With purchasing the recent reissue of the coupe, it's gotten me thinking about picking up the convertible. But, the last issue I see being sold on eBay, looks like they switched the model over to the same aluminum wheels as are included in the coupe kit. So what is or is not in the more recent releases of the convertible? I know the rotating headlamps have not been included in the kit for years. I wonder how they looked built. And if they workd okay? It would be a cool feature to see restored to the convertible version of this kit.

Great looking Bonne and boat Bill. Looking forward to the Bonneville coming back. Wish the boat was too. Made the mistake of trading the boat away when it was last released in the Model King combo. Kicking myself ever since. Traded it for Revell's then new '49 Custom Merc. A nice kit. But now I really wish I had the boat.

All 5 looked great in '66. But even better in '67.

Where is it? I'd like to see what your talking about.

It kind of would be cool to own a set now!

Looks pretty good from the above photo.

Just got mine tonight. Looks pretty good so far. Still not a big '65 Satellte fan. But I love Moebius kits. And the box art for this kit is so attractive I just couldn't pass on it.

Saw the new release at tonight's local model car club meeting. Other than box art, I can see no changes over other issues of this kit. Vanishing Point or other. No question. I passed and will be passing on buying one. Picked up Moebuis' 1965 Satellite instead.

I get a kick out of reading Harry's post on this. I'm wondering why Harry, your so worried about this and the people who believe that earth is flat. I personally think these people are idiots. But, how does their stupidity affect me in the long run? Most modern people with a common education realize the earth is round and that flat earth theory makes no sense. It is a very small bunch that believes that the earth is flat. And not worth worrying about.

Hey! Where can I get the cool looking helmet the kid is wearing in the above post. I need one. But, it needs to be lined with aluminum foil. So not only to keep the moon beams from hitting me, but the secret radio instructions I'm receiving from our government. Or are those radio signals coming from aliens? I can never get that right.... It's because I don't have above helmet lined with tin foil! Or is that aluminum foil? This is so hard! ?

Your correct on you last posting Matt. The fuel line from the tank would attach to where you see the hole in the pump.

The guy who runs this web site published a very good book a few years back, on that year too. And your right. It's hard to argue with him. 1966 was a cool year. I just like the looks of '67 cars a little bit better. But then, one way of looking at it, is that most of the '67 model year cars appeared in the fall of 1966. So I guess he is right. It is 1966! Another great year is 1958. Not for the cars. Though I like those too. But, because little Scotty Aho (that's me!) came in the world that year. ?

Wow! Interesting to read the above posts. I like several of you, lost interest in NASCAR 10-15 years ago. I can't tell a Chevy from a Ford or Toyota anymore. And I'm not even sure if Chrysler is even running cars in NASCAR anymore. But, with Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Mercury, AMC, and Plymouth gone from the game, I'm bored. Who do I root for? I guess Chevrolet. But I just don't know? And to build a model of these boring looking, look a like cars? I've got better, more interesting model cars I'd rather spend my money on and build. Sorry to say. Interesting, I just in the last month or so, I bought an Auto World HO slot car set. What set did I buy? Petty vs. Baker. A cool set representing cars they ran in the 1971 season. Two brands of cars by the same maker. Richard Petty's Plymouth Roadrunner and Buddy Baker's Dodge Charger. Two cars aimed at the same buyer. Built on the same chassis. But, look so different from one another. They didn't just look different from the Fords, GMs, and AMCs. They looked different from each other! Even though they are both Mopars. Man, I miss those days.

If your talking about Jay Leno, he was originally from Boston. Not Chicago. And Greg and Snake have it right. A hub cap covers basically the hub. The center of the wheel. Leaving a lot of the outer rim of the wheel expose. A "full" wheel cover covers the full wheel. In most case a very small sliver of the rim is seen. It's really that simple. Go back and look at factory literature from the past. Most cars came with hub caps as standard equipment. Full wheel covers were optional. And in the 1930's, 40's and early 50's, it was common to see hub caps with trim rings. A look I still like to this day. Speaking of Jay Leno's '63 Vette, I built my last version of the AMT '63 to match his. In the past I've always built that car the same way. Red exterior with and red interior. But, Jay's inspired me. I really like the silver. So this is the first '63 coupe I've built in a color other than red. But, if Round 2 ever sees fit to reissue MPC's 1/16 scale '63 (stock) Vette again. I'll be back to building another red one.

Already doing it.

I'm very sorry about your loss Bill. I had put down my 18 year old cat back in January. I still think about and miss him. They are like family.

Yea, I know the '69 Bonneville hardtop came with a canoe. The convertible did not. Both the original '69 and '70 Bonneville convertibles, and the Model King reissue, came with parts to turn them into El Camino like pickup trucks. But, no AMT speedboat until the Model King release. by the way, I assume since the '69 Bonneville hardtop had the canoe. The '70 did too? And if so. I wonder if Round 2 has those dies, and might someday be able to reissue the kit with the canoe? I loved those extra accessories MPC liked to add to their kits. The canoes, mini bikes, snow tires and skis, etc. They always made their kits a little more interesting to me.

I'm young enough to remember them. The 1970's became a little hazy for me. My ingestion of certain substances changed somewhere along the line back then. But before those changes, I remember building kits that weren't much better than that. My kit bashing never turned out that bad. But, it could be bad none the less. By the way, I'm wondering if this auction is worth bidding on for the trailer? The trailer didn't look too bad from what I could see. I personally will not bid on this just for the trailer. But, some others might?