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Never seen this kit built as the cop car version. Pretty cool. And very nice job. Scott

Wow! Great job. Very nice. Scott

Wow 24 hours! Looks great. I've been working on mine for over a dozen years now. I need to get going. Scott

Very nice. Very clean. I like it. Scott

Very cool. '73 was the only year you could have gotten the SS package with the Chevelle wagon. That's the version I'd like to see offered as kit someday. But, I'm holding my breath waiting for that to happen. Scott

Revell kit? If so, it again proves Revell's '67 builds into a nice model. Scott

Nice stuff. Scott

Very cool! I want one. I can't afford one. But I want one. Scott

Not only were they not "sport sedans." They were not true sedans. They are hardtops. Sometimes called hardtop sedans. But, they will never be just "4-door sedans" to me. Sedans have "B" pillars. Hardtops do not. A true hardtop, 2-door or 4, will always look better to me than any 2-door or 4-door sedan, or coupe to for that matter, to me. Scott

I just saw this on YouTube. I like it. It looks cool to me. Even though I like the '66 GT40 Mk II with the 427 V8 better. Time moves on, and this is pretty for today. Now, we're do I come up with the money to buy one? Also, I wonder how soon I can get a kit of it? Scott

Sad to say, I had to drive a car from St. Paul, MN to Seattle, WA last week and saw almost nothing interesting. I know it's the wrong time of year to see many cool vehicles on the route I took. I-94 to I-90. But, the only thing I saw remotely cool was a modern Dodge Challenger going the other way in western Montana. I need to take that back somewhat. On the train ride back, I saw a few cool old cars and trucks sitting in fields near the tracks. But, other than a '60 Olds 4-door sedan, nothing too exciting. Scott

Cool. I need to look into it. Scott

Okay, there are a few people blogging here that do not seem to understand what a 4-door hardtop, a.k.a. "Sport Sedan" is. I assume these are younger guys, under the age of 35 or so, that were not around when this body style was being produced and popular. First the defining of a "4-door hardtop." This is a 4-door body style with no "B" pillar. So when you roll down all of the side windows, there is nothing between left between the windshield pillar ("A" pillar) and the sail panel (a.k.a. "C" pillar). There are no standing door frames or center pillars when the windows are rolled down. The '55 Buick Special and Century 4-door Riviera sedans are credited as being the first cars to popularize this style. Oldsmobile following close behind with their '55 88 and Super 88 4-door Holiday sedans. For 1956 most American car manufacturers started offering 4-door hardtops. Including Buick in their Roadmaster and Super lines, and Olds in their 98. But just as Buick called their hardtops Rivieras. And Olds called theirs Holidays. Other companies used other names. And mainly Chevrolet used the term "Sport Sedans" for their 4-door hardtops (Plymouth used it at times too). And since Chevrolet wa number 1 in sale back then, several people will end up referring to 4-door hardtops as "Sport Sedans." So this is the type of "Sport Sedans" Jon was talking about when he started with thread. Not just any 4-door. Or a "sport sedan" in the modern use of the term. I too love 4-door hardtops. Next to a "true" 4-door convertible (a 4-door folding top car with roll down side windows), it's my second favorite body style. Followed by the 2-door convertible. The hardtop wagon. 2-door hardtops. Coupes. And regular wagons, roadsters, phaetons, and sedans. Pretty much that order. As far as models go, there were several promos of 4-door hardtops offered mainly back in the 1950's. Including Chevrolet Sport Sedan promos offered by PMC for 1956, 1957, and 1958. By the way, as noted, other companies used other names used for hardtops. Originally Chevrolet called their 2-door hardtop the Bel Air. When Chevrolet turned Bel Air into a model line in '53 with other body types, they then called their 2-door hardtops "Sport Coupes." Ford dusted off the name Victoria for their early hardtops. When Mercury introduced their 4-door hardtops, they refered to them as Phaetons. Which they were not. DeSoto called their's Sportsmans. Chrysler called their's Newports, before expanding that into a model line in 1961. Dodges were Diplomats, then Lancers (though the Lancer name was also used on their convertibles at the time too). Hudson, Hollywood. Nash/Rambler, Country Club. Cadillac, DeVille. Imperial, Southampton. Plus there are others I can not remember off the top of my head right here now. Right now. This can be very confusing. But, I hope this helps clarify a few things, so we all end up to talking about the same thing here. Scott

Very nice job Gaute. This is an old kit I wish Revell/Monogram would reissue. Scott

Again, thanks for your condolences guys. Scott

Thanks guys. Dan, it didn't take 20 years for Gus to make family. He was family right from the beginning. I hope he's now enjoying watching birds in heaven. And someday, hopefully not too soon, I'm be up there with him to give him some of his much loved ear scratches again. Already missing you Gus. Scott

NO! I'm blind after seeing that! Scott

Love those Maverick based Comets. Especially the '71 and '72 GT version. Scott

This morning I had to take my old cat, Asparagus, "Gus" into the vet to be put to sleep. The old guy had not been doing well for a while now. But, he really went down hill in the last 36 hours. He lived a good life. He made it to 18-1/2 years of age. I loved the little guy. He will be missed. Bless you Gus. Your in God's hands now. And thank you for being part of my life for 18-1/2 years. Scott

There is a reason we keep on reading old authors like Poe, and others. They're great still! Scott

Very nice. Great job. Scott

I'm with you on the "bay-window" buses. I'd buy one. Scott

How much info on the Mark IIIs in the above book? And looking at the different GT-40s posted here, especially the Mark IIs, it looks like I did the right thing in buying the Revell/Fujimi kit. Scott

Hey Mark welcome to the forum. Very cool builds. With the latest release of the Corvair kit, my plan is to buy your Sport Sedan body from Modelhaus. I don't need to add another Sport Coupe to my collection. And after 4-door convertibles, my next favorite body style in most any car is a 4-door Hardtop. And only Corvair offered an American 4-door hardtop in their compact line (I do not consider the '56 - '60 Rambler hardtops true compacts). Scott

Very nice. That generation Imperial has always been kind of a kitsch. Despite that, I've always like them. Scott