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I don't understand why you titled this post, "Not Attacked"!? Do you get attacked if you get a good deal like you did? Scott

By the way, I forgot. The 426 street Hemi was not offered from the factory until 1966. If I remember correctly? Wouldn't a '65 be equipped with the 426 wedge engine from the factory? Scott

150! And it hit a block wall before the tree? Been thinking more about this, and talked about it with another car buddy. Then looking at the photos from the salvage yard. I know you Mopar and Hemi guys would like to believe this happened at 150. But, the more and more I think of this story. It's just that, a story. If somebody told me that car hit a tree at 60 or 70 I'd buy that. But, at 150 even without the wall, that car should be a lot worst than that. Scott

That would be nice. Scott

Hey...! You stole my exact same story! Almost. Left thumb on top of the knuckle. Cut it down to bone. I was 14. Didn't dare scream about. That would have pissed my mother off. I didn't want her to find out about it. Should have gotten stitches. But, fear of my mother kept that from happening. The kit? The new 1973 Plymouth Road Runner. You know what? I kind of proud of that old scar it now. Scott

For some reason I can not down load the Hot Rod page with the story of this on it. 150 mph in a '65 Plymouth? First that's a little hard to believe. Not impossible. I just question that speed? If the picture of the smashed car above is any indication, I also have a hard time believing anyone walked away alive from that? This sounds like an urban myth. Even with pictures. And coming from Hot Rod. Within the last 24 hours I watched a 100 mph crash on uTube. It was set up by a show called 5th Gear (similar to Top Gear, but not Top Gear). They smashed a newer, modern Ford model into a wall at 100 mph. They had to use store mannequins rather than crash test dummies. For no one would lend them real crash test dummies, because they knew they'd be destroyed in a accident at that speed. And crash test dummies cost a lot of money. Seeing the results, with a modern car no less, make me doubt the story about the '65 Plymouth and 150 mph. Again, I suppose it's possible? But, not very likely. Scott

I'm confused. Is that a model your showing? Or the box the model came in? No offense is meant by this. I just can't tell by the photo you posted what it is. Scott

Trust me. They know! And the Men in Black confirmed it. Scott

Thanks for posting the above picture. Makes me even more hopeful that it can be built as a stock Torino! And it's not some pre painted snap kit. Scott

Very nice. Painting the engine block yellow to match the flames on the side, really make this car stand out. Scott

!!! I like this one a lot! It should still count as TV. For Dual was originally a TV movie of the week, before it went to the theaters. Spielberg's first movie. And a great one. I too would like to see Jim Rockford's Firebird. It would be nice to have a model of that generation's Firebird that is not a Trans Am. Rockford drove an Esprit. I would like to see that or an earlier same generation Formula. Someone listed wanting and Andy Griffith "61 Ford wagon police car." I don't remember that show ever using station wagons? I thought Andy and Barney drove 4-door sedans? Did they have a '61 wagon early on in the show? I don't remember one. Here's an easy one. I like to see a reissue of the Man from UNCLE/AMT Piranha kit. And another person mentioned Bond, 007. MPC once offered a nice Toyota 2000GT convertible kit. I don't think they ever tried tying it to the Bond franchise. But, the only real life 2000GT convertibles build were the two for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Even without the Bond tie, I'd like to see this kit come back. Scott

Add to my list the '73 Colonnade A-body GM performance cars. The Buick Century GS, Chevrolet Malibu (and ElCamino) SS, GMC Sprint SP, Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2, and Pontiac's LeMans Sport GTO. Two other odd ones I like are the '74 Buick Apollo GSX, and the '74 Pontiac Ventura GTO. I also love Mercury Cyclones, from 1964 through 1972. (Yes there was a Cyclone option package for the 1972 notchback Montegos and Montego MXs for the first half of the model year. But, not for the new Montego GT.) I also like the '72 Gran Torino Sport. Another one, the '71 Hornet SC/360. So basically, I like the odd ball muscle cars. I even thought the '71 and '72 Comet GT was kind of cool. What can I say? I got strange tastes. Scott

OK, one detail I almost always do. Black out the ends of tailpipes, headers, and velocity stacks. A little flat black can go a long way in helping those items look right. Scott

Nice to hear people talk about buying and building the kit. Rather than just bad mouthing it. I'm looking forward to see a few of these done. Now they need to issue a nice '57 Nomad kit. Maybe not this exact kit. But, a modern tooling based on their more recent '57 Chevys. Scott

I forgot. I built the Phantom Mustang the last time it came out. Enjoyed building that kit a lot. Tempted to buy another one. But, comeing up with a good reason to do it again is the problem. Do not need another one. The last one I built still looks good. Scott

The 2014 Vette. The Rabbit. And the Starsky and Hutch Torino will be added to my collection. I'm really interested in the Torino. I hope it includes some form of stock wheels. Scott

Once this kit is built, it's all but impossible, like the real car, to see much, if anything, of the engine from above. And flip the car over, and there's still not much to see of the engine. Basically an oil and exhaust. That's about it. Scott

Grabber Green just doesn't grab me for some reason. But, beyond that you did a great job on this kit. It looks fantstic. Scott

The '67 Sting Ray convertible has always been my favorite Corvette since the '68s came out. The most refined of that body style. You did a great job on yours. Scott

I believe they sold about as well as the first generation T-Birds from the 50's did. There seems to be a limited market, especially now days, for a car like that. It a shame. I liked the car, but had a feeling it was not going to be a big hit. Other than Corvette, what 2-seat car has done well from an American manufacturer since WWII? Scott

Very nice. Congratulations! Scott

I forgot about Studebaker having a dual master brake cylinder before 1967. (In the case of Studebaker, everything would have been before 1967.) Thanks for the info Tom. Scott P.S. Cup holders were found in the glove box doors of many cars at the time. Notice they were really too shallow to hold a beverage while the vehicle was moving. They mainly intended for when you stop someplace to eat. With the location and shape of the glove box and it's door, it was a little impractical to use on the '62 Buick I use to own. By the way. I've seen opening glove boxes on model cars. I don't know if I've ever seen anyone duplicate this feature?

You are correct about the PRNDL (the Ford pattern) being standardized in 1965. This is the reason for Chrysler dropping their pushbutton transmissions and GM ending the pattern of PNDLR on their Hydramatic cars. It was this placing of reverse at the bottom of shifting pattern that was the big problem in the first place. Great for rocking you car in snow or sand. Bad if you go to down shift your automatic and pass low into reverse. As far as the other items you mention on your 1966 car. As I noted, most of these items were available on several automobiles before 1967. Both Cadillac and AMC had dual master brake cylinders on their cars before 1967. Some of the other items were standard on some models. Optional on others. But, required for all in 1967. Some safety changes came before '67, besides the standardized automatic shift pattern. 1962 requires secure mounting points for front seat belts. But, not the seat belts themselves. Belts were optional on many cars before this. Going back to Nash in the early 50's. Belts for the front two outside occupants was required on the '65 models. Knock off spinners were made illegal for new cars in 1967. So were glass covers on headlights, like you saw on the '66 Chrysler New Yorkers and Imperials. I believe heaters and defrosters were also required as standard equipment in 1967. At least I know of no American cars that did not come with heaters as standard equipment in '67. On some cars in '66 you either paid extra for the heater, or you could delete the heater. The Feds frowned upon this, because without the heater you had no defroster either. Which reminds me. Windshield washers were also required as standard equipment starting in 1967. Most of these law pertained to trucks too. But, being commercial vehicles not all did. I hope this information helps clear up a few things. Scott

You'll also need to fill in the 67's backup light. That is a one year item only. Scott

Reinforcements for mounting shoulder belts were required on the '67s. Then for '68, shoulder belts and seat belts for the center passengers were required. Along with side makers (lights or reflectors). Starting January 1, 1969 head restraints were made mandatory. Scott