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After taking some measurements on my own 1:1 '68 and doing some surveying of available kits, I've found that the headlight doors on the revell '64/'65 chevy pickup kits are a near perfect match for frontal area and could be grafted in. There may be some gifted individual here that may want give this a try. While this issue may seem not be on the magnitude of problems with Lindbergs' '61 Chevy or Revells' Charger, this basic grill design (with variances in the horizontal bars) was the face of Ford trucks for three years and it would reflect well on Moebius to take time to amend this. Nothing this flawed would fly on any of their other subjects so I hope they seriously consider it. mike

He carried the theme out inside as well. Unfortunately the 'less is more' concept didn't figure into things when he piled all the stuff on the front mike

exactly. and if you really want your eyes opened, check out what guys are asking -and getting- for nos mopar hemi detail parts mike

I understand that; my comment simply reflected soley my own valuing. The man has done some fantastic work and deserves what the market will pay. mike

Beautiful color combination and about as clean as you'll ever see one. Looks like he got the front park lights confused with the 67-69 style paintwise... 500 bucks ? nahhhhh mike

Jim sure turned it into a great looking package. When mine finally gets it's turn on the bench, it's facing a shortening of the over-cab bunk and a side height sectioning in addition to the leg and bottom skirting mods ... mike

Me too beautiful color and very clean build mike

A pic from the big auction site...

That's true and there's some pretty interesting combinations out there...

Incredible weathering ! mike

That bi-centennial truck sounds quite interesting. Going by Ford's brochures and order books as well as years of looking at these in wreckers and on the street, my own opinion would be that without a shred of chrome on the truck otherwise there's no reason for the c/c nameplates to be there unless the dealer thought they'd look cool on it. The engines weren't part of any trim level but could be ordered across the board. As far as the grills go, I suppose a guy could specially request a painted grill if he wanted a contrast but it still seems to go against the reasoning for the custom cab trim level in the first place. Hope your dad wasn't actually charged for the c/c option package on a bare truck. If you can find the serial number, Kevin Marti can print up a report very reasonably to tell you exactly how it was equipped. Guess it'll have to remain one of those unsolved mysteries I'd like to see pics if you can dig them up... mike

I believe that steel grill reference to be in error, Chris. The whole point of the Custom Cab trim level was an upgrade over the plain jane base truck and perhaps your dad's truck was one of those assembly line anomalies, where pieces get installed (like nameplates) that weren't on the buildsheet. Or maybe parts were swapped by the dealer before it hit the lot. Lotsa strange things happen to dealer stock... mike

That does look a lot better. Are your lenses curved? Mine were curved the wrong way. They fit the bezels better if I turned the detail inside. I sanded the smooth side of the lenses until they were flat, then painted them again. That allowed me to leave the back up lights clear. * IF this kit was a true low end Custom Cab as the box art says it would not have the chrome trim around the tail lights ** The custom cab package was one step up from the base model, including shiny windshield, door, cluster and tail light trim with the aluminum grill and chrome front bumper. Prior to '69, the chrome front bumper had to be ordered separately. There's actually two different tail light chrome treatments in 1:1; the bigger chrome piece for tutone trucks which surrounds the lens and the custom cab trim which sits on the lens. (pics from fordification) . mike

If you buy one online, ask them if they'll check the kit before they send it mike

I'd sure hope so... be really nice to see that '69 grill revisited, at a minimum... mike

and you even drilled the stake pockets ... great looking project, Ron mike

I think it was in the rear quarters but not absolutely sure mike

This was un-called for. seemed to me a fairly measured response, considering the poster's situation, after 8+ posts of wailing about that bumper 'Tamiya gets it right... Why can't we expect it from Mobious?' ...or by extension, revell, round2, lindburgh etc ... legitimate question and worthy of debate; nothing against that. My point is '(people keep a comin' but) de train is gone'; we have it in our hands, let's build it mike

me neither... here's another one to throw into the mix... our Parisiennes rode the chevy frames' 119" wb vs the Catalina 121" and the Bonneville 124" wb. This particular '65 is one of about 75 built with the 409. For those interested in perspective, the front fender chrome strip behind the tire is 16" and the one behind the door is 20". mike

Looks like it's being used in Poland, could be they didn't require rhd vehicles mike

or a flat deck, or a tow truck... Great pic, Chris mike

They are nice... ...real ones are ten inches and these scale out to nine, so they'll work fine. I've also got a couple of sets coming from missing link mike

Missing Link is supposed to have them too, Ben. mike

Get over yourself. No one is denying your right to an opinion on this kit; that's what this forum is for. Fwiw, I did build a test shot last fall. Having owned about ten of these trucks, I see everything you've seen, from the funky diff to the dash pad and am just as disappointed as you in certain aspects of the final turnout. I take back none of my previous comments praising engineering fit but I'm choosing not to make the flaws into my hill 262. The scathing negativity between you and mike h contributes nothing and gets old pretty dang quick. mike

great reference gallery on 17k original mile '71 F100 for weathering... http://www.fordification.com/fairburyF100.htm mike