ChrisBcritter

If an older person time-traveled from 1968 to today and saw these, he'd say "Thank God kids are back to normal like when I was their age!"

"Hello, Warranty Services? I just washed my truck and now the paint's all faded!"

Good stuff! Funny thing is the Vette Van box art looks a lot like some of the Monogram art from that period: built kit on a stark white background.

Looks real good in the photos! I would have liked a separate tailgate and clear red taillight lenses, but other than that, I'm very happy with the kit. It'll be very interesting to see all the building variations you all will come up with.

Looking forward to seeing more of this one, Bill! That's some thick plastic you'll be cutting through. Maybe you could save some trouble by taking a '62 300 and cutting the front clip off at the door jambs, then cutting the '61 clip off 1/8" ahead of the door jambs, and combining the two? That way you get the correct length, the correct grille, plus the opening hood. (I solved the wheelbase problem on my '60 the easy way by downgrading it to a Windsor.)

Forgot a couple from my past - I have family down in Paducah, KY and my favorite food there (besides Grandma's chicken gumbo) is Starnes' Barbecue - pulled-pork heaven; we always put some in a cooler to bring home. Back in SoCal I loved Fuddruckers too; the one at the east end of Pasadena had a great cruise night on Saturdays; I even met Paul LeMat there once and got a poster autographed - nice guy. Too bad they closed. Over here, El Famous Burrito in Wheeling is my brothers and my go-to place for Mexican food; however I spotted a genuine vintage drive-in that had gyros over by Wheeling High School - looks like a time capsule; anyone been there?

230SL.

Cyclones as well. Buick had it in '73, referring to it as "Manchester Cloth" - my ex-boss has a '73 Estate Wagon with that treatment.

Very attractive build! Will you be using those cone-shaped wheelcovers when you build the custom one? Always liked their look.

Went down to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling to see this: ...then turned around and spotted this Mercedes. (Note my Buick photobombing in the background.)

How about a class for: '58 Fairlane 500, full interior with roll bar, straight axle, a bit raised but level stance, dual quad SOHC with little or no setback, circa '69-'72 or so? Maybe with the old Jo-Han cheater slicks so it would do street and strip? ETA: Just to stay OT, more zoomies (again from R&C, 12-68):

Or how about: you're just minding your own business when one of the Gargantuas walks through traffic ?

Hopefully some resin kaster kan kome up with the other komponents! OK, enough. At least now some gluebombs can be rescued, or donate the few missing bits.

Must have been '68 rather than '68. I don't have a complete set; just found and scanned these from June and December of that year, but I don't know who won: That two-door must have been a real squirrel; good thing it was only running a stock 283!

That one's a Sport Fury. Odd thing with the Jo-Han reissue '62 Plymouths: Some have not-quite-accurate Sport Fury wheelcovers and some have standard Fury/Belvedere wheelcovers; don't know when that was changed but the body has the regular Fury trim and two tail/backup lights per side (Sport Fury had three per side).

Well... (1962 Ford color chips from autocolorlibrary):

Looking forward to the reviews on the Pacer wagon; might just grab that one. Re the Stooges '55 truck: Shouldn't it have Shemp instead of Curly?

It'll build up easily enough; there is the issue with the incorrect ('64 Plymouth promo) interior. Here's a few shots of a damaged promo on eBay to give you an idea of what it should look like: Maybe you could get the promo, take the interior and part out the rest on eBay again?

I remember when that happened, someone put an acidly-worded ad in Hemmings selling his restored '59 Dodge because he was POed about the merger. I still loved my Magnum...

OK, just picked up a can of Spaz Stix at Chicagoland Hobbies (thanks to feretzrus for suggesting them!). Harry, how long do you let the Testor's black enamel dry before you hit it with the chrome? And do you spray it in mist coats at a low angle like you would with Alclad?

Bringing this thread back - look what just turned up on eBay : 1962 Falcon XL wagon - and it's here in IL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-FORD-FALCON-STATION-WAGON-PROMO-RED-AUSTRALIAN-RIGHT-HAND-DRIVE-RARE-/201632662880?hash=item2ef23e4560:g:z1QAAOSw0fhXjWK~ Quite a buzz to see one of these. Note the date has been removed from the rear bumper; also note the correct short quarter panels of the Aussie wagon. I wonder if this was mastered by AMT but not molded here, because it's still made of acetate even though AMT quit using that stuff a year earlier. Also note the glass is that same weird clear plastic Jo-Han used in its late '50s promos that, over time, would get all wrinkled on its surface - AMT never used that formula. Were there any Australian plastic toy companies back then that might have produced this promo using the American tooling? I wonder if those molds might still be down under someplace...

This was probably meant for the AMT Fairlane and the old Revell '57 Ranchero based on the modified Country Squire, the Country Squire itself, plus the resin '57, '58 and '59 Country Sedan. The Ranchero emblems on the Falcon-based cars are much smaller than the ones seen on this fret, so possibly only the cow's head tailgate emblems would be usable on the '60-'61. There are nameplates and the hood shield emblem for the Revell '59 Skyliner as well.

The Monogram 1932 Cadillac has what you're looking for: ...and the '31 Rolls Royce has a pair that are somewhat larger:

Probably the folks at Revell don't expect a reissued '62 Chrysler to be a big enough seller to warrant much of an investment in new tooling. The wheels on those kits are a bit smaller than usual; I had to wrap strips of sheet plastic around the rims of my '62 Imperial to get standard AMT tires to fit them. Maybe they could modify the wheel tooling to fit some tires they already have?

The proportions seem accurate, just needs some photoetch emblems. How's the chassis look?