ChrisBcritter

Looks like the Bicentennial threw up on it! At least it's still around and is supposed to get restored.

Tough part is finding one with a working radio; I've had two that did: a light blue '67 Mustang (sold it long ago) and an ivory '68 T-bird. Nice models and I don't mind that they're cheaper (but not by much) than regular promos.

I can't believe this. I didn't watch the ending because I figured the listing would get pulled way before then - I don't think we've heard the last of this story.

That's the big "if"! And IF the dimensions are off and I have to modify it, it'll be nearly impossible to match the grain. Anybody have those measurements?

Just bring some bug spray for those hornests!

Boy, that red sure is bright! Interesting to see the wagon roof removable for a change. (Ron - If you still have the stock parts you didn't use, please PM me.)

So how did they do, and where are the "after" pictures?

Does anyone have a Revell/Monogram '59 Chevy convertible raised top they could measure? Thinking of using one for an AMT '59 Pontiac convertible but I'd need to know the width across the header and at the bottom of the C-pillars, and the overall length. Thanks!

1962 Imperial (photo from current eBay listing #181440692860):

Well, the flat black on the '61 Pontiac came right off (whew). Now to figure out where to cut - I'll probably just use the roof and decklid (it has almost no sinkmarks) from the other body: Re-creating that A-pillar will be a toughie. Lucky dog. How are you going to build it? By the way - take a magnifying glass and look at the dash; you can actually read the odometer on that kit (00000.0)! Beautiful work by AMT, even if there's no stock version.

Beautiful build, Yuri! Looks very aggressive with those wheels. Quick note: California plates carry the annual stickers on the rear, not the front. (Earth to AMT: How about a '62 Grand Prix based on this tooling?)

I went through the whole list a few days ago and voted on several items, including ones that don't seem to have a snowball's chance in hell of actually being kitted. One car on the list surprised me with lack of response, especially from a German site: the late-'50s Opel Rekord. It had only about 30-some votes when I last looked, but they were common all over Europe and even briefly popular in the US. I guess collectors over there mostly want 1/43 or 1/87.

Beautiful work on this one! AMT engineered it well for this to work. I wonder if a lot more old models will be Frankensteined together this way now since there are fewer and fewer left? I've done it with a '61 Continental already, and a '61 Bonneville is in the pipeline (which may be tough since I only have one-and-a-half windshield pillars between the two). AMT's '59 Bonneville convertible even has little stubs of the C-pillars molded in (they're hidden by the top boot), so maybe they made the hardtop first?

'61 Pontiac body arrived today WITH (thankfully minor, but still) glue spots on the tail panel that the seller denied it had. Off to the purple bath to see if that flat black will come off, and to decide how to best patch the two bodies together to make one good one.

Hope you haven't already seen this; lots of inspiration: http://www.forwardlook.net/features/billandeds.htm

Nice to see this one built so well! I have one unbuilt in my stash. Only thing with yours is the 300SL wheels are a bit large for the car; the 190SL had 13" wheels and rather small narrow tires: (This is Rosemarie Nitribitt and her '56 190SL; Google her name and you'll find a very unusual story...) Did you have any major problems with parts fit on this kit? Mine is missing the grille, one tire half and all the hubcaps but the previous owner threw in parts from the Hubley 300SL which I'll have to make fit.

Think I know the answer already, but... will you be combining the Edsel with the newer '60 Ford kit for the chassis/engine? I've wondered how the new innards would fit the old body. (If you do, the Edsel's wheelbase is 1" longer than the Ford - the rear axle was moved back on the springs.)

I don't think Studebaker made a convertible in 1937; I have a dealer book from that year and all it shows are coupes and two-door and four-door sedans.

I remember - it was called No-Tox. They did it because it was a non-toxic citrus formula that wouldn't get you high like regular cement. The slogan was "Smells like lemon - sticks like crazy." I don't recall it sticking all that well.

Kinda gives new meaning to that old joke: "My car's engine was making this awful noise, so I took it to my mechanic and he put in a stereo."

Couple small but necessary eBay scores: '62 Chrysler chassis (with torsion bars but not pictured) to go under my '60 New Yorker. The '60 chassis has a frame rather than a unibody setup and it's damaged anyway. What's left of a '61 Pontiac convertible body; I have a '61 hardtop project that needs the taillight panel replaced. I think I can patch it together, now that I've made two damaged Continental bodies into one good one. Sadly I got outbid on a Motorific parts lot that had the front bumper/grille for the '63 Chevy; who knows when I'll find another...

Looked through this thread and nobody mentioned it, so... Was the louvered vent on the passenger side cowl ever corrected on this kit (with louvers sticking out like they were on the snap kit)? Also, what was the new trick for molding in the lower back part of the cab and still being able to insert the interior? I was thinking of molding the part in, then cutting the doors open at the rear jamb so the cab could be spread apart and the interior installed.

Looks like you'll have to do something about lowering the front end to match the real thing - like about 3/16"? Wonder where MPC goofed.

And the guy said he'd never sell it ... those who are into schadenfreude will have a high old time guessing what reversal made him change his mind.

The cars do rot to some extent with the salt air (check out the rockers and wheel openings on many cars that have obviously been redone) but they're kept up. A lot of cars have real nice trim and bumpers; I wonder if it's due to the fact Cuba has very large deposits of nickel? This weekend's update is brought to you by your local Ford dealer, with two convenient locations in Havana: Now let's go back a ways: This '26 or '27 Model T is advertised as highly original (a relative term; note the Model A wheels and front fenders, plus the drum headlights). And continuing the fresh-air theme, here's a '47 (with a '48 grille) Chevy convertible: Still has the original six-banger, runs perfect. The owner says it's one of only two in Havana, and that it needs paint (looks like it has a ton of Bondo, unfortunately). And finally: Ad says it's a '31 Ford, but it looks more like a '28 or '29 Murray-bodied sedan minus its roof: Wheels of course are a bit later (like '33-'34?).