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As I've mentioned in a few posts, if enough of the original tooling survives (chassis, glass, engine), this could get a new body and interior, then converted into a '66 Dynamic or Delta 88. Another option would be to create a '65 Jetstar 1 or '65 and '66 Starfire with new bodies and interiors and use the '65 GP glass.

I know why they are called that due to the slab sides and somewhat squared off front and rear shapes. Look on the AACA forum where some call the Tri-Five Chevies shoebox.

That explains why the original Coronet R/T convertible kit indicated that it could be built as a Super Bee. I didn't go to the '68 Detroit Auto Show and was unaware of the show car until now. Thanks for posting this.

The Lincoln Mark series cars were actually called Mark II, Mark III, etc., whereas the Corvettes weren't named C1, C2, etc. At least it makes more sense than people who refer to the '49-'51 Ford and '55-'57 Chevy as "shoebox".

That whole C1, C2, C3, etc. thing is kind of goofy to me. Unless you own one, it's probably much easier to mention the range of years than trying to figure it out once you get past C3. Is this done with other cars? If the car is still made in let's say 2053, I can't picture someone at an antique car show saying, "a C13, Grandpa had one of those Corvette Centennial Editions."

MPC also issued a '76 Corvette convertible kit even though there wasn't a real one

lots of nice Oldsmobiles; thanks for posting, Tim!

As I recall, neither the kits nor promos had the correct split rear bumper on the '74.

What I should have stated is that the '69 and '70 GP looked essentially the same except for the grille. Emblem and hash mark placement and other minor variations changed as Steve mentioned. I think the '71-'72 front end on the GP would have looked a lot better with quad headlights and retaining the earlier hood. I was disappointed when the '71 came out looking like that and have the same opinion of the '71 and '72 Chevelle front end.

The '69 and '70 GP look the same except for the grille. The '71 and '72 look the same except for the grille. The '69 and '70 have quad headlights, while the '71 and '72 have one on each side.

I guess GM was trying to cover all bases. The downsized '78-'80 GM intermediates turned out to be a sales success, though in my opinion not as attractive looking as their '73-'77 predecessors or '81-'87 replacements (and '88 Monte Carlo). Buick came out with the LeSabre Sport Coupe in '77, and bucket seats were available the following year. The Bonneville then made bucket seats optional again on their '79 coupe. The real flops ended up being the X-body FWD replacements for the Nova and its twins and the too-small Somerset Regal and its twins.

The success of the '77 Delta 88 Indy Pace Car replica (with bucket seats) led Olds to introduce the Holiday 88 for 1978.

I'd be all in for a Fonzie character to display with my 1950s models.

the pillared coupe was available in '70 and '72, but not on the '71 442

How did I know this was Adam? By reading the second sentence! The third sentence confirmed it! Too bad Jo-Han didn't make an Eldorado El Classico model just for you. They are eyeball popping in person. eldorado el classico at DuckDuckGo

Woodlites: When Looking Cool Is More Important Than Seeing the Road (autoweek.com)

'Holiday' was the term Olds used for 2-door hardtops and 4-door hardtops. Buick did the same with their '49-'58 'Riviera', which designated a hardtop. Pontiac used 'Catalina' for their early hardtops, which started in '50. Chevy did the same with their early hardtop, the 'Bel Air', which came out in '50. Cadillac used 'deVille' for their hardtops then eventually muddled the term by also including a thin-pillared 4-door sedan!

no, the 396 was '65 only on the Corvette

Bob, I don't think anyone disputed that the actual car on the show was based on a '68 Coronet 500 convertible.

That's a nice upgrade, Tim, and you could always sell the other one to help another modeler fix their damaged car.

"I've got a body exactly like this but it's molded in white. It also has the F.I. emblems on the fenders, so I thought it was a 65. I didn't know they still left them on for the 66." This gray body actually is a '66 and has the 427 crossed-flag emblems, while the '65 has the rectangular Fuel Injection emblems without the crossed flags. Also, the '65 has the vents behind the doors which were no longer on the '66.

I never heard about this Phoenix shop or AMT's involvement in the Piranha project. I have to wonder if some of the auto companies concluded that MPC was serious about establishing a foothold in model cars while AMT was moving on to other things, resulting in AMT gradually losing the promo contracts.

but that is for a hardtop Coronet R/T; the original comments were for a '68 R/T convertible, which still has a buy-it-now price of only $749.68

The 460 didn't replace the 462 engine until late in the 1968 model year. It would have to be an all-new body and interior anyway. A Mark III or Mark IV would probably sell better as a kit.

There is a lot of detail in the '64-'66 Imperial kits, but I remember they tended to be on the shelves forever compared to the intermediates, Corvettes and Mustangs. If the Green Hornet does well, maybe Round2 will consider something like the '66-'67 Lincoln coupe, which would use much of the '65 convertible kit.