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  1. Motor City
    that is correct; the first formal roof 442 was the 1980 ('78 and '79 were fastback like the '78-'79 Century)
  2. Motor City
    A '70 442 Pace Car off of the '72 H/O would require a different interior, plus different grille, hood and rear bumper. That would be quite feasible, as would a '72 442 convertible. It would be relatively easy to do a '70 or '72 442 off of the hardtop tooling. If these variations did well, there would be a business case to do '68-'69 442 and H/O. However, the complete chassis and glass would be about all that wouldn't have to be created from scratch.
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    The 442 was never available with a formal roof during that era. You are thinking of the 1970-1971 Cutlass SX which came with a 455. It has the Cutlass Supreme roofline. The '71 and '72 442 would look identical in model car form except for the segmented taillights on the '72. The '71 has chromed headlight bezels, while the '72 has black painted bezels. Otherwise, the cars are the same. The '71-'72 interior has a different seat pattern than the '70, and the hardtop has a different seat pattern than the convertible. A Rallye 350 would be an interesting variation on the tooling.
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    The 1955 Nomad is one of the iconic designs from that decade.
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    Thanks for another entertaining and informative review, Adam, and a Happy New Year to you and the others on this forum!
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    Those are really nice models. Arcade of Freeport, Illinois made Chevrolet, Buick and Ford model cars in the 1920s out of cast iron. I think they were mostly in 1/20th scale. The level of detail was not anywhere near the Hubley models, but they are nice cars to collect.
  7. Motor City
    beautiful rescue! how did you make the mirror?
  8. Motor City
    I forgot to mention that one, and I own an El Camino! It always struck me as strange that a 4-door wagon was offered in '64 and '65, but no intermediate Chevy at all in '66 and '67.
  9. Motor City
    Chevy and AMT went crazy with '64 models - except the Nova: Impala SS hardtop and convertible Corvette coupe and convertible Corvair coupe and convertible Chevelle SS hardtop Chevelle 4-door wagon
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    AMT lost a substantial amount of business when GM and Ford decided to drastically reduce their model car selection of promos and kits in the late 1960s. The same situation happened to Jo-Han. Trucks helped AMT in the 1970s, but not enough kids and adults were building them to sustain the business.
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    Thanks for your excellent review, Tim. We really appreciate the time you took to pull all of this together. I was only mildly interested in the kit until I saw the level of detail. It will sell very well. I'm still hoping for a '64 Starfire or Jetstar 1. ?
  12. Motor City
    Has anyone made a resin pickup box to convert the '37 coupe into the coupe utility, a model Chevy made from 1936 to 1942?
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    A better choice would have probably been the Skylark coupe, but models of current wagons were not common. I remember my folks renting a '62 Special wagon for a vacation. I think they were contemplating the purchase of a wagon to replace their '57 Bel Air 2-door hardtop. It was quite full with 4 kids and everything we had packed, but everyone really liked it.
  14. Motor City
    I stand corrected then. Wouldn't you know it, I don't have the '68 Chevy II brochure. Yes, the '69 Nova SS 350 was advertised at 300 horsepower.
  15. Motor City
    As you found out, it's not a correct replica. It is an Impala with an Impala SS interior. It has the regular Impala emblems and lower body trim. The SS has "Super Sport" scripts on the front fenders, "Impala SS" on the grille and rear panel, and wheel opening moldings but no other lower body moldings. The bucket seats came only on the SS model. Nice job on the upgrades, Mike.
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    The 350 was the standard engine on the Camaro SS in '67 and '68. It wasn't available on any other Camaro or other Chevy series until the 1969 model year. The 350 replaced the 327 on all of the 1969 models (except Corvair). You could still get the straight 6 and a 327 on the Bel Air, Biscayne and some Impala models that year. The 307 was introduced on 1969 Camaro, Chevelle and Nova models, but not on the full-size Chevy.
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    so true ...
  18. Motor City
    Thanks for the great step-by-step directions, Steve! I'll have to buy one of these.
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    thanks, Mark; i looked under the other Bonneville thread instead of the one for the 2+2; I knew I had seen an explanation before; it went into great detail
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    Steve, How did you get the correct contour on the window opening? Is that Evergreen strip you used to recreate the drip rail?
  21. Motor City
    Maybe it was a subtle hint to buy a GP instead of the Bonneville?
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    That sure is a tragic story regarding Ted Adderley. For those who don't know, the Gilmore Museum near Kalamazoo, Michigan is one of the best car museums in the U.S. A new topic could be started on the Monogram Classis series (Lincoln Continental, Packard Boattail, Rolls-Royce, M-B 540K, Cord and both Duesenbergs).
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    Hi Bob, Happy Thanksgiving to you and others on this forum! Thanks for your insight on this topic and others you have commented on, as well as your contribution to this interesting hobby! Terry Adderly sounds vaguely familiar.
  24. Motor City
    At that time, the only other intermediate-sized models were MPC's Monte Carlo and Monaco. Do you recall how it was decided to pick that model? I thought it was a great choice.
  25. Motor City
    Bob Johnson, I'm trying not to get too far off topic. Were you also involved with the 1/24th Monogram 1978 El Camino Black Knight?
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