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a '57 or '58 Fury would be great; I have a warped promo of the Jo-Han '58 Fury

thanks, Steve; no, I didn't know that!

1974-1975 Hang Ten, anyone?

Round2 has again proven the point that they do listen and will correct issues with an original tool if there is money in the budget to do so and still make a profit.

Very impressive! Thanks for the review, Tim.

Hi Steve, Creating the correct '66 Wildcat interior and cloning the '65 Wildcat body, grille, and both bumpers, should be bundled into one project. It will result in two more excellent kits to sell. You could also consider convertible versions of both. After all, the '65 Wildcat was available as a convertible promo, too. I think these were the best looking of GM's '65-'66 full-size lineup and I'm sure many others would agree. It shouldn't be too tough of a sell.

A guy in my area has/had one. I shot a few pictures of it ten years ago! The elderly man who owned it might be dead now for all I know.

yes

Please hold off until you do the '66 Skylark GS and '68 Torino GT Indy Pace Car!

thanks; I forgot about my old Model Car Journal magazines

I would be interested in the early history of the model car companies with then-current or former employee interviews if they were covered in the magazines back then.

It was made for model years 1988-1992.

but create the two-door wagon instead of the four-door version: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 Wagon | Hemmings

I think with the '64 Chevelle SS coming, the '64 El Camino can't be far behind!

It sounds like I should toss out my '64 Chevelle SS friction promo!

What a nice display. With the '64 Chevelle SS clone, the '66 Skylark Gran Sport shouldn't be far behind!

Since Revell has announced the coupe and convertible kits for the latest generation of the Corvette, any insider information on a model kit? I saw the car on display at this year's Woodward Cruise. For those who hate electric vehicles, it's actually a hybrid. It has a V8 in the rear and electric motors powering the front wheels.

I was in the Jo-Han office building and their nearby plant in 1974. They had primarily made injection-molded parts for the auto industry, but I don't know what parts. The model car tooling was apparently designed in a similar manner as they did for auto parts. From what I've read on this forum, the tooling was incompatible with the injection-molding machines used at the model car companies.

For '71 and '72, the hardtops and convertibles used different seat patterns. The interior door panels also differ in that the 442 and Cutlass Supreme convertibles (and Cutlass Supreme hardtop) used door pull straps in the center of the simulated wood grain panel. As stated, the rear bumper could come off of the '71. If the door panels in the '72 H/O or Pace Car are correct, then swapping parts isn't a big deal. By the way, the '72 Jo-Han kit's rear bumper was modified for the 3-over-3 taillight pattern.

James, I meant a '71 442 convertible kit.

Hopefully they will come out with a convertible version.

Missing Link's is the base Cutlass hood; the base 442 hood has the simulated louvers as pictured earlier on a real car

Were any of the model companies present at the Jo-Han auction? There probably wasn't much left in good condition. Round2 already has enough to work on with the vast AMT and MPC tooling. The model car market isn't nearly as popular as it was in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s with all of the other entertainment choices out there. I don't think crowdfunding is a realistic option since it would be impossible to get a consensus on which kit(s) to do. The nostalgia for old model cars is still there, even though they don't meet the expectations of serious builders.

How about adding a 'c'?

I would expect Round2 to clone the '70 and '71 Challenger R/T at some point if their research finds justification for it.