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Maybe a Vega or Monza 2+2?

that's correct on it being owned by Ira; the car show has a lot of street rods and customs

I didn't know his son owned Royal. Royal Pontiac: The original GM performance parts dealer - Hagerty Media It became Jim Fresard Pontiac and is now this:

Adam, Aurora made a Stanley Steamer in its Old Timers Series. My brother got it for a gift and it was a pretty good kit. Note that it's 1/16th scale. OLD TIMERS Stanley Steamer, Aurora 573 (1961) (scalemates.com)

yes, and so does Ollie's, but their selection of model kits is very limited; I recently got the Craftsman '63 Nova wagon and '64 XL, '23 Model T Depot Hack and '65 Bonneville; they also had some of the large truck kits just got an email from Ollie's ... up to 57% off

According to their website, Olllie's has stores in the following northeastern states and Washington, D.C.: CT, RI, VT, VA, MA, MD, ME, NY, NJ, NH, DE They carry model kits at 40% off.

Building #19 must have been replaced by this:

it was 18, wasn't it?

yes, a '70 GTX or Road Runner

Thanks for the great review, Tim!

I'd like to see that '72 GSX in model kit form.

I remember with some 1960s kits the hood not closing properly due to the height of the carburetor and/or intake manifold. In some cases, it was so bad that you had to leave the carb out and just glue the air cleaner to the intake manifold. These kits also had the straight axle going through the engine compartment.

Hi Luc, I think I am wrong. I bought the '82 promo when it came out and saw no need to also buy the kit. After I had my El Camino, I eventually bought the '82 kit you pictured. My plan was to build my '87 in miniature by combining the wheels and interior from the '86 El Camino SS with the '82 kit. I could have sworn I saw an '82 El Camino kit that could be built stock at a toy store back then and apologize for the confusion. Here's what I know: '79-'82 El Camino promo '79 El Camino Royal Knight kit '80 GMC Caballero El Diablo kit '81 El Camino Night Moves kit '81 El Camino Branding Iron kit '82 El Camino Red Light Bandit kit '82 El Camino Monster Truck kit The '86 El Camino SS came out decades later. Did I miss any of the MPC kits?

Luc, MPC made annual kits of the '79-'82 El Camino and '80 GMC Caballero. All of these could be built stock. MPC’s ’78-’87 El Camino Kits — The Sprue Here is the '87 I ordered new and still own.

I was thinking the '79 El Camino, which could be reissued as the original kit, a Royal Knight. It could also be made as an SS or base model, include both buckets and bench seat, and different wheel options. Create the '78 grille and do the Black Knight, SS, or base model. The '80 Caballero Diablo was also kitted by MPC. The Caballero Amarillo and El Camino Conquista would be more challenging to do since these combined two colors with heavy body moldings separating the colors. How about it, @SteveG

14 Shelby Europa Mustangs - The European Connection (motortrend.com) Bob Ford was actually in Dearborn - not Detroit. It was eventually called Fairlane Ford and is now called Mission Ford. I'm not aware of any mission in the area, but there are many churches and mosques. The article mentions a Shelby Europa GT250, a converted '71 Comet. That's another potential model car.

The Porter is kind of interesting. Thanks, James!

As explained numerous times on this forum, a lot of steps are involved in bringing any kit to market. My point was the current owner doesn't have the financial resources to resurrect Jo-Han or it would have already happened. Jo-Han did many subjects that would only be cost effective to do by scanning originals kits and promos as a start of the process of developing a new kit.

The only hope for Jo-Han/Johan is if someone else with money buys the rights to the name and scans unbuilt kits and the non-warping promos from 1964-1979.

This topic could have been posted under Model Building Questions and Answers but probably wouldn't have been seen by most forum members. Maybe a category could be added to review new products?

A 12-ounce can is $139.00: Easy Chrome - The World's Most Exotic Finishes (alsacorp.com)

It's too bad he suffered for so long with health issues. He was quite knowledgeable and will be sorely missed. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.

minor correction: '64-'67 and '68-'72 Vista Cruiser

The McCullough supercharger was an option on the big Ford and Thunderbird for '57. Restoring a Single-Family-Owner ’57 Ford Custom with a Supercharged Phase 1 V-8 | Hemmings