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This kit?

Nice boxstock build. Like most of the late model kits it sits a little higher than pictures show of the real thing. I am not sure what interior colors were available but I have seen the blue and white combo on 1970 Bosses.

I am stilll wishing for one with an engine.

Hello Gary and it has been many years since we have chatted. PM me. Now for the GT40's. I think you are pretty far ahead of me and always will be. You were making Cobras like JC long before we had thought about attempting them. Please post some of your old builds. They were great and I am sure hold up pretty well even though we have more after market parts and bodies thanks to Brad. Anyway, I've build about ten GT40's and have maybe 20 kits left to do.

This car has been out for three years and we still do not have a non-snap kit. Are the model companies asleep? Rant over. Great job on this.

Sweet.

Yes, I have several of their Mach1 and Boss chrome bumpers and one of the Coupe resin kits.

Sweet. I was going for the yellow Gold metallic on this one. The 1:1 is medium bright yellow.

Yes - the ones with the stock interior can be pricey. I'm accepting these kits for what they are since there are not any realistic alternatives. One of my builds will be a lot more detailed but since I want to build a dozen 71-73's I am keeping most of them simple.

Old AMT kit that will be built mostly box stock. Probably use straight exhaust tips, adding Cleveland valve covers, factory style air clearer, and rear shocks. Need to paint the lower part below the chrome trim black and do the chrome work. Interior is about done except for the shifter. May add more detailing to the awful engine compartment. Hope to be done in a few weeks,

I can perhaps understand a Boss 429 in a drag version of this kit but given that the largest engine you could get in 1973 was a 351C pretty much tells you the model companies were about marketing and fantasy versus making something close to a stock version. These kits (AMT and MPC) never had Magnum 500 wheels, the 73 only aluminum slot wheels, a 351C, a ram air plenum, shock tower braces, an accurate dual or single exhaust, an automatic trans. However, you did get non factory rear window louvers and a incorrect 428 engine from the 69/70 kits.

Thanks. I was not sure as some other places sell them with a solid color background.

Do the decals come on a black background? Seeme like that would make it pretty hard to cut out each letter.

Race cars are not always clean.

I have not built the Renaissance kit yet but here it is next to the Testors and MPC kits next to it. You can see the difference in the width of the bodies,especially in the rear.

Very nice job. As others have noticed on this kit it could really use some better tires. The wheels are great though.

Excellent job. Cool color choice and great job on the emblems and S H E L B Y lettering.

I do not have the LM kit but I did build the CMA roadster and have the coupe on the list. Also built the ME mirage a long time ago.

More kits.

Just for fun reply with a caption. I built the creature but not the car.

A little Thunder Valley, Fujumi, and HRM went into this one.

Fujumi kit.

Post race

You sure the one below isn't an ERA or other replica?

Wow - $130 for the upgrade pus the kit plus better wheels and tires. That makes the HRM kit look like a bargain.