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Most of these were built Box stock 20-25 years ago. IMC MKI MPC MKIV Fujumi MKII Aurora MKI IMC MKII Fujumi MKII IMC MKI IMC MKIV MiniExotics Mirage

Here is how I decided to handle the rear seat problem. I am making the seats from the 65 Revell/Monogram convertible fit in the 67 AMT kit. It is not a simple swap and required a lot of modification to get it to fit. While I was at it I've been tinkering with a 67 Coupe and a 67 Lil Shelby coupe.

The left hand drive really turned me off to the Shelby Collectibles GT40's. How can they paint it with all the 66 Lemans markings and then put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

Just the 1/16 Bandai kit from the 1970's but it is a Mk I and would rate a 4 out of 10 and they show up on Ebay once in a while. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bandai-1-16-Scale-Ford-GT40-Motorized-Model-Car-Kit-Unbuilt-/261671032375?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3ceccf1637&nma=true&si=1bwKH3jku37CHoM0vh98A5F33Wk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The original kit was a modified "stock" 73 Mustang to replicate the Transam raced by Warren Tope. As such it had a stark interior with a roll cage and seat and not much else. The big three pulled out of sponsoring the TA series after 1970 so it pretty much died out a few years later and was "replaced" by IMSA. The ponysite website has more info about this car and the history of TA racing in the 60's and 70's. I'd love to see the original car restored and raced again. http://www.ponysite.de/transam_tope.htm This site is incredible http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Ford/Mustang.html?page=3 http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Warren-Tope-USA.html I wonder if he has some "in" with AMT as best I can tell Tope raced this car five times and his best finish was 26th in the 1st race at Atlanta in 1973. He finished 1st in three races in 1970-1972 but that was in a 1970 Mustang powered by a Boss 302. http://www.darkhorseracing.net/warren_tope.htm http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/858939/fullsize/tope-lime-rock-pits--copy.jpg You can always get out the hot knife and build a dirt track racer too. http://thirdturn.wikia.com/wiki/File:Stick_Elliott_,Mustang_Late_Model,_1977_Metrolina_Speedway,_Charlotte,N.C..jpg http://www.randyayersmodeling.com/modelingforum/viewtopic.php?t=36828

The resin MKIV kit is out of production. http://www.islandcollectibles.net/images/lmm124053.jpg You can find the Testrs/IMC/Union or MPC versions on Ebay for $50 give or take.

Sadly none that I have even seen and I own a real 2004 torch red 5 speed. There is a 1/32 diecast you can find on Ebay and Autoart made them in 1/18 scale. Crazy there was never a kit though.

I'll throw this thought out there. I have a lot of Diecast models (Franklin Mint, GMP, Danbury) and they do subject matters that no model company has done (e.g. 67-68 Mustang convertible) and they seem to get it right. have lots of details you almost never see in a plastic kit, and figuring in the cost of the metal, painting and assembly the cost does not seem that outrageous given the quality. I know these companies are not in the kit business but what if they did a plastic body and kept all the other parts of the model and offered them in kit form. It would not even bother me if I had to use screws and glue but I could build a model int he color I wanted and perhaps could swap engines, etc. If you have ever tried to "disassemble" a diecast model you essentially destroy it given many parts are super glued. I also realize the diecast models are engineered to be assembled differently than an all plastic model but it would be really neat to see some subject matter than has only be done by the Diecast companies to be done in a traditional all plastic kit.

He's got me beat for sure. Including 1/87 and 1/64 cars I'm over 2,000 Mustangs but I will never have that many nor the space to keep them all.

I agree with painting the center emblems. I'd also may substitute the kit carb with a better resin cast one. http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/67-fastback.html

Yes - it is a GMP diecast.

Here is my progress. I used the trunk area from the AMT 66 Mustang and some sheet plastic. http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/models-in-progress/67mustang.html Password is Mustang Landman - what do you plan to use for the boot? I may end up resin casting the GMP one if I cannot find something suitable.

I'm doing a similar model but just cut the roof off of the fastback. I've scratch built the area where the conv boot (which I have not made yet) will cover. The biggest difference I noticed from looking at a FM diecast is the panels where the rear window cranks are is very different than the fastback. I'm going to modify them as I can not think of a kit that may have something similar except for the 69 Shelby. I'll try to get some pics posted of my progress.

I would think the MPC MKIV GT40 engine/trans would be a natural fit.

The Cobra Daytona was based on the 289 Chassis but the dimensions of the hand made coupe really did not have much in common with the AC body. The 427 Was a Shelby unique chassis and frame and had very little n common with the 289 except for it looking like much more aggressive 289. You can maybe find a slot car coupe or Lindberg snap kit in 1/25 scale but even these options are pricey.

It's a Japanese kit - you're lucky it's not 1/28 scale.

The monogram Cobra was one of the best kits ever made in 1/43 scale for the money. The problem is 1/24 and 1/25 scales have been around for so long in the USA that these little jewels just did not sell well. As you mentioned the Starter and other European kits can be pricey and while nicely done but almost never have any engine detail. I've built a few dozen 1/43 kits from many different makers and the last one I finished a few months ago was a Daytona Super Coupe. Once I figure out how to get around the picture file size limit I'll post some pics. The green color on the Cobra looks super. I painted the AMT kit the same color and it's on my very long "to be finished before I die" list.

When I built this kit many years ago I was not happy about the look of the decals and bought a 2nd kit and overlapped them. Doing that made the decals stand out more against the darker paint color.

Very nice work. Hard to believe AMT molded the wiper blades backwards. I never noticed they were molded wrong until someone pointed it out on a Facebook page.

As a buyer you can open a dispute in Ebay/Paypal and the funds will be held and the seller will not get "paid" until the case is closed. Ask me how I know.

I tried to post more pics but it was hard to make them small enough to post. I'll keep trying. For those on Facebook here's one more. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205195686438609&set=pcb.884681121543381&type=1&theater

I like the front but the rear looks like a Chevy Monza.

I used the MPC 69 Mustang GT/Mach1 kit, the Boss 429 engine from a MPC 71 Mustang and wheels from the Monogram Boss 429 and scratch built the hood scoop. I had to rework the exhaust some and rear louvers and I did not add the Boss 429 decals - it looks good w/o them. The engine sits back a little further than it should but I was mainly going for a look that was different from the kit in stock form.

Very similar to one I built. http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/100-0084.html

What he said :-) I have built the Gunze but my HRM coupe is still in the box :-(