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Very nice with all the extra effort you did. I will have to find one of those 69 Cougar kits to see if the chassis with work with the horrible chassis in the 71/73 MPC/AMT Mustangs kits.

The real one is at the Shelby Collection in Boulder. Any others are not the real 1966 Lemans 2nd place MKII.

A few I took pictures in Boulder Colorado but I could only see the exterior.

It’s a chrome they never fixed the mold for the wipers that are reversed.

I saw it this weekend in Boulder CO.

Thanks. It was so cool.

Great to see some of these builds done as I know some were stalled for quite a long time. I think I found a place I want to try to recreate a diorama. I saw some model kits I had not seen in person and of course all the amazing cars of the Shelby Collection in Boulder Colorado.

Very nice builds and guitars and the green Shelby is awesome. ? My son has taught himself how to play guitar and he got me a cowbell for Christmas since he knows I have no coordination and can’t remember the words to songs much less be able to play an instrument so he figures I could handle that at least which is probably true. Despite my lack of musical skills I have sung dozens of songs that match my vocal range and the cowbell will come in handy when my manager gets the fever for more cowbell. ? My favorites to sing are: Under the Bridge, Born to be Wild, Dirty Deeds, Light my Fire, Rebel Yell and of course Don’t fear the Reaper which he can play the solo part which is pretty hard to learn and play. I’ll stick to the model cars though for now until the band I sang with is allowed to play again after the COVID restrictions end sometime in 2021.

Thanks Ray. Yes I’d say go for it on the 427 Cobra. I paid $85 for mine and I doubt you will see another one anytime soon. I’ve see people all the time pay over $100 for 45-50 year old kits that were originally $2 and I cannot justify that when I see two or three listed all the time.

Nice list Snake but a little light on the Mustangs. ? The Cougar would be nice to see. My list would include some Fujumi GT40s, Lemans Miniatuures GT40’s, HRM Cobra Daytona Coupe, Hasegawa 427 Cobra, whatever I did not finish last year, as many Mustangs as I can and maybe some 1/43 kits too. We shall see how it goes but at some point I also need to start on at least a few 1/12 kits (72 Mustang and GT40 MKII) since in theory I will have at least 45 “extra” hours a week to build since I am no longer working. I cannot wait for my wife to ask my what I did when she gets home and I can say I worked on model cars all day. ?

Does it have those funny sized screws on the bottom? Looks like the same as one I bought off Ebay this spring but a different brand.

I went a little crazy this year buying a lot of speciality kits and diecast (several from Europe and the Far East) and somehow managed to not finish very many kits I had started on this year or earlier. Now that I officially retired I hope to get more kits built in 2021. I think I am stocked up for a few decades. Built (as pictured) I remember gluing on the side mirrors on the red Mustang II this year but not sure if I built it last year. In progress (Mustang II Cobra, 96 mystic Cobra convertible, MPC Boss 351) Bought (GT40’s from Magnifer and Lemans Miniatures, Hasegawa 427 Cobra) and some others and too many diecast to remember. ?

Does buyin 30 kits this year count but only building a few? ? Very nice models (all of them) but the Penske vette and 69 Mustang are my favorites.

I assume his father as he would have been nineteen in 1951and the article says he started AutoWorld in 1958.

Thanks for the info. Like many I still prefer paper in hand going forward for now but if there are literally dozens of previous issues that people would maybe like to pay to see online and it was impractical for a buyer to share pirated copies with friends it would be a shame to lose all that history without at least offering it digitally and saving a whole lot of mailing costs and paper. Perhaps down the road as I’m sure the #1 priority is getting issues to subscribers and retail outlets.

https://speedsport.com/sports-cars/other-sports-cars/sports-car-racer-oscar-koveleski-88/ Saw this on the race-car-models-proboards. Godspeed Oscar

I’d rather not have to do both but such is the way it is after 50 years these things still bug us. ? Here’s three versions I am glad did not make it to final production and the AMT and MPC hoods and my car (made Aug 1971) so it’s an early 1972. Yes I would agree the MPC hood got the scoop area a little better than the AMT one.

You are correct sir. I’m guessing the the model mold makers assumed that there would be “vents” like on the 65-70 Mustangs so either they got a bad drawing of a pre-production Mach1 from somewhere or they flipped a coin and got it wrong. If they would have thought for a minute the vents were never in the hood of a Mustang but were in the cowl area between the hood and the windshield. Since the “cowl” area is under the hood on the 71-73 Mustang someone just wasted time making the vents. To make it worse, look at these 1/18 diecasts. The blue green 69 Mach1 is correct showing what the vents looked like for 69-70 Mustangs. One of the two yellow 1/18 1971’s has the vents and guess which one does - it’s made by Ertl which looks like they enlarged the MPC kit and incorrectly left in those vents in again ? Autoart did not that mistake as I assume they looked at a real car and not a 50 year old plastic kit or the competitions diecasts. Even the Japanese and Chinese that did a 1/28 kit and 1/43 diecasts could get the “no vents” right and the 1/43 ones have dual exhaust that is a lot closer to what it looks like on the real car (except for those wild headers) but I assume they were starting from scratch and perhaps did a little research or had some help.

Yes I was referring to Model Car Builder. If the previous MCM “issues” were available via CD (maybe 25 issues) or Kindle for a few bucks an issue that would seem to be a way to recover some sunk costs without a big upfront investment. But as they say time and money cannot solve everything without some hard work. As it is potential new MCM subscribers that only subscribed to SAE may have never seen MCM on a newsstand. Sometimes we just get tunnel vision and need to think outside the small group that is in the know.

Yes there was some retooling but those hood vents drive me crazy. I guess in 1970 in a rush to get kits made they assumed the 1971 would have them and have the same engines that the 1970 Mustangs had. Fifty years later I think we know better.

Well - decent if you do not mind it having either a 302 Windsor claiming to be a 1971 Boss 302 (of which Ford only made one prototype) which magically has become a 351 Cleveland in the 007 issue or a 428 FE engine (not available in 1971 or later) and an exhaust system without the oval mufflers , then yes it could be described as slightly better than the previous MPC (not AMT) kits this issue is based upon. Even in the original MPC kit the sport stripes were incorrect (no surprise) but to this day I see them still replicated incorrectly. All 71-72 Mach1’s had the lower side painted either black or silver (argent) whether they had the sport stripes or not and you will notice on the original MPC box art that is not the case so the decal goes further down onto the valance that it does on the real car. This error is seen on the MPC “Boss 351” version also and even some of the aftermarket decal makers get it wrong too. The green Boss 351 (pictured in progress) has an aftermarket chrome front bumper is based upon an original AMT kit which is slightly better (less things to correct) but neither the AMT or MPC kits of any 71-73 Mustang ever had a correct engine and carb combo. The small block resembles the workhorse 302 engine that from FORD would have come with single exhaust - the 4bbl 302 engine was not even available but customers could get the 351C with either a 2bbl with single exhaust or pay extra for a 4bbl with dual exhaust and probably a competition suspension (staggered rear shocks). I guess all I can say is do not spend $100 for an original AMT or MPC kit as there are so few parts that are different to justify the price of an older kit. I am not a fan of the 007 version being molded in red due to the difficulty in filling in the vents that were wrong from the very first issue in August 1970 (per the date on the back of the decal sheet). Please note of many of my builds of these accuracy challenged 71-73 Mustang kits I swap parts from other kits and use aftermarket resin parts and decals so the finished model may look much better than what you see in the box. Happy modeling.

I recently subscribed to MCM (after being on the Forum for years) for a few reasons. When SAE bit the dust, a void was there to fill. All I see is one “magazine” that you can buy for around $15 an issue via Amazon. So, if the website continues and if I get three of four issues a year I’d be happy. Clearly the profit margin of producing this magazine is very low and not paying writers is not the way to stay in business very long. On the other hand Gregg could say to heck with it and quit or “sell” the company to someone else that would not have to honor a single debt. So as a new subscriber I’ll take the chance and see what happens. I know the past subscribers have been extremely patient and I can understand the overall frustration. I renewed my Mustang Monthly subscription a few years ago and found out via Facebook the magazine was ending January 2020 - no refund - no email - no anything for the issues I paid for. That’s what happens when big companies take over from enthusiasts - they can pull the plug anytime and say tough beans to everyone.

Same thing here. Watched a magazine I bought on Ebay from MA then sit in a NJ USPS center for a week before leaving there on it’s way to VA.

Very nice. Alan Mann paint colors always look cool.

So I am guessing you will not watch the other seven movies. ? Tokyo Drift was the absolute worst one If you can imagine. ?