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Yes, this combo was very popular on the 71-73 Mustangs. The red Mach 1 used in "Diamonds Are Forever" also used this combo. I believe the only time it's ever been duplicated in a kit is in the old Palmer Mustang, believe it or not.

I would also love to see more mid to late 70s subjects, there were so many popular 1:1 cars that were neglected by the kit manufacturers when they were new. Count me in for the 77-79 T-birds, those things were EVERYWHERE back in the eighties. Would also like to see a 76-77 Cutlass, they were the best selling car in America at the time. If someone in your family didn't own one, you certainly knew someone who did. I am also kind of questioning how well this version of the Torino will sell. Probably the biggest plus is the white plastic vs. the S&H car being molded in red. Also nice to have the stock intake/carb/air cleaner and valve covers. Not sure if the factory wheel covers that they included were really the best choice as the sole wheel option. Seems like they're well done representations of the 1:1 option. But let's face it: combined with the tampo printed whitewall tires, the resulting look is pretty much a full-on granny-mobile. I think a much better choice would have been steelies with the standard hubcaps, with separate optional trim rings. These were very popular on the 1:1 Torinos, and I seem to recall these being much more common than the wheel covers that are included in this kit. An added benefit is that these same hubcaps and trim rings were used on earlier Torinos and Mustangs. If Revell had included these, they probably could have sold many of these kits just for those parts. I'm also somewhat surprised that Revell made a point of eliminating the S&H wheels, custom valve covers, and air cleaner. Standard Revell practice the last couple of years is usually to include pretty much all the parts from the first version of a new tool, and just add the additional new parts for the new variation (i.e. 1950 Oldsmobile, Drag 5.0 Mustang,, etc.) Heck, they did leave some of the S&H parts in, such as the dual carb intake and roof light. But if anything else, I think the lack of any custom wheel option is a serious mistake for this particular kit. And let's be brutally honest here: the box art on this kit is beyond awful, almost to the point of being comical. I suspect that Revell is trying to follow Round 2's lead of having "inspirational" action-packed art work, but their attempts have been going from bad to worse, so they really need to knock it off right now. I think if this kit doesn't sell well, it will mostly be due to these poor decisions listed above. But I fear Revell's conclusion will simply be "Oh, nobody cares about seventies cars unless they're from a TV show or a movie".

What everyone else has said, another superb build!

Thanks for the heads up - I'll have to check ours the next time the wife has me stop to restock our freezer.

My local Meijer got these several weeks ago, and I nearly pulled the trigger, but the side window shape stopped me. I still can't decide if the opening could be filed a bit to raise it up, and make it right, or if part of the problem is the slope of the roof. Depending on the angle I looked at it, it could be one way or the other. Since it was about $25, I drew the line for something with a pretty obvious proportional problem, that I wasn't sure I could fix. If I could score one under $20 I'd probably bite.

Aside from the different decals and box art, I'm wondering if there's any other difference from the '75 kit? From Google images, it seems like the '74 and '75 had the same grills, bumpers, etc. About the only other difference I can definitely say is that the '74 shouldn't have the catalytic converter.

Stopped in yesterday at the Hobart, Indiana HL and they finally are starting to get the new stuff. Used the trusty 40% coupon to pick up the Revell '64 T-bolt for the stock (flat) Fairlane hood and poverty caps. Missed that one the last time it was out, when I was on my modeling "hiatus". Also had the Suburban, Drag Mustang 5.0, S&H Torino, Eldorod, & '57 Black Widow. Didn't seem to have any of the new Round 2 stuff yet. Also did an impulse buy and got another '65 Grand Prix kit that I didn't need, just because it was on clearance for $10.79.

Love it! No doubt it could have existed and raced back in the day - things were much more of a free for all back then. If it didn't fit an NHRA there were also AHRA tracks and "outlaw" tracks that pretty much let anything run. If someone built and ran a BBC Vespa back in the day, I'm convinced your build would also have been possible:

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I honestly think it was a trial balloon - let's see how these things sell with a $10.00 higher price than most of their other typical car kits. If they moved enough (even with people using a 40% coupon), you will start seeing that happen more often. Didn't work with me. I originally planned to get one due to the steel wheels/poverty caps/Americans that weren't in the original Lindberg version. I already have one of the Lindbergs, so I didn't NEED one of the Lawman kits, but if it was normally priced, I'd pony up using a 40% coupon. But not interested enough to drop $25ish on one.

For some reason our local HL (Hobart, IN) seems to lag behind most others in updating their model stock. Finally started widespread clearancing a couple weeks ago. They already have the Foose '56 pickup and the stock '76 Torino (picked one up about 2 weeks ago). Stopped in today on my way home from work. Finally have a lot of space opened up on the shelves, with tags for what's coming. Here's what I saw: MPC Vending Machine AMT Datsun 280Z AMT '83 Camaro Z28 Revell Foose Caddy Eldorod Revell '66 Chevy Suburban Revell '57 Chevy Black Widow Revell '64 Fairlane (T-bolt) Revell drag Mustang 5.0 Revell Starsky & Hutch Torino (kinda weird for them to be stocking this and the factory stock version at the same time) Revell '92 Miata Revell Mazda RX7 Might have been a few others that didn't register because I couldn't care less. Find it interesting that it looks like there will be many more Revell-Monogram subjects in this restock than Round2 kits.

Doesn't get much better than that! Don't think I'd change a thing...

Nice job! Funny, I literally just got one of these '27 T bodies from Hobbylinc with a bunch of other JF stuff. Was kind of an impulse add-on, but was so cheap I figured it's worth it just to have some fun. I've also been wondering how I'll piece something together. Probably use as much as I can from the Revell '29 roadster.

This might be the nicest build I've seen of this kit, nice job!

Beautiful! Another example of how good GM's styling was in the mid-sixties. No body mods needed: just paint, rims, and drop it in the weeds!

Indeed, that's the way to display one of Harry's builds.

Sure looks like an ascot in the actual photo, now that you mention it...

Almost didn't click on this because normally I could care less about the subject, but you sure put a unique spin on each one. I especially like the dropped red one.

Another very clean build. Would never know about the rear valance if you hadn't said it.

Nice job, super clean build. Growing up our 1:1 '68 Impala was a very similar color blue.

I agree, looks great!

Good stuff!

Nope, those are both based on the Cadillac commercial chassis, which Caddy offered specifically for companies that would be converting them to ambulances, hearses, flower cars, etc. As previously stated, the Eldorado was a separate model, specifically the top trim level of the 2-door hardtop and convertible (Seville and Biarritz, can't remember for sure which was which). Main visual difference was different side trim. Google 1959 and 1960 Eldorado and you should be able to see the obvious differences. This brings us full circle to the first comment on this issue: the Ecto-1A ambulance diecast in the video is incorrectly labeled as an Eldorado on the card. And yes, I realize that 99% of the diecast collectors who will be buying it won't care...

Chalk me up as another fan of all the various 73-77 A-bodies. Lots of interesting variations and changes between model years for all the different divisions. Buick actually did offer the small "opera-style" quarter windows with the semi fastback roofline, on the Century Special Landau coupe. Interesting factoid is that it seems like it was a last-minute variation. Buick rough-welded plugs in the large quarter window openings to convert these cars to the small windows, then just covered them with the Landau vinyl half top. The interior also used the plastic surround for the large quarter windows, with a separate vinyl filler to convert it to the small window style. Here's a pic of a junked one with the top peeled, showing the rough body work: : This also happens to be the exact same method Chevy used when they first offered the small quarter windows on the 1974 Malibu Classic and Laguna Type S-3. Full vinyl top was mandatory until midyear, to cover up the rough body work on the window plugs. I agree that the Regals were quite striking in that metallic red. A kid in my school inherited his grandpa's Regal Landau coupe, red with a white half top, Buick 350, and road wheels, absolutely mint condition, which you just didn't see anymore in the Chicago area by the early 1990s. Of course, he daily drove it through the winters like any other car, so you can imagine what it looked like after a few years. I personally think these Regals looked the best with the S/R package and T-tops like this one: These cars still used the same console and horseshoe shifter from the 1970 - 1972 Skylark GS. You could also still get the same 3-spoke sport steering wheel from the earlier generation cars, so even though the performance was gone by 1977, the interior still had some direct ties to the earlier Buick muscle cars.