StevenGuthmiller

Doesn't Jimmy Flintstone still offer this one? Or are you copying the Flintstone body? Flintstone '58 Sedan Delivery Steve

From what I can tell from the photos, it appears to already have an updated chassis. The firewall in the bag is definitely not an original AMT kit piece. This looks like a pretty nicely engineered kit. It's obvious that the engine bay area has been modified. There are flanges all around the engine compartment instead of the obligatory "hood support tabs" found on the original AMT '62 Ford kits. The radiator support and screw posts are absent to no doubt be replaced with something better. The interior has been broken down into a "platform" style, which is nice. The most obvious sign that the chassis is a more modern design than the original is the absence of an interior floor, which tells me that the floor detail is molded to the chassis. It also looks as if the seat pattern has been changed from the original kit. Looks like an exceptionally nice kit. Steve

Was it a correct '55 Pontiac interior, or was it a resin or something pieced together? I've never seen an original interior for the '55 Pontiac promo. If they actually exist, it might be a very good project for an enterprising resin caster to reproduce them. There are a lot of guys that have this model with no interior. Steve

$175.00 $100.00 Steve

I have one of the '55 Pontiacs as well, but no spare parts. There are no interiors for these as far as I know. They were originally issued as promos with dark tinted glass and no interior. I did get a resin interior with mine when I bought it, but it's an absolute mess. Doubtful that much, or any of it, can be used. Steve

That would have been a '56 Plymouth. I don't believe that the '55 Plymouth 4 door sedan promo was ever re-popped. Steve

This happened to my wife just last month! The past few vehicles that my wife has had have been leased and it was time to trade for another. She picked up her brand new Acura MDX on a Thursday evening, drove it to work the next morning and after having the car for less than 12 hours, a student where she teaches hit it in the parking lot! $1,700.00 in damage. Steve

I'm of the same frame of mind. The '62 Dart, Fury and Imperial were all available from other manufacturers in 2 door configurations. I most likely would not be interested in any of those. The Newport and the Lancer were unique to Revell and also 2 doors. Those I would absolutely buy. Steve

There's really no reason not to re-pop them if the molds are salvageable. The vast majority of the work has already been done. It's really no different than re-issuing something like the AMT '63 Impala over and over again. Some of these Revell Mopars would no doubt be a better bet than the '63 Impala........which everybody already has in one form or another. How many of us have a 1962 Dodge Lancer in his collection? A lot of us would buy them just because it's something new and different. Steve

Wait.....Italian food suggestions from a guy named Mike Williams from Frankfurt Germany? Sorry Mike. I just had to. Steve

I was only responding to your earlier post. If you search around, there might be an individual out there somewhere that makes "Grand Sport" and "GS" PE parts. It wouldn't take a lot to make it an actual convincing GS. I don't see any "Grand Sport" emblems in the '70 GSX set, but some of them are difficult to read. Plenty of "GS" emblems. Might be worth checking out. Steve

Primer, primer, primer. Steve

That's what I was thinking as well. I don't believe that the AMT kit represents a GS. The only real difference that I can see between the standard Riviera and the GS on the exterior are the Grand Sport emblems on the front quarters and the trunk lid which I don't believe are present on the kit. The engine intake is likely not a good representation of the model. There are a ton of kits that have been produced over the years with inaccuracies such as this. Just as an example, my most recent Johan 1965 Plymouth Fury build depicts a Fury III body, but the interior is absolutely Sport Fury. Not only that, but the kit includes a Hemi engine, which was not an option in '65. Steve

Both of which I could work without! Steve

I used mine to cut a threshold piece for the vinyl plank floor in my bathroom just yesterday. It came in exceedingly handy for cutting mosaic glass tile in my kitchen as well. My Dremel has paid for itself a hundred times over since I received it as a birthday gift from my wonderful wife a few years ago! One of the most useful tools that I own! Steve

I would be more interested in the Lancer! Steve

For me it's a toss up between my '67 Ford Galaxie and strangely enough, my '63 Pontiac Bonneville. I'm not entirely certain why, because for one, I've never been a particularly huge fan of the '63 Bonneville, but it always kind of makes me smile when I look at it. It does seem to have a "cool" factor that escapes me. Steve

The only international shows that I see featured in this issue are one in Quebec Canada, and one in the Netherlands. Steve

The majority of interior mods are now finished and the seats and door panels are in primer. The rest of the interior work should be a breeze in comparison. Steve

I won't hold my breath. Just one appearance like this is all that I'll ever need. Steve

Her best bet would be to see if there were any modeling comrades that her husband had and ask for their help. From the look of the unbuilt kit room, she might possibly be sitting on tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage kits alone. Just in the one more readily visible stack I can see a pair of MPC '68 and a pair of '69 Dodge Coronet R/T kits! Could be $1,000.00 right there if she can find the right buyers. I really hope this woman doesn't get the shaft on this. Steve

Did you get your issue yet Snake? Mine came today. I don't really strive for this sort of thing, but it's still pretty cool to see one of your models in print! Steve

The nice thing about a cut like this, where the center part of the roof will be discarded, is that you really don't need to worry about the initial cuts being straight. They can be refined with some shaving and sanding later. This way, there's no need to worry about possible mistakes. On the razor saw note, this particular task might be difficult to do with a saw. A saw puts a lot of back and forth stress on the surrounding fragile body parts. This one looks particularly fragile. There will be nothing holding the body together at the end of the cutting except the rocker panels. Steve

Fantastic work!! These are the kind of rods that I like! Keep it looking stock......with a surprise! Excellent!!! Steve

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