StevenGuthmiller

I have a jar of MCW 1956 Corvette "Aztec Copper". What do you think? Close enough? Steve

Yeah, it's called a piece of masking tape! That's how the skirts on my '62 Ford are held on. Steve

Thanks all! Just wondering because I might order some carbs from Fireball Modelworks and use one on my '65 Fury build. Steve

Honestly, I think that I would go with my '61 New Yorker. Steve

Right now I'm flop-flopping between the copper in the rear shot, or a medium turquoise. Steve

That is my least favorite of all of them. I don't like the hood scoop or the blacked out grille, and the wheels and low profile tires don't do much for me. The stance is also a little too low. Black with the gold interior is kind of cool though. Steve

This is exactly what I had in mind! I even like the color......a lot! Steve

You're right Steve, the direction that you're going makes a big difference. If, like with your '66, you're going for a low, custom, or stock look, the skirts work. I was heading more in the kind of "day 2", sort of "boulevard racer" direction. If anything, I would possibly raise the stance rather than lower it. Let's just say that I kind of thought that it looked good with that kind of "muscle car" vibe. It surprised me how muscular and aggressive this car looked by just removing the skirts and changing the wheels. It considerably shortens the look of the car in general. Steve Nix on the hood scoops and the blacked out grille!

Quick question. What type of carb was on the '65 Plymouth 426 wedge engine, single 4bbl? Was it a Carter? Steve

Oh I'm not worried about doing any damage, I'm just reluctant to do it at all! I have the opposite opinion on the tires. I grew up in the 70s. If it had aftermarket wheels, it had white lettered tires! Steve

I agree that the American style wheels don't go with the skirts. My dilemma is that I have a really hard time doing any cutting on a rare vintage body like this. To me, they're a piece of history that shouldn't be desecrated. Cutting them up is a little like drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa in my view! Granted, it's only the skirts. It's not like I'm chopping the top, but it's still a difficult decision for me. My main "saving grace" is that I can still build my '66 Fury convertible stock. All that said, I think I might use 2 sets of the front wheels from the Lindberg "Color Me Gone" kit, unless anybody has a better suggestion for this type of wheel. I'm also looking for a set of nice white lettered tires for them. Any suggestions there? Steve

Help me guys! I'm considering doing something like this, but I'm really having a hard time convincing myself to cut out the fender skirts! I really like the look with this type of wheel. But it really loses the effect with the skirts. Or should I just stick with the really nice stock wheel covers and skirts. I need your help talking me off of.......or onto the ledge. Steve

Neither of these look familiar, but I appreciate it mike. I guess at this point, the only thing that I would really like to find is the air cleaner decal. Steve

Thanks Mike. Although I could have sworn the the decal sheet that I remember was more extensive than this......but I could be wrong. Steve

Thanks Steve. Yes, I was actually planning on painting on the stripes because, as you say, they should be pretty easy to do. I was just wanting to see what was on the sheet to see if there are other decals such as air cleaner and other engine bay decals and the like. I think you're right. It may have been Fred Cady where I saw them. I'll check it out. Thanks!!! Steve

Slixx sells these oil filter "Mini Sheets". Might not have everything you're looking for, but one sheet has a lifetime of oil filter decals! Steve

I know that I've seen these somewhere, I just don't recall where. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Steve

This is one case where a hard top was a must have. I had a red 1:1 '67 300 hard top in high school. Eventually, this will be a replica of that car. The hardest part may be figuring out how the replicate a split bench front seat. Steve

You need to figure out how to sneak them out of his house when he's not looking! Steve

Those carbs absolutely MAKE that engine! Very nice! Steve

Pretty much all newer tool, pre-1967 Fords. I know that the AMT '66 Fairlane and '67 Cyclone have them. Likewise, the AMT 1962 Thunderbird, '60 Starliner and '58 Edsel. The Moebius '65 Cyclone has one as well. There are probably others that I'm not thinking of, but these are the ones that I know of. You could even make a mold pretty easily from any of the old AMT annual style Ford kits. Most of them had them molded into the fender wells. Steve

Yes they did. I have several old "flat box" Johan kits, including the '65 Fury, a '64, '66 and '67 Fury, a '67 Chrysler 300 and a '64 Dodge Polara. You'll likely never see any of these again! Steve

While I wait to get a start on a trio of '64 Pontiacs, I decided that it might be time to re-visit this Johan 1965 Plymouth Fury. I had another build thread of this project started some time back, but being as this is my 3rd attempt, as well as the fact that we no longer have the ability to update old threads, I decided to start a new one. Twice in the past year or so, I've had paint jobs go south on me with this project, so I figure, third time's a charm, and I'm ready to try again. This time I decided to dump the original Johan chassis and go with one from the Lindberg 1964 "Color Me Gone" kit. The stock 426 from the Lindberg '64 Belvedere will still be used. The body has been stripped.......AGAIN! and some modifications have been started on the engine bay area. I needed to cut the already modified fender wells from the Johan chassis and get them ready for transplantation on the Lindberg chassis as the engine bay from the '64 Dodge is incorrect for a '65 Fury. I'm going to either call the Dodge firewall good enough, or I'll figure out some mods to combine it with the Johan one. So far I have cut the fender wells from the original, did a little reworking and am creating a few bits and pieces to make them a little more detailed. I needed to make a battery tray and some structural details to the inside of the fender wells to give them a bit more visual appeal. There was also some quite extensive grinding, reshaping and refitting of several parts to allow for proper fit of the interior and chassis into the body shell, including work on the interior tub, rear package tray, dash , glass and the chassis itself. There is little room for everything to fit together correctly. Steve

Right now it looks like several 1966 Ford truck kits and '62 Novas. Have not heard of any other new kits yet. Steve

Fair enough. Personally, Johan is one of my absolute favorites. Not only for the accurate bodies, but also for the extremely unusual subject matter. Without them, there would be almost zero full sized 50s and 60s Chryslers, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Plymouths, Dodges and AMC cars. Moebius is also quite innovative in the "likely to never be seen in kit form" category. I don't think that there would have been much of a chance of seeing the Chrysler 300 or Hudson kits without them. Not to mention the Ford truck kits. Steve