StevenGuthmiller

I believe it was referred to as the "Wagon Queen Family Truckster". In "Metallic Pea" no less. Steve

Looks a lot like it, doesn't it. Steve

This is a 1978 Chrysler LeBaron station wagon.

There's probably a very good reason why you never see any of these on the road. Nobody wants them! Personally, it will not hurt my feelings when all of these late 70s & 80s cars have all been crushed & are long gone. Sure, they're part of our country's history, but not a very good part in my opinion. My mother had one of these in '79. I took my drivers test in it. Couldn't wait to get home & get behind the wheel of my rusted out '68 Buick Skylark! Steve

I remember these from the 80s too! So who was the first one to come up with this very unfortunate "bustle back" rear end treatment, Chrysler or Cadillac? I have to say, while many of you seem to remember this era with some fondness, all I can do is look back & think, "YUCK"! This was my era. I got my drivers license in 1979 when these behemoths were everywhere. I can't think of a single one that I liked the looks of! This is what I refer to as the "box on a box" era. Somewhere along the line, all of the auto designers must have decided that if the design couldn't be cut from a cardboard box, it didn't belong on a car! Personally, and mind you, this is just me, I wouldn't buy a single kit of any automobile, or a 1:1 for that matter, that I can think of from any later than 1975. Steve

You're correct. I HATED it!! Steve

Correct. Think of it this way. The U.S. is blanketed with car shows from coast to coast every summer, all summer, every year. the majority of those shows are filled with automobiles from the 20s to the early 70s. There is still a lot of interest in these "TOO OLD" automobiles. Television channels like Velocity make a living off of shows about these cars. Barrett Jackson & Mecum auctions are big television draws as well. Most of the younger generation that I personally know. have very little interest in automobiles in general. They see it as a tool to get you from point A to point B. We saw our cars as family members, never to be forgotten. Steve

Not on your life! My cat, Lucy, is absolutely not allowed in my shop. The day that I find a cat hair in a paint job is the day that she becomes an outdoor cat!! Steve

Thank you David. I only use the pens where it's not practical to use foil. I still have reservations about the durability of the Molotow ink. Steve

I've finally finished something on this project! The interior modifications include: The steering wheel, steering column, grab bar, & shifter gate section of the console came from the Revell '66 GTO kit. The console mounted tach was swiped from an old Johan kit. The dash pad was modified by adding a speaker grille & a pair of defroster vents. The window cranks & door latches were cast from Laser Bond & chromed with Molotow pen. Floors were covered with embossing powder & door lock buttons were added. All dash knobs & locks were drilled out & replaced. Other than that, it's all just paint & foil. Steve

The '67 Bonneville was done by MPC in 2 door hard top & convertible configurations in 1967 only, so it's a pretty rare kit as is. Same with the '68. As far as I know, there are no 4 door resin kits available so you would have to do a complete conversion of your own, that is if you can bring yourself to cut up a kit that can potentially bring $200.00. Steve

Most of the time I just use Tamiya tape & occasionally a little BMF for the tough spots. Steve

I don't see anything on the chart that looks all that close to the color in the photo. My guess would be that it's just a washed out or faded "Matador Red". I'm sure that the color would be available at MCW. Steve

Would love to see all of these! Don't care too much about the '63 Grand Prix as I already have one of the original AMT '64s, but for the life of me, I can't understand why we haven't seen any other Buick GS kits. With the muscle car craze gaining so much steam these days, it only seems natural that we could get off of the Mopar, Camaro and Mustang kick & move on to some other muscle. I would love to see the '68/'69 GS! Steve

Very nice work!! Steve

Here are 3 very easy conversions of existing kits that I would love to see. Moebius 1956 Chrysler 300 into a 1956 Desoto Firflite convertible/ pace car. Revell 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz/ Seville into a 1960 Caddy Eldorado Biarritz/ Seville. AMT 1957 Chrysler 300 into a 1957 Desoto Fireflite. In my opinion, these are all "no brainers" & I'm surprised that some of them haven't been done already, especially the '60 Cadillac. Steve

Holy smoke!!! Now there's an exercise in ugly!! Steve

Exact same thing with Duplicolor & MCW paints & primer. Steve

I agree Art. Chances are we will never see 98% of these, which is why I keep buying old annual kits. It's kind of funny when you think about it, but I've been buying annual kits fairly frequently for the past 5 or 6 years, I've probably bought 50 or more, and I'm sure that I haven't even put a dent in what there is out there for old subject matter. I don't believe I've bought more than a half dozen modern kits in that time frame, and I pretty much have everything that I want. In the entire 3 pages of this thread so far, I've seen only a few that I would even look twice at on the hobby shop shelves. Call me a dinosaur I guess, but at least I'm glad that a good number of the cars that I want to build are out there in the ether somewhere. I won't have a problem keeping very busy for the rest of my modeling career, and I won't have to sit around and wait for the scraps that the model companies toss to me. Steve

Almost any full sized car from the 50s & 60s. As is, we have almost nothing except a lot of Chevies & Fords. Think of it. Since the age of the annuals, there are almost no Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Mercurys, Lincolns, Plymouths, Dodges or Chryslers available in kit form. As an example, if you wanted to build a modern tool Buick or Mercury, your only choices are the re-popped '62 Electra & '66 Wildcat for Buick, & the '64 & '66 Merc. Nothing new. Not a single modern kit from the 50s for Pontiac, Buick, Mercury, Lincoln, Dodge & Desoto. You can count the rest of the makes, barring Chevy & Ford, on one hand. Steve

I can't say I'm crazy about the top, but I really like everything else about it! Steve

I've been blessed with buying a house with radiant heat in the basement, so the basement floor has become the perfect place to keep my Super Clean receptacle! Steve

I think that's what I would do with it. I'm not much of a Toronado fan, but if I was going to build one, I'd look for the kit. This promo should be left alone if you ask me. That being said, I might send off the chrome parts for re-plating if it were mine. Steve

Very nice! I see that you managed to come up with an acceptable solution for your tail light dilemma. You did a terrific job on them. How did you tackle the bezel issue? Steve

True. I've soaked parts for as much as a month with no adverse affects to the plastic whatsoever. Steve