Mark

Probably be easier to create a more detailed '72 based on the newer '70 kit. But to most people, a '72 isn't all that different from a '70, so the sales probably aren't there.

Revell held onto the ex-Monogram '56 Chevy, I'd bet they kept the other Monogram Tri-Five Chevies too. Atlantis will probably reissue the old Revell kits. I'll pick up a(nother) Nomad, but I already have two built '57 hardtops (one by me, and a custom bought via eBay) and a couple of others including a first issue kit, so no more of those for me...

IMC supposedly was a supplier of plastic parts to auto manufacturers. AMT did some of that too, from what I have heard they supplied some plated (vacuum metalized, as with model kit chrome) parts to Ford in the early-mid Sixties.

Only promos as far as I know. People were asking who made those back when they were new. As I remember, Dennis Doty (Model Car Journal) did find out who it was that made those, but did not reveal the info at the time. The company that made those didn't normally make promotional models, and had no interest in offering them as kits, or getting into the model kit business. I'd guess too, that their contract with GM probably didn't allow them to sell the promos, assembled or not, to anyone but GM.

If you have to go larger or smaller on the side trim, go smaller if at all possible. You'll have primer and paint buildup which will be out of scale, then BMF on top of that.

Everyone is doing more stuff at home: from decorating to cooking. I went to BB&B yesterday looking for a loaf pan, to make a meat loaf. I got the last one they had, you could say the meat loaf pans went like a "bat out of hell"...

I'd bet Atlantis will take more care in molding that Nomad kit than Revell did for all but the first issue. Nearly every one of those kits I have had, or have seen, has the cowl drooping on one side. I do have a mint original issue and a second one with a straight cowl, but will probably pick up one of the Atlantis kits when they turn up.

None in the store nearest to me, not that I was looking for any of the ones pictured (even as extras or for parts/conversions). The stores further out in the suburbs might have them, but I doubt that as the stores here haven't carried kits since about 2007.

The 1971 Impala wheel cover is about the closest thing out there. If you could track one down and make castings of it, that might be an option. All of the annual kits from '63-'68 were SS (MPC's '69 was, not sure about AMT but I think it was not). No kit has the regular Impala side trim, you'll have to work that out yourself. The MCG photoetch set has non-SS Impala emblems as well as other items you may want to use. I've never been a fan of the "use another rear seat to make a front seat" deal, as the lower portion of the front seat is often wider and shaped differently. I'd start with a bench seat from a similar car like a '62 Bel Air.

If I were to guess, I'd say the Yenko Camaro and '71 Nova SS.

Or that the design that became the 1961 Continental actually started out as an alternate Thunderbird proposal, and was stretched to become the Lincoln.

MPC Pontiac Fiero kits (the early ones, at least) had an Iron Duke engine. As I understand, the transverse (Fiero/X-car) version had a different block from the inline engine cars, so some rework is in order. I'd assume all of the external items (manifolds, pulleys) will need work too.

The first Round 2 issue of the Petty Charger was planned to include the body molded in clear. Apparently that is no longer possible due to alterations made to the body tooling long ago (which were reversed for the reissue).

Looking at the instruction sheets, it appears that the chassis hardware (axles, radius rods) in the Fiat and Bantam double kits all come from the Roadster Chassis Speed Equipment parts pack, with the "heavier" radius rods and front axle going onto the altered chassis and the "lighter", more delicate looking parts going to the dragster chassis. Is this true with the Mooneyes double kit also?

That is the most recent issue. The artwork is from the original issue kit, with the sedan cropped out!

Good luck...a lot of tools are sold with multiple brand names, all made in People's Great Imperial Tool Factory Number Six...

You want to find the reissue of the stock Revell woody wagon. It was originally issued as a "build it either way" kit with both wagon and sedan bodies, and stock and custom wheels and tires. For some reason, Revell has always reissued the wagon with only stock wheels/tires while issuing the sedan (sedan delivery for a while) with only custom wheels/tires. You do not want the 1/24 scale woody with the Chevrolet engine. That is a totally different kit.

Ask the tool truck guy. I'm sure he wouldn't mind selling another one!

Salvino won't be doing one in 1/16 scale...

I think Cycolac came in in the early Sixties, as I understand AMT started using it during the 1961 promo model run. If that is true, you've probably got acetate which shrinks in addition to warping. Any repair will likely be temporary at best.

The instruction sheet, or a full-size copy, would be neat to have. It would dictate the sizes and shapes of the blocks and sheet material needed to remake the kit. The wheel/tire units and steering wheel were probably bought from another company, or maybe farmed out to a supplier. The Ace and F-B car kits are made up of sheets and blocks, gluing them together would make the completed "block" more resistant to warpage. The bumpers and trim parts in the F-B kits are all stamped into a sheet of thick aluminum foil. I'd like to see someone cut those parts out with a pocket knife. A plastic steering wheel is also included. The Berkeley car kits consisted of a single block milled to a rough shape, making it tougher to shape some areas because the grain of the wood isn't always going in the preferred direction. Trim parts in the Berkeley kits are cast soft metal. The Chrysler D-Elegance concept car has a roof/window unit vacuformed in clear acetate. The builder is supposed to finish off the interior, then mold in the roof and paint around the windows. Tires in all of these kits are probably off-the-shelf hobby items, maybe the same ones used for some airplane kit or toy. Believe it or not, one partial F-B kit I have (Chrysler Imperial) is pretty close to 1/25 scale. The proportions of the model, as built according to the instructions, would be pretty accurate. These companies offered a number of cars never offered in "mainstream styrene", like a Packard Caribbean, Buick LeSabre and Chrysler D-Elegance concepts, and other interesting cars.

Ex-MPC '36 Chevy.

The tires in the Ranchero kit are the old promo/Junior Craftsman kit tires, with the center web trimmed out. The kit tires were different, the center hole had either a rib or a notch on its perimeter. Apparently the kit tire tooling didn't turn up so the promo tires had to be pressed into service.

My understanding is that, during the 2009-2010 reorganization of GM, the rights to Corvette promo models (possibly all GM promos) was given to a charity, and the charity hired a company to get them produced. The guy who was putting together the deals to get them manufactured passed away, and nobody else there had any knowledge or interest in continuing them. The last few promos didn't sell in any big numbers, anyone involved with them was probably looking at declining sales and diminishing returns on them. I am surprised that no kit manufacturer has stepped up...maybe it shouldn't be surprising with a lot of kits of recent cars ending up in closeout stores, nobody wants to take a chance on a new Corvette kit.

Wish I could help, but in occasional checking of "wooden" car kits on eBay over the years, I haven't seen more than a couple of Ace kits. Most were Jeepsters. I've got a couple of Berkeley car kits, a couple of F-B car kits, and even a Megow cardstock/wood Jeep that was manufactured during WWII. No Ace kits though. Keep looking though, an instruction sheet could turn up.