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hpi guy did that himself because he likes the look. He said so himself in the vid.

Pretty much what I plan to do with my next "Wompin' Wagon". I don't need it opening up on the drag strip. I never liked the way the tailgate opened on this old Trophy kit anyways...fragile hinges and all... (Mind you...I'll glue it shut from the inside...)

So you're hoping for this:

Seriously? This kit? (See image) I don't think that it was ever re-issued. Correct me if I'm wrong...

Love your museum, Dave. Very cool...!

When I was 11 yrs. old (1974), this box art had me drooling like it was made of candy... but I wasn't a big enough a Corvette fan to shell-out my (parents') money for one. Today, I appreciate it as the historical relic that it is: One of the first AMT/SMP annuals (1960) to feature an engine and an opening hood. (I did eventually get one. Found one at a local antique mall.)

Yes. It has been noticed by me and some others... even the 'hpiguys Workshop' guy on YouTube. Round2 recently (c. 2020) redesigned the old AMT Firestone Supreme tires that were in many AMT car kits since about 1964. The new tires are skinnier, which may be more accurate for some vintage subjects, but the I.D. are noticeably larger than the originals. The old originals were a little notorious for being a bit tight to fit wheels into, especially if the vinyl had hardened. I've recently used a set of these new tires with a set of AMT Hurst mag wheels and I had to add a strip of masking tape around the wheels to make a snugger fit into the tires. Below: New (left) and old (right) design -

re: Snake45: “…Joy Behar…” ???

For your interest, here are shots of the whole car:

I've never put dual carbs on a stocker 1932 Ford V-8 engine but this was the closest quickie modification that I did years ago. It was on a quick glue-bomb rebuild where I turned an old AMT '40 Ford Sedan into a '50s teenager's street rod. On the '40 flathead V-8, I merely replaced the stock intake manifold with the dual-carb manifold from the AMT '50 Ford Convertible kit, then added two parts-box 1-bbl carburetor/air cleaner units (from old AMT '32 Ford Coupe or Vickie kits).

That's OK, there is a bed in the room...

Thanks. Floor polish + food coloring: I wondered if that worked… My question is, does it work and is it stable, that is, does it fade over time?

Yes. E-Z Eye was GM. Still made by LOF. Della appears to be in a ‘58 Pontiac.

I've been enjoying and appreciating Round2's addition of tinted window glass in various AMT re-issues over the last few years, especially in the gasser optioned kits. While building the AMT '56 Ford Victoria kit recently, I'd wished Round2 would provide an optional blue-green tinted glass to simulate the old 'I-Rest' window glass option from Ford begining in the '50s ('E-Z Eye' for General Motors). The most recent AMT '57 Chevy "Pepper Shaker" kit (AMT-1360) suppied regular clear glass and optional pale blue glass which best simulated an E-Z Eye glass option. I hope that this is a trend. I suggest that blue-green glass should be including in other appropriate subjects, like the '56 Ford Victoria kit (especially with its Crown Victoria Skyliner "skyview" plexi roof glass). How 'bout all Coca-Cola issues come with 'Coke-bottle green' window glass...? [Below: Clear and pale blue glass from AMT-1360 (left and center) and green 'gasser' glass from AMT-1079 (right).]

Pretty much looked this way since 2004....

With all due respect... There are lots of articles online from over the years about the Monkeemobile and many are very superficial and confusing (for example, some are written to suggest that there was only ONE Monkeemobile). Here are the basics: Customizer Dean Jeffries was contracted to build TWO custom GTO cars for an upcoming Screen Gems television show production. The production studio supplied him with TWO 1966 Pontiac GTO convertibles to be used as their basis. Jeffries completed the TWO cars in four weeks. The first car (#1) was to be used in filming of the TV show; The second car (#2) was to be used as a back-up vehicle and for promotion in car shows. The Monkees TV show first aired on Sept. 12, 1966 (the same month the 1967-model Pontiacs debuted). It has been noted that car #2 was made from Major Nelson's blue '66 GTO convertible which was retired after Season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie was competed filming. MPC, which had the contract to make Pontiac promotional models from GM and had a hand in the conceptual origins of the Monkeemobile, released their 1/25 scale Monkeemobile model kit in January 1967. Today, the two Monkeemobiles survive in restored condition in private ownerships. #1 displays the original tan colored top and upholstery. #2 was "restored" by George Barris in 2006 with a white top and uphostery and a comtemporary sound system. The car displays the '66 GTO dashboard with factory A/C vents (this does not suggest that the car was air-conditioned, only that this was inherited from the original, stock GTO). You can see these video tours on YouTube of the the cars #1 and #2 as they exist today: #1: #2:

The above photo is a ‘67. I understand that the ‘66 convertible went on to become the Monkeemobile No. 2 (the one with the A/C vents in the dashboard) after the 1966 season. ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ promoted Pontiacs in the show. (‘Bewitched’ promoted Chevrolets.)

You mean this one...? (AMT Parts Pack #PP011 by Round2 from 2014)

Looks great! I appreciate your effort. Looks like you’ve done your homework on the two-ten.

…and…that was the RV era. Campers, trailers, boats, dirtbikes, etc. Even the model kits of the day reflected this.

Heh...you should have met my dad back in the day. As a welder, he built trailers for a living (mostly semis). All our family cars in the '70s had hitches. (That 440 engine would have been way too big for his frugal senses though.)

GM went to the steering column ignition/locking steering anti-theft design for 1969 which left the earlier ignition-on-dashboard design unique for '68. Even the steering wheel was different from the '69-onward design. The steering wheel in AMT '68 El Camino SS396 kit appears to be the best bet to mimic a stock '68 Chevy II steering wheel.