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Thanks! I now have one on order.

Those are both awesome builds! What did you use for the hidden headlight grille on the white car?

Art Anderson, I had already bought the '55 Chevy Convertible by the time I read this. But, just to be on the safe side, I checked them both. Either would work, and the Olds DOES have the different attachment points up front like the Pontiac does. However, there are 2 things that are swinging me to the '55. First, strengthening ribs on the floor pan on the '55 look closer to the Pontiac floor pan, and the frame rails at the rear are closer on the '55. The Olds frame rails flare out, where the Chevy rails remain parallel. In the end, this is, I think, going to be easier to do closer with the '55 Chevy. But the "in front of the firewall" information is most welcome! I wasn't sure where to put the extensions. Now I know, and that will save me a bit of work!

Oldnslow, that's 9 mm. It will definitely be noticeable. I think I can manage that splice (I hope). my66s55, that is awesome! My Google-fu is not up to your level. Thanks again, for all the info!

Thanks for all that information. And the pictures! I'm thinking I may not open the hood, so the 55 Chevy motor will work, too, since the oil pans are very similar. If I DO open it, I'll look for a 421. This has been a great help!

I was wondering, would the Monogram 1955 Convertible be my best choice for using as a 1955 Pontiac chassis, given that it has an X member like the only picture of a '55 Pontiac chassis I can find? I've seen drawings in the dealer brochure that show this X frame member, so I'm assuming that all the 1955 Pontiac cars had it? I know the wheelbase is different, I just want something close. And is there a model that had a similar motor that I could use? I haven't found any builds yet that show this, so I thought I would ask. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Love the review! I had a '79 Omni that had a broom-in-a-barrel transmission. The ignition lock had been knocked off, so you just needed your thumb to push a little nub to start it, the grille was missing, and a lot of other things were wrong with it. I got it for free, and loved it! My wife wouldn't let me get the tie rod ends replaced for aesthetic reasons, and I had to let it go. It always started right up, ran pretty smooth, and drove real nice. All of my complaints would have been for the care it did not receive from previous owners.

Not if you don't have the original hood. The Allison and Model King hoods are smooth, but there is a scoop on the original. And how bad is your tail panel? That cross hatch panel is not on the Allison car or Model King car, either, nor are the red tail lights included.

Oh, I hope you're right about the Packard. My wallet isn't so sure.

vintagedragcrazy and I just had a smooth trade! I would trade with him again!

Do these have the raised letters?

Tom Geiger, the Pinto in this ad is around a 1977, given the grille. The Postal Pintos were 1980 that I found. Did the Bell Pintos have both front seats??

Tom Geiger, I found the/a Postal Pinto. It was a 1980 hatchback. I don't know if they made other body types, but I've SEEN the Pinto now. No luck on the Gremlin yet. Do you know the year used for the Gremlin?

I have never heard of the 2 seater Pinto or Gremlin! What years were they made? Was the Pinto a sedan? Hatch? Wagon? Did they just put a shelf in place of the rear seat? Leave it like a business coupe? I have seen Pintos and Mavericks without their back seats, so I know what that would look like! More information, please! At least, the years, so that I can Google them. I love to build odd things! And I have a spare Pinto and Gremlin kit.

Thanks for the link! There is some kind of shelf, not a void like a business coupe. So, when I next find an older Chevette model, I will have this in my reference pictures!

I believe you are correct, if I'm reading it right. Since the Bear Bait kit is the one I have (1979), then I will put in the rear seat. This is excellent information, and I thank you for posting it!

Mark, I've found both cardboard and simple door panel pictures, but like you, all had back seats. If I can't find a picture soon, I'm going to do exactly what you suggested. And paint it a semi-gloss black to mimic the rubber mat that I've seen on a few of them in their cargo areas. They've all had carpet (black or tan) in the passenger compartment. I guess if no one can find pictures of an actual no back seat Scooter, no one can tell me I did it wrong?

I will be doing the 1979 Scooter, then. It is the Bear Bait kit that I will be building. When I titled this, I was scanning all the dealer brochures for pictures of the Scooter interior, and th 79 and 80 happened to be the open ones. I've been searching for pictures of the Scooter for quite a while, and have come up pretty close to empty. Frustrated.

I didn't know about the visor, but had found out about most of the rest. I've seen the Scooter decal, but the rest of the car wasn't very "base." It had the glove box door, carpet and a back seat. I just can't find a picture of the rear seat area! Or a radio-delete option.

I've started my MPC Chevette, but I'm still a little short on info. I will be building a Chevette Scooter, the bare-bones, stripped-down, delete-happy basest of base models. The information I am missing is about the back seat. The dealer brochures say it could be had without a back seat. However, I have not been able to find one picture of one without what looks like a back seat laid down. Or any kind of explanation of how this worked. Did they just lock a backseat in the DOWN position? Did it look like an old business coupe, with nothing there but panels to cover the internals? Has anyone here ever owned one without the rear seat? And, was there a radio-delete option? Any help would be appreciated!

Mr mopar, This is the first kit that I have jumped head-first into in a long time, within hours of buying. I usually end up waiting to catch the spirit, but this one just grabbed me!

Thanks, Tim! That helped me make up my mind. Option it the way I would have ordered it!

Given a quick bit of research, this kit, as built, represents a jumble of packages. It doesn't have anything on it's glove box door or on the spare tire cover (and no decal for it, either), so it is not a Ranger Package or Explorer package. It has chrome bumpers, vinyl door inserts and a swing-away spare tire carrier, so it is not a base model. It looks CLOSEST to a Sport Model, with the only issue being no medallion behind the "Bronco" script as shown below. I scoured the web last night, and this info had to be pieced together from a few different sources. I completely avoid "restoration" sites, because every one I come across thinks they are Chip Coddington or something, and do restifications, not restorations. I don't care for that stuff, so I looked for what literature from Ford I could find. I haven't totally read this one yet: http://www.bronco.com/etc/history.shtml, but it looks promising . This site has the packages listed in the first few entries: http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86338, and seems backed up by dealer brochures at: http://earlybroncosforsale.com/early-bronco-sales-brochures/1972-bronco-sales-brochures/, which you can navigate from this link. I found the info in the 1974 dealer brochure. Still, not everything is clear from this info. And, we need an aftermarket decal sheet to fill in the Ranger or Explorer packages. My one nit to pick, without doing any building, is that this kit tells you it can build a 1971 or a 1973, but to do the 1973, you must cut off the air cleaner snorkel, fill the hole as it is not solid, and then reposition it. I'm just wondering why the snorkel was separate.

I DO have a couple of questions about these old Broncos. Hopefully someone has some answers for me. First, were all dashboards white? What about the hard tops? Were the grilles always chrome? If not, were they only argent, or could you get them matching the body color? Is there somewhere I can find this information? Google has failed to turn up the answers I need, as have the dealer brochures.

Yes, I just got it today at Hobby Town.