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Actually, that IS the reissue box from the only reissue in the mid '90s. Identical to the original box except for that "Special Limited Edition" sticker.

You guys ever heard of RamAir V heads? Should be a bit more room between the middle ports but pretty close.

I agree %100. That's definitly the MPC Pontiac engine in that pic.

Pretty sweet !! ?

Love them fastback Rivs, [owned a '69] and in one of my favorite color combos too. My 1/1 boat tail was to be that color combo, in and out. I like the idea of the headlights but I think the problem with them is they stick out too far. and the outer ones should be set in farther than the inner ones. Makes them look a bit odd, but really not that bad. ,, plus that chrome hoop over the grille should really be attached to the hood, that might make a difference. Not a simple thing to do in scale with that kit. I have found that the headlights from a '64 or '65 Thunderbird are almost perfect substitutes but hard to come by now. Sorry to nitpick, I'm a bit of a Riviera jackass. ?

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Nice score Joe, but you do know that chrome tree is from the '65 kit, right? At least the original chrome pieces included look to be in pretty good shape.

Ah, I see. But I think you'll find that the grille is MPC, not AMT. I can tell because it's correct. The AMT '69 and '70 grilles are missing the outermost trim, which that grille has. Hope it's OK to post this pic, I normally wouldn't put a pic of one of mine in someone else's post but it shows what the AMT grille looks like ,, missing the outer trim, Mine just doesn't look right right. Plus the AMT bumper is attached to the grille, I cut them apart on mine. I wish I had known the difference when I built this truck.

Nice! Do I see some parts from the Blazer kit in there? Looks like some cutt'n and past'n went on here.

Nope, they were in the '76 "Road Runner" and '77 Monaco "Sport" 2dr kit. Haven't been in that kit since it was converted to a 4 door sedan.

this kit has separate vents.

I first tried stretched sprue but it didn't work out too well for me so I ended up using some 28 gauge wire.

Finished up the firewall. Kit part with the molded wireing smoothed off, painted to match the rest and "chromed" the master cylinder and heater box with a molotow pen. And have the interior about 1/2 done. The pleated inserts will stay pearl white and the rest will be blue. This is my first time trying to do pipeing on the seats.

If you have the MCG photoetch sheet for the car you'll have everything you need for the conversion. The only difference between a '69 Nova and Acadian is the trim. Even the grille is the same.

Here's a site with hundreds of plaid samples. [and other patterns too like paisleys] Just copy, resize and print on decal paper. https://www.spoonflower.com/en/shop?on=fabric&q=plaid&availability=ForSale&sort=bestSelling&color=Red%2CAll Colors

I don't think most people are aware of this but mid-'50s Packards had adjustable suspension. They had torsion bars that could be cranked up or down a few inches with an electric motor and a series of rods.

I just found an appropriate pic on the net and printed it out on decal paper.

Wow, that looks a lot like '69 GTO carousel red.

Code OO is special paint and it was available in '67. My understanding is it had to be a GM color but I did read in one of the magazines in the late '80s or early '90s about a '69 Nova painted Chrysler plum crazy purple from the factory so??? https://www.69pace.com/paint.htm

That does look really clean. Thanks Andrew

I think whoever did the master just made a mistake in that area, The shape of the whole 1/4 window is off. It would be easy enough to fix though. Seeing the flat trunk lid [of the correct length] and tulip panel, I wonder if it was mastered from a convertible promo? IIRC, the bottom of the 1/4 window area is done like that on those.

Aside from the 1/4 windows and c-pillars being off so much it looks pretty good You certinly did a nice job on it. Was there a lot of flash and thick areas to deal with? I see Page has some neat stuff but I'm kinda gun-shy with resin casters I haven't dealt with before.

It was probably made between the time Revell released the cvt. and the hardtop kits.

how about this one

LOL,, I did my road test with a metallic brown '74 Lesabre sedan. ,,, with a 455. ?