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I think whatever wheel can look good with or without the skirts. Just depends on which direction you want to go.

Yea, they're not even giving you the first kit to try for free.

If you mean this one Steve, I'd say it might be easier to just mask them off and paint them than to find the decals. considering the "442" was the actual emblems, not part of the decals. That said, seems to me Fred Cady may have done those stripes.

IIRC, it says "390 THUNDERBIRD" on the valve covers.

Looks great Curtis. Very nice work.

Fantastic work on that one. Beautiful paint !

Elm City Hobbies, here in Fredericton has at least one in stock right now.

I'm pretty sure Hoppers Bazaar has that one too just don't have any on thier e-bay site right now.

Over 30 years for me. Guaranteed you'll get what you pay for.

Nothing I can say that hasn't already been said. Congrats Steve, I think that car would clean up at any show or contest you choose to put it in.

Looks really fine NJ. Do you do the decals in 1/25 to for the MPC kits too? I'd like to do my '79 about the same but a darker burgundy.

Looks great Steve.

Something else you may want to deal with Rico, Looking at the windshield pillar, the side glass goes up a bit higher on the real car than on the kit body. Actually higher than the top of the windshield. I think it's only higher at the front. I think if it was raised there, I think the side window profile may be as close to 100% as possible. BTW, here's a link to a selling site with even more good detail pics. https://www.carsforsale.com/1972-buick-riviera-for-sale-C1060367

I'm pretty sure they're ALL recasts of the MPC Barracuda wheels Snake mentions above. The only difference would be the quality of the part, not the design of the part. Kris makes quality parts, I'd recommend his.

Well, the engine in my '70 Delta 88 was definitely a 455 2bbl and it was that bronze/gold color.

I honestly can't figure out what Olds engines were what colors besides the Toros. I had a '70 Delta 88 back in the early '80s. it had a 455 2 bbl in it. It was that Olds bronze/gold color too. My best guess is the regular engines were bronze and the hi performance ones were red, but ?? But then again, I seem to remember seeing some non-Toro engines in metallic blue too, but a bit darker ? Maybe I'm just remembering that wrong.

Also something to consider, First gen Toronados used a unique intake manifold. It was slightly dished so the carb and air cleaner would clear the low hood. All the JoHan Toros and Eldorados used the Olds engine with the correct intake. The JoHan "USA Oldies" issue of the '70 442 also has this intake, although it's wrong for anything besides a Toronado. Scott's right about the engines being different colors. The early Toro engines were light metallic blue. You can also see in this pic how low the air cleaner assembly is. Oh, and BTW, the 442 frame would be wildly incorrect for a Toronado, they were front wheel drive. Of corse, this all just assuming you want to build the car stock.

very nice !!

My answer depends,, IF the replated parts were redone by a plater, I'd say 1 and 3 are original and 2 and 4 are replated by a pro. If the replated parts were redone with Alclad or one of the other home plating methods then I'd say that 1 and 3 are redone ans 2 and 4 are original.

Dave, can you tell us what his user name was? Most people here don't use their real name as their user name and sometimes either don't show their real name anywhere or make one up. I've noticed a couple here claiming "real names" that I recognize from books, music, TV, etc that's too much of a coincidence to be real.

It's OK. I know it's not quite right. I think if I did it again I'd need to take a slight pie wedge through the hood so it front drops down a scale inch or two before I angled it back. The interior is from the '68 kit so I assumed it's correct. But then again, close enough for a custom.

Very cool build.

Ah, yes, I see. I had thought the roadster had the shorter doors. wrong. and I can't even go back and correct my original post now.

I can answer a couple of those . Yes, the "Dick Tracy" kit was the first 5 window issue and the door length is correct for a roadster. Also, I understand that it was a "stock only" issue but not having one. I'm not %100 sure on that. If so, no Pontiac engine. [EDIT found pics of an open Tracy kit on e-bay, definitely stock only, no optional parts at all.] As for the 6X2s, I don't know which ones don't have it but my 5-window on the previous page has them. It was built from a newer kit with the black car on the box top. and looking at pics of the parts layout on e-bay of the kit with the silver and pink car, they're in there too.

They're originally from the MPC '70s Corvettes. Most recently in the AMT '75 Vette.