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Yea, the front and rear was re-done a couple times. The last time is better than the late '80s redo but still not right. The headlights should be completely inside the fender trim. The rear is a bit better this time too as the "PONTIAC" lettering was too big first redo, it's smaller now. The tail light lenses don't fit at all though. Mouled in the front of the hood scoop and rescribed the lines around it. They're supposed to be all body color, not with chrome trim like in the kit. That being said, this one was built from the last issue with photoetch emblems and wipers. Scale Finishes "Tiger Gold" paint and a vinyl roof. If I ever do another one I'll mold the rear of the roof to the tulip panel better. I thought the chrome trim would cover it but it's not 100%. Tires are old redlines from the parts box. I had originally built it with plans to putting it up on e-bay,, may still do that. Kit engine but I added the extra sheetmetal to the fenders to meet the inner fenders and the filler panel between the rad wall the grille header panel.

Keep in mind that the lenses on real square headlights like that are flat, not convex like on kits. They do them that way on kits to give the impression of a reflector behind the lens.

Bill, If I can make them from scratch, Im pretty sure you can.

What you need is a flood. Believe me, a flood is great at uncluttering up your work area.

There was also this full wheel cover. it's the best pic I can find right now of it .

These are the regular rally wheels Johnny mentions above. You can find them in all the AMT '72 Nova kits. I don't think they were available from the factory like in '69 but I bet a dealer could have been talked into installing a set of the Corvette style 5-slot rally wheels or a set of Magnum 500s easy enough to make a sale.

I'd say it's what GM called "Burgundy metallic" in '86. could also be "Canyon red" but it looks too purple to be that to me. The vinyl top material did come in "Canyon red" and I'd say that's what that one is.

Snake, you coule get Cragars with grey and black spokes in the past and they do sell them again now so paint away, no need to call them "knock-offs"

The kit also comes with a stock flat hood.

My point was Art, that "those in the know" said that both those kits would never see the light of day and would never sell as little as 10 years ago. I'm not going to waste my time trying to convince anyone here that a '75 Chevelle or a '77 Daytona or anything else from any era would sell and could be done with multiple versions because those who don't think they could won't listen and would just say it won't work and I'd be just "preach'n to the choir" to those who do think they'd sell .

They look good. I have a couple kits from them so I'm not surprised though. Nice to see the plating being available too.

Looks like that pic was taken at the circus? The owners must be in their tents putting on their makeup. Not that bad looking though really.

Yea, those look more like the fender vents from a '68 Buick Wildcat.

Yea, that's pretty much how they looked, on the MPC anyway. They're mounted too high on both kits though, maybe that's why they look "off".

No one said they originated or started life as MPC kits, they say they were copied from the MPC kits.

You;ll just have to change from the rear axle back to the back bumper. That area is completely different.

I've seen that "car"in person many times. Just about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. But "to each thier own" as they say.

Yup. Just found a peice of plastic packaging with the right bend in it and cut the peices to fit snug. Glued them in with some Tamiya clear acrylic paint.

I'm planning to use the chassis from an AMT Challenger convertible under mine. Should fit right under but I haven't checked. The 'Cuda has a shorter wheelbase and would probably need stretched a bit but I haven't checked that one either. Might get by with just scootching the rear axle back a bit.

Yea, they made copies of the MPC Challenger, Mustang and Corvette back in the early '70s and boxed them as "PSM" kits. They also did the '40 Ford coupe that Lindberg has reissued a few times but they never released it themselves back then. It was never released until Lindberg got ahold of it in the early '90s. The body really isn't that bad, no worse than the MPC that they copied it from. The tail lights could use some work though, I think.

For comparison, here's my unrestored MPC '74. Pretty well identical to thier '72. Note the separate grille and chromed surround and taller tail lights.

What you have there Phillip, are two Lindberg Challengers, They were PSM [Palmer] kits, not MPC but it's said that they were copied from the MPC kits.

I hope you do that headlight treatment on the model. It's a really cool look.

I understand the company that did the conversions made 6 of them.