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I spray a couple coats of silver on as a "guide coat". Every little imperfection shows up immediately.

I used to know what it's from, an AMT compact but not sure which. I have 2 on my table I want to use on an AMT Astro-1 I plan to rebuild but need 2 more. I was going to cast a couple. I have to go out in a minute, I'll check later. Back ,, It's from the AMT '65 Corvair Monza.

Probably too late now but if you want to make that engine a bit more "correct" you should round off the ends of the heads where the valve covers sit so they match up. I had suggested this to Ken but he never did it for some reason or another. I mastered those valve covers for him and have one of the engines but never seen one assembles before.

Both look fantastic.

Those Caddy kits do come with one-peice glass unit with the side windows. No need for 3-D printing for the dash though. The old JoHan hearse and ambulance kits have the correct dash as they are the same year Caddy. You just need to find a junker or cast a copy or 3 in resin. The interior is generic with tuck'n roll upholstery and no door panel detail. I also have the '66 Pontiac and it uses the same interior. I'd imagine the other cars in the series also do. The chassis is promo type with some detail molded in but not much. They're not motorized. The wheels and tires on my copy in the pics are the ones that come in the kits. I've had the Pontiac kit much longer and the whitewall inserts are now melting in the tires. [same wheels and tires] The bodies do look really good though. Almost an exact copy of the JoHan bodies.

Ah, yes, quite right. I forgot the '62 dosen't have the overhang above the back window.

Like Bill said above, the AMT '60 Chevy pickup will have the engine you need. You might have to make a couple small modifications though. Model Car world DID have a '61 Cat 2dr sedan but it's being redone right now to be compatible with the Moebius kit when they offer it again. You'd just have to rescribe the door lines and move the B-pillar forward a bit for a 4 door. If you don't want to wait, they have a '62 Cat sedan that will give you the right roof. http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/resinlist.html

Then there's George Barris' creation, the "Barrister" Built on a '70s Corvette chassis. Several of these were supposedly made and sold to some movie stars. I don't think it looks too bad. Better than a lot of neo-classics. A lot of Stutz Blackhawk in this design.

Thought I did read it carefully Joe. Maybe you meant something different then what I read. Looks like you say "All GM cars from 1955-1976 (except '67-'91 Caddy Eldorados) used this type.", Or did I copy and paste that quote wrong? MOST GM cars DID use those from the '50s through the end of the '60s but in the '70s most used the rectangular lift-up type. Yea, I guess I must have missed something you meant there. Anyway, It dosen't matter in the long run.

Except for the full size Chevys and Pontiacs from '71 up through the '80s, Second and third gen F-bodys, '73 up A-bodys [Chevelles, Lemans etc] used this type,, Riviera and Toronados from '71 up used this one,, And '69 to '72 Grand Prixs used still another one.

Fredericton, N.B.

If you don't want it, I might have something to trade. Unbuilt JoHan '62 Chrysler maybe??

Testor's white enamel on AMT vinyl tires.

Yes, it was all very odd. And is wasn't even Canadian federal government funding, it was the province of New Brunswick funding the deal. No, they were never officially sold in Canada but there are quite a few here. There were at least 3 here in Fredericton, which is the provincial capitol, alone. You're much more likely to see a Bricklin on the street here than a '50s or '60s Vette.

The "downfall" is that Malcolm Bricklin was a con man and sucked our provincial government into a deal that couldn't work in the time allotted to it. A lot of politics and back door dealings went on. Yes, there were a lot of reject body panels ,, A LOT. But you try curing fiberglass and laminating acrylic to it in an unheated warehouse in January in New Brunswick when the daytime high is about -20 C. There was no way they could meet production quotas under the conditions. Things got farther and farther behind. Eventually the whole deal just fell apart under it's own weight. But hey, at least out Premier at the time, Richard Hatfield got his free bright orange SV-1.

I also could use a set for the same kit. Unfortunately no luck on either site Jim posted. I've been looking for a couple months now and haven't found any on the net.

Didn't get anything I wanted. I kept just refreshing the page until I got tired of doing it and went on the Spotlight site and found that you had to re-enter the page. By then an hour or more had passed. I did have the chrome for a '62 Lincoln in my checkout but it went while I was searching for a couple more parts I needed.

The body panels were made in an unheated warehouse in my home town and final assembly was done an hour away. Unheated in the middle of one of the worst winters we had. People who see the cars always remark on the poor quality of the body. It's a miracle any were made at all. But they could still hold thier own with the Vettes sold at the time and I'd have one in a heartbeat.

IMC/ Lindberg Mustang II show car

My thinking exactly.

For those not familiar with the kit, here's a few shots of my mostly box stock Duster. I just added the plug wires.

I think they refer to those as "multi-media collectibles" now.

What I find off-putting is when a show is set in present day and they want someone to be driving an "old beater". The "beater" is usually a car from the '60s or '70s. I don't think someone would be so lucky as to find a car that old, 40 or 50 years, cheap and in good enough condition to be a daily driver beater. Not very often that would happen in real life. I would expect a 10 to 15 year old Civic, Focus or Impala to be a lot lore believable.

I agree, you should get right on that Bob. If I was you, I go out right now and start buying kits to review, maybe start with the Malco Gasser. Then you could see that it already has a blower in it.

Love it. I have an original '70 Cyclone kit I want to do something similar with but can't decide on a color.