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Same basic kit but the top one is stock only and doesn't have the optional parts for the lowered suspension, wheels etc.

You mean something like this Paul? There's lots out there.

I'd say the Ford body is the Fox Mustang.

In itself, it's not a bad ides, it's just that us, who build these kits are so cheap. How often have you seen a great new kit come out and 1/2 the posters on here say they'll wait until it goes on sale or they get a 1/2 price coupon because they don't want to pay the asking price? Waiting for the kit to go on sale just tells the company that it wouldn't sell for what they're fairly asking and maybe even that it's a dud.

Nice idea but how much would this cost though? I'm betting just as much as the kit itself.

What are the missing parts, Bob? I can't even find an instruction sheet on line for the annual to look at.

Because parts packs engines don't sell. Besides, the kits they recently released without engines will be released with engines and other underhood details soon enough. [Nova wagon anyone?] Just wait for one of those. Seems North American car modelers are the only ones that obsess over engines to this degree. 90% of other model kits such as military and aircraft models don't come with engines and the people building those don't seem to be worried about it so much.

Looks good. Just had mine out looking at it a few hours ago. it's about 1/2 done and in about the same color as yours. Looks cool with the Cragars. ?

I really couldn't care less about the cars, I just find the show too foolish to watch now. That's just my opinion, I know there's lots of people who just love it.

Apparently, the car was black in one or two episodes for some reason. I couldn't say myself as I haven't watched it since I was a kid and can't stand it now. But, I'd be suspect of a decal printed on white decal sheet like that being completely opaque. I'd suspect the body color would show through to some extent but would have to actually see it on a car to be sure.

Dave, have you test fitted the hood on with the rad and body yet? Mine had about a 1/16 gap when I but them together as instructed. I had to move the rad back to close the gap and clear the headlights and their bar.

OK, here's the big question ,,, IF,, just IF, you scan the body of an old JoHan Javelin AMX and ignore the inside of the body, just smooth it over on the inside and create the rest of the kit in cad. ,, IF that JoHan body is as exact as everyone claims it is to the real car, who owns the copyright? JoHan, who doesn't really exist any longer and directly copied the design under license or Chrysler Corp or whoever owns the rights to AMC and the design of the real cars now?

In all honesty, I think I would have actually preferred the tail lights molded in with the rest of the trim strip. I think I could get the look much easier if they were all one piece and plated instead of clear red. Almost impossible to get the tiny chrome strips to look right on that . But, I think I can at least get them on the correct sides and not upside down. ?

I for one am happy with the original design of the kit over the newer style 100 peice chassis that will never be seen on my model. I already built one of the full detail Dusters and didn't really have any fun building it ,, but that's just me. I understand that there are many model builder who crave the full building experience. When I crave the "full building experience" , I go out and tinker with the full size one in the garage.

You shure that car didn't have the bench seat, not buckets, Ken? They were available in pearl white vinyl. Also, no Wildcats were ever built in Canada, all in the U.S.

One word ,,, money laundering. ? I seen a cop show a few years ago where a hit man was getting paid by putting up common sports card on e-bay [their version of it] for a ridiculous prices [the price of the hits] and his client would then buy the card, actually paying for the hit

Studio 27 has them in stock for what the exchange says is $13.16 USD. http://www.studio27onlineshop.com/shopdetail/000000005546/ Don't bother with those jokers.

Cool. I have a resin '70 GTX I've been tinkering with on and off for a couple years now. It was quite a rough piece inside but got the AMT glass to fit pretty good. Had to replace the cowl area though as it wasn't cast very well and had a lot of voids in the cowl vent. Plans for mine are a mild pro touring build in B-5 blue with blue/white interior. Yours's looks a lot better cast then the one I have, who did it?

'69, yes, I know. Actually I actually pointed that out to someone myself a few days ago.

I think you guys searching around in and for 1963 for that camper are barking up the wrong tree. The camper wasn't in the '63 annual issue and, IIRC, it didn't appear until the issue with it on the box, which, again, IIRC was the third issue after the one with the go-cart. I think that issue didn't come out until around '69. I'd look more to the end of the '60s for it, not the first.

One of my favorite kits for reasons I can't begin to comprehend. Built 2 and still have 2 in the stash. ?

I think you had the right idea with that paint Jeff. It's probably the old Testors candy red over gold and almost impossible to blend in and look 1/2 decent. If it was a real car it would probably get flames or scallops to cover the damage but like David said above, it adds to the character of the model.

Ya know,, what I'd try with that window insert is remove material from the inside the opening. Give it more glass area. Maybe 1/2 the original thickness. It's a custom part and no one says you have to use it exactly as it came in the kit. ?

Pretty sure it the same one. [Or a clone of it, I guess]

No one, that's just Rob wishing real hard. ?