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That's good to know! Still- it would almost be a waste to put one of those sixes into this van, you wouldn't see much of it. Maybe some caster out there can develop an inexpensive block/ trans/pan kit for these.

Hmmm...the Blues Brothers car (technically a movie car, but I'm fine with that!) and the Vista Cruiser are getting some love...also, in the Station Wagons post across the hall, the Vista Cruiser is coming up A LOT. I'd definitely get one of those, not to mention a bunch of Bluesmobiles. I think many of us would be just fine with it if we got either or both of these as curbsides. The Vista Cruiser could have another version offered as a Phantom "442" or "Hurst" wagon (different wheels/hood/ decals), too. There were Hurst wagons done up for some of the Indy races that Oldsmobile paced, but I think they would have been '70 or '72 cars. A Blues Brothers Monaco kit would be nice, even as a curbside. Different parts for the later "Monaco Brougham" cars could be tooled up at the same time, as they used the same basic body. They could do a Hill Street Blues car, a Dukes car (if they ever decide to use that license again), plus various State Police versions, as these were a popular Police car from back then.

2 Figures. Like mentioned above, the original annuals had a single upper figure, with optional legs to make it either a driver or standing. For the latest release, Round 2 tooled up another upper, so you get both a driver and a standing figure. Also a little trophy for the standing guy to hold. He looks a lot like Eric from "That '70's Show". Pad printed tires, and a decent-for-the-time (although not modern) chassis make this a pretty good buy. With some cutting, I have stuffed that chassis into an earlier MPC '69 Barracuda, and it's a decent improvement over the chassis in the '69 Cuda kit. The engines are kind of weak. The 340/360 is shrimpy, and the Hemi is very generic (although it comes with a nice custom oil pan). It has later-style stock Rallye wheels, nice Holley slicks, and a stock standard steering wheel. Swap steering wheels with the Monaco Cop car, and you get a correct "Tuff" wheel for the Dart and a correct standard wheel for the Cop car (or any other mid-70's Mopar you might be building). Also as mentioned above, the custom wheels are kind of weird. I think they're stock Pontiac honeycomb wheels, but I have no idea how accurate they might be. If they are accurate (Pontiac guys, chime in here please!), they could always find a home on a GTO or Firebird. I'm gonna try them out on a '72 GTO I'm noodling with.

This could work. To me, the chassis would almost be too modern. Are you looking at building something that looks like it was reclaimed, or built new from the ground up? I found some videos on YouTube of an old short track '68 Charger that was found. It was homebuilt by somebody who ended up never taking it racing. It was of dubious construction and competiveness, anyway. They got it running, gas-axed the fenders for tire clearance, sorted out some of the chassis, added just a few things to make it more drivable, and for the short term, made it into an "as-found" show cruiser. I thought it was cool to see. It certainly couldn't be restored or made into anything competitive, but at least they got it to live again. You could also find an older (90's-early 2000's) AMT NASCAR car kit to use as a basis...sometimes at model shows, they are SUPER cheap. They're 1/25, have a nice level of detail, and I think they will fit under that Fuzz Duster body pretty well. There was a guy at the Philly NNL two years ago that was blowing out complete NASCAR kits for like $3-$5 each. I didn't pick up any of his AMT's, but I did pick up some early 2000's Revell-Monogram kits, including a few Days of Thunder cars. The "Kit Car" Cushman Dusters that Round 2 put out awhile back still seem to be floating around inexpensively. I remember they were blown out at Ollie's for about $10 each last year. The chassis is a very accurate rendition of the Kit Car package, and remember that Chrysler designed that chassis to be used with Dart Swinger/ Duster, Volare/ Aspen or Challenger/Cuda body panels. I'm not a fan of the engine that comes in that kit, but the rest of it is pretty useful, and it seems to fit under the Volare body pretty well (I have tried this out- I have a stalled Volare Kit Car in my pile). If you have trouble finding one, I might be able to come up with one of these chassis set ups for you. The AMT NASCAR chassis might look a little nicer and more high tech, but the Kit Car chassis would have a story and a Mopar connection to it, if you're into that kind of thing. I guess it depends on what you're going for. You have a lot of good options. Lastly- the ride height. You definitely want to drop it into the weeds. The Kit Car/ Cushman chassis seems to hunker down pretty low, and the body that comes with it already has that look in the front fenders, with large flares to accommodate the front tires. It might be more work to do that with the NASCAR chassis. At this rate, my thought would be to just start with one of the Petty/Cushman/Scamp Kit Cars, swap engines, change wheels, maybe add some mirrors & lights, and keep the kit body, whichever you prefer, but that's perhaps getting away from your original idea a bit.

No problem! Can't wait to see this one get built!!!

Resin, maybe for use on an Intrepid kit, but no kit of the Nationwide Challenger.

No kits of any modern-era Mopar NASCAR cars (2000-2012) were ever made in 1/25. My understanding of the 1/24 Dodge NASCAR kits is that while the chassis is the same as the other makes, the engine is basically a Chevy small block with Dodge valve covers. I'm not sure many people would really notice that, but there it is. The intake looks like a typical aftermarket unit (generic), and at least the Chevy Small Block headers & heads have the same port spacing as a Mopar V8 would. If you just need a chassis and engine, and you want to do a 1/25 build, you might get by more cheaply (but just as effectively) with a newer AMT Chevy stock car kit, and add the Mopar engine of choice in. If it were me, I would use a Chevy chassis and see what I could do with a modern Hemi from Revell's Challenger SRT-8, but that's just me!

I think the biggest omission so far has been Jim Rockford's Firebird. You would think that perhaps the model manufacturers stayed away from that subject because the show was geared more for adults, but then again, AMT did the T-Bird from "Vegas" and Monogram did the Camaro Z-28 from "Simon & Simon". Those two shows didn't exactly have big adolescent fan bases. Even the truck from "The Fall Guy", and the "Hardcastle & McCormick" vehicles were a little out of market, but they got made anyway. I think in the '70's and 80's, for the model manufacturers to do a licensed TV car, they usually had to have tooling they could use or slightly modify in order to do a given subject in the first place. When I was about 8 years old, I wrote to AMT just after "The Dukes of Hazzard" came out, suggesting that they offer a General Lee kit. I wrote to AMT because basically I had their address from one of their model boxes on hand. They did send a nice letter back to me, thanking me for the suggestion and stating that the subject, like many others, was under consideration. MPC eventually came out with that kit of course, after making major changes to their existing '70 Charger tool (remember that the annual tool was first a '68, then a '69, then a '70, then a Charger Daytona stock car body, so in essence, it's last form was a '69-'70 stock car). I'm sure it was mostly the circumstance of them already having that tool- but as we all know, that kit became a HUGE seller...

I have one of those!!! I built one when I was 7 or 8...I had a bottle of Pactra chocolate brown and another of sky blue...didn’t know how to do decals then...so it became chocolate brown and sky blue. It was one of the ugliest things I have ever seen! I want to build my new one as an ISCA style show car. Chrome where there shouldn’t be. Murals. Fur. Side pipes. I want to double down on that funky ‘70’s badness! So...hopefully coming to the Philly NNL at some point in the somewhat near future...one of these!

I must say, that is one good looking wagon!

FREE BIRD!!!!!! I think that generation of Mopar Wagon (presumably the '68-'70 Dodge & Plymouth B Bodies) were more or less the same from the cowl back, as the '63-'65's were. There was different trim on the tailgates & taillights, but you still might be able to get multiple years or makes/ models out of the same tool for a '68-'70 B wagon relatively easily. The '71-'72 Satellite wagon would be a little more unique, but it might still be possible to develop a Satellite/ Coronet wagon tool using the same greenhouse, basic interior and chassis, and offer a Brady Bunch Satellite and a Rod Shop Coronet.

"Oh, this old thing..." That's a really nice build. Lots of great ideas, and the workmanship is first rate!

Probably true. We haven't seen the '55 Nomad in awhile, have we?

Personally, my favorite would be the '57 Sedan Delivery, but it would still be neat if they tooled up new side panels for the '55 Nomad. I know it's been said that it's difficult to tool up new parts for variants of existing tools, but making a new '57 Nomad/ Sedan Delivery from AMT's excellent new '57 Coupe tool would be awesome.

It seems like super-stupid money is being asked for anything of that vintage these days. I'm sure something will eventually come up, they do seem to be out there. This makes me want to get back to my '71 Coronet Wagon project that I started way back when (it will eventually end up becoming the Rod Shop Dodge wagon- one of my all time favorites). I'm using most of a Joker Goon Car Monaco 4-door, with the front end from a junker body '74 Charger. I did see a nice build of a later Monaco wagon at the NNL East some years back, the builder used the roof section from a Tamiya Jeep Grand Cherokee for the rear roof section.

this is a lot of fuel for speculation. Any of these would be welcome. In the Round 2 thread, it's been said that the '63 Chevy II wagon would be tough to bring back, as the body has been modified pretty radically (door lines wiped, etc.) to create the Boss Wagon many years ago, and that the '64 Chevelle essentially became the '65 Chevelle. If I had to bet, it would either be on a retool of the '65 Chevelle to 2-door / 300 trim, or perhaps that '67 Chevy II that was hinted at.

Round 2 has mentioned that they are working on releasing a station wagon kit. There is much speculation as to which one it might be. It does look like some artwork has been posted showing a '66 or '67 Nova wagon- could that be it? Or could it be a re-release of their '65 Chevelle wagon? What do you think it will be, or, if further info is available, what will it be? We'll make the topic of this post a little more broad- also, which wagon(s) would YOU like to see offered as kits, regardless of commercial viability? Wagons are popular right now- they have become a thing unto themselves in the 1:1 auto hobby. Up until recently, they were often overlooked, parted out, beat to nothing, or demolition-derbied out of existence, but now, they're cool, and I think they will stay that way. Myself, I'm all in for a new kit of a '63-'65 Mopar wagon. I think there are a lot of possibilities for multiple versions, and I think those wagons were more or less the same from the cowl back, so offering different makes/models/years within that series might be a matter of tooling up different interior bits and front ends for them (although that would still necessitate new body sides, of course). Moebius might be the natural match for such a project, but then again, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility for another kit manufacturer to take up such a project. Also, I think an Olds Vista Cruiser would be very nice. That would be my close second in regards to "new wagons I would like to see". Super Stock / Drag cars, street toys, family trucksters, police, beaters and tow vehicles are among the possibilities for kits such as these (any wagons, really).

Also true.

Summed up much better than I could. I am genuinely sorry that I might have annoyed some people. I will definitely try my best to be polite from now on, but I will absolutely speak within my rights on this board. I don’t want to make a thing out of this, and I’ll drop it from here, but I feel that this required an answer.

I promise never to mention wanting a kit of the 1968 Dodge Coronet in this thread (named “68 Coronet.”) again. I’ll admit that my posts on the other thread was an inadvertent hijack. I let my enthusiasm get the best of me. I don’t see the harm in getting on a message board to discuss something specific within that board’s range of interests and perhaps finding like minded individuals to share that enthusiasm with. For that matter, not calling attention to a subject that might be doable will ensure that it will never happen. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I do occasionally see posts about subjects that leave me scratching my head. Perhaps they are not my cup of tea. I usually just move on to something that interests me more. Still, you have the right to be bothered by what you are bothered by (even if I feel differently about being bother by that kind of thing), but I still have the right to post what I want to say (within reason). If I could buy Round 2 or Moebius, I would in a New York minute. Unfortunately, I don’t have those kinds of means. I just kind of come here for a good time, to discuss a leisure activity with like-minded individuals. I don’t really care if they don’t like exactly the same things as me, it’s all good. I can still respect other points of view and admire what I see, even if it’s not precisely my thing. As far as I’m concerned, the rest of this board is fair game. I’ll try to keep my enthusiasm from getting the best of me, and I’ll try not to hijack anymore, but I’m not going to refrain from occasionally posting about something within the hobby that I am enthusiastic about. Sorry- there is too much of that baloney going on concerning much more important aspects of social media right now, and frankly, this is where I come to escape that kind of thing. This is notice that I will absolutely refuse to self-censor in that manner. If it gets me kicked off the board, or if all of the remaining ‘68 Coronet kits & builds in the world get bought up and firecrackered, then so be it. ? So...because I feel it’s in the interest of peace, I’ll not speak any more of the “Mopar-that-shall-not-be-named” for a little bit, and of course I will be mindful of hijacks, but I will make NO promises of not bringing it up again in the future. Good luck with that Ambassador, I would buy one of those!

Hmmm...."Dear makers of The Walking Dead..."...

The next thing I am going to work on is: developing a sci-fi TV Series or Movie that stars a '68 Coronet Super Bee, sponsored by Coke

Funny you mention the Dodge Pickup...I and a few other very vocal modelers had been stumping for that one on this and a few other web boards, and we heard "no, no, no!" many times. You're welcome. Now, I'm on the case for the '68 Super Bee.

I had always hoped that maybe Revell would have used the same master as their ‘69 Super Bee for a body, scale it down the 1/25, modify it into a ‘68, and mix in the chassis and drivetrain from their Charger kits. That could have been a great model. Now it seems Revell might not be in any shape to do that. I still think Round 2 could come up with a spin-off tool of their ‘70 Super Bee body & interior and modify that into a ‘68-‘69. They could even tool up one set of body sides (by not doing side turn signal detail, using decals instead, and keeping the ‘69 R/T body scoops separate) and one set of bumpers, they would just need to tool up new grilles, hoods, Interiors tubs and seats, taillights, front upper valences and separate tail panels for each year and model. They could use the same dashboard as the ‘70 kit, with the steering wheel from the AMT GTX/ Road Runner (I think this comes in the ‘70 box anyway). The chassis & drivetrains from the ‘70 Bee and GTX kits could be included, perhaps they would just tool up new air cleaners to represent what was available for specific models (a ‘68 383 Bee would be very nice). Maybe even a bench seat interior for the ‘68 ‘Bee. They might even be able to scan and reproduce these needed sections and parts from original kits in order to integrate them into the new kits, they would just have to work at getting them to fit.

Looking at what Round 2 is doing for their upcoming Vegas, I don't see the '68 Coronet as out of the realm of possibility. Round 2 seems to think the Vegas are worth the effort (I think they will sell pretty well). The '68 and '69 Coronets come up in discussions all the time as something many modelers really want, and the prices originals are going for right now seem to indicate some demand. IF Round 2 could take the basic '70 Coronet shell & interior tub, and create modified spinoff tools of both, they could for instance create '68 and '69 Coronet bodies and interiors again. They could make them so that they keep the basic proportions of the '70 Coronet body (which is excellent all over, but especially in the roof and door areas), and perhaps clone '68 and '69 Coronet bumpers, grilles and seats from original kits. Revell seems to have had the capability of copying and modifying a body tool, and still retain the ability to release the original body configuration if needed, so I don't see why this would be exceedingly difficult. They could make these so that they use the basic chassis and drive train from the '70 Coronet kit, which in the '90's when it was reintroduced, melded the best of both worlds- a vintage body with a (at the time, and it still holds up) state-of-the-art chassis. I think the engineering for about 65% of these kits is already there. While they are at it, they could improve the '69 Coronet grille, as the original MPC kit's grille was not exactly the best looking anyway. Put all of this in their excellent Retro boxes, and I think they would have very strong sellers. Dick Landy Super Stock options would be very nice, and perhaps the Ramcharger hood treatment for the '69. Also, they would have the opportunity to do a 1968 Super Bee which has never been offered in scale before. I don't think I have ever seen a resin body or even a conversion done by a modeler of a '68 Super Bee before.