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Wow! Awesome Build. Fantastische Arbeit

I was in a Promise Keepers Men's Group in the late 1990's with Mr. Cushenberry before he passed. He was a truly nice man, and I was the only person in the group who knew of his Custom Car background. He never mentioned it when we met. He did not attend often, but was always cheerful when he came to the meetings. He passed away before I had a chance to get to know him well.

Soory, Les. I have no more pics. Mined from an old Blog Post.

Inspiration,

Boy, you nailed this build! Great Work.

Man, that Pinto had to be as Squirrelly as an AA Fuel Altered!

Instructions for this kit through the years. Starts in '71, but '72 is the earliest I can find. https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/670/mpc-7219-camaro-super-sport 1973 https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1192/mpc-73-camaro 1974 https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1579/mpc-1974-camaro https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/750/mpc-7419-74-camaro 1975 https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/756/mpc-7519-1975-camaro In 1975 the second Racing Air Cleaner is added. Notice too that the Road Racing or "Grand Am' Roll Cage, Racing Seat and Dash (added in 1973) are still in the kit. Those parts vanish in the Next Freshening of the tool. The many Late 1970's and early 1980's versions no longer have these parts. Notice too, that the later versions show 5 Spoke Stock Rims, Chromed Steelies, and Some Vector style rims, so the "Rims" part of the chrome tree saw a lot of swaps. https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/858/mpc-super-camaro-28 https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1105/mpc-78-0713-turbo-28 https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1380/mpc-night-prowler-camaro MPC Moved parts around in very creatives ways to get "New" kits to sell. I hope the Turbo Z parts can be found someday, and put back in. They are in only one version of the kit, that I can find.

Rumor has it that this kit is coming back to us again. For those who have not seen what it is, here are the directions. I've seen this kit, bashed with one of the AMT Dart Short Tracker kits to get a complete Dart, but that is really doing things the hard way. Here is a sort of One Stop Shop about the kit. https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1547/hemi-hunter-mopar-street-racer or https://modelingmadness.com/review/cars/previews/21877p.htm https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1206/mpc-wild-bill-shrewsberrys-dart

Dang! What a cool Car! I hope to see it done one Day!

AFX, Did you ever finish the DeKon Monza?

Wow, Chris! That Phoenix is great, and I've Never seen one before. Fabulous Idea. I hope you finish it.

Thank You, for the Update Steve! Decals: If I could suggest anything it would be Gauges (as you guys have been doing lately!) Some Stock Decals (even if the kit isn't all that stock) and some Wild Street Machine choices. I'm seeing a lot of newer modelers using only what comes in the box, and the more options you have on the decal sheet, and you show on the Box Top, the more choices these guys have to choose from. If you want to use the Decals that come in this version of the kit, please choose a better colour than the muddy brown that they are in my boxing. Can we get Red Or Black or White, please! Just my 2 cents. I looked in my stash, and I have the exact boxing Steve says they have. It has Two sets of Chrome Wheels (Wires and 12 Hole CenterLines) and a bunch of stuff on the chrome tree I have not seen on older issues of the Kit. Headers and swoopy connections, Two Different Air Cleaners (Cowl Induction and Pie Plate) NASCAR Style, Single Carb Intake manifold, and a few other bits. The Roll Cage parts for the Road Race Version, Dave remembers are not in my kit. There is no factory Stock Air Cleaner. The Hood is stock, and there are no cut-outs on the underside. The kit option break down to: Stock Exhaust system (with oddly chromed manifolds) and a stock intake with a 4 barrel Carb and aftermarket Chromed Flat Air Cleaner, & "Stock" (I think they mean the 'wire-mag) Wheels, OR, Side Pipes with Tube Headers, and a NASCAR Style Racing Intake w/ a 4 Barrel and a straight sided NASCAR Style Cowl Induction Air Cleaner with the "Custom" (Centerline) Wheels. This second option is the "Pro-Street" Option, I assume. It is, truthfully a bit "Content Light" with not that much in the box, IMHO, and a strange mish-mash of parts like many MPC kits were in the last couple years before they went under. The Coherent Options (and parts for each) are gone, and you are left with Whatever was left in the toolbank the last time the kit was run. Or Rather whatever they could fine when they ran the tool. There is enough there to build a great kit, especially if you are a fan of that generation of Camaros. And, (again my opinion) it will stand Head and Shoulders above the Snapper that Revell is releasing later next year. So, In My Opinion, With 2 sets of tires, a fresh (expanded) Decal Sheet and possibly any extra parts that can be found and stuffed into the tool, it will be a Dynamite! throwback to the 1980's Kit. Bring it on!!

I've never seen the Aurora C-119! Nice Work. What scale is it?

A youtube Comparison of the MPC Kits.

There are several magazine articles about that A Model. It was a one-of-a-kind vehicle, designed for delivering mail in deep snow. I've seen photos of it taken in the last few years, so it survived a very long time. The tires are unique and possibly never to be restored.

Thanks, Steve! If it isn't too late, can I suggest that they include any spare Flares, Spoilers, Wings, Ect that may still be in the tool, please! Any extra bits that night be still there. All the variants of the kit, seemed to revolve around adding different Air Dams and Flares to the kit, as the major parts never changed much. Thanks. P.S. You saw the ThunderZ I posted. Be really great if the parts for that issue could be found.

Back on topic. I seem to remember from the All New Ford Pickup issue of SAE that compared all of these kits, that some wheel swapping was needed for a truly accurate Factory Stock build. The wheels needed for the 4x4 were wrong in the kit, but were actually offered as an option in another tooling. Or I could be badly mistaken. It happens more often than I care to admit these days.....

I hope we can get the parts for this one. Over the top in all it's IMSA Glory. Hawk 312, those wild body parts are what make the kit for me, as otherwise it is not that great a kit, IMHO. Almost no engine options, just and endless series of different wheels and flares, scoops, fascia pieces, and decals. MPC got a dozen variants out of what is a pretty basic tool, which is great, but the kit itself was never really one of the better Camaros.

Who'll be the first to build it in 1/24 scale?