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1961 Chevrolet Pickup/ Long Bed, Stepside. Same Truck I learned to drive in. The 1963 VW Beetle was in the shop when I was born. My Dad still owns the truck, and he is still pissed at the Used Car Dealer in San Deigo who sold it to him in 1962, when he was discharged from the USN. The dealer cheated him by rolling back the Odometer, and hiding the bondo in the rear fenders. Dad found the Odo tampering within 6 months of buying the truck, and the Bondo, about 12 years later. I was about 11 years old then, and I still remember his freshly fueled anger at the dealer. 54 years ago, and if you ask today, my Dad will still go on about it, like it happened last week. It's funny. He is normally a very mellow, gentle, man. But he has this blindspot about this deal, and to this day, can't get over being ripped off. I hope to get the truck one day, and restore it. It still has it's circa 1962, Earl Schieb Forrest Green paint job. After finding the Bondo in the 1970's my Dad has refused to have it re-painted. It has become a point of honor with him in some way.........

Thanks, dan. That helps.

Dan, is there any difference in the plastic between the two NASCAR kits? I have the Coke kit, but not the Bobby Allison kit. Just wondering I

Strange, I remember reading the Model Magazine reviews, at the time the "New" 57 came out, and do not remember any complaints about "Pie-Shaped" I DO remember there being much commentary at the time about the new kit and the Revell snapper, and who had gotten the Rear end/trunk area correct. If memory serves the educated consensus was the 'old' AMT was some what better than either new kit, but the trouble was not a 'showstopper' for either.

The Boyd's kit, does have some sloppy molding in it, but it does not look THAT bad to me, anyways. The lowered rear suspension is fully chromed, and has displaced so other parts on the chrome tree. The kit I have was given to me in a Ziploc bag, missing decals Instruction and the Boyd's wheels., It is missing some other parts (I have never bothered to check exactly which ones) and is being built as a Gasser/Street Freak car, with a Blown Small Block.

No Problem Jeff. Of course I need to make two corrections, as others have helpfully pointed out. 1.It is and always has been an AMT kit. 2. The "really strange looking period 5-spoke mags" are in reality "factory AMC rallye wheels" as pointed out by Steve Milberry. I'm glad to learn that I what those wheels really are.

Yeah, I've got Three decent White Walls and one lousy one. Ah, well, an AMT Tires pack will fix that problem.

Thanks, Steve M. I've learned more abouth this kit today, than ever before. Factory Rallye Wheels. Shows you how much I know about AMC's..........

Sorry, I was wrong. And they are sitting right behind me. What a goof. Anyway, the rest is correct.

I have two of this kit. It is Custom Only. Parts Fit is typical mid 70's MPC fit. (Sloppy) Detail is soft in some places, crisp in others. Great kits, IF you like the subject matter and are not scared of Dodgy Fit, and some off looking parts. Mine both have bunches of tire halves, and will be getting modern one piece AMT/MPC rubber when finished. There are 16 parts on the Chrome Tree. Plating is thin and fading on both my kits. Of the 16 parts, 4 are Wheels ,(really strange looking period 5-spoke mags) and 4 are Taillights. Grille, Two Headlights, Two Sidepipes, a Shifter, a Rear Sway Bar(?) and an alternator complete the chrome. Only options for the Body are window fillers for the Rear and Side windows. I really like this kit, and would have a bunch more if they fell into my lap. But you do have to both know what you are getting in the box (a decent, but not great MPC kit) and really like the subject matter. If you do, this is a Great Kit. If not, it is a huge PITA. Alan

Well, I know at least One Tire set that Revell could sell a ton of. The Oddball "Toyo?" tires from their Tuner Hondas/Acuras. With 4 sets of different wheels per kit, and only one set of tires, I have 18 sets of Tuner Wheels needing tires. You'll notice that as was mentioned earlier, that the Tuner Wheels ARE on a separate sprue. They could be marketed with that one sprue and 16 tires by themselves. Not sure if it would be worth taking the chance on for Revell, however. Might be more trouble than it's worth, as Gerry and Casey have already noted. Revell have tooled some really excellent tires lately. I'd buy just the tires, and go resin for the wheels, if I had to. At least the Tires would not require any changes in tooling to sell, by themselves. Since Round2 and Moebuis are have some luck with tires, I'd like to think Revell can be talked into doing it. However, a caveat. Should Revell listen to us, and take a chance on Tire packs, we are thus obligated to pony up, and buy truckloads of them, in order not to spook Revell going forward. If Revell overcomes their (justified) fear of Parts Packs, it be us 1% Online Modelers who shift the needle. It will be up to that same 1% to help it pay off.

Thanks, for clearing that up, Craig. I am not up on F.I. units, and would have thought the two were the same. Shows what I know, eh?

Scott, is correct. That is really not useful, or helpful. 2 1/2 minutes of somewhat pointless reminiscing , and not even any shot inside the box. I am guessing it is not your work, but that has to be one of the worst YouTube Kit Reviews, I've ever watched. Nice if you like that sort of thing, I suppose, but not a kit review.

Craig, I know it is not a 1960's F.I. unit, but could the one in the new(er) Revell 1957 Chevy "Black Widow" be modified to look like what you want? It is a great little bit of tooling, and is light years ahead of the AMT Stuff. Probably not too much harder to find, either.

i just looked myself. Many issues have the directions there, but no second issue. Casey is correct.

I have an opened copy of the Perstige Kit, bought at Goodwill several years ago. It seems to have many more parts it, than it should. I, too, would like see what is inside an 'un-molested' Prestige kit.

Chris, I'd look for the instruction sheet over at the Drastic Plastic website. No Pics, but it will give an idea of what is in the kit.

Thanks, MG! I have a couple of these already, much older issues. I'll stick with them. The Pics really helped.

Thanks, MG. Looking forward to seeing them. They hopefully will answer my question. Is the Double-Barreled Shotgun Blower Scoop (from the Yankee Challenger) still in the kit?

Dave, is correct about this kit being a real mixed bag. Mine will get built as a Two Seat rallye style car. What is hardest to find are any photos, of the odd, apparently One-of-a-Kind Air Intake/Carb set up. It looks like it was unique to this car, and while AMT faithfully reproduced it, trying to pin it down in detail is impossible for me, anyways. I plan to use the kit, engine, with the Pie Plate air cleaner, that is in this kit as well. Alan

Thanks!

Man, that is one STOUT rear axle in that thing! Are the tyres the smooth, treadless knid? It's hard for me to tell from the Pic. Great Pics, Ron! This scratches this one off the list of kits I'd like to purchase. There is no problem with that, however. It just frees up more $$$ for other kits I want. Thanks, Alan

A winner, for sure. That Tamiya Coral Blue is quickly becoming one of my favorite colours.

This is indeed, a great build! As others have remarked, the Engine Compartment and Engine are both outstanding. I like the seldom seen straight 6 engine. Adds a unique touch.

Thanks, Gary. It looks like both the Chevy P/U and the '67 Camaro are both very lightly re-tooled re-issues of older kits. Nice to see but not a "Must-Have" by any means. Sorry, Revell, you get none of my Modeling Dollars this quarter. Maybe the Second Quarter will be better. The rest of the First Quarter releases are total Zeros to me, but I hope they sell to others. Maybe Revell, is just worn out, from last year. I hope the excitement returns later in 2016.