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That could very well be, but apparently Revell no longer knows the actual function of the parts, as the picture I posted is from the Roth kit instructions.

The old Revell 56 F100, that I posted the instruction sheet page for, has the closest thing to a stock "truck" Y-block, typical from 1954-1964. The engine builds up quite nice, and looks the part. As I said before, you could probably just hit the "easy button" and do a "top end swap" to use the very nice heads, manifolds, and intake on the AMT block, using the AMT "FORD" block-letter valve covers. That kit comes with two engines, a Pontiac and the Y-block, so robbing the parts would not preclude someone from building the kit. The AMT '57 Ford Fairlane and the newer Revell 57 Ford kits also have Y-blocks. The Y-block in the Revell 57 is pretty exceptional, but it is in "passenger car" trim. Just for everyone's future reference, the FE engine family (332, 352, 390, 406, 410, 427 & 428), is unrelated to the Ford Y-block family (239, 256, 272, 292 & 312). The even exhaust port spacing and the intake manifold that forms the upper part of the valve cover rail of the FE engine is a dead giveaway. The FE was first produced in 1958, and was not installed in light trucks until 1965 Y-blocks have the two center exhaust ports grouped together like a small block Chevy engine, and have an "air gap" style intake manifold where there is actual space between the manifold and a steel valley cover below that seals the top of the block. FE engines also have the distributor in front, whereas the Y-block has a rear mounted distributor that tilts to the right around 30 degrees I hope this helps some people.

Here is the instruction page from the Fotki Drastic Plastics page for the Y-block found in Revell's 56 F100. The air cleaner does need some work, and there's no exhaust crossover, but it has the truck exhaust manifolds on it, albeit with the crossover spigots "shaved off" . Carburetor is supposed to be a Autolite 2100. This engine would be correct as a parts donor for the upcoming 63 F100 as well. Y-blocks were used in light trucks through 1964

The Starliner has an FE 352 engine, not a Y-block.

Revell's ancient opening-doors 56 F100 is a great source for a pretty accurate stock truck-style Y-Block. You could probably just use the whole top end on the AMT block, heads, manifolds, etc

...and proportional accuracy, which ain't saying much, because the AMT's are still pretty rough. Moebius whiffed a whole laundry list of things on the Fords. All the grilles on the 67-72's are just horrific. Ridiculous. Toy-like. There's something totally wonky about the shape of the profile DLO and the drip rail that I can't put my finger on also. The bedside end caps and the shape of the tail lights. The too-wide park lamps. Stuff that is just incredibly hard to fix. The 65's and '66's have some real problems too. It's so disgusting because I owned a gorgeous 65 for 11 years and was forced to sell. I was so excited when these kits were announced, then, so completely let down when I finally got one. The grille opening panel in profile is not raked forward at the top enough. It's nearly vertical, giving the front end too blunt of an appearance. There's some real problems in front of the front wheel opening as well. Too much real estate there somehow. Maybe the bottom of the grille opening and the bumper need moving back like a scale 2 inches. And don't get be started on the windshield and DLO height. It looks like the chicken truck in the Big Bird movie. Way too tall. How could AMT get these same details so right on the 61-63 F100's working by eye, 60 years ago, while all the current technology at Moebius's disposal failed them so miserably? I expect the same kinds of issues on the C-10 and the Maverick. Moebius has a track record in my estimation, and I'm certain they will mess things up pretty well.

Is NO ONE going to comment on the 3D printed prototype for a cloned 64 Malibu hardtop at the far end of the table? I suspected that one was likely be the next 64-67 A-body kit to get cloned

Did they alter the rear wheel openings for the big slicks like they did on the Cougar Funny Car?

Yes, it is. But even as a curbside, it's a huge improvement over the original chassis platform

Has anyone "backdated" this kit? Sure, I know the body proportions aren't 100 percent there, but it might be fun to toss it on the chassis for the 34 Ford Pickup and see what you could do with it for a slump-breaker. Maybe even make a Fauxvivor of the "East Coast" style rod you could build from the original Aurora 34 Ford

Is there any hope of seeing these again? I missed them the first time around, and now they are getting out of reach.

The modern kit they released with those parts isn't at all the original annual kit. That one was tooled up and first released around 1999, if I recall correctly, and go cart was retooled only very recently.

It's blob-tastic. Pretty featureless, and IIRC, a little underscale.

Ah, I see. What's the plan for fixing that?

Bill, is it possible that the wheelbase of the AMT 5W you are using is too long by a couple of scale inches ahead of the doors? The curvature along the bottom of the body of the Revell/Monogram snapper at the cowl seems accurate, but the front fender of the AMT fender unit seems too far ahead, and as you mentioned, the hood is too long.

The only reason that Lindberg ended up with the IMC kits they did, was because the molds were dropped off at George Toteff's tool and die shop for mold repair, and were forgotten there. What became of the other tooling remains a matter of conjecture. There have been previous threads on the subject here.

I'm actually not arguing that at all. In fact, that would be along the path I would choose to take for myself in building this kit. However, the hobby is filled with people of different levels of expectations and budgets. It's important that people know if there are multiple routes of achieving a means to an end. If someone were wanting to recreate the look, and the spirit, of having an MPC 68 GTO annual on the shelf, but on a "beer" budget, the 72 kit would provide all of the parts necessary to build a "faux-vivor", and there's nothing wrong with that kind of build if someone wants to go that route. That's really all I'm getting at.

I simply mentioned the 72 GTO kit because it is a "shotgun" approach to sourcing all of the missing parts to make the kit full detail with the least amount of re-engineering. The 72's chassis could even be used if a separate rear axle was desired. Certainly the 69 442 chassis is a better piece, but then again, to use it, you need to purchase another donor kit for the engine

Are there not complete 72 GTO donor kits available from literally every reseller for stupid cheap money?

I have suggested this solution previously as well and I believe that it ticks all the right boxes. It doesn't overlap with the current 1/20 scale 1970 AMX, chassis and engine is improved over the old Jo-Han offering, the whole intellectual property argument is solved, and it gives us a 69 AMX in 1/25 scale. The 1/20 Ford Econoline is begging for the same treatment too

No, the Glidden Pinto was an MPC kit. Prior to 1988, AMT and MPC were separate, and competing companies

The overly simplistic shape of the shock towers and the lack of engraving of features on the inner fender aprons of the newer generation Fairlane/Cyclone kits have also always been a point of contention for me, particularly in light that these panels are molded as separate parts, which would have made it lots easier to add that detail. Ironically the 66-67 Fairlane annuals did a better job of representing these features than this kit developed in the 1990's.

3D printed copies of the Parts Packs motorcycles would be welcomed too.

An essential piece of equipment in recreating an accurate A/Modified Production Hemi A-body or E-body

With Steve mentioning in another thread that more mid-60's GM intermediates (A-bodies) were a part of his cloning program, and already pretty far along in development, I would not be surprised to see one of those projects next. Though I am largely a Ford guy and I would love a 67 Galaxie, I would roll the dice on a Craftsman Plus 64 Malibu or another 64 Chevelle/El Camino variant arriving first. Perhaps the 66 Buick Skylark GS after that.