Dave Darby

That looks really good Terry. Was there a kit involved, or is this partially scratch-built?

They've always been like that. The coupe too. Maybe somebody will offer photoetched replacements.

Beautiful color and paint job (not surprising from you) and I love the Day 2 wheel choice.

More information has been trickling out about what happened. From Autoweek: "Pat Ganahl passed away yesterday in a drag racing accident at the Estranged Car Club show," said Anna Marco, a former longtime staff member of Rod & Custom magazine who worked under Pat Ganahl for many years. "He was in the Iacono dragster when it happened. He never lifted and went into the woods at the end of the track. We think he had a medical issue in the car, possibly a heart attack. He said he wasn't feeling well and wanted one more run. His wife Anna was there and said he died doing what he loved because he wasn't a retirement home kind of guy." My wife and I think(and this is pure speculation) he may have suffered from a ruptured aorta, similar to how John Ritter passed. Guys that tall often have connective tissue disease. Chancess are, he may have died even if he hadn't made that last pass. But better to go piloting a drag car than in a hospital bed. Either way, how or why doesn't matter. We've lost a hero and a muse. https://www.autoweek.com/news/people/a40963863/pat-ganahl-rodder-and-writer-killed-in-drag-racing-accident-in-oregon/

Hi Tim, I learned about it late Friday night. I don't have a ton of information, other than he was piloting the Iacono GMC powered dragster that he restored, and from what Ive read that there was no attempt to brake or steer when he reached the end of the track. This would indicate that he either died or at least lost consciousness during the run. I corresponded with Pat occasionally over the years, but never got to meet him in person. Yet I feel like I knew him. His writing style was that personable. I first discovered Pat's writing on the pages of Street Rodder magazine, when he first joined the staff. His autobiography of a hot rod type articles really influenced me from the time I was a young teen all the way up to today. His passing has hit me extra hard. Life is precious and fleeting. And it can end in the wink of an eye. Godspeed Pat.

I believe almost all of the parts runners for the parts trees are open. The chopped Victoria roof, fins and skirts bit the dust to make room for the plastic slicks and straight axle. The Carson top is still in the kit, but modified to a targa style roof. There may be some small bits here and there, especially on the chrome tree, but as far as I know, what's there is what still exists.

I have an original issue Fireball 500 and I can confirm it did come with the smaller Indy car tires you mentioned. I'm running a pair on the back of this AMT Deuce. I wish Round2 would/could find or clone the 'implement' tires I have on the front.

From what I was told, they thought those cavities were gone. I then sent them photos of a short shot of the rear Styline extension from a 1990s issue.

You build some of the coolest stuff, Terry. This is a good example of that.

AMT didn't sell the 34 Pickup tool to Lindberg. It was left behind at the tool shop in Windsor during the sale of AMT to Lesney (Matchbox). After George Toteff purchased Lindberg in the 1990s, he was at that tool shop and recognized the tool. So he bought it, and added it to the Lindberg catalog.

I wonder if somebody repops the Mongoose decals. And did RoG kill off the Monogram name? Sign me up for multiples of that Deuce.

I'd say the whitewalls are a possibility, but I wouldn't look for any other changes.

x2. Looks really good!

That is just plain gorgeous!

Classics! I love these two.

My... Gosh! Breathtaking.

I've seen some just pure "Wow!" builds on there. Since it appears AMT can play as well, here are a few of mine, along with a survivor. I started this one back in 1994-95 and really need to get back on it some day. It's a somewhat replica of the late Dave Southwick's Dutch Eshelman built 29 Highboy featured in a 1990 R&C. I'm sure you've seen this one. It's also in the need to get back on it queue. it was also started around the same time priod as the highboy, but went through some heavy changes. Finally, this survivor I bought off ebay a couple of decades ago.

How would you know the difference between a 260 and a 289, when the only difference between the two is .2" cylinder bore diameter? Outwardly the two look identical. If you are looking for a more accurate 289, there's always the one in the 67 Mustang. But be aware that the oil filler tubes on the 63s are located on the timing cover for both engines, just as AMT has it on the Cobra. (Not so accurate for the 66 Mustang!)

Hi James, I think your comments show just how easy it is to create a typographical error. These may or may not be obvious to another person, just as I don't carry around the history of Daimler Benz to know who took what out for a drive. Does a resemblence to a Curtiss P40 exhaust hinge on the number of pipes, or the shape of the pipes? I like accuracy as well, but I have seen just as bad of proofing mistakes in well funded mainstream media than I've seen in MCM. Scale Auto was often worse, when it came to factual accuracy. Speaking for myself, as a contributor to MCM, I don't make my living from writing for this magazine. I have a day job. I do this purely for the benefit of the hobby. I do my level best to make sure what I contribute is as accurate as possible, as I am sure the other contributors do as well. But, we are all only human. Have you considered contributing articles to the magazine? Perhaps you'd like to volunteer to proofread articles.

That's a beauty, Alan!

Nice to see the SR tonneau cover back in the mix. I assume the original one was still in the tool, or did you guys have to tool up a new one? The Sports Roadster wires are another nice touch, and a big improvement over the optional wheels in the previous issues. These additions will definitely sway those like myself who may already have a couple in the stash.

Very cool build Tim!

The Revell "60" (really a 1959) Corvette is the Rodney Dangerfield of Corvettes. While it does have a multi-piece body, it's miles ahead of the old SMP based AMT "59" (really a 1960) Corvette. The MPC 1960 Corvette isn't bad, but it's saddled with a 1957 interior tub. The only 58-60 Corvette that's better is the newer Pro-Modeler based Revell kit. Here's my build, from the Skip's Fiesta issue. This kit comes with non stock tires and chrome rims with baby moons, so mine wears MPC wheel covers in old AMT Trophy Series tires.