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Ronco! As seen on TV! And, it slices, dices, rices, and surprises!

Thanks. Just a thought. Makes sense ... the much taller '50 Olds fits, too.

It's a little early yet. The kit just came out yesterday (for the masses).

Could it be that the missing roof height would have created packaging issues with the Revell box dimensions? Considering the cost of developing and tooling an all-new kit, I just can't imagine there being any room for unjustified 'error' (goof-ups like getting roof height, roof length, & B-pillar posture wrong). However, I can see some bean-counter pitching a hissy if the body wouldn't fit in the proscribed box (with the rest of the parts) and the proscribed number of boxes in the proscribed shipping carton. Stupider carp has happened. There are other issues with the kit, all of which can be addressed with the same 'why bother if you don't do it right?' question, and the answers can probably be attributed to the real shot-callers, the bean counters who don't give a rat's patooty about 'accuracy' or other enthusiast concerns.

It's ironic-funny. People used to whine all over the place about the absence of a styrene LX Mustang . . . constantly carping about having to buy expensive resin conversions . . . Now the kit that answers all the prayers is out . . . And it's NOT GQQD enough? Just can't please some of the people ANY of the time.

Yeah, right! You're not a squirrel, John, you da man!!!

Yes, but he's on an Alaskan cruise . . . we've been buying too much stuff from him!

Hey, hey, hey! I'm the Sheriff! And, the police chief, too. I know everything.

Very nice!!

I'm anxious to get my hands on mine . . . got a serious project rarin' to go!

Grand Slam Home Run First Time at Bat!!! Every time. Amazing. Again! Ever missed?

Nice.

Nice.

Decent!

Amen.

Thanks. I learn something new every day. It's a pure delight to maybe add to someone else's learning curve once in a while.

Usedtacould. Been off the market for years and years. Too easy to paint a plastic wheel.

Great! I can't wait. I've always wanted to do a real wood steering wheel. There was a very pricey aftermarket kit at one time, but I was too cheap to pay the freight. Can't wait to learn how to do it!

Gotcha. Thanks.

Why don't you shoot some in-progress pix for us, so we can see how to do it?

Are you allowed to say that on this family-oriented forum?

Thanks for posting those pix, Brett! What does the instruction sheet indicate parts 130, 135, 137, and 142 are?

PS: Probably much more of an answer than anybody wanted.

I feel so much better ... now that I finally ... KNOW! Besides, I've always preferred Jiffy! Crunchy Jiffy.

Because I am a court-qualified expert in fire cause determination, fire and arson investigation with decades of experience, thousands of complex fire investigations, and too many hours of education, training, and certifications in the field. 'Spontaneous combustion' is a condition in which certain organic materials with low ignition temperatures self-heat (an internal exothermic reaction) within a balanced containment that both permits adequate oxygen supply while preventing sufficient escape of the heat being generated. Eventually the material heats enough to reach its ignition temperature and self-ignites or combusts. Most common examples are hay fires or peat fires or the world-famous "oily" rag fires (which are actually linseed oil fires). Vehicles cannot spontaneously combust. Particularly not vehicles being driven. You mentioned your guess of a broken fuel line. Very likely. That is a common 'mechanical fault or failure' causation that allows volatile fuel (petroleum distillate not cable of spontaneously heating or combusting) to come in contact with hot components (exhaust manifold or engine block) in an oxygenated atmosphere which supports vaporization of the raw fuel, allowing it to reach its ignition temperature. However, there are so many variables at work that a thorough examination of the vehicle would be required to reach an accurate conclusion. But spontaneous combustion is not one of the probabilities.