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Anyway… uh… sure am glad they brought back that Coronet ?

Yeah, I know… I hate it when people hi-jack a thread about one car and make it into anoth….Oh wait… umm…?

https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=71pHnFZlsGs 383 hemi indeed…

I think re-issuing it is an easier ask. However, they may have to make new tooling anyway because the original tooling was lost. If they do, then I hope they'll fix the flaws of the original annual. They did a beautiful job with the Coronet and GTO with brand new tooling. Maybe they will do the same with 71/72 RR if they go forward with re-issuing it.

Does Moebius make a '71/72 B body? I have never seen one. With regard to the Revell GTX: If they had reissued the Monogram Satellite, then I'd be all over that one. Yes, the Monogram version had far more detail and much better proportions than the MPC version, but Revell/Monogram car only came as a '71. They never made the '72 like MPC did; the MPC annual is all we got! Also, the Revell GTX (even Dons FF version) has those kick plates molded into the body, which Road Runners rarely came with. I've never seen one in the wild with kick plates anyway. It just... ain't right. I will say, the MPC version also has it's share of problems; the front end looks off on both models. Hopefully, If Round2 reissues it, they can fix some of those issues and add some detail to make it a little closer to the Monogram Satellite.

HA HA! Take this! Referring the picture below, my parents had the black door panel on the left (notice the wider pattern than on the blue), with the beige bench seats on the right, only in black. I will say, I have seen those blue bench seats on Road Runners before, and I believe you are right, those were standard.

I think what made the '72 the best looking of all of was the rear bumper and tail lights. I spent many a childhood day marveling/staring at that big rear bumper parked in my parents' garage. I remember the designer of those fuselage cars (forget his name) said their biggest mistake with the '71 was not integrating the rear bumper properly with the grill. They fixed it in '72 and added the front insert to distinguish it from the Satellite. Plus, that '72 rear bumper always had this "take your chances" look to it on the road. Sort of saying, "You want to race me? Go ahead and try it..."

Hey hey hey! One car at a time here! LOL ??

The fender moldings and the chrome kickplate make those models next level good. So nice.

The 71s side markers covered a larger area, so I’m not sure if you could cover them up with a plastic piece. Personally, I just go with a waterslide decal and be careful to position it correctly. Although I suppose they could make some concessions in the body mold to make them interchangeable. I doubt anyone’s going to take out a micrometer to check to see if the size of the side markers are completely accurate ?

Hmm... I could tell you that my parents real life '72 RR had the exact door trim in the picture, which was the same door trim in the 1987 '71 reissue.

WOW! I HAD THAT SUPER CHARGER as a kid!! I completely forgot about that kit!!! COOL!!!

I'm partial to the '71/72 but if you pressed me against a wall, I'd say the '73/74 was a better stylistic balance.

It's the revenge of Virgil Exner! Plus they didn't have much time to be ugly; as soon as you drove one through a snow storm in the northeast, the entire body rotted right off the frame!

Alright, couple of questions: 1. How did you do the chrome moldings around the wheel wells? I always felt that those wheel molding made the car. My parents RR had them. 2. Where did you get the side view mirrors? (If I remember correctly, those kits never came with them, (or at least the '87 reissue didn't) Oh, and... BEAUTIFUL WORK!

Mr. Steve Goldman has kindly Responded to a post I made about re-issuing the 1971/72 Plymouth Road Runner. I am greatly appreciative that he responded. I asked that if you would like to see this model come back, do as he asks and like his post. Basically it’s this: We have this ear. If you want it back, let him know! It probably isn’t worth mentioning, because it is pretty obvious but I’ll say it anyway: I wanted to have a 1/25 scale 1972 Plymouth Road Runner since I was five years. I desperately wanted to make a replica of my parents car. I could never find one in the store, and when I started seeing them on eBay the cost was out of this world to purchase one. The closest I ever came was the 1987 reissue 71 Road Runner but it’s just not the same. As much as I’m embarrassed to admit it, If this car was re-issued and I had it in my hand, I’d probably get a little misty. Actually a lot misty. But don’t tell anyone.

Beautiful job. I love how you got the chrome around the side markers.

Man, late to the party for this post. Was anybody able to ask Steve Goldman why he hates the 71/72 Plymouth Road Runner?

That’s so funny. I have the exact same thing. 87 reissue, with Modelhaus 72 parts and a resin 72 hood. I also have a resin 72 body but the A pillar broke. Grrrrr.

The only rub with doing a 71/72 combo (which I could only hope they do) are the side marker lights. But that could be solved with slide decals.

Like I said, they retool or have made new tooling for these reissue kits all the time. (This coronet is a prime example) but they can’t retool this one? Why is that? I’ve speculated that they just don’t like the car/kit because every other reason doesn’t seem to add up. I think they could re-issue this one they just choose not to. There’s plenty of demand for it. Just look at the old ones on eBay and what they go for. (I get annoyed with the guy who’s been cannibalizing them and selling them piece by piece. That’s just sleazy). Also there’s a hobby shop I visit frequently and the owner always says that people stop by and ask for this one more than any other. And he can’t understand why they don’t just reissue it either. So that’s my story.

I have an original 80s version of the ‘71 Road Runner sitting on my bench. I just can’t get myself to build it though because it is still in the original wrapping and I feel like I would be desecrating it. I know this seems irrational but it’s just how I feel. I would prefer them to just re-issue it. 71, 72 either one (although I would prefer 72) They are tooling up new stuff all the time, they can’t just re-tool this one? They’ve re-issued the 74 Road Runner thousand times so most of the parts are already on the shelf. Anyway, I have ranted and raved about this forever so it’s kind of old news. I’ve reached out repeatedly to them to either ask if it’s coming or formally request it and they never respond. So I’m almost at the point of being resigned to the fact that it is never going to be reissued for what I feel is no good reason.

Ya know, if they can retool this one up from scratch, then there is another one that I wont mention one they can tool up from scratch. Yet they stubbornly wont. ? Hmm… I’m going to write that one down.

Yeah, that 71–72 loop bumper was all his. Long after they ran him out of town.

I dunno, maybe something personable. Like this: I could respect a response like that.