Oldcarfan27

Better yet, give us the wagon with optional parts to make the F.I. surrey car!

My favorite go-to site is IMCDB.com (International Movie Car Data Base) Type in any TV show or movie and there are clips of various cars used or captured in the background of that show. Hours of fun for the car enthusiast. I've typed in shows like Emergency!, Andy Griffith, CHiPs, Happy Days. As well as movies like Gone in 60 Seconds, Smokey and the Bandit, Bullitt and American Graffiti. There are so many ideas in there.

I've used clear paint as an adhesive for ph emblems and parts, headlights and windows. Use an enamel based paint sparingly. Once dried, it's stronger than white glue and can take some handling.

I remember years ago, I sprayed Dullcote into the cap and brushed it carefully (one coat) around a set of chrome wheels and it made them look like the freshly machined wheels on a new car. Works great!

"Cragar SS" wheels are (were) available in many vintage car kits. AMT 64 Impala SS, 66 Nova SS, 70 Baldwin Motion Camaro are just a small few that have good representations, but there are many kits that had Cragars included. Very easy wheels to find.

Too bad it's missing so many pieces. That's gonna be a rare one to find all the ancillary parts for. However, if someone just needs the dash, it looks to be in great condition. Should just put it on Ebay and let someone find it!

Not sure if this is the same, but it looks like it's available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Treatment-YELLOW-CARNAUBA-CREAM-WAX-Car-Waxing-954ml-Professional-Series-/362556415134

Thanks again to James Maynard. Quick shipping and parts came just as described.

Me too. Great stuff, Paul. Thanks a bunch.

I just bought mine today at HL. It was the only new and different thing they've had since the shut down bagan a few months ago. So it stood out like a beacon! Must've just been put out this week.

I remember back in the 80s, AMT/Ertl would have someone build a resin or vintage kit to display at their show tables to test the waters for potential interest in an upcoming future kit. They did this with a 50s Cameo p/u promo and a 62 Bel Air resin kit. They also did it with the Petty Road Runner, but I guess that one didn't gather enough interest to continue. They didn't tool up anything, they just displayed something that was somewhat available to see if buyers wanted that kit to be done.

I don't know, I find the AMT 25 T double kit a very fun project, and it dates back to the early 60s!

I think someone said that Model Ts back then were everywhere and were dirt cheap, whereas 32 Fords were made for 1 year and were already enormously popular. IE: supply and demand. Nowadays, you can buy either as a mass produced kit car. So if people have a choice.... Add to that the fact that Model Ts have limited legroom and cabin space and that we tend to be larger than we used to be - well, you get the idea.

A 4 door SUV Shelby, Ugghh just shoot me now!

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Love the wheels! 66 Malibu street machine? I have a long term project (they all are!!!) of one of these Kammbacks. Yours makes me want to get back and finish mine. Mine doesn't have a rear bumper so I'll probably have to make one. Mine's gonna look like this - someday.

Nice. Reminds me of a T/A I looked at with my dad when I was a kid. Same blue with blue velour interior. He was going to buy one of these or a Z28 in a similar color - until he found out about the insurance! He bought a Ranger instead. Thanks for the memories.

Try posting your wants, explain your parts box situation and always be willing to offer to pay shipping at the bare minimum. Or offer other resources instead (tools, magazines, decals, etc.). Folks here are very kind and supportive for fellow builders. Usually, it's not about the money. Someday, you might have something that another builder needs and you can help them out.

I can only hope it's this one. The first kit I ever built. I absolutely love this box art! It'd be cool if it had the lightly tinted blue windows like the original did.

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I'm interested in it, even if it is a snap. I like the subject. I wanted to buy the Greenlight "Lost" diecast as a stand-in for a kit, but now if I can get one of these, I won't have to.

Makes sense, but why are there many mounds of gravel behind it, and yet the wagon still remains unmoved? Personally, if I was working there, I'd have gone and picked it up just to see what it was or what condition it was in. It doesn't look like it's been disturbed in decades.

If you ever want to trade it away.... LMK

You would be correct about that, I forgot about the wheel base difference. Still like to dream, though.

Some much needed reference material: While I hated it when I was a kid, a friend of mine had a kit built up on his shelf and I never forgot it. Years later, I stumbled across one sealed for $5 and something clicked - where am I going to find another one? Someday I may build it, but for now, it's a flashback to my childhood. Snake, I like your idea of making it a wagon. I might like to do a Monkeemobile-type phaeton, convertible top and all! After all these years, it's kinda grown on me. At least it's complete in its execution, not a mish-mash of various parts, like this disaster....