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  1. Casey
    Here it is on the instruction sheet: Not sure where these came from, either, so I'll add them as #24...low back with no headrests, so pre-1970 or so, AMT or MPC?:
  2. Casey
    Then they are the custom seats from the 1/24 Monogram '55 Chevrolet/Badman kit.
  3. Casey
    Does seat #20 have the number 81 on the backside, by chance? I think the light blue seat, #18, is the custom seat from the AMT '49 Ford kit. Does it have the hollow, round cylinder on the bottom?
  4. Casey
    This is flat out gorgeous so far, Bruce.
  5. Casey
    Please, do. The more the merrier, as long as we limit things to aftermarket racing style bucket seats.
  6. Casey
    I'm surprised anyone would recommend the above engine. The valve covers are kinda-sorta close, but have incorrect indentations, and the generic, perfectly smooth engine block (with a axlerod clearance notch to boot) is downright awful. The cylinder heads are blocky and lacking any real detail, too. I will grant you there is no good AMC late V8 engine in any kit, but the AMT Matador engine is pretty crude, and really not something I would recommend to anyone.
  7. Casey
    AMT Allison:
  8. Casey
    If no aftermarket sources turn up, you may want to consider those from the modern--era tooling Revell '41 Willys drag version triplet kits:
  9. Casey
    They are extremely close, so that was a very good guess. I just looked at an eBay listing, and the AMT '49 Mercury seats have a round tube/sleeve on the bottom, and this seat doesn't, so it must be from another kit. No, all are solid styrene.
  10. Casey
    Bert Straus: One of those odd GM Canada things where they got the Astre a few years before the U.S. did. I'd just as well wait for the ex-JO-HAN tooling/kit, last seen as a Mercury Comet 'Pro Street', to reappear, as I have my doubts a stock Maverick or Vega would sell well. Even with alternate Pro Stock versions, it sounds risky.
  11. Casey
    Correct. Mark, I purchased it from eBay. It was sold by a former Revell employee, but I'm not sure if it was the same seller as the VW Beetle and Firebird above or not, though. Just search for "test shot" in the Automotive models section, either current or completed listings, and you'll see a few others.
  12. Casey
    That's it, thanks. Sprue attachment point matches, too.
  13. Casey
    Thanks, Stu. I think I have the smaller size Revell seat, and the plastic looks like the '60s era Revell plastic, too. As for seat #10, it's very close to the AMT '49 Mercury seat, but a bit more squared off, so it's not quite a match.
  14. Casey
    This was built by Ted "Chopper" Lear. Not sure he is an active member here, but you could probably reach him through facebook, too:
  15. Casey
    AMT AMC Matador (the NASCAR/Penske kit, I think) V8: Amt '62 Chevy Bel Air 409 V8: MPC Monkeemobile Pontiac V8: AMT '66 Buick Riviera V8: AMT '61 Ford Ranchero Big Block Chevy V8: AMT '70 Monte Carlo 454 (stock) V8: AMT Baldwin-Motion Chevy Camaro 454 V8: AMT '70.5 Camaro Z/28 350 V8: AMT '49 Mercury stock Ford Flathead: AMT '49 Mercury optional 426 Chrysler "Ramcharger" Big Block V8: AMT Plymouth Prowler 3.5L V6 and rear mounted transaxle: MPC '70 Dodge Coronet Super Bee Pro Street DOHC Hemi V8: Lindberg '64 Plymouth Belvedere Slant Six: AMT '50 Chevy Pickup I6:
  16. Casey
    Thanks Bill and Mark, the list has been updated. Mark, I thought the overturned seat was the same as the black seat behind it when I photographed them, but you're right-- they're definitely different:
  17. Casey
    Thanks, I updated the list.
  18. Casey
    AMT 770 - Ohio George '33 Willys seats:
  19. Casey
    Good info, thanks.
  20. Casey
    Lots of great blog posts regarding Model T related hot rods, customs, parts manufacturers, history, etc.: https://www.tbucketplans.com/
  21. Casey
    Some good info about and reference pics of the Tognotti T can be found here: https://www.tbucketplans.com/tognottis-king-t/ Pics from the above link:
  22. Casey
    https://www.tbucketplans.com/1926-27-t-a-t-bucket/
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  24. Casey
    When did aftermarket racing style bucket seats first appear? Here are some aftermarket racing style (to differentiate them from custom type bucket seats) found in 1/24 and 1/25 scale kits, and a list of the kit(s) in which they were included (click twice on the image to enlarge): Revell '56 Chevy MPC '69 Mustang Revell Henry J, Willys pickup, Austin AMT '70s Chevy Camaro kits AMT Competition T-Body Parts Pack . AMT '69 Corvair AMT '69 Chevelle SS 396 MPC '67 GTO . AMT '55 Nomad MPC Mustang II AMT Wynn's Jammer MPC Pro Stock Chevy Vega MPC 1967 Bonneville - Hardtop and Convertible . Revell Parts Pack, '31 Woody/Tudor/Sedan Delivery
  25. Casey
    The Piranha Rear Engine Dragster kit, AMT #1122, should be out soon, for those who want only the dragster:
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