Casey

Can you post a pic or two as an example? There is often a noticeable meeting point, where molten plastic flows from opposite directions, but at the pressures used for injection molding, there will not be any gap no what I normally think of when I hear "scar" at that joint.

Is this a strong hint? I spy two package shelf mounted lights, which would match up with the two extra clear lenses included in the Supernatural kit. ?

That might be a bit of a stretch. I don't know all the differences and changes which would be required to recreate the '65, but I think a '64 F-85 Cutlass Hardtop is much more reasonable. Frankly, if that happens, it may be the only other variation we see. I don't get the sense the '64 Olds F-85 Cutlass has a huge following, so of correct, it wouldn't make much sense for Round2 to invest in another, significantly different (i.e. all new body and bumpers, interior, etc.) kit just to reuse the design work for the redone '64 F-85.

Not sure on the O.D., but I believe they are the same slicks which are included with the Bill Grumpy Jenkins Pro Stock Vega reissue:

I'd say the odds are better than maybe considering the amount of work they have performed to bring this subject back to life, albeit in not-exactly-original form.

That box art is heavily re-touched, and likely created before the model was finalized. It appears the bumper only came without the guards, both for the stock and Rally versions: The Rally version was also molded in red, so not sure if there's any way to tell which of the two kits the bumper came from if it came to you as a loose part.

I was trying to keep things strictly related to the Blue Ribbon Rods '32 Chevy, and Mark answered my question. There's an existing topic discussing the MPC '28 Ford, so I didn't want to delve any deeper into that subject here:

Thanks, Mark.

June 13, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Viola LaLonde and Elizabeth Van Tuyl."

You should. Looks like there are others in that same yard worth a photo or two. ? Here's a family posing with their '58 DeSoto Firesweep, with a two-tone green '56 Chevy Del Ray(?) 4-door sedan lurking in the background

There's a lot going on in this image, but the long wheelbase '35(?) Chevy Panel Truck at right and the Liberty ice cream truck fit the bill:

Yes, being patient. They are aware of the issue and have been trying to fix it. Repeating the same old thing isn't benefitting anyone in any way. Dave has been very good with providing updates and keeping us in the loop with what's happening, so when it's fixed, he'll let everyone know.

Unfortunately (but understandably), they left the floor hump in place, as well as the forward hole for the console location pin. Not a huge deal, but the bench seat obviously won't cover it, so it looks a bit out of place. I suppose Round2 didn't want to create an all new floor piece for the sole purpose of eliminating the floor hump, but I noticed the underside of the trans tunnel isn't dimpled at all, so there's probably enough material thickness in that area if someone wishes to sand off the hump and go that route. Having just procured one, and considering the earlier comments Jesse and others made regarding the faint scratches in the body, I'm wondering if the newly tooled parts were exposed to excess moisture for an extended period of time. I also see what appears to be traces of pitting on the backsides of the door panels, so maybe the scratches on the body were an attempt to remove some damage? The body section of the mold clearly did not get the normal level of attention we've come to expect, or maybe it did, sat around while licensing was procured, and it suffered some corrosion damage. I wasn't expecting '90s level Lindberg polish, but the trunk scratches are very obvious when held to a certain angle in the light. I suppose it's not a huge deal to most, but considering the kit is molded in black, and aimed at a less experienced (read: gonna screw up a black paint job if required), I would've expected Round2 to take extra care to make sure the body was acceptable out of the body as far as finish color is concerned. There are a few other interesting things I see, too, so perhaps this kit has more to its story than what we've heard?

Nice shot of the parts here: Was the MPC '32 Chevy "Blue Ribbon Rods" the only kit ever issued in that series? The MPC '28 Ford pickup was teased in the 1978 MPC catalog, but I don't think it was ever issued under that Blue Ribbon Rods series, nor in the picture box art: Not sure which year catalog the below is from but both are pictured, and the '28 Ford pickup has the same kit number:

From the comments, it appears the submitter, Deborah, mentioned it was taken in Virginia?: https://www.shorpy.com/node/14466#comments

PM me if you want try just that. I had a similar idea, based upon an early Piranha sketch, but not anything I am going to pursue: It might have been mentioned in one of the other existing AMT Piranha review topics:

Were all-new clear parts created, too?

People like to bag on Round2 for their Coca-Cola themed kits, but when you look through vintage images of general stores, grocers, etc. you understand just how prolific and permeating that brand has been for a century now...case in point below. '35 Chevy truck, according to the comments: https://www.shorpy.com/node/13874#comments

https://www.shorpy.com/node?page=488

Did you try contacting him at the e-mail shown on the website? Seems to be off and on with regards to eBay, but that might just be normal for him. ?‍♂️

http://manuals.hobbico.com/rmx/85-4918.pdf

Yeah, I would just go ahead and build it as a 4-door hardtop and call it good. People are always quick to point out all police cars as four-doors, yet plenty of images of 2-doors exist, so who's to say there wasn't one '67 Impala 4-door hardtop police car? Unless it's a replica of a real car, you can pretty much do what you want, so just enjoy the process. It's unfortunate there is no nicely detailed TH400 auto trans with a separate pan available in a kit, though. AMT '68 El Camino and '70 Monte Carlo SS kits both have nice transmissions, but both have the pan molded in place, which is less than pleasing to the eye. Here's an average, everyday driver idea: