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Cobbled this together a few years ago (or many years. Don't remember) off the interweb. Ain't saying it's 100% accurate. 1966 Experimental Stock (XS) Rules Reprinted from the April 1, 1966 issue of National DRAGSTER Revisions based on 1967 rules are in RED. Six new classes for Funny Cars have been added to the National Hot Rod Association's 1966 competition rules. The new section's classes will be known as Experimental Stock (XS), and are for 1964 and later highly modified stock cars. In order to allow their participation in the '66 World Championship Series and other events at NHRA sanctioned strips, the late-model hot rod XS classes will have their own set of national records, with standard elapsed time records for the Eliminator handicaps. The XS classes will be determined primarily by total car weight, with minimum permissible weights per class as follows: S/XS 2000 lbs. minimum (1967) A/XS 2000 lbs. minimum (1966, 1967) B/XS 2600 lbs. minimum (1966) 2400 lbs. minimum (1967) C/XS 3000 lbs. minimum (1966, 1967) D/XS 3200 lbs. minimum (1966) 3400 lbs. minimum (1967) E/XS 3400 lbs. minimum (1966 only) Only one engine is allowed per car. All rear engined cars will be classified S/XS. Others classes must have engine in front of driver. Make or model of engine is optional, as long as it is an automobile engine of 1964 or later production. No limit to engine setback for S/XS. For the rest maximum permissible engine setback is 25 percent of the total wheelbase, measured from the centerline of the front spindles to the engine's nearest spark plug hole. Maximum allowable engine displacement for S/XS and A/XS and B/XS cars is unlimited. Maximum for all other XS cars is 430 cubic inches. Engine modifications are optional in XS classes. S/XS is for all supercharged cars. S/XS is for cars with excess engine setback (greater than 25%). S/XS is for rear engined cars. Either carburetors or injectors are acceptable in the A/XS and B/XS classes. Remaining classes are restricted to carburetors only. Fuel type is optional for S/XS, A/XS, and B/XS class. The other XS classes are limited to gasoline only. Bodies must be of a type manufactured for 1964 or later stock cars, unaltered in size and general contour. Fiberglass or aluminum bodies and components may be used. Four stock type fenders are required, which may be elongated to accommodate axle relocations. Frames may be stock production, altered production or special tubular construction. Full automotive type front suspension is required. Rigid mounted rear axles are permissible. Minimum permissible wheelbase for all XS cars is 100 inches. Safety hubs are required. Locked differentials are not allowed. Wheel track width may not be narrowed more than four inches per the original specifications for the type of body used. Four-wheel-drive or front-drive cars are not eligible to compete in XS classes. A roll cage, suitably reinforced and braced, is required for all S/XS and A/XS cars. All other XS classes require roll bars. Maximum removable weight for ballast is 100 lbs. No disguised ballast is permitted. Parachutes are required on all S/XS and A/XS cars and on all cars in other XS classes having only two-wheel brakes. Fire-protective suits are required for drivers of all fuel-burning S/XS and A/XS cars and are recommended for others. Explosion-proof flywheels and pressure plates are required in all stick-shift cars in XS classes, as are adequate scattershields. Safety rules applying to NHRA's Altered classes generally pertain to the XS classes, with Fuel class rules in effect for fuel-burning S/XS and A/XS cars. Eliminator handicaps for the new XS classes will be based on official elapsed-time records, per NHRA's national records procedure. Cars in the S/XS class will compete in the Super Eliminator finals. Cars in the A/XS class will compete in the Competition Eliminator finals, while cars in B/XS, C/XS, D/XS and E/XS will run in Street Eliminator finals. NHRA 1967 RULEBOOK was the first appearance of /XS classes S/XS: 2000 LBS. MIN./Supercharged (or excess engine setback, i.e.greater than 25%) A/XS: 2000 LBS. MIN. NON-SUPERCHARGED/MAX 25% SETBACK S/XS,A/XS,and B/XS (2400 LBS.) could use any fuel. C/XS (3000 LBS.) and D/XS (3400 LBS.) restricted to gasoline All rear engined cars regardless of weight/fuel/induction would be S/XS There was no official Funny Elim. in '68 . S/XS class winner (and qual. cars) ran in Super Elim. against AA/GS, AA/C, AA/FA, AA/A etc.

Performance Plastics? Is there a link?

First car I ever owned was a used 1961 Rambler American with a flathead 6.

Hmmm. Must have read it wrong. No, I forgot what I read. Apologies. Should be: The AMT Streaker AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Round2 '65 Barracuda will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Atlantis '57 Nomad will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius Coronet AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius '47 Chevy Coupe will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Atlantis '23 Comp Roadster will be the last kit I buy. No wait...

What year is the Moebius Barracuda (can't find the original post)?

Thought the topic was about kits you want. I want a Yellowjacket. But I have: JoHan Petty Superbird JoHan Torino stocker JoHan Pinto F/C JoHan Challenger F/C (Stevens issue) IMC Little Red Wagon (but all the injector stacks rolled out of the little hole on the bottom of the box - I think)

Sorry, my apologies. I misread.

The AMT Streaker AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius '65 Barracuda will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Atlantis '57 Nomad will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius Coronet AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius '47 Chevy Coupe will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Atlantis '23 Comp Roadster will be the last kit I buy. No wait...

A '65ish FED

So let's get cracking on a 3D printed small block LA Mopar. We'll have to wait on whatever else is absent from the engine compartment.

Great work. Anything Grumman gets a thumbs up from me.

To all, thank you very, very much.

Just picked up a Merit Lago-Talbot GP. Does anyone know the history of the company? Still in business? If not (and I'm guessing they ain't) anybody know what happened to the molds? While the kit isn't the most detailed, they made a boatload of these GPs and it would be nice to see them on the market again.

Got both of those kits as a present when I was a kid. Too dumb to appreciate them (they were the "wrong scale"). Threw them together, probably blew them up later. Sheesh what a dope.

The AMT Streaker AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius '65 Barracuda will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Atlantis '57 Nomad will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius Coronet AWB will be the last kit I buy. No wait! The Moebius '48 Chevy Coupe will be the last kit I buy. No wait...

One more "Told the wife it's the last model I'm ever going to buy". Sheesh.

I'll ask again. Is there an ETA for this kit?

Is there an ETA? Just wondering.

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Round2 has one in the works with a detailed undercarriage - but it won't have an engine.

A '65 Barracuda with an engine.

But why a curbside? Why not a complete kit to begin with? Just wonderin'.

It looks as if the underneath of the Barracuda is/will be made of individual pieces. Or do my eyes deceive me? Is/will the interior also be made of individual pieces? It appears that the only component missing will be the engine.

I thought Shelter Island sank into the sea years ago...

Terrific build. The Hawks were great looking cars. As Bugatti Fan said, European in styling. Sadly, underneath it was still the '53. Studebaker had an admirable history.