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I think the changed backing plates with Tiger issue, as it had awful small tires. I forget whether they were 2 piece or once piece, but they were awful. I kind of recall 2-piece tires. Just looked at instructions on the Drastic site. They were one piece. Had really blocky but small tread. Different from the Michelins that were in the VW's about that time. The 2 piece tires were in the Capri II I guess, also 76-78. Try the small tires that were on Vegas, and have appeared in some stuff lately. Yes, Hero was based on 66, issued in 67-68. But the pickup top option appeared I think in the '65 annual, was in 66 annual and Hero, then rear deck cutout factory done in Western Pickup (body still had fringe rocker, horseshoe doorhandles, silver dollars on grille and rear bumper, etc. Just no convertible interior/boot.

Seatbelts irrelevant unless you're nuts like me. Rear deck not much of a deal, you could sand and etch recessed cap door. I'm lazy and hate scribing small circles hence deck graft. U think the Mako script is on hood not side. MCG has script set too IIRC with Mk IV for hood too.

There are grille inserts for forward hood scoops like the hood bulge inserts. The gas cap door in back is etched in original, and raised with separate cap in later versions. Mark is as usual correct, the exhaust is under car with thin finned detail like hood grilles and dual rectangular exits. The seats of original do not have engraved seat belt detail, the hood bulge lost its Mark IV lettering and the Mako lettering on the side. Plus, the trailer was gone, likely about the time it appeared in full size Impala kits once MPC got the promo contract in '68. If you find a builder, or a later issue and a builder, you can fix the rear gas filler by grafting in one of the "oil filler doors" off the parts car hood into deck of the builder. That was my plan until I found the glue bomb I misplaced.

MPC did TV cars too, many were 1 hit wonders, trashed some tools. Beverly Hillbilly car (somehow surviving the Jolly Roger goofy thing later); awful Mannix Toronado (did it kill the 66-67 Johan tooled body MPC issued in '67?); Airfix/maybe Heller based tool of DB5 Bond and Toyota 2000; and a ton of showrods (Moon Buggy, Ice Cream Truck, Phone Booth,...) most of which were not reissued. Hero Imperial was kind of neat, it had a ton of retooling of grille, etc. with goofy fringe on the rockers, but silver dollars, lots of other tooling. Killed my beloved 64-66 Imperial tool, but cool. The Western Pickup was the same, but was pre-cut as the Imperial pickup that was option since 65 IIRC (Mark, Snake, correct me if it was 64) I thought the Smart version had fixed bumper rams too. I found instructions off the Drastic Plastics site so here's the diffs. Engine, bumpers, hood, shifter, phone, antenna, and whatever else you guys see I missed Hope my posts help some.

Tiger first issue was in later 70's, molded in yellow, ugly flares. Prior to that, only Get Smart.

Johan 413 Cross-Ram. There's thread about them around here recently. They were in large Mopar kits, 61-64 for sure, I seem to recall the intake appeared in later years too, ?maybe 67 300? But factory was early 60's only. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/114668-chrysler-413-cross-ram-in-1962/

Electric Blue per this article for the #2 car. http://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/92/articles/socal-custom#.V9A2BlUrLC1 Appears that Lingenfleter has a black one And the non-ZR-1 Nassau Roadster. http://www.superchevy.com/features/corp-0910-1995-guldstrand-nassau-roadster/ http://www.superchevy.com/features/1403-1995-chevrolet-corvette-gs90-grand-sport-by-guldstrand/

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Spellcheck for box-art would be nice. Gas cans and water on roof rack of sedan probably poor choice considering thing has been strafed anyway.

Thanks Dave, really nice comparison and summary.

Thank god Igor in the loop

Changing water and washing car is important. I also wash my sanding cloths with warm soapy water when done, light scrub with toothbrush to get recent paint out of it. Any cloth can leave scratches, so if you drop it, or it gets dirty, the small fibers really don't clean very well, so pitch it. With Microfiber cloth, if you wash them, do NOT use fabric softener. They'll feel softer, but the fabric softener just "glues" the fibers together to make it "feel" softer. It'll leave scratches more often as it picks up the sanded paint. I usually rinse the body after sanding but before the polishing, and use different parts of cloth frequently. Works on 1:1 cars too.

I agree, but the new Charger police cars, Dom's various black Chargers, the evil black Cuda, the Challenger, the Jeep, all are lustworthy, and hype the brand. The latest movies have been even moreso, and I seriously doubt FCA cares. Even the Jensen Letty drove had Chrysler power (thing was cool). Dumb, huge cross marketing possibility. Marchionne (The Sweater) is a micromanaging megalomaniac like Piech (not as smart as him though). Sad.

True. Myopia knows no borders

AC compressors have had electric clutches driven by thermostats for 50+ years. THe LS motor surprised me. Chrysler got enough film time they shuld have tossed in some crate motors. But, the Sweater that runs FCA is too stupid to see 8 movies worth of advertising.

If she is truly the executor, she can dispose of things appropriately. She also has to cover estate debts with proceeds, etc. The kids can't dictate as much as they seemingly are. Here's a quick read from Legal-zoom, but Executor is a big deal. Especially with a big estate. https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/the-other-side-of-the-will-top-10-duties-of-an-executor

Carl is right. There are several vendors up there, but I've bought from Dean on eBay, and he's great. Reasonable, nice stuff, and fair, so I'd expect same as a buyer. Tom C is up there too, I've sold stuff to him debulking, and he was fine. I actually just shipped it to him and let him bid the pile, I had idea, and he knew I was sending it. Some will do consignment, but return iffy and time dependent, harder to track. Michael is right about ease with USPS. Trackable too, can print labels etc at home.

Love to see a 71-72. Silver Arrow 3 that Bob D working on cool too. Here's a couple pics, was Bill Mitchell's personal car while at GM. THread title always reminds me of Blazing Saddles scene, so clip from that too. http://www.youtube.com/embed/w0MyA4XKpK8

Call a large dealer, sell the pile. No listing fees, shipping, nonsense. Price may or may not be lower, but it doesn't sound like they're particularly rare. You could go through and cherry pick the best, but I doubt even selling multiples per auction would be much better. If they want to track every single sale receipt on 800 kits, that's nuts. There's a number of dealers in upper Midwest, I'd start there. One lump check, and gone. 800 kits will take ages to dump, and stuff that's unpopular like Nascar, etc. may not sell. Even at $5/pop from dealer, that's $4000. Done. Shipping alone on 800 kits one at a time is $10,920, and then add fees. So you MAY get 10-15/kit. Yes the buyer will pay shipping. But on cheap kits that are usually re-issued anyway, a $10 show kit becomes a $24 auction kit. People around here scream about new kits and won't buy them without 40% coupon. Brand new issues of same kits are probably less from mail order vendors or with coupons. I can't imagine similar people spending $24 on a $10-15 kit. Just another way of looking at it. GLWS.

That interior is going to be a bear to detail, both the polished stuff, and the CF stuff. Best shifter and pedals EVAH.

Ray, lots of people have called out others. You've been polite. But this is ridiculous. Some great suppliers are closing shop, and many of us will be looking for alternatives for some of their products. If someone is jacking you around for 7 mos, multiply that by 20 or more other people, and it's huge. Mail fraud is not really dependent on value, but frequency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_and_wire_fraud Let us know. And we don't need excuses and TL:DR responses from casters. Send product, or send money back. Period. If you want to use other people's money, go to a bank. If you want to tell stories, write a book.

It is quite small. It's faster than an Aventador too, lots of vids on YT show it. Regular doors, pretty easy to use. Worst looking shrouding around engine I've ever seen, looks like plastic pots plants come in from Home Depot. But it's so dmn fast you don't care. Nose lifter a must, as it'll drag, and planning needed as it's really slow to raise nose. Tracks great. Here's size comparo with M3. Parked corner to corner. I couldn't believe it. Roof comes up to a little above the side mirror parked next to each other. Inside great, also better than Aventador. It's lots wider though

I was buying those AHM's then, still have them. No local shops would try to do anything close. Minimal mail order, cheap overhead, and I needed other supplies. Pretty myopic they'd tell a kid full retail. Model Railroader had ads, I had envelopes and checks. Problem solved. I offered them biz, would have been lots of impulse buys too. Nope. I spent hundreds on controllers, track, etc in mid 70's with a couple shops. I was looking at Tenshodo brass etc. I could afford better with money I was saving. They lost the biz. They killed their biz. Sorry.

That's a nice honest looking Ranger. Someone's been dragging boots over the sill for many years, but still kept it nice. Not quck and dirty restoration like so many. Love it. Whitewalls suit it. A real UV that was sporty. So glad we get one after 50 years. Can't believe it's been that long.

1:1 car actually designed and built here in US, so LHD is native set-up.