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Yup, I just checked...I didn't realize they were in that kit too.

The '71 and '72 Monte Carlo annuals had them. (Probably the '70 as well)

My '71 annual has the Magnum 500's; the box art illustration shows the Machine wheels

That's an old pic of mine; but I don't remember posting it...must have been a long time ago. Just to confirm; yes, this is the roadster version of the Iron Horse built according to the instructions.

Yup....this kit is perfect for a period piece mild custom/street rod/street machine/whatever; just pick you era and what you would do with a '57 if you owned one back then. I was given a list of kits by Round2 that required box-art builds a few years ago , asking which ones I would be most interested in. This one was at the top of my list. It may not be the most accurate, up to date replica of a '57 Chev, and we all know the tooling is long in the tooth, but it's just one of those kits I have fun working on. My own period piece is a first-issue Pepper Shaker built as I would have done myself in the late '60's had I owned a real one...dual-quad small block (Corvette?), traction bars, Cragars on wide tires, an aftermarket steering wheel, and buckets/console lifted from a '69 Chevelle. This kit has been built/rebuilt several times in different configurations, hence the aluminum BMF substituting for the decalized Bel Air side trim. I can picture this thing running Snake's on some deserted backroad.

Funny you should mention that; I took before pics as I was prying/sawing it apart, but I lost them. This kit hates me. I have one old pic that doesn't show much of the damage, but if you look close at the driver's side A-pillar area you can see some of the glass damage (the rear window was much worse).

I have a few. The '65 Fury and the Polara were gluebombs, the '68 Fury was a played-with friction, and the 300 was built out-of-the-box. The second pic is my C-body to-do pile.

This one was almost too far gone to save. Purchased as an un-painted gluebomb on ebay years ago, the original builder used almost a whole tube of glue assembling it. The glass was welded in so bad that I couldn't remove it; I had to use a polishing kit to remove the blobs of glue on the front and rear windows, then (very carefully) grind out the glue-covered vent windows with a Dremel. After doing all that, sanding the glue blobs/fingerprints from the body masking the windows and priming it, I dropped the body, shattering the right front corner into about 5 pieces. Considering what a mess this thing was, I'm happy. I forgot to install the replacement vent windows I fabricated for it...but I'm almost afraid to touch it.

That artwork was used in magazine advertisements, etc for Aurora Thunderbikes (an offshoot of the Model Motoring/T-Jet slot cars).

We have the AMT/Ertl '67 Fastback, but the body on that kit is lacking a lot of engraved detail. I've been hinting (bugging?) Round2 for about 9 years now; if they are considering tooling anything new....take that kit, toss the body/interior bits and use the rest as the basis for a '67 Hardtop. Then I would FINALLY have a kit of my first car.

The Amphicat is cool. It would look good in the back of a pickup, and the guys at Round2 know it.......maybe some day....

I picked one up at my LHS dirt cheap about 20 years ago. I got it home and wondered what the heck I was thinking and what could I do with it. Here's what I did. If anyone starts a "what's the craziest thing you've done with a kit?" thread I've got my entry.

I sooo wished that kit was done in 1/25 scale back then.

I believe George Toteff was the major proponent of 1/20 scale, first when he formed MPC in the '60's, and later when he ran Craft House (Lindberg), when the Nissan pickup and a few others were created.

I built the box art kit for Round2, and I was surprised at how nice this kit turned out. I would highly recommend it if you like the subject matter....and don't mind the scale.

Yup The yellow-ish pinstripe and Sonoma graphics were added later by Round2

Thanks for all of the comments. I wish I had "before" pics, but I don't.

Some recent discussion on another thread inspired me to dig this one out and clean it up. I decided to post some pics as there aren't a lot of images out there of this golden oldie (at least not that I could find). It was purchased as a built-up many years ago and restored. I wasn't a big fan of the custom wheels that came with the kit, and I felt that the Monogram wheel/tire combo (Lil Coffin or Little Deuce..?) looked like they belonged. I also wanted to alter the stance a bit, so I swapped the somewhat chunky-looking straight front axle with a dropped axle from the scrap box.

The thin whitewalls were standard equipment on the 1961 Impala SS (a mid-year introduction). It's the only pre-1962 application I'm aware of, but there may have been other rare examples.

63 Buick (maybe others too, but I doubt it)

That is a custom grille insert from the MPC '70 Cuda annual (one of a pair).

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the kit will be molded or prepainted blue. I'm not sure about the orange/white portions or the black pinstriping (probably decals). The one in my pics is an earlier molded-in-grey issue painted with Tamiya lacquers to match the Heritage color scheme as close as possible. The production kits should be more accurate color-wise.

Call me crazy, but I'd like to add one to my stash too. I don 't know if it's rare or not, but I don't think a Round2 reissue is coming anytime soon.

My all-time favorite RC2-era kit is the '40 Ford "Woodie".