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This is an AMT 1955 3 Car Assembly Kit. AMT started doing assembly kits is 1953. They are essentially unassembled promo cars. The kits included paint and tools. My particular kit is missing one of the cars along with the paint and tools. AMT was trying to leverage their promo tooling into kits well before they hit on the magic formula of "3 in 1".

I have a Harts Parts 71 MPC GTX hood. Mine fits well and sits flat on my original issue 71 body after a small amount of sanding. The original issue MPC 71 RR had an air grabber just like the 90's issue 71 RR. The original issue MPC 72 RR had a bird bath style hood similar to the MPC 71 GTX hood.

Very nice Non-R/T Charger!! It really captures the look very well. I like the correct red 318 and the buddy seat in place of the console. The 8 3/4 is correct for a 318 car in 68.

Added bonus, that is an early issue that has the separate chrome taillight bezels. So that is a somewhat uncommon version of a fairly common kit.

Jeff, I just saw this pic posted on the "Scale Survivors" group on Facebook. Monogram 34 Ford molded in the uncommon color teal (similar to the Monogram 40 Ford truck) and built with the custom wheels.

Although I was born in the late 60's I also had a large early morning paper route (actually three routes), and the pay was good. In the late 70's/early 80's nobody wanted the routes. There were times I would do a couple extra routes white the paper company was looking to hire new carriers (the pay for these routes was 2x but it was really tough doing 3 hrs. of routes in the morning). Every penny went to model cars. I would get done with the route and have an hour of modeling before I went to school.

Very nice clean build! Little details like the blue and red wash on the hubcaps really stand out! What method did you use to paint the bottoms of the floor pans? Thanks.

One issue with the modern AMT 67 Mustang chassis is that the front track is too wide. This issue shows in your pictures as your tires are out past the wheel lip. I pulled the spindles in a bunch (look at the relationship between unmodified tie rod end and the moved in location of the ball joint. I also lowered the front ride height to achieve a neutral stance (level).

First off, I have no problem with farming out paint jobs. My first thought would be to attend and possibly joint a local chapter of the IPMS (International Plastic Modelers Society). These chapters are essentially individual model clubs. They are open to all model builders (cars/trucks/military/ships/aircraft/space/fantasy) and they typically tend to be more military oriented. Aside from the in-person comradery the chapters often have build sessions and/or training sessions. I would be cautiously optimistic that you could find someone at an IPMS meeting that could either paint your camo jobs or show you how to do it yourself. I belong to two local IPMS chapters and have made many great friends and learned a ton.

The Monogram 34 Ford kits are works of art. Just as good as it gets!

1937 Studebaker coupe express.

I can address your question about any styrene kits for a 71 Chevelle. Both AMT and MPC both issued 1/25 scale styrene 71 Chevelle kits in 1971. The mold for these kits were both modified to produce 72 Chevelle kits in 1972. The AMT and MPC 71 Chevelle kits have not been available since 1971 and are therefore fairly uncommon and valuable when found. The AMT and MPC 72 Chevelle kits have been available off and on, multiple times since 1972 and are therefore fairly common and of reasonable price. If I remember correctly Southern Motorsport Hobbies (SMH) or Vic's Resin offers a resin cast 1/25 scale conversion kit that works with the common 1972 Chevell kits. I hope this helps.

I love adult size sleds from the 50's and 60's. My wife and I have collected a few over the years. In a world full of pickups these cars easily fit wherever I need to get them.

For 8 years in the 2000's I daily drove this 65 Pontiac Star Chief 4drHT (in Iowa) and put 20K on it. Both of my kids learned to drive on it. I only parted it out because of extensive rust (it actually had extensive rust when I started driving it) and the ball joints were starting to make cool noises.

That is a 71 or 72 Buick Electra. I had an all black 72 Electra 4drHT in the 90's.

The story goes that there was a stillborn project at Plymouth in 1969/1970 to build a Superbird version of the 71 Road Runner. It is possible that some of the designs were shared with MPC and it's possible that MPC just did it on its own. The bummer is that these noses are too narrow and generally don't fit well on the Monogram Satellite/GTX kits. The 72 Road Runner also comes with a custom front end that looks a little like the RTS 71 Road Runner (it's the front end shown on the box cover).

Count me in for multiples of these!!

A 64 T-bird...you are a glutton for punishment my friend I have owned many 61-66 T-birds (these are all essentially the same under the skin) and they have some very interesting quirks.

Now you need the recently available AMT 59 Imperial to keep it company

Thanks for the pics, Keith! I am now fairly sure that is resin. Look at the difference between the interior posts on the kit and the posts on the failed body. Also look at the flash around the inside of the taillight opening. Essentially no flash on the kit. Two part hand mixed resins are chemically quite different than thermoplastics like ABS and Styrene. Cast two part resin can often have internal porosity (micro voids) that can create weak spots. The failed body looks to have visible porosity issues.

With the influx of 3D printed 60’s Mopar full size / C-body bodies mixed in with people looking to build more accurate versions of 60’s Mopar full size / C-body kits I have seen a lot of questions about their construction style. I am covering 1960 – 1973 full size Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers (not Imperials and not 62-64 Dodge and Plymouth B-body lean size cars). From 1960 to 1964 full size is just called full size, in 1965 the term “C-body” comes into use for full size. The construction style of these cars is defined as “substructure with unitized body” but it is commonly referred to as a “sub frame”. 60’s Mopar full size / C-body cars are not unibody as the unitized body ends at the firewall. The front frame section of a sub frame is bolted to the body (with rubber isolators) and it can be removed. The front inner fenders and radiator are bolt on and are not structural. This is a 1960 Dodge print ad showing the new for 60 substructure design. A late 60’s C-body with the sub frame being removed. A 60-64 assembled sub frame. A 60-64 bare sub frame (from the rear). I have parted a couple 1:1 cars and it was hard to tell if the sub frames had ever been painted (everybody paints them when they are restored). A 60-64 sub frame car engine compartment. The inner fenders are body color. The inner fenders are somewhat similar in shape to 57 Chrysler inner fenders. A 65-68 bare sub frame (from the rear). I have parted a one 1:1 car and it looked like at least part of the sub frame had been painted black. A 65-68 sub frame car engine compartment. The inner fenders are body color. The inner fenders are barrel shaped similar to 65-66 Ford full size . A 69-73 bare sub frame (from the rear). A friend has a couple 1:1 cars and they look to have been painted black. A 69-73 sub frame car engine compartment. The inner fenders are black. The inner fenders are barrel shaped similar to 65-66 Ford full size. For everyone building 60’s Mopar full size / C-body kits I hope this is useful. I welcome your comments and corrections.

I agree. That looks like an old resin casting.

Just an interesting anecdote about this kit. I took this kit to an IPMS meeting last week and showed it (open box) to the members. I was a pleasantly surprised at the interest from the military guys, much more interest than I get from other model kits I have shown over the years. A couple of the military guys are now planning to get one.

I hope this kit leads to a series of square body variations the way that Moebius has been releasing variations on the 65-72 Ford F series. This has the possibility to be a kit with wide interest. People my age (late 50's) to my son's age (late 20's) are all generally into the square body trucks. I am looking forward to getting one (or more).