Rob Hall

Revell doesn't have a '70. This is the modern tooling AMT '70, which has always had an RS nose in Z/28 and Baldwin Motion versions...this is a modified reissue now w/ the standard nose. The '65 Coronet is a rebox of the Polar Lights kit from about 15 years ago.

It appeared to be a custom early 70s Pinto....I believe it may be a re-issue of the AMT Pinto coupe w/ custom parts that was called the 'Pintera'... that photo reminds me of this photo I found of the Pintera box side....

Really enjoyed the event. Glad I could make it for the finale. Thanks for sharing..I took a bunch of pics, but I always seem to take from too far away..

Before the end of the year is what I heard.

Yeah, a quick cell phone pic in a crowded room.

It does look like a 25th anniversary Countach (white one below)..they had the big bumper in the US. The yellow one has the door window moldings painted yellow, and the front air dam black, which differ from the photos I've seen..

Got a few items at the Toledo Toy & Model Fair today---the Motor City Resin '60 Ford Town Sedan and Ford Fairlane 4dr sedan, several of Steve Zimmerman's sweet wheel & tire sets for future builds, and a restorable '69 Johan Cadillac Coupe de Ville..chrome is good, missing one wheel and tire and one taillight lens, got a chunk missing out of the rear quarter that is repairable.

Saw an eclectic mix of vehicles on Hwy 23 in Michigan south of Ann Arbor--going northbound in about 5 min I saw a white Lexus LF-A, a yellow Lexus LC, and a new Supra in bright red. On the Ohio Turnpike saw a car hauler with 4 new green Buillitt Mustangs and other new Mustang GTs incl. a red convertible. Saw a dark green w/ white bumpers and grille '57 Ford F100 style side in good shape on another car hauler.

Saw this at the NNL Nationals 40th today at the Round 2 table... incl. the box art for the upcoming '70 Camaro Z/28 w/ new front parts for the full width bumper variation. The Round 2 fellow said likely 1st quarter 2020.

Saw the box art and newly tooled parts at the NNL Nationals today, looks good.

Nice to see more realistic wheel sizes...15 inch seems pretty tiny and outdated, compared to street cars...after all, NASCAR uses the names and branding of street cars on their race cars, and in the real world, Mustangs, Camaros and Camrys have 17, 18 inch and larger wheels these days..larger wheels allow for larger brakes, which is a good thing. It's not a vintage racing/nostalgia series...

I'd assume they did the '67 Coronet because they also did a '67 GTX and '67 Charger...lots of parts shared between those 3 kits. And they had already done a '69 Coronet (albeit in 1/24th).

Also seen as part of 'IRL' (in real life). Not to be confused with IRL-Indy Racing League, though if I say "I've been to IRL races IRL' that is a true statement...;)

It's definitely present in this forum, though..since Gregg lives in Hawaii...i see 'ohana' and other Hawaiian terms here.

Yeah, the most recent '87 molded in yellow issue I bought was $35 unbuilt.. that was maybe 3 years ago.

I'd like to see the MPC '71 come back, but am not holding my breath. I've bought a few on eBay over the last 15 years--the original MPC '71 Road Runner, the '87 reissue, the original MPC '71 GTX, and the original MPC '72 Road Runner..they are out there.

The 2016 Camaro and its variations was a new tool. I believe the name 'Round 2' is a reference to it being Tom Lowe's second hobby venture after Playing Mantis (which resurrected the Johnny Lightning diecast brand in the early 90s).

With Round 2 that is pretty much the case. Occasionally they tool up a new kit, like the 2016 Camaro a few years ago. But by and large, Round 2's business model is reissuing old kits in new box art, with new decals, sometimes new pad-printed tires, and occasionally new parts (like the surf racks in the '65 Chevelle 'Surf Wagon' kit). They do sometimes retool missing parts, like with the '63 Impala firewall, etc. Apparently, bringing back the '71 Road Runner kit is not cost-effective...I'm sure they know the cost involved.

That's the old MPC '80 Volare Road Runner tooling, which still exists like the MPC '74 Road Runner tooling. The '71-72 tooling apparently is not in usable condition.

Those are Autoworld/ERTL 1/18th diecast. Not 1/25th scale styrene kits. Different reality.

I liked the Phaeton interior...sat in one at an auto show once...

Huh? Round 2 doesn't own Revell...presumably, the tooling for the MPC '71 is damaged or lost since it hasn't been reissued in over 30 years.

That's Audis niche, though. Bugatti is much higher up the price ladder. I think the Phaeton was a mistake for the VW brand, not sure what it's point was, other than spreading the investment cost w/ the Bentley Continental....since they already have the Audi A8 playing in the executive car niche.... the Phaeton and A8 were chasing after the same customers. Speaking of filling niches, I've read that maybe 10-15 years ago VWAG considered bringing back the long defunct Horch brand to fill a gap between Audi and Bentley, sort of how Mercedes has Maybach.

Well, Bentley is VWAG's ultra luxury brand, while Bugatti is the ultra-ultra luxury brand. They had a sedan concept a while back--the Galibier, but it sounds like the next Bugatti model will be a crossover, positioned above the Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini Urus. https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/bugatti/suv-crossover/

The Grand National includes the GNX parts (first time together in one kit), and the 2n1 aspect of the Impala is there are now optional lowrider wheels/tires and decals..