Rob Hall

Watched it live on YouTube yesterday...was impressed w/ the clarity of the filming as much as the feat itself...

It was shown at the iHobby show... I would assume it's just the AMT '58 Belvedere with different box art.

The AMT Ford C kits were first released in the mid '70s, so '74ish sounds right.

IIRC, those were announced last year at iHobby.

Some of the pics show it with front cycle fenders, some don't.

Motor City Resin makes one. http://www.motorcityresincasters.com/67mustang.htm

Maybe Round 2 is jumping on the 50s bandwagon that Moebius and Revell have been playing up...but it is odd that if they are spending the money for all new tooling that they aren't promoting it better... I'm skeptical.

New release from Revell, based on the '49 Merc custom coupe. It's mentioned in this thread... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64737&st=0

Probably because they already had the similar '67 Charger and '67 GTX, so it wasn't much effort to do a '67 Coronet.. Maybe they also thought a '68 would be too similar to the '69 they already have.

. Which is a very stupid thing to do, considering they used a model that looks nothing like the AMT C600 kit. Makes them look like amateurs. Incompetence.

The Foose Firebird didn't have the stock wheels and tires...not sure if this one will be the same way or not.

I'd rather the model companies stick to photos of the completed kit on the box art rather than inaccurate illustrations or photos of real cars (which inevitably seem to have equipment not seen on the kit).

Here's a couple sweet crew cabs..love the 4dr variations...hopefully someone will tool up this body.

The retro box art on the '69 Hurst/Olds is pretty cool. The '71 Chevy van in retro 'Rescue Van' box art looks interesting..wonder if they are including the extra parts that original issue had. Looks like they are reissuing the '57 Ford in vintage box art also.

IIRC, Monogram did only Snap Tites of 3rd gen Camaros in 1:24th, while their Firebirds of that era were full-detail. There was also another Snap Tite issue of an '82 before the S&S version, also in red on the box art? I've never had any of the Monogram 3rd gen Camaros, but have all the MPC/AMT ones in my stash...may have to pick up the reissue.

True, but who knows..maybe they are including some extras for differentiation. Since they haven't shown a tooling mockup, it's all just random speculation at this point...

What originals? This Dodge was never kitted back in the day.

I don't think Revell has shown a tooling mock up of this kit yet...though someone on one of the forums said it might have a 'batwing' air cleaner ---not sure what this is, looks like it has two filter elements?

Never used a chain saw..don't think I'd trust myself w/ most power tools, since I've stabbed myself in the hand with a screwdriver and cut my thumb badly w/ an x-acto knife.

Check the laws in your jurisdiction. Don't rely on the TV.

Rust belt salt corrosion took the bottom of the cab..

Sharp build of an uncommon kit.

Sharp build...I love offbeat replica stock builds like this.

Yeah, who knows...it may end up like last fall's new tool announcements---nothing shows up until the 4th quarter. I just marked 'em as '2013' on my to-purchase spreadsheet, they will show up whenever they show up...

Definitely looks like an '85, missing the nose badge, though. '85 is when they rounded off the lower fascia, IIRC..'82-84 was more sharp-edged.