Chuck Most

Love this! I'll never call the Stingray concept kit 'worthless' again, you proved something could be done with it, even if it involved a few 'transfusions' from other kits!

The '66 coupe and '68 Shelby kits do, but... Same goes for the '67 GT, though Steve's correct that you'd still need a proper straight six. Gluing the hood shut would work well too, though. Bottom line is the '67 Stang kits would be great chassis/underhood donors for this kit... but the '66 and '68 kits are about equal with what's already in the Ranchero kit.

I seem to remember you reviewing this one in an old issue of the other mag- you planned to build this and a '55 Plymouth in CHP livery. Love how this one came out!

It's got a promo style underhood area, with rounded inner wheel liners molded to the chassis- completely incorrect for the Falcon and Ranchero. You'd need to find a suitable first-gen Mustang donor kit and raid the engine compartment from that if you wanted it to be really accurate under the hood.

Well, no, of course not! Oh- I think you might mean "Is the Chevy engine in this kit usable or at least presentable."? In that regard it's decent, but there are many better alternatives out there if you want a Big Block Chevy.

Nice job on this! Nice to see one of these given a little care and attention.

Hoping I'll have this one wrapped up sometime tomorrow. Guess we'll see...

Have at it, Rick. I'll be the last guy to try and stop you!

Here's the underside so far... Had to snake the driver's side exhaust around the brake cylinder but still keep it away from the shift linkage- not pretty but it'll work. The Super Bee coughed up its mufflers- I'll have downspouts for the exits eventually. You can also see the slapper bars from the Baldwin Motion Camaro in place on the rear springs, and the Super Bee's fuel pump/filter casting out back, positioned so it intentionally peeks out from beneath the rear bumper. Still a little more work to do, but pretty much dialed in down here. In a nod to the other car with a stinging-insect-inspired name, the one which donated the 426 HEMI (that would be the '70 Super Bee for those of you a little on the 'dense' side), I used the Super Bee graphic in place of the stock Hudson crest on the grille. Here's the interior- Here you can see the Baldwin Motion Camaro's seats and steering wheel and the '58 Impala custom console- the shifter is from a Monogram '57 Nomad (I think). The gauges under the dash are Detail Master, and the stock speedo and clock openings are blocked of with 'aluminum' discs (actually sort of an accurate description, since BMF is aluminum...). I think it still needs a column-mount tach. I used a Detail Master photoetched stereo face, and I'm still messing around with the idea of adding a CB radio in here somewhere.

I have this same kit, and my hat's off to you for basing a project on it! Mine's been in Project Purgatory for a couple of years now, and I think that's where it'll stay. The jagged door gaps were the deal breaker for me, but yours looks to be cast quite a bit better than mine was.

How about green and silver? (See folks? That's called compromise! ) I know the green is a Chrysler color, but it looks so close to Ford's legendary Dark Highland Green I've just got to give it the nod.

Well, this IS a reboxed Revell AG kit. But yeah, releasing it in the California Wheels series is a bit puzzling in this context.

On the agenda today...

Nice! I'll be keeping an eye on this, as I literally just started a '57 Ford Gasser project of my own.

Somebody takes their kids' education VERY seriously! Absolutely love the way this one's shaping up.

Love it!

Love the wheels- and the stance! Not a huge fan of red personally, but it looks great on this car.

On these Step Down Hudsons, you pretty much can't- there's an external frame rail that runs right up over the wheel opening, and the upper part of the wheel well is fully enclosed above that.

Nope- you couldn't get a V8 Hudson until 1955 when they switched to the Nash body- IIRC it was a Packard V8. They were working on one, but when they merged with Nash and formed AMC, that went out the window. Hudson was also working on a new inline six... that one eventually did end up being built by Ford as the 240/300.

Glad to hear this one will be getting attention again!

Verifying Casey's post- no stock-type SS stripe decals in the Donk kit.

Just a quick and simple slammer, I used a Jimmy Flintstone body to help in disposing with a parts-donor Monogram '37 Tudor. There is a small block Ford V8 under the hood, but no interior or suspension.

That truck in the photo is most definitely a '30-'31 AA. Would LOVE to have that, along with any of the others mentioned.

The idea here is a mild '70's style street machine. So far, most of the work has revolved around stuffing in a 1970-vintage 426 HEMI mill, and all its related componentry... Note that I've added the firewall to the interior tub, and not to the body the way you should as indicated in the instructions. The reason I did that was to make it easier to attach the firewall supports, as it would have been completely impossible to do once the body was in place with the engine, as the HEMI is so wide. I also added the wiper actuator and horns, because it's easier to add those when the firewall is still a separate part. This will make getting the body onto the chassis (without knocking off the aforementioned firewall components) a bit of a challenge, but not impossible. I hope... Parts donors include... AMT '70 Super Bee Pro Street (Engine and trans, fan shroud, possibly fuel pump- Mickey Thompson valve covers are from Competition Resins and the carbs are from my spares box. I had to switch to a rear-sump oil pan and modify the Hudson's steering in order for it to fit the chassis. ) AMT Baldwin Motion Camaro (Front seats (on scratchbuilt 'tracks) and steering wheel.) Arii Western (?) mag wheels and BF Goodrich Tires The paint will be Duplicolor HEMI Orange, and since the engine will just barely squeak under the hood, I don't plan on running a scoop. The body will be completely stock aside from the decidedly non-stock paint. The next thing will be setting up the chassis and exhaust. Hopefully...

Looks like I may have stand corrected as well- looks like 2005 or 2006 on that box copyright.