Chuck Most

Sweet.

In that case I'd go with a Ford FE- preferably a 427, depending on how generous the budget is. and of course I'd use the 'Mercury' valve covers from the AMT '66 Park Lane kit.

LIke that idea! I will say a small block Ford looks lost in there, though. Tried one out of the Deuce kits in the Merc one time- right back out it went.

Well... that settles it! My fastback will be a '69. And possibly also a faux Shelby.

Well... ya shouldn't have fed it after midnight!

Well, I mean readily available kits. So (for me) that pretty much rules out everything but the AMT '69. And the Lindberg Ford Cougar. Guess I hadnt even considered scales or body materials- I DO have a couple of Hot Wheels Cougars, and since it seems reworking Hot Wheels cars is getting pretty popular... And the Sportsroof Kitty looks killer... might need to do mine as a faux Shelby Cougar fastback now.

Billy- had that very same idea in mind. Darn- might need to build mine as a wagon or something!

The existing Cadillac engine will pretty much accept any of the go-fast parts from the Parts Pack and Roth Outlaw engines, even a few from Olds engines. As far as swapping out the existing engine, the first one I ever built ended up with a Monogram '50 Ford flathead with the Ardun heads and intake. Fit pretty well and needed little to no effort to swap in.

Closest I can think of is MCW's '53, which is available as a coupe or hardtop.

Sometime in the '80's, I'm told, by Mike's Miniature Motors. Only a handful were cast.

Thanks! Lights probably aren't legal, but I know for a fact having no mufflers is!

This was done for GM by SMP for Chevrolet's 50th anniversary in 1961- in an agreement with GM the tooling was destroyed after the limited run of kits. Resin guys... if you ever track one of these down... pleeeze, pull a mold off it and repop it! The Chevy II four-banger I just built needs a home! I think it might make a neat little hot rod, and might be interesting enough to build box stock.

Not just a body, but I think to do a Ranchero you'd need to also make up a new chassis plate (I'm assuming the Revell '57 will have the rear wheel wells molded to it). Even so, they could use quite a bit from the 300 to pull it off, and I'd love to see a GOOD '57 Ranchero kit... or better still, a '58! (What? A boy can dream, can't he? )

Oh, I agree! I had plans to buy several of them once the pics of what came in the kit started leaking out, but for whatever reason, I started losing interest in them the moment I saw people building them. Usually the opposite is true for me. I think it's because I was more interested in the custom parts that came with the kit, and the go-fast stuff for the Flattie, than the actual car itself. I don't know. The kit's still out there, so I guess I've got time to still consider it. I'm pretty sure I'll end up with at least a couple of them by the time it's all said and done. And besides... If I (and the rest of us) buy enough of this one, maybe Revell will see fit to tool up a coupe with a stock-height roof!

Who's Chuck? I'm Roberto today.

Nah... Rick just forgot everybody else's name. He does that.

Well... when I plugged a Super Bee pro street chassis under a '78 Monaco body, I had a '70 Super Bee and a somewhat crude Mopar chassis. I'm thinking of using the Monaco chassis, gluing the hood closed on the Super Bee, and using it as filler for a junkyard/car lot/repair shop diorama.

Yep- there is no pic. Still haven't picked this one up. NOT quite as pumped up about it now as I was when I first saw it.

Alright- I'll let it slide. This time.

I'm about 40 miles north of you- the fun started late last night up here. It's a full-blown Winter Wonderland in Gratiot County now.

Oh- heres the pic- as you can see, I got rid of the wipers and drip rails (you can do that when you don't build stock ). Note the window trim is molded to the clear pieces and is very easy to foil- nice touch, especially for a snap kit.

Well, yeah... but all that means is the Chevy guys need all that aftermarket support to make their cars into what they wanted them to be in the first place.

The drip rails and wipers are pretty thick (and the wipers are molded to the cowl) but other than that and what Jacen said, it's a pretty good kit. Oh- and the body will fit over a Tamiya chassis and interior, if you screw up your Tamiya body and are in a pinch for a replacement.

One of my all-time favorites- that goes for 1:1 subject and the kit, even if the kit does have a few issues. Your build proves it only takes a few well-chosen upgrades to make it look really good.