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The Shelby 10 spoke wheels were all reworked back to a stock width starting with the AMT1305 GT Fastback release. -Steve

It certainly hasn't been forgotten about or canceled. There's a lot still coming, currently it's a matter of prioritizing. We have over thirty items on our current list of model tooling projects which gets reshuffled at least twice a year. That includes all new items, cloning projects, and tooling that need to have parts restored. The later can be from just a few parts to significant retools. This is not the first project to be pushed back for me and certainly will not be the last. Besides obvious things like budget constraints, there's licensing to consider. If we've paid for the rights to make a specific item, that will go right to the top of the list. We've also been Mopar heavy the last few years and this is not the only Mopar on the list. There're also several unexpected and outside factors we have to deal lately like the tariff issue. Uncle Sam isn't giving us 60 or even 30 days to pay up, that current 30% is paid before anything leaves the US port. That's money that could be going toward new tooling. In the end we will adjust like we always do so hang in there. -Steve

Mark is correct. It's simply a graphic error that slipped through and we'll fix it for any re-orders. We have confirmed that the stock chassis part is included in this issue of the '69 Plymouth GTX. -Steve

The reason this kit has been absent since 2002 is that it was missing some of the Xtreme version mold inserts. In the process the retooling the missing parts I able to get enough extra bucks to tool up the '98 style grille, front bumper and lamps. Everything else is the same. Kudos to Dave Carlock, I was impressed on how detailed this kit really is. It's an overlooked gem in my book. The last box art in 2002 was terrible and did nothing to show how nice it is. This time we're getting new illustrations by Sean Svendsen. I wish I could have done more of the '98 and up restyling updates like the interior parts, however the more I dug, the more changes I found. Rather than risk having the project kicked down the road, or worse canceled outright, I decided to quit while I was ahead. -Steve

It's better described as a Street Machine. After the initial run, assuming it does well enough for us I'll work on additional versions. I can foresee a 2n1 kit that includes restoring the stock wheels and tires back into the kit. -Steve

Noted Alan, I'm actually studying some other versions we can do with tooling. Maybe for 2026. -Steve

See my new post on this in its own thread. Let's keep this one about the Revell kit. -Steve

The MPC 1981 Camaro tooling is finally on its way to a new factory that does a very good job with running our older tooling. With luck we'll have out in late 2025. -Steve

The AMT 1322 '64 Olds Streker F/C kits are still on the water, but due in port by the end of the week. It will take two to four weeks for them to get into regular distribution. They are available for pre-order now at the Auto World Store and several other online retailers. -Steve

With the exception of Sci-Fi, TV and Movie subjects, there's only one team working on the car and truck kits. Content depends on a lot both what's in the tooling and the packaging concept chosen. In the case of Hell Drivers Mustang, the tooling was in relatively good condition and had a lot of optional parts that worked well with the packaging so giving you a true 3n1 kit was easy. The Weekend Warrior Dart is supposed to represent either a stock looking daily driver or summer cruiser that also gets raced on the Weekends for fun, not a serious race car with a lot of fancy graphics. I think the new decal sheet fits that concept well and adding the 5 spoke mags to the existing content made good sense for this version. As for the MPC SSlasher Chevelle, there was a good reason it disappeared for 40 years. A portion of the tooling containing the engine parts was removed for use in something else, making it totally unusable. To top that off any the inserts that might be useful were on the other side of the world. I was lucky to get the budget approval to retool up the missing parts. I did my best to try and find a set of stock looking wheels that we could easily add make it a true 2n1 kit, but it wasn't in the cards. Honestly, I didn't think of adding the adding the same 5 spokes that are in the Dart, but I guess I could of. Still, if it sells well enough as the SSlasher kit there a good chance I'll get to spend some more money on it for a future release, maybe something close to the '71 annual but without the Spoof parts. -Steve

Part of the issue is in the print quality but checking the 3D files I can see where there is not a clearly defined separation between the tail lamp housings and the rear body panel. The original kit body was no better. I have already sent notes on this. Thanks for the comments. -Steve

I don't recall giving any indication what the next version of the '68 Coronet might be. Whatever it is next will require additional tooling. To see what I'm actually working on for 2025 and beyond stop by our table at the DAAM show near Detroit on Sunday. -Steve

The stock styled wheels are missing from the tooling, beside the Minilites there is a set of 5 spoke mags that might be Keystones that are suggested for the Drag version. Sorry, I don't have an actual test shot here at home to review at this time, just a parts photo. I didn't spot any extra Python or GT roads race version parts but honestly, I'm not that familiar with all the AMT Mustang II variations so I could be wrong. -Steve

While the team at RC2/Ertl showed the MPC '72 Chevelle on multiple box versions, it was always the AMT '72 Chevelle inside the box, which is the same tooling as the current '70 Chevelle - John Wick kit. Those RC2 boxes had me fooled for a minute, only until I started checking the actual contents. To the best of my knowledge, the last time the MPC '72 Chevelle was actually released was the SS-454 issue in 1983. After that the insert that included the big block Chevy engine parts was either moved to another kit or lost. Since the rest of the tool was in relatively good shape, we decided to retool the missing parts, which we copied straight from SS-454 issue. At this point we have fully approved MPC1014 '72 Chevelle SSlasher kit for production, and they should ship by mid-November if all goes well. Meanwhile the AMT John Wick version is doing very well for us, and I expect it will be around for a while. -Steve

All the current tooling is based around the 2 Door body platform, although we have do have some of the 3D files to do the 4-door version if we so choose. The original kit design work started before well the first real new Bronco was on the showroom floor, not knowing that some of the later models would be exclusive to the 4-door platform. The 2 Door was chosen because it best resembled the Classic '60's Bronco, and that the harder core off-road enthusiasts would pick it for its better agility. -Steve