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Late 70's could have been a single or a dual quad set-up or possibly a turbo. There were a few folks who tried blowers for the street. Great for show, but no go. For a street racer, I'd do either the carb set-up. A single carb was a lot easier to tune. Turbos were cool but a better option for a bit extra would be duals with nitrous. Turbos had a spool problem. Lots of top end but they were slow off the line.

Back in the old days of Yahoo Messenger groups, Don was a stalwart on the old Straight Line Modeler group. I got to know him there. Very talented. He could create a silk purse out of less than a pig's ear. In the early MCM days or possibly its predecessor, Plastic Fanatic, Detail Master had a back cover ad every issue. Often the feature model would be something Don would build. He was one of the two best sportsman drag racing modelers I remember.

That's a lot of detail in that build that I never thought was in the kit. The best build of that car.......ever.

This less a model and more a work of art.

Oh that's good.

Hmmmmm........I could see going to Walmart for that.

So is it a certainty about Moebius making an A F/X or is that wishful thinking?

For an engine that was so simple in 1:1 scale, you've put a bunch of detail into it. Looks great!

Paul I'm curious why you took off the fenders. Looks great. Are you planning on making it an under construction car?

I picked up the Moebius Butch Leal car, the Melrose Missile and already have the Satellite. I'd like to do the California Flash AWB '65 car. I've attached a photo. I know the California Flash car is part of building the AWB, but the question is which car to sacrifice to get the correct body and if there's other required parts in the body donor kit.

Wow.......3d may finally have arrived. What kind of printer? Not only does the printer do a great job but your craftsmanship of making the files is noteworthy.

I might have one......I'm still unpacking but should now in a couple of days. Supposedly its the last one cast by F and F.

I read where it had been cancelled about three days after passing on a mint in box one original issue for $40.

Those PE wheels are the best I've seen. The look amazing. Most PE wheels fail in the cross over of the spokes and the hub. These look right.

I think one thing that would be helpful would be to provide a list linked to the MCM main page showing shops that stock the magazine. I've been told that the number of shops carrying the magazine has been reduced. While I haven't subscribed, I've bought almost every issue printed. I seriously think I'm missing three during the entire print run since MCM took over from Plastic Fanatic.

Seeing this and I have to ask where is the USA-1 Bruce Larson Vega reissue, promised two years ago.

Go to a fabric store and look at wide ribbons. Some of those my work. Another possibility is actual nylon window screen material. The problem with that is getting it to be flexible in a window down usage. I've never tried it but maybe you could sand it to make it more flimsy.

I saw this yesterday on Facebook. I'm excited. It appears as a new mold if not a new mold. It could be the old Monogram chassis with a new body. Either way, any company that steps in with a quality product deserves consideration. Would I prefer a different kit? Absolutely. I'm sure 90% of the forum's users would prefer something else also. Of course, that would be ninety different kits. I think what killed Monogram's Nascar kits is the new decal, its a new kit mentality. I hope they don't fall into that trap. I think the price is average for what you're getting. A short run kit with quality decals for $40 is pretty good. Hopefully they'll be successful enough that they can offer additional kits and not be a two or three kit company.

My knock is not on the base kit. It a very nice kit. My knock is this version. I just can't see it as boxed selling. Too many people will be turned off by the car's ugliness to not see the car under the lightning bolts. Its possible the ugliest movie car of all time. Why remind us of it?

"Why? I mean, it makes a lot of sense from a "how do we release what appears to be an all-new kit from something which already exists in or inventory" line of thinking, and Round2 does it all the time-- same basic kit, new decals, a few new parts, new box art, and wham, "new" kit. Grease is a pretty popular (and by now classic) movie and musical, so, why not? People are always clamoring for a totally stock kit option, too, so here they go." Sorry I never can get the quotes to work........ I was not a fan of the movie. I worked in radio at the time and found John Travolta pretty annoying. I won't go on about that. The box art is some of the worst I've seen in years. Does the car really sit that unevenly? It looks like its sliding through a turn without the benefit of a driver. I just can't see it selling. Revell has used Grease before. I'd bet any of those kits would sell much better.

I keep looking at this and thinking its a bad joke.

Another boyhood hero lost. The list of racing greats I followed in the sixties and the seventies that have not gone for the final checker is getting mighty slim. From all I've read he was a great racer and engineer. He was a businessman who could operate a racing team for longer than all but a few of his competitors. His Alligator motorcycle design may someday lead to redesign of two wheeled vehicles. Above all of this, his reputation was as a true gentleman. Long may you run, and God speed.

Jesse, that's the Charger in the first pic.....see: http://www.70sfunnycars.com/lost.html

They were rare. Ivo's was the most known car. There was a Mr. Norm car (more than likely the last car in the series), and a Gold Coast Charger. Body wasn't very aerodynamic compared to the Monza's and Mustang IIs. The Dart Sport and then the Omni's were a more aerodynamic choice for the Chrysler racers.

Actually is a Charger. Chrysler went to that body style in 1975. Ivo used that and a Dodge Sport in very similar livery. I'm not sure what body you'd use to make it....maybe a Duster FC with a lot of modifications?