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This build is deserving of so many more pictures. The conversion is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Here's an active link for the SLM wire wheels. http://straightlinemodeler.org/wirewheels.htm Thanks to the interenet time machine

Let's pause a moment.....the ACE kit is prehistoric. It was not a plastic kit but rather a wooden kit that you carved with some added details typically molded in metal. They took a tremendous amount of skill to create good results but plastic kits were about ten years off.

This looks so good, Monogram could show it at a contest and get orders for a reissue. Wonderful build.

Absolutely stunning work. Great artwork printed exceptionally well. Hopefully having multiple sheets printed will allow you to sell them (if you so desire) at an affrodable price.

To see some great detail shots of this car go to: https://www.mecum.com/auctions/kissimmee-2018/collections/nick-smith-collection/

Stolen from eBay...... I remember walking into a store and they had a case and a half of the Jammers for $2.49. I filled a cart with them.

I just deleted five messages with just a few clicks......THANKS! I really appreciate that one change.

How are these being printed? They look very good.

I'm interested in the Bug.....the PT 109 is not a new mold unless they recreated it. I built one in 1965. I know the year correctly because it was when Dad was in Viet Nam.

426 Hemis were hard to keep in tune for the street as a daily driver and didn't have a really wide power band. The guts I knew who ran them were really good at adjusting timing and the carb(s). Those same difficulties would really show up on a short track. That narrow power band would hurt it on the dirt. The gearing needed to take advantage of the Hemi would hurt drivability on the track. If its a short track car, handling through the curves is more important than accelerating through the straights. Ever notice how many passes are set up coming off the turn? Hemi cars were nose heavy. Furthermore when Chrysler started their kit car program, the Hemi wasn't an option. The last point is by 1974-75, these engines were not really available in the junkyard. A 340 (which was having round track parts made for local racing and Nascar) could be bought at almost any junkyard for $75-150 while if you could find a Hemi, it was at least $500.

Having dealt with round track racing during the era this would have ran, the engine would be a 340. The weight of a big block would mess up handling. A hemi would be cool to look at but would be an absolute nightmare to tune for a short track.

I think Nascar's ratings will continue to decline with Jr.'s retirement. I'm not sure anyone will miss Danica. Many of the old time fans supported Jr. for his name and will stop watching with his retirement. Nascar's problem is the graying of the fan base. I don't see much hope in that not continuing. I know twenty somethings that don't miss NFL or MLB games but don't care if a race is on or not. Nascar's best chance is if enough of the older fans will support Chase Elliot as a throwback to Bill. That's a big if. Unless Nascar seriously addresses their ratings and the cost to compete, I think the sanctioning body is starting a irreversible decline. The 1990's will be remembered as the golden era much like drag racing in the 60's.

MPC did the same thing. Looks like you're creating this. I had one that I foolishly traded 25 years ago. I keep on hoping Round2 re-releases this.

I think Kyle Petty summed up Danicamania well. Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/kyle-petty-says-danica-patrick-marketing-machine-not-race-car-driver#ixzz4yw07YpLO I really wish she'd been more successful. Unfortunately she could run well for part of a race but couldn't manage to drive a full race without making some mistake. In five years of full time Cup competition her DNFs averaged 5.5 per year. That's a lot of tore up metal. While she might not have been responsible for all of those, her ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time was amazing. Her average finish each of her career years was 24th. Those are statistics that aren't going to get you a top flight car.

I just completed a trade with KyCarNut or Greg Hughes. He's new and if all his trades are as smooth as this one, he'll be a great addition to the MCM family.

AMT '67Mustang. Get it. Use it. Fairly easy to modify the chassis and use other parts to add detail. While in 1/1, the Falcon is closer to being a match to the Maverick/Comet, the Mustang is a huge improvement over the Johan part.

Gary is right. The name funny cars were applied to A F/Xers that had their wheelbase moved enough to be called funny due to their appearance. Most drag racing historians agree the first flip top funnies were the Mercury Comets of Nicholoson and Chrisman. I think there was a third, maybe Eddie Schartman. These were either '66 or '67. All of the cars he has posted were considered funny cars.

I think the test shots are real close to a transitional funny car. At this time frame gassers were still older bodies. Even '57 Chevys were a bit too new for what many considered gassers. In the 64-66 period funny cars were in many ways gassers with newer bodies. Of course that all changed with the flip tops that came out in '66. I have a few comments on the kit. Lose the wipers, offer a well designed injector system (please......so needed and not really available) Finally please deliver it to my mailbox by Thanksgiving. See:http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/collector-cars/muscle-cars/second-chance-nova-funny-car-had-long-lasting-impact

Only question is when will it be available. I want to order it tomorrow!

I have to agree with Dave. They carry the same name plate but that's about it. It would be like backdating a 69 Mustang to make a '66. Seems easy on paper. On a side note, anyone want to make me some offers on Rat Packers?

I hope it loses the wipers. The front wheels look terrible. The cut outs need to be larger. Looking at it and what I have started....guess if I ever find the project, it will be parted out to other possible projects. Of course, this kit will be issued before I find what I started.

Guess it's time to start dumping my Rat Packers.

Would that excite most adult model builders? Not me. If I had my choice it would be a nice 'Cuda funny car like the Snake's Army car. I can't see that happening. My bets are still on a '27 Ford roadster or an altered wheelbase A F/X. Either the Landry Dodge or Sox and Martin Plymouth.

If its not a 64-64 A F/Xer (which it will be), a 27 Ford would really be a tremendous offering. Make sense as a great follow up to the '31.