Dave Van

R2 kit???? Mine is on it's way ask we type......

If the goal is a open hood full detail 1972 Gran Torino the Revell chassis is a good start. I used a promo chassis on my curbside 72.

Last time I checked, IIRC, it was about 3/16 off. Take that out of the center should work.

Yes....and I was saying art imitates life.....you model what you see....

As I looked over my built Torinos......... If you want a stock 1972 Gran Torino I'd go with a JoHan or AMT stock body with a Revell chassis. You will need to shorten the Revell chassis a little to make this work.....much less work than cutting up bodies. AND ....if you look close the windshield on the Revell kit it is not as accurate as the JoHan is. The Revell windshield is way to flat and not a wide curve shape it should have. So cutting up the bodies gets you the WB needed but will have other issues. Just IMHO ONLY!!!! Thanks

Could be.....as I left the show that afternoon I saw two DD cars being towed north!!!

I did a bunch of them back in the day. There was a company SCM that made 1/64 kits. The bodies were very poor but decals great. I bought them and used the decals on HW or other DC. This is a IMSA Cougar conversion I did.....no NASCAR pic handy.

Before the bankruptcy stuff I talked to Revell about doing a Eastwood 'Gran Torino' kit based off the S&H......but now who knows if that ever happens.

Thanks Sir!

This is the Issac MPC body, JoHan Grille and JoHan interior and promo chassis......a Franken model!

The AMT 72 Torino is the JoHan kit re-boxed. The MPC 72 Torino was cloned off the JoHan kit and modified. Hoods, bumper and grilles all swap.

I like this show........the right size and I get to see many of my Ohio friends!!! Thanks

Odd thing is the two models wheelbase is different.......in real life they are the same.......I had planned such a build.

Kit builds a NASCAR stocker without any issues. As stated the body, grille and bumpers are showroom stock. So if you build it as a racer you have to remove the body trim and emblems. The grille cover is correct but the headlight covers were illegal in NASCAR. Find photos of real 72 race Torino and you will see the difference. I just drill out the stock headlights and make covers from a paper hole punch and .010 plastic sheet. Overall chassis is correct but is missing the stamping a factory pan would have...not a huge issue but a flat/smooth pan would be illegal too. The Boss 429 is not correct for a NASCAR Cup car....nice motor.....but a 351 from a AMT 1989 Thunderbird kit is more correct. Mine.....Penngwen decals

I knew of the 71 'Suoerbird' but was ecited to think of a 70!!

MPC 70 Superbird kit???? I want to see!!!!!

My brother in law owned a JPS version many years ago. It was fun to drive as the power to weight ratio is good.........BUT....like many a Brit auto the electricals were not great. The power windows would fail shortly after each time we fix them.....and that black car with ZERO insulation got HOT fast! I'm 6'2" and I had to sit on the ground...put my legs up into the car and push myself in!!! But a fun car. Need to build my kit too!!!

I model O 1/48 scale. The reason for use of 1/43 vehicles is the VERY few 1/48 vehicles available. Even in the 50's there were plenty of 1/43. And trains are so big the difference was accepted. Today we are starting to see more 1/48 vehicles but they still way behind.

Nice Vitamin C Bird!!!! I have two built...I want to do each factory color.

Great pattern work!

Maybe the old MPC locomotive 'The General' kit with a box car full of Coca-Cola!!!!

I need to jump in here as I started this....... I DO NOT feel any one connected to the NNL East has any fault of blame. I'm not mad at any one....any where. Part of it was on me. At the end of the show I made the rounds to say bye to the many folks I know and only see at shows. Boxes were packed and ready....did one walk off?? Did one get picked up in error? Does not matter any longer. I hope someone does have the stuff rather than it ended up in a landfill!!!! I DID take a huge financial loss that day. The 5 display samples where a big loss but there were a few high dollar resin kits in the box too. Among other items. But the biggest loss to me was that 1956 Ford short track build. I had started that build as a kid in 1976 as the real car I saw run weekly at Metrolina Speedway in Charlotte, NC. I didn't have the skill to finish the build and it sat for THIRTY FIVE YEARS until I had the skill and time to finish it. So it held a lot of personal value with little cash value. So between to $$$ loss and losing some of my favorite things......going back just opens up all that again. Maybe someday I'll get past it and see many of my friends again at the NNL......thx

Well I found one of these (no box) for $5 and issues and all bought it. If not for the short deck really not bad.....thanks for posting yours.

Very cool work!!!!! I have two of the kits and have thought about a detailed build.....using parts to make it more detail....like a motor etc.

Yes....kinda a Life follows art thing!!