Dave Van

While the IMSA versions were updated to the Trans Am versions.....nothing in the original kits were permanently altered. Add on parts were made to the old kits to accept the new Mustang and Camaro bodies. I'd hope all the inserts are still around. Not that I need more of these kits....I made conversion kits that used the Mustang kit as a base and others ae making bodies too. Thanks Original IMSA kit SCCA UPDATE My Merkur conversion body

If you are old enough to recall Paul Harvey.........'Now you know the rest of the story'......... But when it comes to business the story often remains untold. During my years doing NASCAR licensing I saw first hand many things that would make great stories......IF I outlive all parties I can tell them.....but not right now!!!! ?

The only constant......CHANGE!!!! 10 years ago offshore was the solution.....now So Cal is viable!!!!

Tooled in USA....so at least Salvinos is proving it can be done (Atlantis too but more running less tooling)

TD said only it had to do with BAJA BANDITO and the new owners at Revell.....no other details.

TD said the split was ugly.......just wondered if COP might set some off.......

No more Tom Daniels or is it the word 'COP' is triggering????

That's my method of choice

Blue plastic is second only to red..........?

The 1/12 Lotus 99T is very cool......but doubt I get through the stack of 1/12 kits on hand now..........

We need photos!!!!! PLEZ!!!!

If I NEEDED them ASAP I'd do the same. But my LHS offers them at a discount and NO shipping.....so I'll wait. Now if it was a Mustang.......different story!!!?

The first 5 variations all come from the same tooling......so once up and running only the color of plastic is different. I know they are trying to sell to newbies with the molded in color stuff.......be nice if they'd do some in all white or light gray plastic. It will be a while before most of us non club members see a kit.

Nice work....I built that one last year. For it's age.....a decent kit.

It looks like the interior was at times blue or black. Guessing but it may depend on weather that car was a rebodied Petty car or a car built for the #11 team. Pick a race photo and go with it.

I like the 70 RR.....warts and all!!!!

Love the look!!!!! Nice to have a car connected to family. Dad was not a car guy but when we moved to SoCal in 1960 he became Valvoline racing director and I got hooked on cars by helping him at car shows etc. VERY cool history you have there.

One exception to the electronics thing......... I bought two LG smartphones at Walmart. Total was was under $35 out the door. Activated them on my AT&T plan and I've gotten 2 years good use out of them SO FAR. These same phones at the AT&T store cost you $100 if bought out right. This trick was told to me by a worker at a AT&T store......so pick your electronics wisely at Walmart and it can work.

I have two 4 foot long LED shop lights over my work area. Less than $50 for a LOT of light for a long time.

CHANGE...the only constant.

I know the area. Family in the area and I do Somerset car show a few times. But we have no highways or interstates, 1000 sq mile county with THREE traffic lights, 2 of them not needed but we don't want to go down to ONE!!!! LOL US Govmt dark zone with no Cell service or WiFi allowed......come to think of it.......all this is why I moved here!!!! ?

I'm not a fan of Walmart......my Google reviews say so!!!!!! But I live in the most rural place east of the Mississippi and drive an hour to get to major stores. With the cost of EVERYTHING today......I need to be a cheapskates' to survive.

I was, at one time, owner and/or employee at two different hobby shops. I still have a good friend in the hobby wholesale biz. I understand the ire at R2 for dumping kits at Ollie's or WM for less that wholesale. I bought my Cal Drag Team at retail to support R2 even though I thought MSRP was a bit high. So when my son found them for $25 I had to buy. If you think WalMart has 5K stores in the USA, if half take the shipper with let's say 20 different kits four each. THAT is more than most wholesalers buy today, in a single shipping. Hard to turn down fast cash in todays market. (FYI that is 200000 kits) If models at WalMart is wrong......don't go, show your support LHS...it's that easy.

My son went by Walmart and they had a new model shipper. It was much the same as the last one BUT.....it had the Ford drag team kit for $25. He picked up 2 for me. (borrowed pic)