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Art and Tom and all others . I will accept what you have to offer as you both have a better connection in the Model Car Industry . I do stand corrected . I've read these articles I am quoting many "hours" after I've slept . I do have the slight possibility of having a (single of the few) copy of this apparent mis-information . If I do run across it , I will post it here . It is highly likely I will find it as we have to move again . We are sorting all of our belongings to choose from Keep or not once again . How do I contact the Model Car Museum to send (early resin) Catalogs and '80's - 00's Model car Catalogs ? Examples ; AAM , John Hier , SC Miller , Model Empire to name a few . Thanx ..

I could be wrong . This is the only information I've been able to round up . The articles I've read over the decades place the production at 50 . Chevrolet Division halted this . It was not up to their Standards . Gee , if only they stuck to their guns in the 1:1 World . One of the Problems , IIRC , was the wheels / tires were slightly worked over Flivver (from the AMT Model T kit of 1959 or 1960 ?) . Totally were incorrect as the Chevrolet used a much larger diameter size . For instance 40" vs the 30" on Lizzies . Please , who else and how many were produced . A cousin of mine was a Salesman for a Local Chevrolet Dealership in the '50's - '80's . When these were new , I asked to have him get me one . Impossible to do is what he found . These were already OOP .. He collected Promos and kits ; "for his son" . My search since 1984 has included many people selling OPP kits / build ups . I've never saw one for sale at all the Toledo Shows I've attended . Except for Mike's Resin . I could and did buy the '52 Stude Pace Car from Mike . The Chevrolet was more money I did not have then . The next year when I did have the funds .. I never saw one listed on either Amazon nor E Bay . Yes , I did have as a search for quite a few years when I was able to spend monies on such sources . I had one of those kits in my hands early in the sales year during the 1962 MY . I had the money in my pocket . I asked my father to buy it with my Cash in my Hand .. No .. he was angry his friend's Chevrolet had broken down . We went to buy a replacement part . His efforts netted a No .. So , I still want one . Kevin and I have a plan , I am the third one to get it fresh off the Rubber . I have been sitting on the Funds for quite awhile . Thanx ..

Tom ; GM pulled the plug at 50 kits in 1962 . Mike died before I got one . Do you want to part with yours ? Thanx ..

Nadar would not have written if the Corvair did not Kill people as so many GM products of the day . This exact rear suspension design was banned from EVERY RACE TRACK IN THE WORLD BY EVERY SANCTIONING BODY DURING 1953 . What design ; the one used in Production . When ; Corvairs from 1960 - 1964 MY's Why ; due to the instability caused by wheel "Tuck Under" during all , not just aggressive , cornering / turning . Resulting in overturning the vehicle . The Name Turteling was giving by those Naysayers demanding banning this being , making it outlawed . Like a Turtle flipped on it's back . How (come) : to save Corp $ 00 .45 (CENTS that is) a car by eliminating two U Joints per Vehicle on the Swing Axles . This Choice was deliberate and contrary to the design parameters given of this Project . Development and Customer Saftey were sacrificed to cut costs . Bean counters .. any else one smell Bean Counters ? Ask or read the Engineers wrote about this and on this situation . It would be better yet : Read Ralph Nadar's Book . You decide .. I would like to see your paper unclescot58 . Is this possible ? I owned a '60 MY in my Miscreant Youth . Trying to live with one is Allot different than looking at one ..

MCW sells a '65 Chevvie II (heapie Cheapie) you could modify into an SS Hardtop through kitbashing . I've been trying to finish a (150 series ??) with a 283 / PG as the first V/8 Chevvie II from the Generic (Brand X) . This Sedan (Post Body) stripper version is my goal. A tribute build of a friend's 1:1 a long time ago . This is the only '65 Chevie II kit / conversion I am aware of . Quite nice and build-able . Thanx ..

I was around when these were new . One of me Cousins and her Husband bought one new . It was hated as it was intened to be a VW Mid Engine Sports car . Porschephiles ran away in droves . The failure in the Market Place led to stopping Production before Amortization was met . Yes , valuable today because Low Production . I do have two of these in my string and I am considering a less popular 914-4 with the VW Bus Engine it was originally designed to be . Porsche did NOT have anything balanced to compete in the Mid Engined Automotive Scene on the drawing Boards . Marketplace demands forced this misguided action . Thanx ..

I've been a Corvette Builder since 1958 . When I got back into the Model Car Hobby in 1984 , I decided to rebuild the string . I sold out in 1979 . It was tough to do this . By 2000 I had rebuilt the string . Hang onto my Hat ! Revelle took over the 1/25 Scale . BTW , the same folks that believe only Hot Rods sell . I do not fit this mold of Customer . I build Factory Stock . For instance ; Henry J - Willys '41) Coupe - etc. there are many more including especially re-pops . The same People that declare on the Instruction Sheet : "Discard extra leftover parts ." I knew immediately my string would be broken soon . As a result , I do not continue as there are missing MY's . I stop at 2006 - 2007 is a Promo . Not the same detail as my kit build ups . so ; 208 -m 2009 - 2010- 2011 2013 - 2014 don't count as I am unable to find these . I do build strings . America's Sport Car I am proud to collect . Vipers are in my mix too and I am disgusted I am not able to have one of a new generation . . I do not qualify as a GM goober smoocher . In fact , I am less so every year . I worked for them directly or indirectly for GM most of my 35 + years I worked in the Automotive Field . A portion of this time , spent with all other makes combined with the General's works . The other 10 was spent Driving 18 Wheelers , yes some of the Generals Finest too . I am again disappointed with no 2014 , Revelle , and GM . To put it mildly . So you may think Revelle would not be able to sell some of the Automotive Oddballs I have mentioned ? May I just say : Mobious ? Hudsons ? The "Red Headed Step Child" from Mother MoPar . The Chrysler Letter Cars . Then in the same breath , I wonder why the Ralphie Centuries did not make the Grade to be Kitted ? I believe I know .. Thanx ..

All this car does for me is to instill Poetry . "I can't give a clue .. I don't have a clue ." "I'm on a bender - my heart's in a Blender" ; some Lyrics that popped into my head . "You can hang me up with a forty foot rope . There is no Rime for Morty Moot Mope" said Same Sound Brown . Quote from Sesame Street I watched with my oldest Daughter as she learned Rimes .. lol . That's all I have .. Thanx ..

I don't come here often . Then every so often a Caption catches my eye and here I am . I am grateful to see this one . Just right , Factory Stock Replica . My genera and area of knowledge . Appears to the eye to be a great build and a great replica . Just like I remember them ..Thanx ....

Kevin ; I just received my '70 Plymouth Poverty Caps . I've been whining about these for 5 years or so . You came through with nothing less than what I sought . You left the conversation . So I am forced to thank you Publicly . These are what I need and thank you . .. Thanx ..

I am so stumped again .. Thanx Harry ..

I am thrilled to see this . I was a GM fan until '64 . I worked in a Service Station . Yes , this meant I worked on Cars . Actually 90% of the repairs were to GM's . Not the most populace percentage in the Vehicle mix in the day . I serviced all makes and Models . I pumped gas into all makes . Kaiser , Nash , Frazier , Hudson , all Mopars , FoMoCos , AMC Products . Any other Domestic and Foreign of the day . I serviced the entire bunch of these cars . The GM's I always could count on for repairs in the Garage area . I did have a '46 Ford Pickup I removed a Piston , plugged the hole . It left the Repair with a V/5 . Not the first time for this modification . This was the worst repair I did on a Ford . I helped my Boss re-charge the A/C in the trunk of a Post War Packard . I had more problems changing Spark plugs on a Chevvie I-6 . You do earn you monies at the behest of a Garage Mechanic Companion . Lots of it . I did notice , all my friends had to work constantly "Fix" the GM piles . All other makes did .. function . You did not ever have to fear not making a 'round trip' in other than Brand X . I've read at ad-nausea accounts from the People retired from GM . The simple truth ; A simple Business plan worked until Corporate Greed chucked it all away . Give the Customer a good product . He'll be back . A hierarchy was built for progressing better products for every Customer's ability to buy better . The Engineers all say the same thing . The Bean Counters wreck the integrity of the product for the sake of maximizing profit . The Customer be Dammed . GM ripping Customers off by providing less for more and hiding the truth . Just look at the Chevrolet Engines in Olds Cutlasses . Hiding the truth substituting a less HP = Less Fuel Mileage wit much less quality is in my mind : Theft . What's wrong with Imports ? Why do I resent these . they aren't any better . They still break down , have defects and enjoy Recalls . But .. this is a Heavy But .. A US Auto Worker for Japan Inc. earns less than a US Auto Worker at Domestic Factories . A Domestic car has $ 2,500 built into the Sticker for Auto Worker Retirement . A Japan Inc. has less at $ 500 ... for .. a Homeland Japanese Auto Worker . Does the Japan Inc. Cost $ 500 Less ?? I could go on . I'll stop here . This is a first for me ; "Fords bursting into Flames Parked in the Driveways" . I don't think so . I need Proof such as a News Report please . Toyotas did Kill Customers with Unintended Acceleration . Thanx ..

I am thrilled to see this . I was a GM fan until '64 . I worked in a Service Station . Yes , this meant I worked on Cars . Actually 90% of the repairs were to GM's . Not the most populace percentage in the Vehicle mix in the day . I serviced all makes and Models . I pumped gas into all makes . Kaiser , Nash , Frazier , Hudson , all Mopars , FoMoCos , AMC Products . Any other Domestic and Foreign of the day . I serviced the entire bunch of these cars . The GM's I always could count on for repairs in the Garage area . I did have a '46 Ford Pickup I removed a Piston , plugged the hole . It left the Repair with a V/5 . Not the first time for this modification . This was the worst repair I did on a Ford . I helped my Boss re-charge the A/C in the trunk of a Post War Packard . I had more problems changing Spark plugs on a Chevvie I-6 . You do earn you monies at the behest of a Garage Mechanic Companion . Lots of it . I did notice , all my friends had to work constantly "Fix" the GM piles . All other makes did .. function . You did not ever have to fear not making a 'round trip' in other than Brand X . I've read at ad-nausea accounts from the People retired from GM . The simple truth ; A simple Business plan worked until Corporate Greed chucked it all away . Give the Customer a good product . He'll be back . A hierarchy was built for progressing better products for every Customer's ability to buy better . The Engineers all say the same thing . The Bean Counters wreck the integrity of the product for the sake of maximizing profit . The Customer be Dammed . GM ripping Customers off by providing less for more and hiding the truth . Just look at the Chevrolet Engines in Olds Cutlasses . Hiding the truth substituting a less HP = Less Fuel Mileage wit much less quality is in my mind : Theft . What's wrong with Imports ? Why do I resent these . they aren't any better . They still break down , have defects and enjoy Recalls . But .. this is a Heavy But .. A US Auto Worker for Japan Inc. earns less than a US Auto Worker at Domestic Factories . A Domestic car has $ 2,500 built into the Sticker for Auto Worker Retirement . A Japan Inc. has less at $ 500 ... for .. a Homeland Japanese Auto Worker . Does the Japan Inc. Cost $ 500 Less ?? I could go on . I'll stop here . This is a first for me ; "Fords bursting into Flames Parked in the Driveways" . I don't think so . I need Proof such as a News Report please . Toyotas did Kill Customers with Unintended Acceleration . Thanx ..

This Silent Grey Fellow is Real . Thanx ..

Shawn Carpenter sells a resin '68 Conversion in 1/25 Scale . IIRC , the bodies ect were the same in '68 & '69 . The Grilles were different . Anyone else have more details between these two MY's ? Thanx ..

The Time Limit is 45 days .. Period . do not hesitate .. Thanx ..

I build Factory Stock . Like VW's , unless you know these Vehicles , you can't decearn one year from another . Both made "Running Changes" during Production . If the change was lucky enough to happen at the same time as the Competition offered up New Model Year , so be it . If not true , so be it . The latter years with the Costs of not including US Government mandates changed this practice for VW . I am looking forward to new Model T's I cannot scratch build or Modify . I will most happily add these to my String .. Thanx ..

The '59 kit I missed also . I had a second hand '59 Corvette kit w/b . It was released circa 1960 . I did buy the '58 in the '90's . It was far ahead of the original . IIRC , the FI unit was not included in the original kit . Yes , I will buy a '59 when released . Or if I find one someone wants to trade one off first . Quality problems ? Revelle and China ? have any of you read how Business is done in China ? I have , in a word ; TROUBLE ! These US Corps got what they paid for . I do not feel sorry for them at all . I will not support someone ripping me off and ignoring me . Is this the decline of Revelle as was the decline of AMT ? Stat tuned .. I will .

I think this is a Model . The roundels just don't look painted . Decaled on a 1:1 , no . These are too opaque . The wheels are very good replicas . The Photo-shopping is most excellent . Professional job Harry . There is no distortion through the windshield . I don't believe there is room on the 1:1 for the buldge on the Cowl for a Tach ? . This is my Opinion and I'm sticking to it . Thanx Harry ..

I am the person making the Lindbergh Lincoln Continentals into a Model Car . The first thing to go is the Blob of an Engine . I wanted stone Stock V/12's . I found these by contacting ; <wilsoncobraguy@comcast.com> .I bought 4 of these . I am thing I need one more . These are conversions from the '48 Ford Kit V/8's . I am unable to share pics again . I do recommend these for Stone Stock V/12's . The wheels / tires are next on the chopping block .. Thanx ..

Where not Carter AFB's OE on MoPars ? IIRC , '50's through '70's . These were used in the Dual Quad , especially Tall B Blocks due to low profile . I saw these on Cross Ram , Shorty ram and Hemi Mills . IO rebuilt on on a early '60's A Body , on a 383 . Thanx ..

I would like to throw my two cents in here . Dave , I appreciate all of your products and the efforts you have to sweat with the Chinese . I pray you have rights to your Dies . I know of the "funny business" these fine people use as SOP . I agree with your business model . Doing as many different kits from one mold is good . Making many variations from this base as possible . In this vein , I would ask again for my normal requests ; Studebaker Hawks ; '56-'64 . Just like the originals , slight changes to the same design . Stud Larks ; '59 - '66 . Slight body mode here also . A '57 - '58 President / Champion , especially the Scottsman , out of the Question . Parts for the '58 Packard Hawk are a must for the orphans list ... Packard Bakers are untouchable too .. Why skip all other opackards ? ? Chrysler 300 letter Series . Small changes underneath . The Engine is easy to modify as all are BB MoPar IIRC . None are LB MoPar The Chassis is the same w/ torsion bars through '65 . Body / Interior changes are costly as I do understand . The '65 Satellight = a '66 . It too is a missing link . The FoMoCo Intermediates are a goldmine you've found . More Hudsons please . Any Independent is fodder for me . Hudson Jet , ect. , go crazy .. A Factory Stock Henry J is a missed oppertunity for Revelle . Some modelers do make Factory Stock and not only Racers . You have the Midas touch for sure .. Thanx ..

know this ? Not I . Thanx ..

Many have spoken here . None have mentioned dealing with the environs . I must paint while the weather is harmonious with Painting . I donate too many ruined finishes to the "pond" while being cautious and mindful of this problem . . Due to my diminishing abilities , I must undo this Mass Production Painting during the warm weather . I mixed up , lost many pieces , along with three wasted efforts . To the "pond" , meanwhile the cost of painting continue to escalate . Out of close to twenty , 8 are perfection . The rest need more work - paint (which I ran out of) - sanded , touched up , missing coverage . Pus the aforementioned 3 in the Tank .. One at a time from now on in the Paint Shop ! Really .. This collection Ive been at since 1984 . Previously 1958 - 1978 . So , what works for you ; is what you are . I build Factory Stock . I am retentive . I have a pile of Muscle cars lacking the right tires for example . I won't put on tires made decades after the last 1: 1 disappeared from the Dealers Lots for example . I spend much time researching and getting it right . I do saves , glue bomb , restorations , and Modifying non- stocks to replicas . As a result , I have more WIP's than I can count . I agree with the statement from NachoZ : "all of mine stash are WIP's" , to paraphrase . Don't fear , it does accumulate . . Caution : Avoid being overwhelmed . Thanx ..

I am not able to see if I had posted here prior to this . The Aurora double kits are grail for the Vintage builders . The rods , not so much as are the Stock Versions . The Stock only versions were Mail Order kits Aurora sold . The 1911 Chevrolet is coming in Resin from Kevin at Missing Link . The Amplicar is coming from Ma's Resins along with a '39 Gram Sharknose . I had the Winnebago kit I built . Anyone mention Hess Petroleum Promotionals ? I have the Training Van (missing the side door) . This thread did get much mileage . I am wanting the Chrysler Boat . Did not the Fonzie kit offer two versions . The Triumph pictured here and later a Harley . The HD was out around the time the Episode of ; "Fonzie Jumps a live shark" . No figure . I don't remember the scales either . Thanx ..