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Fantastic to see this one completed. It looks fabulous.

I am really glad I decided to get this kit for its unique quirkiness and subject matter and I actually plan to eventually build a model of the movie car using many of the parts that come with this kit but I will be using the body and some other parts from the AMT kit to produce a more authentic replica. That being said a very attractive model can be built directly from the GTM kit.

UPDATE - I finally got my hands on the kit so here a few observations - Great looking packaging although box opens at the ends European style - Box has a CS Official Licensed Product sticker although no where does the word Cobra appear [CS = Carroll Shelby] - Instructions from Academy kit - Everything nicely packaged separately - Chrome sprue has pretty good looking wirewheels with wider rears so not the AMT wheels - Parts are molded in grey plastic - The body is exactly like the Academy body with oil cooler in place. There are separate pieces provided to blank off the side exhaust outlets - There are two sets of tires. One set is no name big and littles. The other set are Goodyear Polyglas - What would have been the chrome sprue in the Academy kit is not chromed in this kit - Parts are not provided for the rear exiting exhaust

Awesome Deuce Coupe - Hope you can bring it and some of your other model cars to Deuce Days in Scale next summer in Victoria

Lookin great Russ

I did not get close enough to confirm but Mercury pickups were very popular in the these parts so could well be. I have a friend with a gorgeous 51 Mercury one ton stock except for a C-10 5-speed and a polished wood pick up bed. Initially it was a work truck when he built a log cabin 40 years ago.

Very cool photo Steve could be from a Route 66 episode !!

Right you are. I was thinking it had a close resemblance to my parents 62 Ford but after googling I now remember the 62 Mercs recessed bullet taillights

Lake Country Okanagan Valley BC Canada A really nice 56 F100 with a 49 F1, an early 60s Styleside and a 61 Mercury in a pastoral settinggan

Great project. I have been wanting to use one of those chassises under something. It sure gives the slant-back a great stance and the exhaust exits really look good. Green and red are a great combo.

Very well built. Going to have to build mine someday.

Great looking Cobra. Really like the photo of the Cobras and Z06 Stingrays. Two of my favourite cars.

Yes I think you are correct. I did not notice the similarity to the Sunny/Academy kit. I may build mine with an AMT body which would be more correct.

With shipping it came to just under $50 Canadian so maybe $40US. I think my friend ordered from Hobbylink Japan.

A friend brought this in from Japan for me although I will not actually get it for two weeks I had to find some pictures of it. The kit is from GTM which is a Modellers company. It is based on the AMT kit with some extras to build a replica of the car Ken Miles hammered the trunk and broke the windscreen with a wrench in the movie Ford vs Ferrari. I have the Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby figurines that came with the Revell USRRC kit so they will look good with this one

Thanks to everyone involved for a great virtual model car show two years in a row. Hopefully you can have a live event next time

Please let us know when the results have been posted. Thanks

I was so impressed with this project that I blew my previous post but I am utterly blown away with what you have accomplished so far. This technological is amazing. When I first heard about it many years ago it was almost top secret for producing parts for future navy ships and it sounded so Star Trek and here you are creating a model of the latest Aston Martin F-1. Far freaking out !!

A friend had a Danbury Mint Hirohata so I could not resist comparing it to my model. The DM is slightly larger so may be 1/24. It is an incredible model. The gaps are amazingly tight. The shape of the rear fenders are more accurate as are the window sizes. I do however prefer my more greenish shade of sea-foam.

Thanks Carl I always appreciate your comments

Great looking early McLaren. Would be great to have this reissued

Fantastic looking racing car. I also saw Mark race in 1967 at Kent Washington in a USRRC event. Both the Lola and Camaro were there. I instantly became a fan of Donohue, Sunoco, Penske, Can-Am and Trans-Am.

Very creative and interesting

Thanks Les - I look forward to seeing yours Thanks Chris