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Those Revell Double Car Kits were big in the 60s....extremely hard to find now. Basically a collection of their Parts Packs put together in the form of a kit...youd think they could re- do them if the molds still exist. As for extinct kits never to come back...I suppose the Uncertain T must top the list? And what about that companion kit to Revell's relatively recent '29 2in1 Model A roadster ....the '30 Coupe? Were the molds really stolen/vandalized in China?

Didn't this kit start out ages ago as the stock version 29 Model A in the famous Ala Kart kit ? I think that T body style with interior and pick up bed you are referring to may be the A la Kart parts. Subsequent releases only featured the stock Model A with a few hop up parts. The 4 banger engine is not as detailed as the Revell engine in their classic 29 model A and 31 woody kits, but the AMT 29 is a nice enough build.

As usual Greg...seems like you've got them all covered. Now...how about the 70s? 80s ? re - treads of those classic Roth kits...somewhere I saw " The Outlaw " released as " Canned Heat "...and " The Mysterion " re released as " Dual Jewel". Same for his monsters.... " Mr Gasser "released as " Mr Smog".........." Mothers Worry " released as " Heavy Head ." Talk about a company squeezing the last buck outta something...think they might've been made in Japan. Wonder if Roth ever saw any of that money!

Looking forward to it....last spring's show had a great variety and some fantastic builds. Met a northern modeler...Vince LoBosco...he had a gorgeous late 50s T Bird convertible on display and an equally stunning Aston Martin ( loved his Rat Rod too ). JC Reckner ( aka "afx" ) had a collection of great Cobras. Hope to bring a couple of TROG theme entries myself.

You certainly nailed the topic at the top of the thread with the "Tweedy Pie" and all its variations. How about the "Orange Crate"...think it was re released under the moniker "Chopped Deuce"...or something like that. Basically the same kit with a couple of minor tweaks...headlight shapes being one of them. And Revells classic '29 Model A Roadster / Cab pick up kit ....re released under the "Rat Rod" name...with wide white walled bigs and little for tires.

Absolutely stunning. What scale is this? 1/1?

Definitely following this one....

Congrats again on another spot on build....you continue to set the bar very high with execution and attention to detail. Ive never attended NNL East...thought about hitting the road in the predawn hours Saturday in order to make it up there but decided I didn't have it in me for a 4 to 5 hour drive so I settled for the 1-1/2 hour drive to Maryland's eastern shore for Jalopyrama...which turned out to be a good second choice...almost 300 pre 1963 hot rods, gassers and dragsters on display...and the weather was nice to boot. NNL East remains on my bucket list.

Nicely done...looks like a fine rendition of a not too easy to find kit. I've tried to score one but on the rare occasion I find one it's priced beyond my checkbooks ability.

I'll have to agree. I attend the IPMS Model show in Richmond Va every February. It is a very well attended gathering with first rate modeling on hand....armor, aviation, ships, automotive, figures....almost too much to take in during one day, yet there are concerns about an aging attendence group. Speculation was that participation would be waning with the old baby boomers unable to continue...but this winter there was a boom in younger modelers...and their category? GUNDAM! An energetic group with 200 entries...they had to add tables.

Thanks Bill. A compliment from an expert post war period hot rod builder such as yourself means a lot. I have always enjoyed your own build threads.... as well as your constructive comments on others work .....because they inform and instruct. Your knowledge of real full scale hot rodding coupled with parts sourcing in the scale world is a great contribution to the hobby!

Thanks Mike...Geezers rule!

A simple yet fun build. I'm going to display it on the wall...right under that framed album cover.

I can almost hear that surf medley music wafting over the smoggy LA night air....

Carriage Lamp tail lights ( with MV model Railroad red lenses inserted into drilled out lamps ) ....and photo etch wire looms in place on the engine block with Detail Master distributor.

Indeed JC. You going to the MAMA show in May ? The TROG theme might just be in my wheelhouse.

Tamiya paints...rattle cans for the chassis , suspension , engine and bucket body....bottle paints for the cruising couple. The wide white Big and Little tires are from the Revell 29 Model A "Rat Rod" edition, with the backing brake plates from Revells 48 Woody kit. The photo etch dashboard gauge rims are from Model Car Garage with Detail Master paper gauge faces.

The Stromberg 97 carbs in the original 60s edition of the Revell "Tweedy Pie" kit are really well executed...especially with those nicely detailed curved stacks...but I thought I'd give The Model Car Garages own Strombergs a shot. The tri carb intake manifold is an after market resin item from Replicas & Miniatures of MD, the chrome bell air cleaners are from the new Revell 2in1 29 model A kit. The Rams Horn exhausts come from AMTs stock 57 Chevy re-tool kit.....along with the fan belt and generator.

Spark plug wires.....fitting the photo etch wire looms.

The Columbia Two speed rear comes from the Revell 40 Ford kit...or was it AMT ? Either would suffice. ( I checked my build notes...it came from AMTs '41 stock Woody kit ) The T Bucket body is from the old AMT '25 T re-release kit ( not the Revell Custom Car Parts 23 T Bucket as I previously wrote ) Body required some minor modifications. An ancient re release of the Revell "Tweedy Pie" in "Rodfather" form furnished an interior, the seat will be re upholstered in tuck and roll format with half round Plastruct strips.

Selections for components come from my massive kit collection and parts box in order to duplicate the car in the photo. The engine was an easy choice...the venerable Chevy small block from Revells "Tweedy Pie" kit. The wheels on the real car are apparently 58 Chrysler Imperial wheels, I didn't have anything that remotely resembled them but thankfully Fredericksburg Va modeler Jerry Fraser's own parts box furnished reasonable facsimiles. The romantic couple comes from the classic old Lincoln Futura kit...with a little alteration they can assume a "parking" pose. Other suspension parts are easily sourced from Revells classic 31 Woody / Sedan kit for the dropped I-beam, and rear leaf spring from Revells 29 Model A kit.....