Craig Irwin

I didn't think any full sized Chevy wagon in 63 had 3 lights.

Doesn't the Jo Han 70 have the flat hood?

Thats an easy one, look for the Revell kit from the 90's, great kit!

It seems that the 73 to 79 cars will be some work or old OOP kits need to be found. The MPC Spoiler 'Vette will work for the 80 to 82 cars (with a cross fire injection unit needed for the 82) and it seems to be easy to find. I remember a good 78 pace car kit years ago which will also do a 79, but it may have been 1/24. The 70 to 72 cars would be easy from the AMT 70 kit, as the only external differances were the color of the park lamp lens, clear on 70, amber on 71 and 72) exposed screw heads retaining the grilles on the 72, and a thief alarm switch on the rear of the 72 (looks like a trunk lock cylinder) The 73 cars sat higher (federial standards on bumper heights), and had a new rubber front bumper without the rubber gards that came in for 75, a longer hood that eliminated the wiper door at the base of the windshield that was used from 68 to 72. also was a new open side scoop in the side fenders that replaced the 70 to 72 "eggcrates". These open scoops ran through 79. The 74 cars would need the same work as the 73 but also got a one year only rubber rear bumper with a seam in the middle and no black rubber gards like added to the 75's. Also the rear quarter panels drop lower behind the wheels to match the bumper, you can still see the body line where the old quarters bottoms were. these new 74 rear quarter panels ran through to 82. With the new rear bumper the thief alarm switch moved to the left front fender near the Stingray nameplate. 74's have no crossed flag emblem on the gas cap. The 75 and 76 cars got a new front bumper with black rubber gards, and a rased center that starts up between the front headlights a few inches. the rear bumper lost the seam and gained the rear black gards too. 77 lost the Stingray nameplates, gained crossed flags in their place, and the A post trim is now black. The Corvette block letters on the rear bumper are replaced with a one piece emblem, and the crossed flag emblems are a new style. Inside there were big changes to the dash and console. Also a new leather wraped steering wheel if T&T wheel equiped. Sometime around 76 or 77 the hood lost the cowl grill near the windshield.

Yep, that kit is a bear. You did a nice job on it!

The Revell 63 snap kits (both roadster and coupe) are great curbside kits and should bash with the Revell 67 kits, which also are in both roadster and coupe bodys. The only external differance between the 63 and 64 are the grille, rocker moldings, wheel covers and the lack of the hood grids, which arn't molded in on the 63 snap kitanyway. Madelhous makes all of these parts. Are your modeling skills up to changing the side fender vents on the 65 and 66's on one of the other bodys? Modelhouse does the hoods, grilles and such. Add the photoetch parts and.......

Modelhaus resin will be your friend for the Sting Ray years unless you want to kitbash the Revell 67 into the other years. Revell did the 68 and 69 back in the early 90's, and AMT did the 70 about the same time. That would take you through the 72's without any problems.

Not hard at all but it won't be all shake the box projects. The mid 60's Sting Rays in 1/25 will have to be old OOP kits or resin, and the mid to late 70's will require some kitbashing. The 61 will have to be done from a 62 kit or resin, and I think all of the needed emblems can be found in MCG photoetch sets.

Its precentages, there are 10's of millions more Fords on the road.

Only if you are wearing shorts with dress socks and garders.

For me it was about 15 years ago, I was chatting up a cute young thing in a bar when she told me I was so cute and fun to be around, and that she wanted to introduce me to her mother.

If you love this kind of thing (like I do!) check out engrish.com .

Just googled "hyundai transmission problems" and got 5.380.000 results. Living with a car for 5 or so years is a bit differant than riding around the neighborhood in a new one.

Try Dupla-Color, Ford also called that color Rangoon Red, Carnival Red, Fiesta Red, and other names.

My 76 thousand mile Elantra is now a three cylinder, spark plugs didn't fix, coils are good, I never had these kinds of problems with a car untill well over 200 thousand miles. And the right rear door glass is inoperative, again.........

What contemporary hot rods had become is what started the rat rod / traditional rod re-birth, which is what the kids around here are into.

Sorry, the headlights, front end and chassis are far too much for me now that Revell has done the subject light years better.

Nope, it's all about what the owner / builder likes and wants, it dosen't matter if its been done before or not. We please ourselves, no one else's opinion matters.

It must be, and the decals !

It's not well known in the U.S., but not all beetles were created equal, We never got the 1302, and all 71 and newer U.S. spec beetles were 1600 cc. With Revell of Germany doing the tooling it would naturaly be a German spec car, and look like a 67 to us.

Early first gen Bronco, first gen IH Scout, first gen Dodge Power Wagon.

I built an orignal 62 Corvette in 62, with an opening trunk. I can't remember if it was an AMT or SMP.

Nothing a tube chassis and one piece tilt front wouldn't fix!

Very cool idea, Did you strech the body and frame to the right length? Olds Vista Crusers and Buick Sport Wagons had a longer body and wheelbase than other GM "A" body wagons, the added leingth is in the rear doors.

You bet your sweet bippy!