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LOL...if Johan kits are hip to be square I am in...by the way...anyone with too many of them can always send them to me...

Cool.

I love the old school blown engines they used back in the day...should be offered in a big truck kit or two.

The 1958 392ci Hemi I once owned had staggered heads and the distributor was in the back of the intake valley pan...its just less obvious due to the look and shape of the valve covers on the early ones far as I could tell. Neat bit of information is the valve cover from one of these old Hemi engines will cover a small block Chevy intake manifold...LOL...

Thanks Lee and Ray....very kind of you all. I had planed to build a few replicas of some of his cars/trucks to give to him soon as i could find them...may still do it if possible???

Just found out my uncle passed away early Monday morning...going to miss him.

I love the IH stuff too...Masseys were cool too be nice to find some someday and relive some of my childhood days.

think 1980 when they changed the body style.

I love Johan kits...glue,promos,and snaps or promo like kits...have a few still myself. They have their issues from time to time and over age but I really dig them always have...always looking for more due to their kit subjects cars no one else offered...was very sad to see them stop making them.

Well if I had the funds to...kits/promos,etc. of.... 64,66-70 Bonnevilles 66-70 Cadillac Coupe/Sedan DeVilles 71-76 Dodge vans..cargo/custom/window/etc. 65-70 Chrysler 300s/Imperials/Fury/Monaco/Newyorker/Newport. 75 Firebird or TA 60s Station wagons or conversions. Johan/EX-L snap kits/promos/and promo like kits. 69,71,72,73 Impala/Caprice campers and motor homes hearses 1/8th scale TA kit and others

Im digging this...

Me too... from my dads old stuff I have these but they need parts in order to restore them... 70 HT needs-body,glass. 69 HT needs-body,glass,taillights and rear bumper trim panel,wheel covers,hood. 68 needs-glass,wheel covers,drivers bucket seat and console,taillights,grilles,hood,maybe a better body. 64 needs-body,glass,wheel covers,rear bumper and taillights. 63 needs-taillights and a up top. 58 needs-body,glass,all chrome,wheels. these are like many of those that got damaged during the breakin we had a few years ago here...got to restore what is left of them and the needs list is huge...

John...My old 392ci ones ran one had chromed valve covers on it...was a bummer to have to sell them off...bought one for only $25.oo and all were complete. I wanted to build a street rod and use one of them in it a 29 Ford 5 window coupe but it had to go too...another bummer. I do still have a pair of Chevy 409ci valve covers on the wall in my garage and a few auto/oil/gas related signs in there too...love those things.

Ray buddy...have her talk to my wife....

Cool find...I would have had to try to get the whole engine... I use to own a 354ci/and two 392ci Hemi engines one had 2 4s on it...sadly I had to sell them off after my accident.

Very nice build... ...shame the company modified the molds for the factory stock one though...been trying to restore one.

Welcome Dany...I am a fan of the Cadillac and luxury/family cars myself... ...very late 50s through mid 70s body styles of 2door,4door,wagons,etc.

Believe it or not I am happy with the metal axle type...plastic tends to sag over time but then again I am a promo and promo like kit fan myself....

For me it would have to be plastic and 1/25th or 1/24rth scale...never been much for die-cast or small scale stuff. Yes it would be nice to have some of the small scale stuff made in a larger scale and it could open a new market area for the companies with some of them...I know Monogram made a 1/24rth scale Rambo chopper that sold well. I just think the vans are cool looking and have a lot of mod possibilities for building them if they were larger scaled.

Very nice... ...I have one that has a 1/2 cab to build once I find the missing parts to the cab.

Not bad at all for a 85...will make a nice resto project. I had a 75 and then a 82 but the 82 got totaled 2 weeks after restoring it and starting to drive her...got hit from behind at about 60mph while stopped at a red light in a 30 zone...4 foot shorter on the drivers side rear...bummer.

Thanks..yes it is...was hoping there was a plastic kit in my scale range...some things that look odd are cool too. There are many 1/32nd and 1/43rd scale kits that would be nice to see in 1/25th or 1/24rth scale too.

What is the Russain 4x4 van the police/military,etc. use over there...seen some on you tube was wondering if they are available in 1/25th or 1/24rth scale plastic kits..???...in a way they kind of look like a VW bus?

Welcome Mitch...life can get in the way too many times...build,enjoy and relax.

I am not a big fan of these kind of cars but I like where its going...cool...