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Potentially silly perspective here , @tim boyd, et alia : Is it possible that the roof insert for the '69 was damaged by the time of its c.1977 reissue ? Perhaps the earlier roof tooling insert was employed from 1976 , ad sequitur , due to its being damaged ?

1.) Emily's sister April relaxing with two other feline buddies . 2.) Feral colony of felines near a friend's house.

24v ? Same as , or similar-to - the oceanliners' engines ? Biggest I've seen in person on a car was a 16v-71.

Absolutely - I'd forgotten to mention that that's its objective. I just love the way that those "Jimmy Huffers" sound. To this day I can still hear the rattling of a 6v-71 in the local buses ; the Jimmy winding-up and "screaming".

I wonder if that applies to other, non-English languages...

Imagine the excrement that that muh would produce ! It'd bury a Sherman Tank like it was an ant ! Perhaps worse ; picture a lovely day at the beach with your significant other, and one of those rascals decides to void its contents. No thanks !

Looks like a great kit to introduce kids to the hobby with. I remember building the earlier versions back in the late 1970's / early 1980's, and thoroughly enjoying them.

100%. The work vehicle I drive - the company vehicle - is a 2022 Ranger which has the Fœcal-Boost 4 cylinder which is backed with a 10 speed auto. It's cumbersome. The transmission will hit a "dead zone" where it hangs up between one of its 10,000 forward gears. Then, it'll catch and the truck'll finally take off. Leaves others with the impression that either I'm in an inexperienced driver, or that I'm some teen with a new licence. The 2008 Ranger was a vastly superior vehicle, period. Inline 4 with the 5-speed auto ( 5R55W, I seem to remember ) and 4.10 gear ( and no "distracto-tainment" screens nor any other rubbish ). It was seat-of-the-pants quicker than the turbo-10-speed-techie-festooned 2022. And, it returned better fuel economy.

Conversely, the 2-stroke Detroit Diesels are considered naturally-aspirated in spite of all of them having a supercharger. The versions with turbos have a "-T" or "-TT" suffix ; to wit : 8V92-TT

Brother Tao stretched-out in a "limousine pose" on my bed. He turned to look at me as if to say, "Why are you bothering me right now ? And, why are there so many model car kits stacked-up in here ?"

Amen to that ! One of my favourite programmes ( Vice Grip Garage ) on YouTube features the family's feline companions frequently. Derek also takes the time to interact with animals he meets when he's rescuing / reviving vehicles.

"What do you mean the box is empty ?"

Remember, too, that the quarter windows are different from the '71 / '72 - the '73 / '74 quarter windows are the "same" as the '71-'74 Road Runner ( Satellite, et alia ). Seems like a fairly monumental undertaking to update the AMT '71 to 1973/74 cosmetics. I have a beat-up '72 Rallye Charger ( MPC annual ) which I was thinking of bashing with the AMT '71. My plan is to splice the doors' "dents" from the '72 into the doors of the '71 . I haven't actually compared proportions ( i.e., will it be a simple grafting or more involved ).

Lovely build there , @Gramps46. I have an original, 1962-issue version of this kit ; bought it because I was curious as to how "clean" its tooling was when new (versus the 1970s and 1980s iterations that I cut my teeth on). Too bad that it's ripe with the dreaded tyre burn... the Pontiac engine's almost unrecognisable ! Someday I'll get around to building it (kitbash required). Maybe I'll get a 'wild hair' and convert it to an F-250.

Then there was the Jack Werst Mr. 5 & 50 "cheater" '70 Superbird , SS/EA . This car was built to go after the '70 SS-454 Chevelle convertible SS/EA champ. Just A Car Guy: the factory cheated too... Jack Werst's Super Bird, also known as the "Cheater Bird" was built specifically to take out Ray Allen, driving an LS6 Chevelle that was causing problems for Chrysler in a certain drag class.

I hadda do just that some 20 years ago - the throttle stuck-open on my dad's '99 Camry while he was driving ; I was the passenger. He totally froze-up, so I hadda take action -- I bumped the shifter (console auto) into Neutral, then turn-off the ignition... all with seconds to do so. We ended up crashing HARD into a lamppost - on the right-front (the side I was sitting in). Instantly, the thumb on my left hand sprung-back to my wrist as I was sucker-punched by the air bag. I ended up with a sprained thumb, cracked ribs and sternum, and abrasions on my once-flawless face ( that's also when I went bald and aged 20 years ! At least that's what I tell everyone). So, yeah... the "operator" of that 1,300hp death trap had plenty of time to bump-neutral and kill the ignition.

Worked my zoids this morning using Calico Resistance Method

I seem to remember that that fiasco was due to the aftermarket Wilwood brakes not being properly setup... I'll have to watch that video again. EDIT Combination of a sticky throttle and undersized-for-the-engine-power brakes.

I've seen the "Dixie Cup" brake master on vehicles with swaps to bigger engines, upgraded differentials, sound systems, etc., etc. , and I thought the same thing : "Why ?!? All of that other work, and still crummy brakes ? And on a street-operated vehicle at that ?!?"

I saw this disturbing trend coming more than 30 years ago : "Strive ! For Mediocrity !" Where I work now ( same line-of-work for almost 40 years ) I see more and more of these "offshore" replacement parts failing quickly and frequently. Sure, there's been subpar parts made in the USA over the decades, but at least there was accountability on the manufacturer's part ! Accountability went out the door a long time ago - step-over dollars to pick-up dimes...

I agree with the O.P.'s opinion on the C4's styling . I was in my early-mid teens when that radical design premiered - blew me away ! Too bad about the Miss-Fire fuel injection for '84. I remember being under the impression that TPI was going to be on that engine . Insofar as my favourite Sports Car is concerned : A friend's dad had a '71 Porsche 914 with a Chevy 327 in it. That car sat about a Post-It note off the ground ; its wheels were huge. He took me for a ride in that mother... Most frightening and thrilling ride ever ! Handled like it was on rails ; it was violently quick and mind numbingly fast, too. But, that thing was more of a beast than a Sports Car. I'll take a 1970-1973 Datsun 240Z , especially in Eurasian spec.

My mullet's safe

"There is no their they're."

Thanks much , kind sir. I'd figured if anyone performed this conversion, it'd be you.

IIRC . @Chuck Most did this ? I thought that there was an F-250 conversion of the Revell '56 around here...