1972coronet

I recognise something on those R.O.G. decals that pleases me greatly : Printed In Italy !!

A friend of mine gave me his tiny collection of unbuilt and "started" (painted) kits ; and among them was the USA Oldies release of the '62 Chrysler 300 hardtop . All that he did to it was paint the body in Testors Gloss White , and parts of the interior in flat red . The engine is partially-assembled , painted in Testors Sky Blue . It's 100% complete and is not a gluebomb .

Whatever provides Round2 , et al. , with revenue for R&D of new or updated / backdated kits , then they could label them with Valtrax for all I care !

It's correct ! It's really the quarter window's trim which separates it from the door glass . The coupe body's B-pillar is considerably-wider .

These are fantastic , guys ! I really like the F-250 and F-350 conversions ; I wonder how those would look with the custom parts from the kit ? Keep them coming ! I'll eventually get around to snapping some pics of the one that I built back in 2004 ...

Exactly . The Super Bee could be had as a coupe ( fixed B-pillar , tilt-open windows ) or hardtop . And , while we're on that subject ; no REAL convertible Super Bees were produced , period .

RE : The licencing for the trademarked Trans Am : Pontiac paid a pretty penny back in c.1967 to use the 'Trans Am' name on their Firebird . Dodge didn't pay one red cent for their "suggested" ties tot he racing organisation ; that's how we ended up with the Challenger T/A . Just as the companion 1970 AAR 'Cuda ; acronyms and numbers cannot be copyrighted .

Likely they were : - P.R. cars provided by the Western Division / Los Angeles District Chevrolet - Pilot vehicles ; no V.I.N.'s If the former is the case , then the cars likely were either left in Universal Studios' motor pool (if they purchased them) or were returned to the aforementioned division , auctioned-off , and... ?

The AMT 1953 F-100 is one of my all-time favourite kits . It is amazing that its tooling has managed to stay in such great condition , esp. since it's been reissued ad infinitum since c.1962 ! I would love to see my fellow enthusiasts' builds of this iconic kit --- share them here !

Outstanding 'JH21C0' , Herr Kröger ! One of the teachers at the high school I went to had a blue 1970 Challenger coupe ; it was a Western Sport Special . By the way ; I have a set of your outstanding 'W11' Deluxe Wheel Covers waiting for the perfect candidate .

Looks quite like the Holley 3 Bbl that the Baldwin-Motion 1970 1/2 Camaro has .

Would like to see that 1964's kit's straight six make a return !

I'm 49 ; I missed out on seeing many of my favourite bands from that era . Iggy was such a self-destructive madman that I'm surprised he's survived and is still performing .

They were an early hard rock band ; they were extremely influential on acts whom followed in their tracks ( Ramones , New York Dolls , Television , etc. , etc. ) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stooges

How about the other fledgling bands from that time ; MC5 , Up , Rationals , Death , etc. ?

That's funny ! I can imagine some sort of Freudian thing going on at that time ( early 70's you stated ? ) , esp. with all of the trouble that junior was causing ; the path he'd followed and such .

The band's name was an homage to the comedy troupe . Ron Asheton ran The Three Stooges Fan Club back in the day ; he also frequently visited Larry Fein back in 1974 , 1975 (see attached image) . To paraphrase Ron Asheton's quote regarding the band's Psychedelic Stooges name : " [ My brother Scott , and neighborhood friend Dave Alexander ] were sitting around taking [ expunged drug name ] and watch The Three Stooges . Just when we started 'peaking' , the name came to me : ' we're like the Three Stooges --- we're always getting into trouble ; cops are always chasing us [...] , and we're on [ expunged drug name ] --- why not call ourselves "The Psychedelic Stooges" ? ." The rest is history .

If nothing else , the interior tubs from the Pro Stock Duster series is what I want to see make a comeback ! There's no console nor a back seat , which is perfect . That tooling must still be around , or at least its floor pan inserts .

I was being facetious ; my attempt at humour . I wouldn't be opposed to the body , bonnet , and all-related parts being moulded in red --- though many forum members abhor red-coloured plastic for 98% of purposes (e.g. , it makes colour changes more challenging) .

I'm more intrigued by the export model's tail lamp setup : ambre-coloured turn signals / hazard lenses ! That's how the U.S. models should have been as well , but then I'm biased : I despise red-coloured turn signals / hazards ! If flashing red lights mean "stop" or "move-over" , why should that "command" be given by one's vehicle's tail lamps if they're changing lanes or are on the highway shoulder ? Kind of goes against the whole : Amber = Caution Red = Stop ( or move-to-the-right for emergency vehicles ) But , I digress... That post-facto "split backlite" design looks horrible on any post-1967 Corvette .

Awesome ! I'll have to check that out . I was first exposed to the genre when I was in high school (1985) , and have clung to it since (along with other genres ; precursor Garage bands , R&B , Soul , Gospel , Bluegrass , Country , Western , etc. , etc.) . As much as I enjoy The Sex Pistols , they did pinch their look from Richard Hell . That , however , doesn't take away from them artistically .

Junior was innocent until c.1967 when he started hanging around the Asheton brothers more (he , Dave Alexander , and Ron were classmates ; Iggy was the only whom graduated) . He was straight when he was playing with The Iguanas (where he got his nom-de-arte surname of "Iggy") and The Prime Movers . The band which brought infamy to him (as its lead singer) was originally called The Psychedelic Stooges ( the name was Ron's idea ; Danny Fields made them drop "Psychedelic" from their name when they signed to Elektra in late '68 along with the MC5) . 'Lust For Life' , indeed !

Was James Osterberg , Sr. , a cool guy ?

The Stooges in c.1969 in some field in Michigan sitting in an abandoned 1954 F-100 .

Here's a preview of the box art (slated for reissue in 1st quarter 2020) :