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- 1 each : 1971 and 1972 Swinger Special 340 (sold only in western Canada) . - 1968 COPO Nova ( 375 hp 396 w/ TH-400 ) - 1970 Ranchero GT ( either 351-C or 429 ) - Motion Super Vega - 1968 Super Stock Dart ( a "tribute" car ) - 1969 "M" Code Barracuda hardtop - 1996 9C1 Caprice - 1969 Belvedere A38 - 1971 Coronet wagon , 383 4 speed - 1971-1972 GMC Sprint SP-1 - 1969 or 1970 Boss 429 - 1967-1970 Cougar - 1971 Hornet S/C - 1972 Randall-X Gremlin - 1978 A38 Monaco or Fury - 1986-1987 M6 Bavaria

I have three Johan kits in my stash : Two 1968 Fury I Police Pursuit ( 1 "U.S.A. Oldies" , 1 c.2000 reissue ) The 383 engine is decent (has the correct "ribbed" air cleaner !) . The only weak point is the transmission : it's a manual ! Surely a manual trans could be had with the 383 , but for police / pursuit models , it would be a "3-on-the-tree" manual . More often than not , it was the 225 Six and the 318 LA that had manuals ; the 383 typically (99% , let's say) had column-shift Torqueflites . 1962 Chrysler 300 Nice 413 eight barrel , backed by a decent Torqueflite . I had the Heavenly Hearse some 30 years ago . I'm not overly familiar with Cadillac engines of that era , but it looked nice . Pretty sure it was backed with a Hydra-Matic .

From what I've been able to ascertain regarding MPC's annuals of the Dodge / Plymouth A-bodies : 1970 = No factory-stock kits 1971 = Duster 340 ; late-year retool to the elusive Demon 340 (with full factory decals ! Unusual for that era ) 1972 = Duster 340 1973 = Duster 340 (first year for custom wheels and optional Hemi) 1974 = Duster "340" (first year for the HP 360) 1975 = Duster 360 ; mid-year Dart Sport 360 1976 = Dart Sport only 1977 = Modified Reissue of the 1976 Dart : Convoy Chaser (?) 1983 = Modified Reissue of the 1976 Dart (mislabelled as a "Dodge Duster") . Vector wheels , new decals , and deletion of the exhaust pipe extensions 2004 = Exact reissue of the aforementioned (now moulded in that famous grey plastic) . Again mislabelled ; this time as a "1975 Plymouth Duster Hardtop" 2014 = Reissue / restored tooling 1975 Dart Sport annual I couldn't tell you just when the Pro Stock Series were issued ( Butch Leal "California Flash" 1972 Duster , and the Sox & Martin 1973 Duster ) .

The Duster annual was last released for 1975 ; the Dart Sport was the only offering for 1976 . The latter is what Round2 recently reissued (as a 1975 annual) .

I got the '69 F-100 in the mail today , and all that I can say is WOW !! The 240" I-6 is an example of beauty on its own ! The "F-250" hub caps don't bother me in the least ---- actually , they were the lone deciding factor in my purchase of the MK version ! Yes , they'll be finding their way onto my build .

That's perfectly fine with me ! It's just nice to have a replica of one of Pontiac's finest cars . Perhaps a resin-cast Slim Jim is available ...

Perfect "California Fade" paint job ! That sunbleaching is perfect ! Nice build !

While I definitely recognise what your point is --and agree with your point--- the category of "vintage" has some relative newcomers ( e.g. , "Gen 3" 426 Hemi , which was last installed in a factory-produced car in July 1971 ---- 44 years ago [!] . Then there's the Mark IV ; FoMoCo's 335 and 385 Series ; etc. ). I'm 45 years old , and the realisation that my favourite cars are as old --if not a bit older-- as me , is only adding to my self-imposed midlife crisis ( ha ha ha ha ) .

Funny thing about the Family Truckster : it was "sold" at Glendale Dodge ! A view of the other cars on the lot reveals a bevy of M-bodies and K-cars . A Victoria wagon --heavily modified-- sold at a Dodge dealership . Too much ! In-so-far-as the proposed Bluesmobile : I love it ! Now , the actual cars were really retired California Highway Patrol units ! The production crew's master body man painted the cars to Mt. Prospect livery . I would like to additionally propose that the Monaco sedan 'option' include a 360 , with two barrel and HP (4 barrel) options (and the correlating single exhaust [2Bbl] and dual exhaust [4Bbl] ). Throw an 8 track player into the A/C vents on the passenger side , complete with Sam and Dave's Greatest Hits ; cigarette butts and empty Chesterfield cigarette packs for the dashboard ; a template to add the rip to the driver's side interior door panel ; and , the busted-out backlight (from the shotgun blast from 'Tucker McElroy' ) , and you've got a deal !

I , too , would LOVE to see a '58-'59 sedan, wagon , and / or Ranchero ! Those years' of the Fords lend them-selves very well to Kustom treatments ; and they look sweet in stock form , too .

Those 1977-1980 Volare kits were certainly better in many respects than their 1971-1976 Duster / Demon / Dart Sport predecessors ! Heck , at least the Volare kits had the 727-A Torqueflite (which matches the automatic shifter and the pedals on the floor !!) , and much better underhood contents ( WOW ! Is that a brake master cylinder that I see ?? Apparently the aforementioned A-bodies weren't 'blessed' with that feature , not even the incorrect 1966 & earlier master cylinder ! ). The air cleaner assembly is reasonablly correct (versus the 1970 & earlier "340" air cleaner in the Duster , et al. , kits) . I will concede that the interior bucket is lacking in door panel details . Other than that , it's a nice kit .

See my edited post . Your photo is better ; at least one can see the "Stock and Custom Building Versions..." text on the box's side ( lower-left in the photo ) .

Last issued in 1979 as a 1980 "annual" . That's probably the only tooling that's left ; I don't believe that it's ever been modified from stock . I have one that I bought ~1 year ago . Although the box doesn't allude to it , parts to build a (close-enough to) stock version are included ( Rallye Wheels ; stock tyres [albeit , still styrene ...] , and stock engine [ which , for 1980 , would be a 318 ... a ripping 120hp 318 ! ] ). It would be nice to see this kit again . Does the tooling still exist in useable condition , Round2 ?

If any-thing , I feel that a breakdown of the "Drag Racing" category is "necessary" ; to wit : "Classic" or "Nostalgia" or "Vintage" versus "New(er)" classes / styles. Why ? I'll admit that I'm prejudiced in regard to race cars ; Pro Mod , et al. , do nothing for me . Now , that's not to speak to the builders' skills or final product(s) ; I just feel that the "new(er)" stuff needs to be segregated from the vintage stuff .

Acetone will melt the plastic right now ! Same with lacquer thinner . Here in the U.S. , it is common to use Castrol Super Clean or its "more-affordable" competitor , Purple Power ; however , I can't speak to what is available in Sweden (or Europe in general).

I haven't heard any-one else refer to that trans as its colloquial name is quite some time ! I agree ; a separate Slim Jim Hydra-Matic would've been a nice option .

Upon a 2nd (okay , 5th) examination of Tim's excellent photos , I witnessed the trim around the backlight ( colloq. , "rear window" ) and the windscreen . It would appear to be an attempt at creating a replication of the "encapsulated" glass trim that was common in that era (think : glass trim on pre-1971 Dodge / Plymouth B-bodies , all years of the A-bodies , etc. ) The weatherstripping "captured" the glass , and then stainless (or , cheapo anodised aluminum in later years) trim was installed around the perimetre , retained by trim retainers which mounted on the rivets in the glass' channels . I don't see why a masking , followed by a scribing of the trim/ glass junction , and the addition of more (layered) tape , wouldn't be an effective way of avoiding the scratching of the glass. Then again , painting the trim with Krylon 'Chrome' (Duplicolor also makes an excellent 'chrome' paint) would probably be easier , and would yield more realistic results .

I believe that the grille is different ... Beyond that , there was a new addition : "440 Four Barrel" emblems if that then-new engine was ordered ( note: the Charger R/T didn't come along until the 1968 model ; R/T was a Coronet-only package in 1967 ). The interior changed ( no more standard fold-down rear seating ; the full-length console was also deleted [ circumcised ? ] ). And , though you didn't ask about functional changes versus the 1966 ; the 1967 models received the requisite "'Dual' (read : tandem) Circuit Braking System" ; no more "Dixie Cup" brake master cylinders !

That's a really cool idea !

It was a tough decision between the 1969 and the 1971 , with my final decision being the 1969 . What decided me was its hubcaps ! Why ? I've been fascinated by those FoMoCo truck and van hubcaps since I was a wee lad ; that design was just so intricate ! So , 40+ years later , I finally got a kit that has them ! I can hardly wait !

I could swear that the kit had those scoops on one of its 'trees' . I built one back in c.1990 , with those scoops , and I could swear that I didn't source them from the parts box nor the Daytona . On a related note : the 1969 Barracuda hood is exactly the same hood as the 1973-1976 Dart / Dart Sport models' hood , in both "1:1" and in-scale .

I really like where this is going ! Here's an ad for the 1968 Biscayne 427 that Joel at Motion was slinging back in the day ( I wonder if any survived ? )

I like that idea a lot ! Toss a Craig 4-track player under the dash , too ...

4 years later ... any updates on these beauties ??

Although I already have the 1970 Monte Carlo, I could always use another one! Now, if only round2 were to add the engine parts from the 1970 Motion Camaro as a building option ...