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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 ...

Easily the finest execution I've ever seen of that kit ! Your additional craftsmanship really added that much needed touch . Keep 'em coming !

Ahh , yes ... the chopped Pontiac 389 , yielding 194 cubes .

Beautiful engines , from a time when each corporation had its own engines ( I've always liked the Buick "Nailhead" series , and the 225 V6 and its 215 V8 relative ). Am I the only one who's "concerned" by the brake system on that black car ?

Heck, I've been considering using a Pontiac OHC 6 in the AMT 1953 F100...

As a visual artist , the single most humbling experience I've encountered was when I was admiring the works of Robert Williams ! For those among us whom aren't familiar with his name , think of the Guns and Roses "Appetite for Destruction" gatefold art (which I won't share here due to its controversial content ). The artwork itself is beyond astounding , then viewing it in person is another thing all together ; the actual piece is positively huge !! And it's all oil paint (the most painstaking paint to work with ; non-catalysed , slow curing paint ). After leaving the exhibit , I said to my friend and fellow artist , "Well , I give up ! I can't go any where near Williams' work !" A truly humbling --and inspirational-- experience ! My point being that trying to hold a candle to the impressive and impressionable works of others is an exercise in futility . I realise that the scope of my skills isn't as far reaching as I'd like for them to be . Surely , practise makes perfect and all that , but in the end I'm too lazy to dedicate that much effort to one piece. You can't teach any one how to draw , you can only hone their natural skills.

I have an MPC 1974 Vega annual kit , and its only " weak " points are the moulded-in exhaust , and the stock 4 cylinder model's differential. So, if this pending reissue has an unfettered chassis , I'm going to buy it.

Thank you one and all . That was typo on my part regarding the 1968 COPO number. From all that I've read , that specific order is quite esoteric ( reminds me of the 1967 Dart GT+S ; built only the last couple months of the '67 model year , and people deny the cars' existence .) I , like countless others, am amazed that Piggens, et al., wouldn't endorse 427 Nova . After all, the X bodies and the F bodies were kissing cousins ! Thanks again, every one , for your help , advice , and expertise. Let's keep this topic going for a while ; it's nice to learn about these kinds of specialty vehicles.

What noticable-in-scale differences are there between the 1968-1969-1970 Nova's ? I've been wanting to build a COPO 1968 Gibb/Harrell 9638 (e.g. , the 50 L78 / TH400 cars built for SS/DA , E/SA classes in July '68 ) based on the Revell '69 Nova ; what cosmetic differences are there between '69 & '68 ? Easy conversion ? I also want to build a 1970 L34 Nova SS. Other than the engine call outs above the front side markers, what else changed for 1970? Thanks.

In both instances , the transmission cases were bare . The oil pans were also bare ; they were stamped steel . Now the "Park" drum (which dates back to the A-466 Powerflite and the A-488 Torqueflite ) was , IIRC , semigloss black .

You know what I *don't* like about it ? It's on your shelf instead of mine !! One of the finest X bodies I've seen in some time ! That lethal 572 looks awesome ! Excellent work , my friend

Should be worth noting here ( but feel free to remove the following if it causes an off course direction ) that the 1960 Starliner kit --- in its recent issue --- includes TWO complete engines , which themselves have two or three induction options (!!!) . Splendid representations of the 352-FE (and , perhaps , the 360 / 390 / ad seq. series...)

Great work , Mike ! Not to be "that guy" , but this is really directed at anyone building any 1961 & earlier Chrysler with an automatic : the Torqueflite is cast iron ( the 1960 A-904-G was Chrysler's first aluminium case transmission ; the A-727-A ( small V8 ) and its counterpart A-727-B ( big V8 & Hemi ) went to aluminum two years later ). Minor thing that only Chrysler aficionados would spot

RE: The 1962 Buick 225 Electra : I think that some confusion about the vintage of the kit is confusion that is bourne out of the c.1998 box art which consisted of a photo of the actual car , not a photo of the built up kit (!!). I bought the c.2008 "Retro" reissue version , fully cognizant of its 50 year old contents. Some "Newbies" undoubtedly were , in es , duped. The kit that surprised me was the (gorgeous) 1960 Starliner ! I honestly believed it to be a reissue of a Trophy Series kit with premium contents ! It wasn't until I did some research and found it to be a c.1998 vintage kit ! I absolutely LOVE the new / retro box art from Round2 . Thanks for the list , Rob ( et al.)

I've been attempting to contact a friend and former coworker for the past two weeks, to no avail. So, I took another route ; I typed "1970 SS 396 Nova Shadow Grey" , and the following hit was found :http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/519133/1970_SS_396_L34_Nqova My heart sank into my gut ; that was his car !!! For. Sale. I thought the worst scenario right off ; then I called the number in the o.p. and spoke to the now former owner . Very nice guy ;he allied my fears , stating that the guy he bought the Nova from --- my friend --- was in high spirits . I can only keep trying to reach my friend. He's in his late 60s ; a tad antisocial ; and he despises phones ( ha ha ha ). Anyhow, just wanted to vent. I'd hate to realise that he'd sold his cars due to mitigating circumstances not privvy to outsiders...

I,too,am hoping for a NEW tool '56 F100 . If the kit is going to be that ancient ,50 years old kit,then I will PASS.

Firstly, please send a resounding Thank You from me your lobbiest friend !! C.A.R.B. is an outdated branch of government that needs to just...disappear. In regards to the 1932 Ford deal ; that honour goes to the late Boyd Coddington and the "George Washington's Axe" philosophy ...

HA HA HA HA !!! Well at least it's not wearing Centerlines ...

My all time favourite kit in so far as building options (not to mention the subject matter) is the AMT 1953 F100 (thank you , Round2, for reissuing this gem!). I would like to see more 2-in-1 60s/70s dealership "tuner" subjects (Motion, Dana,Mr Norms,Tasca,Randall,, et al. ) which could also be built stock. Furthermore, I wish that Revell,et al. , would offer two transmissions, two differentials, A/C and non A/C arrangements, etc..

...replete with the rarely seen Centerline wheels. !

I'm astonished that every 1971 Hemi'Cuda convertible --11 total built-- are all accounted for!! Not sure about the 108 hardtops that were built... There's some guy across the freeway from where I work whom has a couple of early Vega's , both in 70s livery, one rumoured to be powered by a Buick 215 (a relatively common conversion at the time, harkening back to the pre-Jerry Brown / CARB reign of terror ...)

Sonny , the Super bird that you are building is coming along nicely ! Keep the great work up. ! A little advice ; the interior headliner is black in every Superbird , and the same applies to the vinyl roof cover : black. Good call regarding the engine's nomenclature : 440 Six Barrel is 100% correct ! EW1 is a nice colour for the Superbird.

Thanks all for your replies. After digging around I found some pics of a few MOTION Nova's with the Stinger,one of which was in Martyn Schorr’s "Tales of a Muscle Car Builder..." book. I'll have to check Drag City out...