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Restore & Reissue : MPC 1976-1977 Pontiac Ventura MPC 1976-1980 Nova MPC 1978 2wd Chevy Pickup MPC Datsun Pickup MPC 1/20 scale Econoline , with factory-stock parts MPC 1971-1978 Vega MPC 1/16 scale c.1978 Chevy Pickup C30 Custom Deluxe Long Bed / Snow-Plow snap-together (remember those ??) Tamiya : Renault R5 Turbo (was this kit ever offered in street-version livery ?) AMT : Astro 95 with the Gas Turbine option AMT : 1/16 scale 1955 Nomad AMT : 1/16 scale 1957 Nomad Cremate or Destroy Tooling : Revell 1956 F-100 Revell 1957 Chevy (ancient , c.1962 tooling)

16/17 (the alternator on the Hemi threw me , as it's the newer Nippondenso ; and , "fake" rocker covers are made for the newer Hemi)

8/10 on the auto quiz ( blew chunks on two modern engine questions ) . Oh , well ! Thanks for the links , Greg . Lots of fun !

Embarrassed to say : 9/13 ( ) . I stumbled on two of the gas questions ( I selected "Hexane" versus "CO2" ; and "Hydrogen" versus "Nitrogen" ) ; I "fat-fingered" the antibiotic question (too quick to click "next" after I hit the wrong answer) ; and finally , just plain goofballed "Protons" vs "Atoms" (D'oh !) . Fun test .

Very nice work , Ken ! You're right ; watercolour paint can be tricky . I haven't painted any pictures in over 10 years ...

Look what the cat dragged-in ! This kit's origins date to c.1982 , the year that the moulded-in-close-to-Lime-Lite-Green 1970 GTX 440 Six Barrel kit was released . The GTX was reissued as a 2-in-1--complete with the aforementioned Torque-Thrust wheels , tunnel ram with dual 4 Bbl's , and custom decals-- in c.1988 . The Superbird was announced in 1987 , but wasn't released until early 1988 . That modified-reissue had its body updated to Superbird livery : - 1970 Coronet fenders - Nosecone - Wing - A-pillar airfoils - Vinyle top - "Flush" backlight The decals were a joke at best on the original issue ! Everyone whom was building one ended up using the decals from the MPC 1971 phantom Superbird (a very commonly-available kit in 1988). The Chrysler Deluxe 14" Road Wheels (see attached image) are correct for a 440 Super Commando and 440 Six Barrel , whereas the Hemi-packaged cars had requesite 15" wheels , Rallye or plain with hubcaps . I'm not sure whether or not the Superbird was offered with the P6-- interior (see attached image) from the factory . Every 'bird I've ever seen had the base bench seat interior (okay , 1 had its interior swapped --- in the early 80's according to its owner --- to P6XW "GTX" interior) . I really like the idea of building a customised version ; a period-correct piece ( side pipes , jacked-up rear , custom paint , etc. , etc. ) . I also agree that the Shear Panels ( colloq. , "inner fenders" ) look like dog dung . What's up with those melting batteries , overflow reservoirs , windscreen washer reservoirs , etc. ??? Oh , well ... relatively easy 'fix' .

Nice ! One of my great-uncles lived off of Florence ; he was there --age 70 and disablled-- for the 1965 riots . Used to be a nice area . ( while I'm side-bar-off-topic ; COX phone prefixes for the area were : ORange and ORegon , IIRC ...)

One of thee finest Galaxies I've seen ! Beautiful work ! I can just hear that FE sucking the atmosphere through its air cleaner ! ( is that siren one of the vacuum-operated units ?)

Germans colonised Brasil ?!? ( ) That is some fine , fine reworking , Tulio ! Excellent restoration ; I expecially like the weathered engine and undercarriage ! Keep up the great work , my friend

I've only encountered 2 "issues" with this excellent kit : - Bumper brackets don't line-up with bumpers' locating slots - Glass is a bit thick and mildly-obtrusive with the dashboard Until this latest retro-reissue , I've only built the 80's issue of this kit (including the Diamond in the Rough combo from c.1987) . It's such a great kit ! You'll have a lot of fun assemblling it

Google Earth map showing the location of the former Earl Ike Dodge : https://www.google.com/maps/place/1175+S+La+Brea+Ave,+Inglewood,+CA+90301/@33.947971,-118.352731,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2b6f0b0af9795:0xb1fbcf38847353c No further information at this time .

I got to meet Big Willie Robinson about a year prior to his passing ( ) . He's a legend here in the Los Angeles area ! Hell of a nice guy , too . From what I understand , Wille and his late wife , Tomiko , purchased two brand new 1969 Charger Daytona from Earl Ike Dodge (formerly of Inglewood ; was on La Brea , near LAX) . Those were the green and red cars ( 440 and Hemi , respectively ) .

Thank you for sharing your perspective and comprehensive overviews (including links) , Tim ! To all ; you can take Tim's word as solid gold . The very first article I ever read by Mr. Boyd was in a late-1985 issue of SAE ; it was a comparison-contrast of the fledgling 50's F-100 kits of the time ( MPC [1953 , with tilt front clip] , AMT [ 1953 , when AMT was a completely-separate entity from MPC] , Monogram [ 1955 , when Monogram was a separate entitly from Revell] , and Revell [ 1956 , and separate from Monogram] ). At the risk of hyperbole : best kit review I'd ever had the pleasure of perusing ! Mr. Boyd pulls no punches . His reviews are firm , and most importantly , absolutely fair . Thanks again for chiming in , Tim !

The allure of this now-50-year-old-tooling kit for me has always been : - The "flip-sides" door panels - Supercharged Pontiac V8 - Separate hood emblems - Opening doors My first experience with this kit was back in c.1977 when it available in this guise : To say that it was challenging for a 7 year old would be an understatement ! Never did finish building that piece of dung ... My last attempt with this kit was back in the early 80's when it was marketed under the Street Demons livery . Finally completed one --came out alright-- only to have the 1987 earthquake destroy it .

Very cool ! I didn't recognise every marque represented at that show , but they were all sweet regardless .

I've bought a number of reproduction / replacement parts for the MPC 1972 Road Runner (conversion parts for the 1971) , and other trinkets for other projects . One of the best attributes to their repro parts ---plated pieces in particular--- is the complete lack of runner-attachment-points ! Just a completely plated part with zero need to touchup attachment points

It was the 1957 Lowrider from c.1975 that was moulded in pink .

I hope that they get a load of rush-last-minute business . I also wish them the best of times in their retirement .

Is its engine facing the correct direction and powering the proper wheels ? If it's a rear-drive arrangement , then I'm okay with it ... as uninspired as its design is and all .

The air cleaner assembly on the 'BS23J0' and 'JS23J0' is huge ; its perimetre is very wide . It seems that the Monogram 340 (first employed in the 1970 Challenger T/A some 30 years ago !) always looked bigger than 1/24 scale (polar-opposite to the MPC Chrysler 318/340/360 , which is obviously under-sized !) . How 'bout those wonderfully-detailled Holley 2300's on the 340 and 440 (Super Bee and GTX) ! So convincing !

Has any-one built a scale version of this Street Racer's Special ? http://www.carguychronicles.com/2011/09/chevy-427-biscayne-street-racers.html

"Beverly Hills Copo"

NICE !!! That 305 / 351 Jimmy 6 looks gorgeous !!