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ChrisBcritter -That story has made its rounds --with embellishments and hyperbole-- in my hometown (Whittier) for decades . The assembly plant where he practised "Urban Valhalla" was actually in (Pico) Rivera , southwest corner of Rosemead / Washington : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Assembly Now , on to "Jeep" ... Where to begin ? The vehicles associated with that nomenclature have been junk for decades , and were only worsened by the Daimler reign ! Front wheel drive Jeep ?!?!? You're kidding , right ? "Patriot " ?? As I'm fond of saying , "What's so 'patriotic' about a Jeep whose engine's facing the wrong direction ?"

Dave , I wish to give kudos to you and your organisation ; the multi-piece 8 lug Pontiac wheels is a great idea ! Now , I'm no Pontiac expert ; those lugs appear to be slightly off in their "crown" shape . I'm not going to say a single negative word concerning the fins' spacing / thickness , as they look fine to me ! Keep up the great work !

I cannot take credit for their creation ; I merely reposted a select-few phantom box art creations by other members ( and in hindsight , I should have given the respective members their dues . I hope that they accept my apology for that oversight ). Impressive representations of highly desired subjects !

Thank you , Marc . That's a great idea !

" Beardless Harry , what a waste ; couldn't even get , the same small town taste ; rode the trolley down to 47 ; figured if he was good , he'd get inside of Heaven ..."

Not sure how I missed this thread its first time around ... Lots of great phantom box art here ! These are my faves ; kits of these would be great !

Has any-one replicated Dandy Dick Landy's 1970 A/MP Hemi Dart ? The actual car was a cosmetically-updated 1968 "LO23" Dart (hence , the Modified Production class-placement) , and was only around for 1970 (as far as I know). I'm wondering if the front and rear clips from the MPC 1970 L.A. Dart Exhibition Car / Ramcharger's Funny Car / Hustlin' Hemi would take well to the Revell 1968 Dart body ? I'm interested in seeing what my fellow plastic fanatics have done . Thanks

Don't forget that there is more than one "B5" blue : - EB5 (1969-1970) - GB5 (1971-1973) - KB5 (1974-1975) - MB5 (1976-19??) Each one represents a reformulation ; each alpha-prefix indicates the year-of-release ( "E" = 1969 , ad seq. ) . 1969-1970 "B5" is more silvery and has a spank of green to it .

Convertible A-bodies were dropped after the 1969 model year because : 1.) The 1970 E-bodies 2.) Price-Point due to the aforementioned I've also seen an FK5 "1970" Dart GT convertible . It was based-upon , and registered as , a 1969 GT convertible (LP27) .

Me , too . The 'Buddy Seat' was a cool option ; a 40/20/40 bench-type seat. Another interesting aspect of the AMT 1971 Charger R/T is its unadorned exhaust outlets ! Turndown exhaust exits are indicative of the N97 Noise Reduction Package .

Very nice 205 Rallye , Ulf ! A friend of mine has one of *maybe* two or three 205 GTI models imported into the United States ! Really a nice car ; too bad that Peugeot's USA organisation decided that the 205 would not be marketable here ( )

I was under the impression that the A-body ( Malibu / Chevelle , Cutlass , Skylark , LeMans / GTO , 1964-1977 ) and the G-body ( Grand Prix and Monte Carlo , 1969-1972 ) were *combined* into the A/G body from 1978 - 1982 , which became only A-body from 1983-1987 ? Never heard of the Malibu being adorned to the G-body platform .

With the D-Dart option , please !

Here's a link to original brochures for the 1971 Charger models' interior choices : http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1971ColorAndTrim-02.shtml Note that all R/T's had bucket seats ; console was optional (yes , bucket seats with a column-shift auto was standard !)

"You can't sleep here ; the snails will crawl on your face."

Groovy ! I wonder how well it takes to adding the AMT 1972 Chevelle SS-454 parts to it ?

I say that Revell-Monogram's ancient 1970 Chevelle SS-454 , and AMT's carbon-dated '65 GTO and '67 GTO moulds should be given Valhalla !! We want need new toolings of those kits ; and the only way that's gonna be a reality is if those Old Testament , reissued-ad-nauseam tools are destroyed !

C'mon , Revell ! Do it to it with an '83 - '87 Cutlass (3-in-1) !!

I'd be happy with a cargo / panel body if the stock and 2X4 parts are restored / unblocked .

I know that that's the only reason that I'd buy one ! Two wheel drive parts and stock parts .

Just like their "1:1" counterparts ; both are F-Bodies , but that's where any similarities begin and end .

I'm fairly certain that vehicles with oxidisers on their engines had an "AA" or "AB" (ad seq.) prefix ; for example : "A/SC" for naturally-aspirated , and "AA/SC" for supercharged / turbocharged engines. But , like you've stated , Bonneville (et al.) may've had a different class system versus 1/4 mile , paved track-specific vehicles .

How about a Toro-Flow GMC diesel ?