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As a matter of fact , I bought the last one (of GMS' ) first batch ! You're right ; that price is super ! It'd cost me more in fuel and headaches to drive the 7 miles to the LHS versus the price savings and free shipping ! I've purchased many kits from GMS Customs ; excellent service !

"Sideways across the desert A charcoal face bites my hand ; Time is sweet Derange and disengage every-thing..."

Hopefully one of the fledgling resin casters will offer a Ranchero transkit for this kit ! Of course , I'm *assuming* that the Ranchero and Torino 2 door shared the same wheelbase ...

I just ordered one of these bad boys via eBay ; $20 + free shipping . I've owned a 1970 Ranchero GT in the past ( 351-C , FMX , 9" with 3.50 Trac-Loc ** , yellow with dark green interior [ originally it was ; its prior owners changed the interior to black , and the vehicle was painted white lacquer with fade-out blue stripes] , and chromed-reverse 15x8" wheels ) , so these Ford intermediates are my favourite from the Blue Oval camp . Being a life-long MoPar fanatic , and thusly having concentrated predominately on their ins-and-outs , I have practically no experience in regard to factory colours , inside and out . Any-one have a link or two to factory literature for the 1970 Torino (et al.) ? ** = I'm not sure as to whether or not that "Trac-Loc" is the proper term for the FoMoCo differential . I would appreciate and welcome a correction in regard to this .

"But the funny thing is what happened to her nose ; It grew until it reached all of her toes ; Now when say her feet smell they mean her nose..."

Lust for Life

" Yeah I heard a funny thing , Somebody said to me ; 'You know that you could be in love with almost everyone ' ; I think that people are The greatest fun ..."

" I Can't Drive 55 "

"...There's nothing left alive Just a pair of glassy eyes..."

I was not aware of that 'A51' package . Thanks for clarifying that for me (and every-one else)

I couldn't agree with you more :)

Great review , Tim ! I'm going to have to give this kit a try . The 1970 Ford intermediates hold a spot in my heart , as I once owned a 1970 Ranchero GT ( 351C / FMX / 9" with 3.50 gear ) . Good on Revell for reinstating the P.E. board , and for correcting the seats and quarters !

Car Craft 1967 Z-28 article . 14" Mini-Lite wheels ?? http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehicles/ccrp_0909_1967_chevrolet_camaro/photo_12.html

This Promo-come-kit represents a rare model in "1:1" : a 360-powered Barracuda (BH) model ! Most of the 360-powered models were 'Cuda (BS) . The giveaway is its flat hood (the 'Cuda models all had the "twin scoop" hood) and its dual exhaust (exclusive to the high-perf engines) .

Zymol wax does emit a pleasant odour ! And , it's easy to work with , too . Ethyl Racing Gas definitely has a sweet odour to it . Too bad that the majority of our younger bretheran hasn't been exposed to that sweet smell . Heck , even in its exhaust state ,it's still sweet ! Wood . While I'm not hip to the different kinds of woods (by smell at least ... except the unmistakable odour of Pine , and Eucalyptis [sp] ! ) , I do in general love the smell of old wood . My paternal grandfather's old work shop was full of different types of woods ( in addition to other surplus construction materials ) , which were leftovers from his construction business . He retired in 1958 ; by the time I was perusing his old work areas , that wood had been sitting for 15+ years . Old Chrysler Interiors have an unmistakable scent . That scent brings me back to my childhood ; back to my parents' family car , the 1969 Dart 'Custom' . 2-Cycle Exhaust . I can still see all of those killer , 2-Tone era Vespa scooters at school back in the mid-80's . Pre-2007 Carburetor and Brake Cleaner . The years just before that stupid Final Solutions Act which set unrealistic VOC standards . You folks whom reside outside of California are lucky that you can still purchase carburetor and brake cleaners that actully work ! Old AMT and MPC kits have a comforting odour to them . Organic Brake Pads / Friction Materials have a pleasant scent . I enjoy their smell while I'm working . Tamiya "Orange" and "Green" cements . Their odours take me back to my teens when I discovered them ; a great time in my life . American Spirit "Pow Wow Blend Tabacco . Even non-smokers like the smell of that cut of tabacco ! It has a nice Spearmint smell , even when it's burning .

Here's some tight accoustic guitar work by one Mike Pinder of Moody Blues fame . Footage from the short-lived Colour Me Pop , 1968 :

"Fuzz Duster" , is the name bestowed upon MPC's 1980 Volare annual . Its box art is a *bit* misleading ; it features a customised version , but there's no mention of the stock building option (!) It's moulded in black .

Sounds like the Constant-Loss Lubrication of some Motorcycles ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total-loss_oiling_system It would appear that wikipedia has aligned constant-loss with total-loss . Certain motocycles (think : BSA) had a lubrication system which included a spoon which was used to refill the crankcase with oil , as those engines would leak like a sive . On the other hand , there are the two-stroke Detroit Diesels ; those are 'Total-Loss' by nature .

By all accounts , the AAR and Trans Am (Challenger) hoods would buckle , bend , warp , etc. , due to lack of reinforcement on their perimetre . Similar to the bending of the hoods of the 1973-1979 GM pickups ; no reinforcement .

James Williamson Damian O'Neill

I've avoided building kits for certain subjective reasons : - MPC 1972 Duster annual . Not out of disinterest , but more so because I can't bring my-self to build it box stock ! That stupid under-sized engine (more like 1/26 or 1/27 scale !) really kills it . I'm going to postpone building this kit until I refine my weakened skills . It'll eventually get the AMT 1971 Duster bash ! - MPC 1978 Chevy Pickup annual . I've been dying to get my hands on an unbuilt copy for absolutely decades ! Well , I finally did get one (at a super great price , too !) , but again , I'm fearful of building it . Not because of the same reasons for which I'm avoiding the aforementioned Duster , but because I'm afraid of screwing it up ! The only non-box-stock item that I'm planning to use would be some resin copies of the AMT Chevy Van wheels (steel wheels with hubcaps) .

Y'sure that you don't mean ".030" overbore ? (just ribbing you , Dyno )

Robert Quine Syd Barrett Ron Asheton

Exactly . The pulley and belts (and their routing) is different between engines with A/C and engines without A/C . I've bought a couple of the Street Machine version just for the non-A/C arrangement !

318-A = 1967 & earlier (also known as the Polysphere) "LA" = 'Lightened (weight) A-engine (distributor in rear) : - 273 (1964-1969) - 318 (1967-1991) - 340 (1968-1973) - 360 (1971-1994-ish) "B" = 1958-1978 Big Block (right-front distributor): - 350 (1958-1959) - 361 (1959-1966) - 383 (1960-1971) - 400 (1972-1978) "RB" = Raised-deck(height) B-engine (right-front distributor) - 413 (1959-ish through 1965) - 426W (1962-ish through 1965) - 440 (1966-1978) - Basis for the 426 Hemi (1964-1971)