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I used to draw all of the time ; it was a daily ritual . Oftentimes , I'd finish at least one drawing in one sitting ; I would seldom "revisit" , "revise" or "embellish" any of my pieces . Once I considered the drawing done , it was done . This drawing is one of the very few drawings which I decided to embellish post facto . It was originally just a black and white piece . I've used a G2 Gel Pen almost exclusively since 1998 . 100% freehand . So , about a year or two after I finished this drawing , I thought , upon coming across it again , "Y'know ... this one needs to be 'colourised' !" , so out came my Prisma Color pencil set . After I'd finished colouring the pic , I put it away again . Now , it's Christmas , 2003 . I'd remembered that a good friend mentioned on numerous occassions just how much he liked this particular piece . So , I found a frame in one of the local thrift stores ; but just framing it wasn't going to be enough ... ... so I dug-out one of my 1969-vintage "Peace Hand" decals ( at one time , I had a roll of ten of these gems !) and arbitrarily-placed it between the frame's glass facad and the drawing itself . Without further ado :

I , too , am hoping that the pending 1953 F-100 reissue is going to be the original AMT kit , and not that yucky MPC Flip Nose pile ...

I'd like to see the wheel covers which are featured in the upper-right of the catalogue photo !

Nice !! It's too bad that Fred Gibb had to eat crow on those ZL-1's ( ) . Probably would've been better off with an order of L72's with a couple of ZL-1's in the mix ... Here's a pic of the ZL-1 I'm planning to closely-replicate :

Michel - I'm looking forward to following your build of this gem ! I just bought that kit recently ; I'm going to build mine in '71' LeMans Blue , with a column-shift TH 400 , and Spyder wheels . Correct me if I'm wrong ; the "standard" COPO 427 would be the L72 , right ?

I , too , would love to see Revell tool up a new-tooling 1967-1968 Camaro ! I also like the idea of an SS/RS (and the options to build one or both). It should have a small block as well as a 396 ; transmission should be separate ( 4 speed or Powerglide or TH 400 ) as well . This can and should be done ! Some of the new tooling already exists in the form of their excellent 1969 Nova series (i.e. , the front subframe , suspension , and the basis for a stand-alone Mark IV engine or small block) . Just like the "1:1" version , wherein the 'X' and 'F' bodies shared these components .

I'd like to see a 1971-1972 Valiant 4 door ...

Are you putting your kitties to work in the garage ? ( )

Colloquially known as "1972 Blue" . Its shade differs from the 1971 & earlier "blue" (which is more grey-ish) , and is definitely a different shade than Chrysler Engine Turquoise .

I hope that the infamous AMT snow tyres make it into the reissue ! Just look at that nice , nobby treadwork !

Coming along quite nicely , Mike ! That tail panel looks like it's a pain to foil ; you did a great job with it ! I'm digging on the air cleaner 'pie tin' . 1970 was truly the last year for the "Super" in "Super Commando" ...

A truly fine example of a classic Monogram kit ! Great work , Andy !

That's a splendid Dart , Eric ! Missing Link's 1969-1975 Dodge hub caps are works of art , aren't they ! Good call on leaving them in unpainted condition ; 1974 was the last year that those caps were anodised and painted ; by early 1975 , they were 'plain' , just as yours are . I also recommend Missing Link's *other* Dodge parts : the 1972-1975 "W11" Deluxe 14" wheel covers . Those are what I'm going to utilise on the '75 Dart Sport that I'm presently working on . Keep up the great work , Eric !

I finally found a good , vintage photo of Dandy Landy's real LS23M8B ; the photo shows the fenderwell headers clearly . For those of you whom have added fenderwell headers to your big block Darts , et al. : how did you go about fitting the headers to the engine ? Seems like a pain in "1:1" , so I can only imagine how much *fun* it must be in 25th scale !

Bonus points to its owner for the sweet Yenko decals on the rocker covers ! That mess looks like a tweeker project ... you have my pity . Lots of butchers around my neck o'the woods ; boredom + uppers + anything electrical = rats' nest fire hazards .

Nice pic of a cool car ! I love those Brasilian-market Darts ! I'm glad that you derived some pleasure out of that engine swap ( ) ! Ha ha ha ! If I wanted to make you cringe , Tulio , I'd find the photos (buried in storage) that I took of the 1954 F-100 which had its first-year-OHV-Ford-V8 yanked in favour of a Long-Ram Chrysler 413 (with the matching A-488 cast iron TorqueFlite !) .

I bought my set of Spyders from a seller on eBay (give me a minute to pull up the link to the seller's page) ; I also recognise that Scenes Unlimited has them . Addendum : Link to the seller I'm in reference to : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Resin-1-25-Motor-Wheel-Spyder-Mag-Wheels-Narrow-Front-Wide-Rear-Set-/321064695204?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item4ac0f275a4

I like it a lot ! That's a perfect colour for the period of the vehicle . Great job , Al !

Highway CA 111 is a sketchy stretch of highway . Even worse : North Palm springs , Cathedrel City (a real gem of a city !) , etc. Just an absolute wind tunnel !! Then there's Fontana ; I hate Santa Ana Winds !!!

Dodge didn't --and still doesn't-- mess around when it comes to axle choices for their 4x4 (or even 4x2) pickups ! Dana 60 front with a Dana 80 rear !

Comparing this reissue's chassis against the original 1972 Duster Annual chassis ; when were the moulded-in Torsion Bars "deleted" , and why ? I had an original 1976 Dart Sport Annual some years ago ; however , I can't recall if the T-Bars were still in-place by that "last hurrah" of the A-bodies ... Conversely , the 1983 Modified-Reissue (moulded-in-red) "Dodge Duster" street machine was reviewed in SAE in 1984 , and its reviewer mentioned (to closely-paraphrase) : "No Torsion Bars whatsoever [...] just air ! ..." Maybe the coveted Pro Stock run of the Butch Leal Duster and its companion Sox & Martin kits deleted the T-Bars ?

Thanks for the info , Allen . I'm going to closely-replicate the "Fred Gibb" tribute version (as pictured in this thread) . Some details will be *overlooked* for the sake of simplicity ; other details will be easily-added (header flanges , primarily ). I noticed that this kit has the Chamfered [sp?] Exhaust ; not sure if any of the ZL-1's came with that arrangement ...

Thanks , Casey ! The latest issue of Muscle Car Review didn't feature any under-bonnet photos (who knows why ?) , so this is perfect .

One photo of it is included in the first post . The hood was called "Stilleto" or something as such ; not a "Stinger" nor an "L-88" ; definitely a unique piece ! Here's the photo again : It's "71" LeMans Blue ,and is a column-shift TH 400 !

Ha ha ... I was "hiding" my purchase until tonight ; hiding it in my car like a little kid , or a husband trying to hide his "unnecessary" purchase . I was again perusing the photos of the Fred Gibb "tribute" car ; you're right about its headers' flanges . I want to replicate that car as close as possible ; some of that will be easy (thanks to *someone* whose Spyder wheels will fit the bill perfectly ) ; and some will be not so 100% . I'll have to use the hood from the MPC "White Lightening" 1969 Trans Am kit , as that's the one on the "1:1" car . I'm sure that mod's will be necessary ... *grumph* Thanks for your input and guidance !