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That 1971 Road Runner / phantom Superbird needs to be reissued in its original Annual guise (restore the tooling for the Cragar S/S wheels , etc.) but with the nice new tyres (how about some pad printed whitewall tyres for these pre-1974 MPC kits ?). The 1973-1974 Charger annual is another one which needs to be restored / reissued , but with factory stock Rallye decals ! Go ahead an add the Zinger parts back into the reissue ; that station wagon phantom looks too cool !

Motion Performance --under the direction of Joel Rosen-- built their cars on an as-ordered basis , particularly their "Phase III" builds . Not sure if Motion built any X-bodies ; I'll have to defer to Martyn Schorr's book when it arrives in the mail .

Certainly I'm not alone in stating the following : Please restore this once-great stock SS-454 kit to its origins , Round2 . "Retro Deluxe" packaging (via the original AMT Annual of the '70 Monte) would be sweet !

Thank you , Lee . I certainly remember your beautiful Iron Duke Nova build ! One of the finest conversions I've seen to date :) . Your green SS 350 doesn't look too bad , either ! Nice clean construction ; quite easy on ones eyes . _____________________________________________________ I just realised that the COPO version is sans the SS hood . Guess it's back to building it as a COPO (not a bad thing) , but perhaps I'll convert it to an auto (T.H. 400) on the column , just like the Dick Harrell SS/EA Novas !

I just bought the now-old-news 1969 COPO Nova , and boy am I freakin' impressed with its contents !! While I already was obviously aware of its L-72 goodness , what I wasn't aware of was the kit's inclusion of 396 Super Sport "options" ! Okay , maybe I'm getting ahead of my-self ... I'm not overly familiar with the nuances of the '69 X-body ; was the SS available with a bench seat ? As you can tell , I'm wanting to build an L-78 375 hp 396 version , if that's "possible" (i.e. , is a factory stock replica possible with the provided parts ?) . In the meantime ; please share your builds of this kit here ! Would like some inspiration !

Thanks for the info , Mark . That stock '71 Cyclone would have been SWEET !! I wonder if any tooling exists for the supposed-to-be-all-new-tooling Coronet ? Then again , if Round2 had access to any of the alleged tooling , I'm certain that they'd have at least alluded to it by now ...

Every so often , I hear the rumbllings of a proposed-but-then-cancelled 1968 Coronet R/T (or was it a Super Bee ?) that was slated for ca.2004 release under the AMT (et al.) banner . My question is , were any test shots released ?

Kari ; let me recommend the following kits and their respective parts : - AMT 1971 Charger R/T (for its TorqueFlite automatic transmission , dual snorkle air cleaner , and power brake booster / master cylinder) - AMT 1971 Duster 340 (for its close-enough-to-a-360 engine (change oil pan to the truck / van style) Mate the engine from the Duster to the Transmission of the Charger , paint the appropriate colours , and have fun !

Mike , that is one spectacular 1976 Granada !! The 'Magnum 500' wheels look spot-on . I've wanted one of the Monarch kits since they were new !! In spring , 1976 , my parents bought a new 1976 Monarch 2 door ( Ghia 'package' , 351W two barrel , A/C , etc. , etc. ) . It was silver metallic with a silver 1/4 vinyl top , and 'cranberry' red bucket / console interior . The dealership had those Lindberg Monarch kits available through thier parts department ( almost 40 years later , and I can still see that display behind the parts counter !!). I wanted one in the worse way . My pleas and beggings went unrequited ( ). Now , it's on the "the 'bay" , in search of one of these 32nd scale Monarchs !

Then there's the kit's life-long powertrain-drivetrain mismatch goof : Hemi / 4-speed / 8.75" rear is wrong !! Should either have a TorqueFlite or a Dana 60 ; the '60 was behind every 440 / 440+6 / Hemi when the 4-speed was optioned ; the 8.75" rear was the standard diff behind most 440 / 440+6 (excepting the special 1969 lift-off fibreglass Road Runner and Super Bee , where the 4.10 was the only diff). In short ; the Sox & Martin 1967 "RO23J" kit has the incorrect differential ; it should be a Dana 60 .

Rick , are you going to make this into a Barracuda or its performance-oriented brother , the 'Cuda ? I , for one , would like to see it transform into a Barracuda replica ( flat hood , turn-down exhaust tips , plain fenders , etc.) , but with the top engine option for that model : 383 Commando . I'm looking forward to following your WIP

I certainly hope that Revell , et al. , are paying attention to this thread , and the threads just like it ... *cough* new *cough* Chevelle *cough* please

Without any knowledge of kit numbers , all that I can do is describe the box art through the kit's run : 1.) 1981 issue . No optional parts . Moulded in orange . 2.) 1985 reissue . Optional tunnel ram induction , Shelby wheels , and some other options . Moulded in white . The 1985 version has been reissued numerous times in its 28 year (!!) guise (which reminds me that I must get my hands on one of these kits again !). I hope that this info was of some help to you

So long as it's as close to the 'prosaic' truth as possible ! I'm certain that Big's life story needs absolutely zero embellishment . I've said it before and I'll say it again : Big Willie was much more of a community leader than any of the fledgling "leaders" (whose names shall be left to the imagination) . He not only talked-the-talk , he also walked-the-walk , and he remained an absolute gentleman in the process .

The original Monogram kit (dates back to 1981 !) has those exact rocker covers , albeit in 1/24th scale .

Gary , that is one super nice Chevelle ! I believe that the original silver that was employed by Chevrolet on that year A-Body was 'Cortez Silver' . It's been my number one fave colour on '68-'72 Chevelles / Malibus since 1981 , when I used to see a 1970 SS-454 El Camino pass me on my way to school . I saw that El every day from 1981 - 1986 ! Keep up the spectacular work , Gary

A few years ago , I picked up the excellent 1960 Starliner and 1962 Catalina at the local hobby store for $ 8.00 for both of them , total !

Hmm ... Y'know , that would be a good start ! Thanks for the link

This is the first time I read that Willie had more than two Daytonas ; the third one was one which I wasn't aware of . I *believe* that Earl Ike Dodge was the dealership which Wille got the cars from ; the dealer was in Inglewood (or was it Lennox) , on the east-side of Los Angeles Int'l Airport . BTW ; I had the pleasure of meeting Willie a few years ago at Spring Fling XXV (an annual all-Chrysler show in the San Fernando Valley) . While he was physically emeciated by 2011 , his vibe and aura were still strong . I had a great time talking to one of my local heroes !

After all of this time (nearly twenty years !) , I can't believe that none of the fledgling resin casters have produced a 1967 - 1969 Dart convertible . The master would require more work than merely lopping the top off of one of the Revell '68-'69 Dart Hardtop kits , as the bodystyles were different ; the convertible was 'based' off of the pillared coupe ("21" body style) , whereas the Revell kits are hardtops ("23" body style) . The 'pillared coupe' had a more upright backlight and "C" pillars . Nothing that's glaringly obvious to the casual observer , but is apparent to fans of the Dart .

'Big' Willie Robinson's "King Daytona" !!!! How old's this photo ?

1970 : The Highwater Mark of the Supercar . With that in mind , I cannot choose just one . Here's my 'Top __' list from 1970 models : 1.) Duster 340 . Disc brakes were standard ! 2.) Swinger 340 . Disc brakes were standard here , too ; but , it's that this was the only year that the Dart received the coveted Rallye Gauges (okay , so did the 1971 Demon 340 ...) 3.) Chevelle . Of course , the LS-6 was the king . Heck , even the 325 hp version of the 396 / 402 was sweet ! 4.) Skylark GS/X . Buick's "velvet hammer" . 5.) Boss 429 Mustang . A life-long favourite of mine . Monogram's kit of this icon only cemented my contention that this was the best year for the 'Stang . 6.) Road Runner . This was the last year for the 'real' 383 Road Runner Engine (335 hp version). I'd like to have a drop-top model with the 383 ! 7.) Challenger . One of my older cousins bought one brand new in late 1969 . It was a showroom model at Atlantic Dodge in East Los Angeles . FC7 Plum Crazy . It even had black / gold Ca plates issued to it ; that's how early she bought and registered the car ! 8.) Camaro . Easily my fave year for the 2nd gen (although , I equally favour the '71-'73 models , too). Make mine a Phase III Motion LS-7 monster , please .

Anyone have a link to vintage AHRA classes ?

My Top 10 Ugliest Cars Ever (in no order of favour): 1.) Murano 2.) Cube 3.) Lamborghini's [sp] newer designs 4.) Ferrari's newer designs 5.) 1991-1992 Caprice (only because of those squared-off rear wheel openings !) 6.) 1968-1969 El Camino ( only because , IMO , the front clip doesn't flow with the rest of the vehicle. Conversely , I absolutely adore the Chevelle / Malibu of the same years !) 7.) 1969-1973 Mustang Grande Coupe . That hardtop roof does not make any sense ! 8.) Any of Boyd's custom builds --( }}wince{{ )-- 9.) Jerry Brown's Prius 10.) All of the delivey vehicles at work

Good call on that colour , James ! GY3 Curious Yellow is one of my 'Top 10' fave Chrysler colours ! Please don't take the following comment as me being critical of your superb 'Runner : the valve covers are "swapped" around here ; their placement seen here is the 1969 & earlier arrangement . 1970 model year , the breather was switched to the passenger side (maybe that was only a Cleaner Air Package ---i.e. , California--- only deal for 1970 ?) ; and by 1971 , the breather had three ports : 1.) Ported to the air cleaner's base ; 2.) Ported to the carburetor's bowl vent , and ; 3.) Ported to the vapour return line to the fuel tank I know for certain that 'N95' (Calif Emissions / C.A.P.) equipped engines had the breather fashioned as such ; however , I am not all together certain as to whether or not 'Air Grabber' (N96) engines had the aforementioned breather. Again ; not bustin' yer chops . Just some rhetoric ; some fodder ...