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I'd imagine that Halicki can go jump in a lake on that one. There's nothing unique about the 1971-come-1973 Mustang in the original (and only) Gone in 60 Seconds ! . So long as no names are used to sell/promote a 'generic' 1971-1973 Mustang Sportroof, then there's no trouble from H.R.'s widow.

I laughed entirely too hard at your name of that "customiser" ! HAHAHAHAHAHA !

1. ) The "Kiss of Death" * 2.) Vehicle troubles on a remote highway and no way to roadside repair it 3.) Live past me "Best By" date 4.) Ban of I.C.E. powered vehicles 5.) Work for the motor vehicles department stamping licence plates * = To 'expand' upon the 2nd item on your list

I had a pair of those in 1988. I was more keen on Vision Street Wear , Converse, and Airwalks.

Wasn't there an even more radically chopped version called the Half Cab ? (? )

I've grabbed a few of those bad boys (and the Nova Wagon - both editions, and the Sodbuster , and the '65 GTO, the '68 GTO... and more on the horizon). Thus far I've only built one of the 'nets ; I can't wait for the hardtop iteration !

1.) Seinfeld 2.) Firing Line (1960s-1980s) 3.) Colour Me Pop ! 4.) Two and a Half Men 5.) Police Squad !

I recently had (but had to sell for financial reasons) that very 1974 annual kit. I, too, was surprised by the lack of bumper guards ! For whatever reason, the 1974 Duster annual is also sans bumper guards, in spite of the 1973 having them. The '74 is a good starting point for replicating a '72 because of the 'missing' guards (okay, so the bonnet's callouts read 360 FOUR BARREL - despite the kit having the totally incorrect 426 Hemi, just as you've mentioned). My original plan was to build a replica of "Jill" from Gone in 60 Seconds ! , down to the licence plate ( "000 GAL" vs. its "new" plate ) , etc.

1.) Blues Brothers 2.) The Friends of Eddie Coyle 3.) Rosemary's Baby 4.) Easy Rider 5.) Slacker

I'm digging that black 5.0 coupe !

Then there's the ridiculously priced MPC 1970 (ad seq.) Challenger R/T annual. Those were all hardtops only; AMT (a separate company from MPC at the time) is the only convertible offering, warts and all (but at least it's got the Dana 60 - the only E-body Dana 60 until the Revell 1970 Hemi 'Cuda of c.2013). I agree completely : someone needs to fill that void ! I'm hoping that Round2 has a revised-from-original-tooling 1970 Challenger in the planning stages. While the MPC 1970-1974 Challenger kits were primitive, they at least looked the part. Their only flaw (other than the usual artifacts-of-the-era) is that all of them - including the 1972-1974 kits - had only the 426 Hemi. And, IIRC, the "stock" iteration was shod with a single 4 Bbl, no correct dual carb setup. Heck, I'd be happy with a promo-style offering (think: 1965 GTO and 1968 GTO kits of recent).

Thanks much for sharing your composition. One of my all time favourite kits ! The one-continuous-piece shear panels-interior door cards-rear panels has its origins in the MPC Pinto and Mustang II annual kits. Interesting that this was employed on the then-new Fox Body platform kits. Funny thing about the "5.0 " badging from that era : some (all ?) were actually the 255 cube Windsor , but were referred - however erroneously - to as five litre. An artifact of the energy crisis era coupled with 'artistic licence' . The true 302 cubes / 5 litres engine returned en masse for 1982 or 1983 (someone with more knowledge on these cars will correct any of my unintentional errors). FWIW, I'd like to see Round2 perform some upgrades to the 1987/1988 annual tooling : 1.) Revised head lamps and bezels ( plated buckets with clear lenses ) 2.) Proper tyres (Good Year Gatorbacks - sans lettering) 3.) Revised tail lamps and lenses (clear lenses, so that the turn signal/hazard portion can be painted the correct amber)

Just because a T/A convertible didn't exist in 1:1 doesn't mean that you can't build one.

Who offers those ? I'd be keen on getting a set or two !

To add to the others' info : 1.) The 340 engines were specifically-cast with T/A cast into them (even though the 'Cuda was called AAR) 2.) Cylinder heads had provisions for offsetting the pushrods (casting number was the same, 'X' heads of all 1968-1970 340s) 3.) All had power disc brakes 4.) "Fast Ratio" steering was 'merely' the same ratio gearbox, but the pitman arm was longer 5.) All had Sure Grip Interior appointments - including gauges - were shared with the regular cars (e.g., standard gauges or Rallye Gauges as an option). All were shod with 15" wheels, with either base hubcaps or Rallye Wheels as an option (none had the Road Wheels (colloq. "Magnum 500") nor were 14" rims an option). Tyres were of different sizes front and rear. There are other 'anomalies' with these batch-built cars. One which stands out to me is the placement of the antenna for the optional receiver : sometimes it's on the right quarter panel, other times it's on the right fender.

Is Round2 still in negotiations with the Palmer Family over the acquisition of the Palmer Precision tooling ?

Check out this sweet documentary from c.1970 : Earl Scruggs : His Family & Friends .

1.) Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (mono) - Small Faces 2.) So Alone - Johnny Thunders 3.) Tone Float - Organisation 4.) L.A.M.F. (Found '77 Masters) - Heartbreakers 5.) Marquee Moon - Television

Speaking of Chrysler L-bodies : when was the last reissue of the 1987/1988 Daytona ? That's be nice to have again - but with different tyres (stock had Gatorbacks ; MPC employed (incorrect) B.F. Goodrich Radial T/A tyres) .

Since everyone's adding another 5 faves : 1.) The Iceberg / Freedom of Speech - Ice T 2.) Velvet Underground (alternate mix) - Velvet Underground 3.) Dirt - Alice In Chains 4.) The Soft Parade - Doors 5.) Expensive 5hit [misspelling on purpose] - Fela Kuti & Afrika 70

1.) Notorious Byrd Brothers * - Byrds 2.) Piper at the Gates of Dawn *- Pink Floyd 3.) White Light / White Heat * - Velvet Underground 4.) The Covent, the Sword & Arm of the Lord - Cabaret Voltaire 5.) Only Theatre of Pain - Christian Death * Mono Mixes

That is one awesome looking VL29C1 you're building ! That Leaning Tower of Power is perfection - I really dig on the RV-2 compressor sitting high and proud.

Typical feline. They're testing things for us to make sure they're safe.

Thanks much for your info and for sharing your expertise. Makes sense that the earlier P.N.'s would have the model's alpha-designation as the prefix ; and, yes, L-M (not sure if Edsel shared Ford or L-M part numbers) had unique suffixes (at least the c.1998 & earlier designations). Interesting that the intake manifolds' number was "---- 9425 ----" ; IIRC, the upgraded/superseded 4.6 Triton intake part number was F8AZ - 9425 - [ _____ ] , which was previously F2AZ . I remember being stunned when I saw an invoice for the City of Los Angeles : ATTN : [ whatever the city garage's address was near the Twin Towers / Men's Central Prison ], which was calling for 10 ( TEN ! ) intake manifolds . I was oblivious to the faults of the earlier 4.6 intake's propensity of cracking/popping the coolant crossover ; I do remember the "F8AZ" prefix. Thanks again !