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I agree with all of those. Those Johan bodies' proportions are unbeatable! IIRC, the interiors were -in the USA Oldies era- recycled 1970 interiors for the '69 Road Runner/GTX. Upgrades should or could include filling the hole-in-the-engine-block; redoing the interiors with separate seats (the 1970 Maverick has a moulded-in bench seat in the front); and suspension revisions.

There were at least three distinct 360's --the LA-Engine Series iteration-- from 1971-1980: - E56 (original, two barrel only. Some early versions had the 2.02 heads) - E57 (four barrel, standard perf, single exhaust) - E58 (high-perf four barrel. Has the 340 cam, and a slew of high-perf, heavy duty items. "Replaced" the 340 for the 1974 model year) The 360 has a longer-stroke than the B-engines! It was available in high-perf form in the 1974-1979 Road Runner (the '77-'79 R.R. on the F-body platform), Charger, '74 Challenger & Barracuda, '74-'75 Coronet/Satellite/Gran Fury, '77-'78 Monaco, etc., etc. 'A38' Police Conversion Package was available with any engine from the 225 six to the 440 HP, and everything in between.

I have a mint -okay, almost mint- 1970 Maverick 2-in-1 from Johan (the original, c.1970 issue) that I'd gladly & proudly contribute for 3-D scanning.

The original (1974?) was the influence for Reservoir Dogs.

I could be (okay, most likely am) wrong, but doesn't the 'standard R/T come equipped with those taller-and-narrower tyres vs. the SRT-8 or Hellcat models? They -the kit's tyres- do resemble the Pursuit et al. tyres, though those cars have steel wheels (amongst other upgrades). Insofar as the E58 is concerned, @tim boyd, I believe that the torquey 360-HP disappeared after the 1980 model year (it had been relegated to 4-door models only after 1979, and was typically found only in 'A38' models). Perhaps @charlie8575is referring to E85? Though, that makes no sense, as there can't be any obvious differences in-scale. Then again, maybe he was being facetious like me: "Whos' going to be the first to convert one to a 225/904?"

IIRC, the whole 1968 Coronet fanfare started from a c.2004 (my word, almost 20 years ago!) teaser photo of an all-new-tooling 1968 R/T hardtop, either at the beginning of the RC-2 ownership, or at the end of the ERTL et al. ownership. Even as recently as 5 or 6 years ago, nobody imagined that the MPC 1968 annual would -or, could- be reissued, let alone in an improved-upon-the-original reissue!

One remake that comes to mind which I thoroughly enjoy is The Thing from 1983. Can't beat the original, but that 1983 edition just sleighed me! POW! I have no opinion regarding that "hot mess" re-remake from a few years ago. I'd heard -read- rumours that a remake of They Live is "in-the-works". There is no way that the original can be 'bested', especially considering that its main actor is deceased. Heck, that movie speaks more to today than it did almost 34 years ago! BTW, @stitchdup, I know of which, um, version, of Private Ryan you're speaking of (never seen it, never will). Of course me mind goes to Seinfeld in respect to pirate films: Cry, Cry Again, replete with Elaine performing the "Thrusting Thumb Dance".

I just watched @hpiguy's OOB review, and all I can say is WOW! So many individual parts! Even the B-pillar goes to the headliner and has provisions for aftermarket seatbelts! Judging by the layout of the runners, it would seem like a Charger Pursuit is planned. That's the one I'm going to wait for... but I'll quite likely purchase the R/T as well.

I wonder if the current Governor will play the role of Chalmers in the remake?

Me too. Those 1940's-1950's Los Angeles/Bunker Hill settings are GREAT. Neo-Noir... Eddie Coyle is my favourite, as is Charley Varrick (and certainly others which are too many to list).

RE: The "loss" of 5-7 wheel covers ("hubcaps", colloq.) from the Charger: Many of the scenes are the same scene shot from multiple angles. The flying wheel covers only number to maybe two overall. As far as the "rest" of the film: it's based upon a novel (novella?) whose title is Mute Witness. I've never read the novel story, so I can't opine from that perspective; only from the film perspective. It is tough to follow, as its characters are ambiguous -- Chicago Connection Mafia (called Organisation), Neo-Noir stuff. I enjoy it.

I'd say that Spielberg would be better of remaking Duel. The Sierra Highway, Agua Dolce, etc., etc., is still pretty desolate, so the remake would work. FWIW, I'd like to see a remake of The Friends of Eddie Coyle , with the remake keeping truer to the novel. Set it in 1970 (the year the novel was published), and toe-the-line with accuracy. IMO, Quentin Tarantino should do this -- the character Jackie Brown got her name from the gunrunner (Steven Keats) name, so the influence and passion is there.

Here's a pictorial of the lesser-known 340-S Barracuda of S&M Arruzza High Performance - Sox & Martin 340 Cuda

Coffee & Cigarettes is a film consisting of vignettes such as a conversation between Iggy Pop and Tom Waites

UFO Club was an underground venue in London in the 1960's where The Pink Floyd Sound was the house band

Upon further review... I now see its ninety-degree swoop. Me? Freak out? It's in my blood ! We Celts are quick to ire ! Haha.

Uh-oh! I just noticed that, too! That's definitely a Windsor 351 in that kit! At least the heads resemble the "335 Series" (Cleveland, 'M', and 400) -- hope that Revell fixes that!

Completely different Barracuda: The 1968 is on the A-body platform (Dart, Valiant, et alia) whereas the 1971 is on the E-body platform (1970-1974 Challenger & Barracuda). The latter shares many of its underpinning with the 1971-1972 B-body (Charger, Road Runner, et alia). Another option is the AMT 1971 Duster 340. If you're planning to replicate the S&M 1968 Formula-S 340, that kit would be the one to start with. If you're planning to replicate their more notable 1968 Hemi Super Stock, then the Revell 1968-1969 Dart is the way to go.

Bedfordshire, as in 'Up The Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire' -- a nice double-entandre

My first encounter with the licensing bollocks was in 1988. It's definitely an eighties thing; college boy rubbish. Look at Monogram/Revell kits' tyres since c.2003: the Good Year lettering was wiped-clean from the tooling! Oddly (or not), Round2 kits haven't -by and large- suffered the same fate. Go figure. Anyway... yeah, licensing went crazy in the decade which everyone views through rose coloured glasses: 1980's.

IIRC, @tim boyd alluded to a 429-CJ version of the '71 Mustang being in the works. I'm probably alone in this, but I'd like to see a separate transmission for the 429; an option of either the 4-speed or a C6.

I'd like to see the 1970 'Bee receive not only the convertible treatment, but a 'freshening' of its chassis/suspension as well. Yes, it has the AMT 1968-1969 R.R./GTX underpinnings, but even that setup is a bit long in the tooth. Heck, at this point I'd be happy if the '68 'Net chassis/suspension finds its way under my 'proposal' (and, in kind, the brake master from the AMT '68-'69 R.R. et al. find its way into the box of the 1968 MPC 'Net 'Vert). Little known fact (not directed at you): No such a thing as a Super Bee convertible, in spite of the phantoms around, including the show car from Chrysler from c.1969 (and MPC's offering as well).

Thank you for the consoling reply. Such a handsome feller, too! His fur looks so plush!

"Opinion gear, why hath thine failed once again?", I'd enquired when the stock, factory 7.25" diff in my '72 Dart took a big healthy one on the way to work one cold morning