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Very cool! Totally different, probably the best looking Matador I have seen! Nice that you kept it all AMC! -Larry

Nice work! You may not like body work, but it looks like you did a good job. Doesn't look like it shows through the primer. Great stance and I like the wheels and tires, Motor is looking good too! -Larry

This is realy cool! The frame idea is awesome. Great job on the chop and the stance looks right on! -Larry

Fabulous build, I enjoyed watching it come together. Brilliant fabrication and the finished model is an absolute jewel! Certainly one of the most imaginative and well built models I have seen on here! That is a high compliment because this site has some serious talent! -Larry

Great work! The exhaust is excellent! This is one of the best looking vintage stock cars, and you captured it perfectly! -Larry

Wow! Look's great! Stance and wheels are PERFECT! Like the traction bars too, You really captured the gasser look with this! -Larry

This is a great build, I have learned a lot, as I am planning a couple of Corvette Modified Sport drag cars. I have saved the pics for reference, I really like your cage. I am not old enough to have been there when stuff like this was running at the track, but I have studied vintage drag cars and poured over pictures for years and it look's like the stance is spot on. I enjoy watching this build come together! -Larry

OK. I would like to throw my hat into the ring. I am in with a '69 Firebird, Sprint OHC 6 motor. Plan: Power adder for the motor, gutted but street legal. Modernized chassis. I just set the body on the wheels in the pics, but will probably be different. Thanks, Larry

Love this so far! Great hood scoop, perfect for the car. A '55 Gasser Sedan is about as cool as it gets! When I was a kid there was a guy up the road that had a '55 Sedan that kind of looked like the American Graffiti car, but red and with Cragar Mags. Certainly rough around the edges ,but It was seriously fast, saw it run on more than one occasion. Turns out it had a big bore Pontiac under the hood! That car is burned into my memory and to this day is a strong influence on my automotive tastes! -Larry

I would go with the blown smallblock from the Beretta or, go total 80's style with a blown big block like the one in the Revell '68 Corvette. 6-71 huffer, Moroso valve covers tubular headers....there was a blue Chevette in all the magazines back in the mid 80's that had that set up -Larry.

Great work on this so far! That motor is a work of art by itself. I also am glad to see the final wheel choice, I like them much more than the spindle mounts you had on it early on. The current wheels fit the gasser look much better! Can't wait to see this one finished!

I was at the one in Melbourne, Fl. Found a '50 Ford Convertible and '69 Barracuda for $7.50 and an '80 Ramcharger for $6.75. There were AMT '58 Impala, for 7.50, '51 Chevy convertible (7.50) and Revell C7 Corvette (6.75) kits there also, but passed on them, already had the'58, didn't want the others.....

I enjoyed your posts about building this car. It is a beautiful model! Great job!

Ok. Here we go: 1. Big Block Chevy, looks like a mix of parts, appears to be of AMT, or possibly MPC origin. 2. BBC pro stock motor from the many Monogram Camaro and Firebirds of the 80's and 90's. 3. 440 6 pack Mopar, most likely from the Monogram '69 Super Bee, possibly the '70 GTX which was also molded in blue once. 4. BBC from either the MPC '57 Chevy flip nose gasser or '53 Ford F-100 flip nose pick up. 5. BBC from AMT '61 Ford Ranchero. The later issues came as custom only and had that BBC. You can tell by the valve covers. Hope that helps! -Larry

Another beauty! Love the color! -Larry

Yes, I too, used the non-acetone nail polish remover on Hot Wheels to remove goofy graphics, but Snake45 is right, you have to be careful around the plastic and clear parts. I applied with a q-tip on just what I was removing and tried to get it off as fast as possible. I have not fooled with Hot Wheels for nearly 10 years, so maybe the paint is different now and you may need to experiment on a junker first.

I don't like Scions at all, but if they looked as cool as yours I would reconsider! Great concept and execution! It is most deserving of an award!

Great work! Super cool idea, they are all well executed!

Look's good, I like the idea of the Lincoln motor. The smooth hood is cool too!

Vintage Fords are just about right as they are, sometimes a slight adjustment in stance, maybe a little smoothing out or tasteful performance upgrades are nice. It is very clear that you understand this well, it is evident in all your builds. Once again you nailed it, luckily you decided to "rescue" this from it's original build plan of resto rod with rubberband tires.....

Great work, I love to look at posts like this, so much clever thought and artistic execution! This is what modeling is all about!

I like the idea of what they are doing. As far as the Hippie Hemi goes, I agree about it being more or less useless, but hopefully the "Kats at AMT" offer other items in this series in the future, that are more appealing. Let's face the fact that MOST of the automotive modeling subjects out there are not aimed at the youth market because it doesn't really exist. I am a middle school teacher, and I assure you, very few kids have any interest in building models of any kind and most don't really care about cars unless they have an adult in their life that is in to them. For that matter, there are a significant number of high school age kids I know who have no interest in driving or getting their license. What they do love and follow: Super hero movies, Star Wars and other sci-fi stuff, some sports, texting and surfing on their phones and most notably,video games. They also watch youtube videos for HOURS of other people playing video games......You would be hard pressed to find any who would be interested in building models of even the subjects that they do like, because it would take too much time and effort. I don't believe subject matter is the problem in getting youth interested, rather it is the fact that there are too many things that interest them more and will always win. Most would also shy away from a modeling project because there would not be an instant reward and there is also a good chance of failure. I am not trying to be a "Negative Nelly", just giving my honest observations on the subject. Technology has changed everything in our lives, so why would it not change what people do in their leisure time? People who had horse and buggies hated the early cars, early model builders felt that "plastic kits" were for cheaters, technology is always changing, some change with it, while others try to fight it. There will be enough kits to keep us all busy until we are gone, but will the hobby be around in 25 to 50 years, my guess is no. I guess the question is, does it really matter?

Went to the one on Airport Road in Allentown, Pa. Had some Lindbergs and Revells left over from last time: Revell '94 Mustang, '32 Ford Finkwagon, Porsche Boxster, Lindberg S/S Dodges, Bugatti, Mercedes SSK roadster. This is what they had new: AMT '25 T Fruit Wagon, '53 Corvette, '63 Corvette, Carl Casper Cosmic Dragster thing, Jawbreaker Dragster, weird VW dune buggy thing......The one on Tilghman St had some Lindberg and Revell left over stuff from last time. New stuff : '53 Corvette,Jawbreaker dragster, Carl Casper Cosmic thing, Weird VW dune buggy thing and even weirder Pirahna show car. I got a '25 T, a '63 Corvette and a Jawbreaker..... I will go back in a day or two to see if they add anything ......

Even though it's been said a bunch of times here, this is fantastic work! Brilliant engineering and scratch building followed by "dead on" paint and weathering. Easily one of my favorite builds I have seen on this site! -Larry

Very nice! Nice engine!