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First photo is an AMT '69 Cougar with the MPC 71-73 inner fenders and core support taped in. It fits very well IMHO and will require minimal shaping to fit the body. The core support even fits in the body groves for the kit's support. The second one is the Missing Link unit. It is very nicely made and they are very inexpensive when he has them, but it would take more work to make it fit the Cougar. The distance from the shock towers to the firewall isn't long enough for the Cougar body, plus the shape looks more like a pre-66 Falcon or a 65-66 Mustang to my eye. I will pull out an AMT 66 Mustang body one of these times and mock up the Missing Link part just for fun. I expect it to be a perfect fit. My 67 and 69 Mustangs are kind of buried right now, so no pics of those parts.

I don't know. I would have to do some test fitting. A 1:1 Cougar has a three-inch longer wheelbase than a Mustang, and the floor pan of the Revell kit is part of the interior bucket. I haven't started mine, but I was planning on cutting away the Cougar wheelwells, but leaving the upper suspension mounting point, then using the MPC 71-73 Cougar inner fenders. Not 100% accurate, but it would get you a better looking engine compartment IMHO. It's going to take a bit of trimming and fitting.

I have a couple of the Missing Link inner fender units, and IMHO they are better suited for a 65-66 Mustang or a Falcon or Maverick than the 69 Cougar. I would seek out an MPC 71-73 Cougar inner fender unit (I did) for a 69 Cougar build. Not perfect, but the size is better I think.

I just checked the brochure that I got when pricing the truck in early 1988. Looks like the salesman was trying to stick me for an extra thousand dollars or so, by saying the automatic was necessary. I ended up buying a Dodge Dakota, which I kept for 16 years, so I guess I didn't go wrong in passing up the Chevy. Some friends up in the Sierras had a new 1988 K2500 5.7L TBI 5-speed extended cab that they used for their business, so I know they were available in California. I hated that truck every time I drove it. Nintendo dash with the stupidest HVAC controls ever. Separate radio and tape player that took up more real estate than it should have. Power window switches flush to the door panel down around knee level. 7100 ft elevation, but second gear up the hill slowly with four snowmobiles on a trailer was about the best it offered. Glad they don't make them like they used to.....

"428" fender emblems on both versions, please!

The two that I most often visit are pretty wiped out.

There are more subtle differences than that. Emblems were different and the '56 had the air vents in the front fender. Still, it wouldn't take much to make a '55.

Nothing negative intended at all, but I have purchased decals from him several times and it has always taken several e-mail attempts for him to "get" them. Keep trying if he doesn't answer right away. It's worth it.

Walking on water?

Does the 100-mile away store have a website or do phone orders? I bought a kit on e-Bay some time ago and discovered that it came from a LHS in SoCal. Since then, I have ordered directly from them several times. I like that I am supporting a LHS that is smart enough to handle 21st Century e-commerce, and being on the west coast, I get my stuff a lot quicker than if I ordered from Mega Hobby or one of the east coast companies. It was several months into the shutdown before I discovered that my LHS decided they were essential and never closed. Some of the stuff I got online I could have purchased locally.

My suggestion would be for Revell to contact Kevin Marti. I am sure that he can connect them with the people that have what they want.

I will (probably) buy one of each version they eventually release. I too am hoping for a Mach 1 version with a 429 to eventually come along. If I get three wishes, one of them would be for Revell to tool up a convertible body and interior for a future release.

I got it. Nuance doesn't work very well over the internet.

Agree to disagree. I happen to like vertical seat pleats, single piston calipers, and the 302-4V Premium fuel engine.

If the Tuscon is the 1.6L Turbo, it has the DCT. If it is a lower trim model with the 2.0L NA, it is a 7AT. Hyundai has a couple of service bulletins out on the 2016-2017 Tuscon DCT that call for firmware updates. If they apply to her car, and the dealer has not done them, they need to be b-slapped. This may be all it needs. PM me with an email addy and I will send you copies of the bulletins. Again, her car may already have the updates, but it's worth exploring IMHO. The Hyundais and Kias that randomly stalled like the Optima are among the cars that were found to have crankshaft machining issues. These are also among the cars that stall and then catch fire. Friend's Sorento had stalling issues and the dealership replaced the engine. About four months later it stalled on the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge on the way to the SF airport. Pic is actually his Sorento burning, it made the SF local NBC news that day. He didn't make it to the airport on time to pick up his spouse. They now have an Infiniti. As far as dealership horror stories go, a friend's mom also bought a new Dart in 2013. She got the Limited, which came with the 1.4L Turbo Fiat engine and a DCT. Lots of issues from the beginning, but not with the DCT. None of the FCA dealers around here can seem to fix anything until the third or fourth service visit. She moved to central Oregon a while back, and had transmission issues this spring. Dealership fixed it under warranty, but she didn't get three miles after picking it up when she got a Christmas tree of dash warning lights. Limped it back in. Dealership's diagnosis was several "hardened" wiring harnesses that were no longer available from FCA. I looked at my friend and asked, "You mean the wiring harnesses that held up the engine while the transmission was out because they didn't bother to correctly support the engine?" "Yup, that is what I was thinking too" was his answer. She is driving a Camry now.

Time has passed, and laws vary from state-to-state, but I had my '68 on my regular policy when I had it. My agent dissuaded me from a collector's policy because they can have lots of restrictions. Like not driving 1 mile to the grocery store. Not driving it to work occasionally on a sunny Friday. All I had to do was get the car appraised, and the insurance company accepted the appraisal as the agreed to value. The female owner of the Mustang parts house a few miles away was certified as an appraiser, and I was OK with the number she came up with. IIRC I was limited to 5000 miles/year.

Capri, 1979-86. I loved Lowell when we visited in 2016. Liked the whole area as well.

That post would be from me. I owned a 68 notch from 1977-2001. I would love to see one, but not holding my breath.

Which engine does she have?

I have the Minicraft version of the Silver Cloud.

Because these are the only two that were offered on the Boss 351. The "sports" wheel covers were 14" and the Boss 351 had 15" wheels. I have no clue why we now have pics of two "Boss 351s" with these covers unless they are both impostors. Rex?

I really hope that someone fact-checks before those wheel covers wind up in a Boss 351 kit.....

Tamiya makes a pink primer, along with white and grey. It is primarily designed to go under red, but I was pleased with how it worked under orange on the Chevy engine.

on every corner

Just for fun, I used Tamiya pink primer on my 69 Chevelle's engine, then 1:1 engine paint. I really like the way it turned out. I would probably use the pink again if I was going to paint a body orange.