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Additionally, the Jo-Han Plymouth Fury's were correct as promos were done correctly....Fury III bodies with a bench seat interior. The kits however, retained the Fury III bodies but had a Sport Fury interior (bucket seats with console). It's a shame, as by this time Jo-Han had really cleaned up their bodies and interiors. They even included an "up-top" for the convertibles ) which also fits the MPC 65 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible/66 Polara 500. Fury 3

Randy, this has to be the best build of a Daytona I've ever seen. Everything is "just right".You used to call me or e-mail me when building a Chrysler Corp. vehicle for technical advise. You clearly don't need me in that capacity any longer. Take a well deserved bow. Dave, AKA Fury 3

I couldn't have said it any better, Carl . Fury3

Your memory is correct, Dodge didn't. It was sold as a Chrysler...by Chrysler-Plymouth dealerships. Dodge dealerships sold the "Daytona". They were both the same car with subtle differences. This is a "cool model" indeed! Take a bow. Fury3

Art, I agree with all the others but would like to add an additional source. "MCW" AKA Model Car World offers a very clean and accurate resin kit of this engine. It's a reproduction of the engine in the Jo-Han 1970 Ford Maverick annual kit. Fury3

There WAS a 1/25th scale kit of the 4 Door Hardtop/Sedan 67 Thunderbird produced as I have one painted in factory colors from MCW." Modelhaus" produced the top quality kit over the last few years. It is no longer listed on their website, but a builder may be able to locate one on E-Bay or other similar sources. I'm sorry, but I'm unable to post photos. FYI, the kit is of the promotional style AKA hood molded shut. Fury3

I too am sorry to hear of your loss. However, glad that it inspired you to build this stunning Jo-Han Cadillac build. During this time period, Jo-Han produced mostly clean, crisp and mostly accurate kits. Notice the interior is no longer the "shallow" promo style that they were just a few years earlier...1963 and earlier. Thanks for sharing one of the more attractive Cadillac designs. Fury3

This has to be the finest build of this seldom seen kit I've ever seen. All I can say is WOW! Way to go Randy...Fury3

I've been requesting this one for over 10 years and can not understand why it's never been produced....a 1968 Plymouth GTX. It's the only GTX that has not been represented in 1/2th scale. Why? Is it that ugly and undesirable? I don't think so. Fury3

I got 100% with no outside assistance. Surprised me too! Fury3

Love the color choices and detailing....as usual with your builds. Only "nip pick" I can bring up is the wiper arms. I'm almost sure that they were a low-gloss satin silver in the early 70's. Black arms didn't start to appear until the late 70's early 80's (as on my 1.1 84 Chrysler Fifth Avenue). :wub:Fury3

I too am fond of this color as my parents had a new 63 Fairlane 500 in that color. The interior was especially attractive, being a harmonizing two tone all vinyl of Chestnut and Rose Beige. (I had to Simoniz it every 6 months with my dad...it was my responsibility). After researching this color, it was a "restricted" color according to the 62-63 Ford factory literature. "Chestnut Metallic" was only available on the Fairlane 500's, Galaxie 500's, XL's (Country Sedan and Squire), and the Thunderbird. It was not available on any Falcons, or the base Fairlane and full size Fords. BTW, your Galaxie 500 is looking good to my eyes and I'll be watching your progress! Cheers, Fury3

I'm not going to bore Dave, or anyone else with what I'd like to see tooled. That's really not important right now, as Dave has mentioned. The following has been mentioned before, but I want to clearly state it again. What Moebius is offering us that is new and refreshing is a company that is listening to our wants and needs, and has raised the bar on quality substantualy. The beautiful/correct tires, bodies that are mostly tooled correctly, careful consideration to packaging, the list can go on. Since Revell is the only major model car manufacturer that has been releasing any new tooling as of late, (Round 2 is still restoring the old toolings...thankfully!) they (Revell) need to re-group and discuss their business practices if they want to be competitive. If Moebius keeps on the same path they are on, I can only see success in their future. Revell, seems to be run by the "bean counters". It's a stated fact that the last major automobile manufacture that did business in that form was General Motors. Look what almost happened to them( and is currently with the ignition lock recalls). By the way, thanks Moebius. I'm buying most of your factory stock kits simply because you are the new (and needed) trendsetters of this hobby. Fury3

Looking forward to your build of this beautiful Chrysler. It's also nice to see someone other than Ron Hamilton doing it...He seems to have just about every scarce kit around, just ask him, LOL. Don't be offended or surprised if he posts a photo(s) of his own 66 300 build. No offense meant, Ron. The color scheme you are doing was indeed available from the factory, so go for it! Fury3

The last year for the push button Torqueflite transmission was 1964. All 1965 Torqueflite built passenger cars used either a column mounted shift lever, or a console mounted shift lever.....both connected to the transmission via two cables. Starting in 1966 they adopted the familiar linkage connections. Fury3