cortinanut

As a newbie around here (easing back into the hobby after a decade's absence), I'm finding this discussion very educational and interesting. I'm among those who would snatch up a kit of almost any car I've owned or had a personal connection with--and for me, age 42, that would include various '60s-'80s station wagons and other commonplace cars, though I have sense enough to know a '73 Gran Torino wagon, an '81 Aries, a Fairmont, a Mk I Ford Fiesta, or an '86 Tercel SR5 wagon will never be produced in scale plastic. (Conceivably resin for a few.) Watching trends in 1:1 collector cars, though, I do hold out some hope for a Vista Cruiser, a [Grand] Wagoneer, or various classic woodies--these are all popular at car shows and climbing in value. Is there a correlation with tastes among model hobbyists? Then there's the part of me that pines for kits of sports cars like the Alfa Romeo Montreal, Fiat Spider and Triumph TR6. The American companies (with some exceptions from Revell and Monogram decades ago) have generally avoided such subjects--does that mean modelers just don't want them? And if not (see above), why are our preferences so at odds with what's popular in 1:1? Just musing.

Are you able to share any info on the new Vista Cruiser? I would dearly love to get my hands on such a kit.

Hey, if it happened once, it could happen again!

It's always possible that my memory is failing me, but I'm pretty certain I once saw a MkII kit which sold for something like $150 on eBay, nine or ten years ago. Searching recently, I've only seen evidence of the MkI.

Frog 1:16 Ford Cortina MkII. I saw one once on eBay, about 10 years ago. Didn't look like a very good kit, but I think it's the only one ever made of a MkII Cortina. Into the realm of fantasy: 1966-67 Olds Vista Cruiser DeLorean (stock, NOT Back to Future) with opening doors Triumph Italia Fiat Brava--2dr, 4dr or wagon

+1!! I'd actually prefer a Catalina, because that's what we had in my childhood, but a Bonneville would sure do. Saw a gorgeous 1:1 Catalina wagon this past spring at the Charlotte AutoFair--a 4-speed TriPower car, no less. It's now for sale on Hemmings: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/pontiac/catalina/1251450.html