Dirkpitt289

That's looking fantastic Jon. I said it before and I'll say it again. I love those upper side scoops.

I love those side scoops where the rear windows were. What kit are you using for this build again? Good tutorial, keep up the good work.

Its going to be interesting to see how or what part it plays in the story. I mean this is beyond odd even for The Thunderdome movie

Very sharp. My 4 year old twins would love this as they just got into Scooby Doo.

Nice. I never knew they made a kit for this car

Very very cool. I love the choice of color

I think it actually looks good in white

Ding ding ding,,, The AC unit is missing

Flocking of the interior has been completed Using some PE I went to work making the Shelby seat belts Belts attached to the seats Seats installed Once I posted this photo I realized I forgot something and will have some rework to do. Cudos to the person who figures out what I forgot. Till next time...

Chassis has been painted and set aside to dry The seats took some time to get rid of all the mold lines and then got some paint applied Interior painted and flocked

My build isn't suppose to be a Falcon, its suppose to be a Mustang in the MFP dress. If you go into just about any police parking lot you will see many different types of cars.

What the?????? WOW!!!

That is a stunning build!!!! BRAVO!!!

I completely missed this build. What a stunning build

Very very cool. I like the idea of a before and after build

The episode was called "The Monkees Race Again" (aka "Leave the Driving to Us")

The Car The Monkeemobile's origins began in 1966 when Dean Jeffries was asked to design and build a car for a new TV show called "The Monkees". Jeffries, under contract with Model Products Corporation (MPC) at the time, told CEO George Toteff about the project. A make of vehicle had not yet been chosen for the project. Mr. Toteff then told his friend Jim Wangers of these developments. Mr. Wangers was working with Pontiac promotion and advertising at the time and saw the show as a huge promotional opportunity for Pontiac. After making the deal, Jim Wangers supplied two base 389 4-barrel 1966 GTO convertibles with automatic-transmissions to be converted into Monkeemobiles Two cars were contracted to be built: One as a main TV car, to be used on the television program, and one as a promotional show car, to tour hot rod and car shows around the United States. Both cars would be built in the span of four weeks. The first version originally sported a 6-71supercharged engine, a solid mounted rear axle (no springs) and extra rear end weight. This was to enable the car to "pop wheelies." Because the car had too much power and was difficult to drive, the original blower set up was removed and a dummy blower was fitted. The second car was used as a touring car for auto shows and promotional events. Both would be used on The Monkees TV series, one during the first season and both throughout the second season The Kit

Davy Jones, The Monkees' lead singer and chief heartthrob of the '60s TV phenomenon, died Wednesday 28 Feb 12 of a massive heart attack at his home in Indiantown, Fla. He was 66. With his British accent and trademark long hair, Jones was the Justin Bieber of his day, selected as America's "dream prom date" for his TV appearances and singing lead on The Monkees' classics "Daydream Believer" and "I Wanna Be Free." Along with being The Cute One on "The Monkees" TV show, Jones was also The Content One. I remember coming home from grade school and watching reruns in the days before cable TV. As a young adult I had the pleasure of seeing the Monkees (Davy, Mickey, and Peter Tork) in concert. Even so many years after their fame had fallen into obscurity they still sounded great. Mickey Dolenz had come to live in New Jersey for a while and become something of an artist. His artwork hung in a small gallery not far from my home. As a tribute to Davy, The Monkees and my youth I will be placing all my current builds on hold and turning my attentions to the AMT Monkeemobile Kit info to follow Rest in piece Davy. Thanks for all the memories.

Here is a photo of the car I'm trying to recreate. If anyone has any other pics of this car please feel free to post them here.

Great shot. Thanks for that. I'm ok with the oil pan being painted.

I recently saw a 67 black on black coupe with a black vinyl top that Carroll was selling off. Can't remember where it was. Looked cool but I can't remember the story behind it. Work has begun. I started with the 289 K motor Ford's 289 Hi-Po was also Shelbized, most notably with the addition of tubular Tri-Y headers and a Holley 715-cfm carburetor with aluminum high-rise intake manifold. These performance mods were over and above the already potent Hi-Po 289 version offered by the factory, taking the power rating from 271 hp for the Hi-Po to 306 hp for the Shelby Cobra version. (SWEET!!!!!) I'm just waiting on getting a new distributor kit to install. There are the stock valve covers compared to the Shelby valve covers Another difference between the 64 kit and the 66 kit is the instrument cluster. The 64/ 65 instrument clusters had a sweep arem that ran from the left of the cluster to the right. In 66 they put in a dial cluster The seats were also finished Thanks for looking

The Kit Now the Monogram 64 Mustang kit may have most of the parts I need to do this build but it doesn't have all the parts that would make it a 66 Shelby. For that I turned to another Monogram kit. The 66 Shelby. From this kit I will be able to harvest the following parts. Hood with scoop, Side body scoops, Engine support braces, Steering wheel, 289 HiPo oil pan, 289 HiPo air filter, 66 instrument cluster, High vis Tach, Side mirror and the 66 Shelby Rims. The gold strips will come from a GT-350H kit. And the best part is I will still be able to turn the remaining parts into a completed Mustang at some other point and time.

Up next will be a my first auto kit bashing project. I will be taking the Monogram 64 Mustang Indy Pace Car kit and turning it into one of the rarest and most sought after Mustangs ever built. The 1966 GT-350 Shelby Convertible. History The 66 Shelby Mustang GT350 had a production of 2'380 Vehicles. Of the 2'380 Carroll Shelby claimed he ordered 6 of them in Convertible. 1000 of the Shelby Mustangs in 1966 were ordered by The Hertz Car Rental Company. The colors in 1966 were varied and not just the classic White as in 1965. Shelby introduced Blue, Red, Green and Black in conjunction with the classic white. The 66 Shelby Mustang came in Automatic as well as a 4 speed manual transmission. The 66 Had larger brakes, Functional Air Scopps were on the hood just as in 65 but they went back to a metal hood instead of the Fiberglass Hood used in 1965. Scrolling back in the annals of automotive history, most enthusiasts are aware that convertible Shelby Mustangs didn't hit the scene until '68--in production form, that is. However, four legit G.T. 350 convertibles were made for 1966 per the 2011 Shelby Registry from the Shelby American Automobile Club. Whether you call them test cars, prototypes, or styling exercises, the crux is that they certainly weren't available to the general public. In the case of the '66s, the SAAC Registry details how these were the last four cars ordered by Shelby American at the end of the model year. Each was a different color--green, yellow, blue, and of course Candyapple Red. Some of the features of the 66 Shelby High Performance 289 motor with extra support braces in the engine compartment Interior sported a standard mustang interior with a wood grain steering wheel, High visibility tach no center console and front disk brakes. These 4 snakes came with AC. Shelby rims Shelby racing mirror Side strips, hood scoops and side scoops The car I will be modeling will be Carroll Shelby's personal snake which was the Dark Green with gold GT rocker panel stripes. In 1966 Ford had a policy that stated employee cars were to be sold after 6 months. Rumor was that Carroll had planed on keeping this car for himself but while overseas for LaManns a overzealous employee sold the car as per the policy. Carroll's car has now been in the hands of the same person for the last 30 years and has since fully restored the car adding duel gold stripes over the hood and trunk in the original Shelby style and a Paxton Supercharger. I'm not sure I can add the supercharger but I do plan on adding the stripes. Kit info to follow

Thanks Doc. Means a lot coming from you