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My compliments to the builder of this. The paint still looks fresh and I like the seat inserts. Still looks like a resent build.

Great looking Showroom style build. I was one of those lucky enough to get a new '86 Monte Carlo SS and in the exact color combination you have here. In the first week I almost burned up a hair dryer removing all the stripes and words on the doors. Just had the Mont Carlo SS signage on the bottom of the trunk lid. I painted the bottom lip of the front to match the body color also. I painted the gray rough portion of the wheels with Duplicolor White to match the body. Showed it twice at the Super Chevy Magazine Show at Sears Point Raceway and got first in class in 1988 and 1990. I sold it in 2002 with 90k plus miles on it. The only repairs in that time was a rebuild on the Quadrajet, very common thing, and the U-Joints had to be replaced since GM didn't feel lubrication wasn't needed for them. That little 305 had a lot more power, for the time, than you might think.

Welcome to the forum Sherry. Very nice out of Box build.

Looks great. Interesting exterior color combination with a smooth finish. Considering the "Bottom Plate" for lack of a better term for the chassis your detailing and painting adds a lot to its appearance. These old 3 in 1's were a treasure trove of extra parts.

I agree with all the others, always thought this would be a good body to make a hauler out of. Very long back deck looks almost like an 8 foot long bed. Maybe make it a 6 foot short bed ?

I think it would be a good bet that more than one model company keeps an eye on the trends from builders on this forum and several others. When a company wants to invest in new tooling to bring a kit to market they really can't afford to be wrong about the subject and even what the other companies are working on. I remember several years ago when AMT and Revell both released kits of the '67 Chevelle SS 396 in stock form. I don't know if Round 2 has the molds from AMT but I haven't seen them reissue the a stock Chevelle SS 396.

I think Jon hit the nail on the head. I think any of us would like to build a T but for the most part the T kits date to the originals and while very nice at the time they leave a little to be desired next to the kits of later model vehicles issued since then. A new T kit with todays tooling might be more popular with buyers than what we had 20 years ago.

Thank you for the tip. I have been using a thinned application of Tamiya Panel Line Accent in the past but I'll try this next time.

I look forward to seeing what all you do with this. One thing I notice about this body is the height of the roof. I'm sure that has to do with the name, but it seems like it is taller than a stock one would be. Or that maybe the whole point.

Great looking build and the paint reminds me of the Maroon color that they offered at that time. The Cragar wheels look good on this also.

Beautifully done. Putting a Hemi, any Hemi in a Jag is really unique let alone with a front mount Super Charger. I like how you did the interior and the extra paint detailing on the seats. Somehow the color looks better than if you had used a loud bright shade.

I would certainly support any forth coming magazine. This has to be a monumental under taking and we should all hold nothing but positive thought that it will happen.

Very clean looking build and the paint and colors look great.

Beautifully done. This looks like something on the showroom floor in 1953. Great detailing and the paint colors are era perfect as is the finish.

Same here. When I think of a Dodge Pickup kit this is what comes to my mind also.

The reissue of the '64 Plymouth would be welcomed here.

Turned out great. I have only one question, "Can you lend me your comb ?" I was a 77 Sunset Strip viewer long ago.

Stopped at the HL in Overland Park yesterday and noticed a few holes in their model display area. I tried to read the label that they place on the shelf to see what was missing or maybe what was coming. I noticed they had a "D" written on the label. I went over to their clearance area and found a half a dozen ''39 /'40 Ford sedan kits and a '69 AMT Oldsmobile that came home with me. $7 and change with pad printed rwl tires, can't pass that up. I was going over to Shawnee anyway so I looked in there and they also had the Fords on mark down but in the model area. This looks like they are getting ready to rotate some stock so HL might be a good place to check out.

Thank you for the links. These offer a wealth of knowledge for anyone wanting to do a 100 % showroom build. As you mentioned they left off the optional in dash Tach. Being an option it may be possible that they overlooked it for some reason.

Great overall look and I like the wheels. Will this get a windshield or just a wind defector ?

I think overall this is a very nice kit. I have built a few of the old AMT Chevelles years ago and while they were great in their time this is a vast improvement with the tooling we have today.

Like what you have done with this so far. You mentioned the wheel and tire offset or wheel flairs. You might want to narrow the front track just a little to bring the edge of the tires just inside of the front fender opening, sort of match the rear setup. Having owned a Grand Prix GTP at one time I liked the Heads Up Display.

I think they are inflating the MSRP on some of these kits. In most cases with the cars and pickups their MSRP is higher than the HL stores in this area. One example is the '61 Pontiac Catalina, which is of interest to me, can be purchased at $27 something at the local hobby shop with no discount. There're several others such as the Galaxie '48 Aerosedan that also can be purchased for far less locally. That said, if someone is living in an area that isn't serviced by a good hobby shop then this could be a good deal since you don't have to drive all over creation trying to find what your wanting.

One nice thing about the rubber aero skirts on these trailers is that it reduces the amount of road splash sprayed on passenger cars driving alongside the truck on the highway.

Great idea. I'll have to remember that.