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Great looking Mustang. That color could almost glow in the dark. Very nice finish. I never thought this body style Mustang got the respect it deserved.

PM me your address and relook at the trim parts you may need. I can cover you on the hub caps, hood ornament , and gas cap. I relooked at some of my stash kits and the '50 hood ornament could never be mistaken for a '49.

What trim parts do you think your missing ? The parts I have the hood ornament looks more like the '50 than a true '49. Do you have the correct trunk latch, gas cap or hum caps ?

Great looking color combination.

Great looking four door. The proportions in the areas that you changed look perfect. You might consider casting this body, it's that nice.

Now that is cool. Great idea and happy Thanksgiving to you and all of Canada.

If you're replicating a 'stock unmodified 49 model of the Ford the front trim differences on the hood are very minor. The '49 year model had F O R D lettering in an arc on the hood over the center of the grill. The '50's had a Ford emblem in the center of the arc. The hood ornament on the '49 had a clear plastic fin, for lack of a better term, that encircled the raised center circle just past the half way point. The '50 year model this would have ended just before the top center of the circle. I know I'm counting rivets here, but if you want stock stock that was one of the very small differences. As Rodent pointed out the gas filler is an exposed cap on the driver's rear fender. Not hard to replicate with some scraps of a parts tree.

I knew of a resin offering years ago that someone made to convert the RS to a standard front bumper. My hope would be that they were able to do something like that as I would hate to lose the ability to build an RS since that is my personal preference.

The trim parts, hood and grill will interchange with no problems just like the 1:1 cars. There is a difference with the trunk lid trim. The '49 had the two handles above the license plate and the '50 has a small cover above the license plate that has a different style trunk release and the license plate light. If you're building a showroom stock type build this would be something to pay attention to, otherwise just do whatever. The interior bucket might be the only real issue and that would only be if you were trying to switch them. The coupe has the shorter floor than the convertible kit. If you use the convertible interior in the coupe chassis you'll need to trim the back edge of the floor board on the chassis to clear. This really isn't a big deal and if you have both chassis you can compare them to see.

Thank you for the information. Now that you mention it I had forgotten that the Camaro was done by AMT and not Revell. I wonder if both parts are present ? Does the Coronet have an engine ? I don't think I ever got one years ago.

Great looking work truck. I like how you use a light flat spray on the undercarriage like the vehicle has been used a little.

I wonder how the Camaro kit would compare with the Revell RS kit ? I don't recall the '65 Coronet but it looks interesting to me.

Your build looks just like the real car. Interesting that it has been owned primarily by skate boarders.

I like the understated look. The fine details, wipers, lug nuts and such really add to the realism.

Great looking build. These would really standout in traffic.

Another great looking build. I like seeing unusual cars from other parts of the world.

Beautiful looking build. Great paint work and I like the detailing of the engine and chassis.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune on this build. I have the coupe version that I plan to build soon so I'll pay close attention to the front end fitment. I do like how your paint work turned out.

Something about the front bumper doesn't look right now that you mention it.

They had a bit on the news last night here in KC about that. I love the T-Shirts with the Cow on a Surf Board.

I think the big green car behind the fence is a Lincoln. I like the black '57 Coupe De Ville. A lot of great looking cars.

This looks and with that engine seems far more interesting than the Mustang California Specials from the '60's era. My question, is this a nationally available option now and not the regional option it once was ?

The California Specials were mostly spoilers and side scoops and a side stripe like the Shelby models of the time. I think the base engine was a 289 2 bbl.

I remember a similar trailer in the old AMT Buick Special Wagon. AMT included many of the Drag Parts you mentioned.

The roof on this kit always looked like it would make a good hardtop Nova.