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I have this kit and it is indeed the McLaren Mustang. Its molded in red. I didn't get the box with the kit so I'm not sure what it looks like. Even the instruction sheet I have is a photocopy. Its apparently part of a 3-car set: the Mustang, an 82 Firebird and a 2G Camaro (according to the instruction sheet). The kit is dated 1986 and carries a number of 7459-3800. Google search with that number gives this box:

The horrible Revell '78 Chevy C10 was also released in this series. The Mustang II was the King Cobra street racer and the Fox body was a re-box of the McLaren Mustang.

My father-in-law loves feeding my addiction of getting models; he frequents a local thrift store and whenever automotive models pop up he gets them for me. Today it was a Monogram Porsche 911 Slant Nose.

I think this style was the last of the F-150s that they got as factory vehicles. Too expensive to maintain and too big to drive in the cities and therefore too small a market to convert to LHD, from what I've read. You can get newer styles, but I believe they're mostly aftermarket conversions. They also have different emission standards there.

1) The rear bumpers do indeed have the bump strips. I think the GMC High Roller has the same hood as the Jimmy; all the other High Roller trucks have some sort of aftermarket hood. 2) No idea on the mirrors. 3) The aqua/blue version does indeed have the trusses. 4) The GMC High Roller box art shows the same rims as the regular GMC Sport Pickup. If PJ Toys is to believed, the kit actually came with the same rims that are in the Mad Mudder. 5) No idea? The Jimmy and GMC High Roller have the grille emblem so your theory is probably correct.

Hey, I for one actually like the show. I'm going to enjoy seeing this chase scene re-created. I find it interesting that the picture in the article shows a '06-'10 Charger and a '10+ Mustang seeing as how the main character on Alcatraz drives a '68 Bullitt clone. Wouldn't be too much of a stretch for the baddie she's chasing to be driving a vintage Charger...

I would say that the car I'm most proud of to date is this 1967 Chevelle. The body has been with me since I started building models and I've modified it extensively many, many times.

Its well known that F-series pickups had flare side beds available from 1957-1986 and then again from 1992-2009. What may not be well know is that there actually was a 1987 flare side bed that was produced in limited quantities. For one reason or another the bed was discontinued for the 1988 model year and didn't re-appear again until 1992. The beds from 1953 all the way to 1987 were pretty much the same save for the fenders. In 1992 the bed was redesigned to blend more with the cab of the truck. The unique-for-'87 bed is the same as '80-'86 with the exception of the wheel wells which were changed to the '87-'96 style. I've had this project on the back-burner for a while now and I figured it was high time I got it finished. I started with a Monogram 1980 F-150 and swapped out the bed fender wheel wells. I then cut the cab behind the doors and attached it to a cab from the 1991 F-250 that was similarly cut to make a regular cab. The interior is still in progress but its essentially the 1980 tub with seats, dash and door panels from the 1991. The grille was recycled from and older build and the headlight lenses were destroyed so I used a slightly smaller lens to emulate the Australian version '87-'91 grille.

Is the base kit of this Monogram, MPC/AMT or Revell? I would LOVE to get a resin copy of this...

^^That would explain why I can't find any mention of it anywhere. ^I have two of the original release in black plastic and 75% of the blue plastic release of the pickup, a Mad Mudder version of the Blazer and I have a deal in the works for something else from the list. Update pending.

I don't have any of my oldest builds simply because they kept getting rebuilt. I had a tendency to build something and a few weeks later I'd take it apart and repaint and rebuild. Eventually after doing this long enough they would end up completely broken...

Worth noting, however, is that the LRE cab doesn't have any trim on it. The older kits with the long bed were all full-trim Power Wagons and have a lower body trim.

That's a common problem with all of these Monogram kits, actually. They weren't too concerned with detail and accuracy on the chassis those days, its seems.

Here's a group shot of the automotive award winners at the CAMS 2011 show. I'm the one in the middle in the blue shirt with the stunned look and Steve M is the one on the red shirt behind me on my left.

Now Ed, that would be something to see!

Andy:The guy that parts out kits also sells complete ones. $120 for opened ones and $130-40 for sealed ones. Terry: I noticed that on the Mad Mudder kit and was wondering what was up with that...

Wow! I'm amazed at how close that sleeper actually is to the Chinook camper for the Blazer Chalet! One of those would definitely be a good starting point rather than scratch building it.

The High Roller Ramcharger seems to be rare enough that people are buying them from PJ Toys...

Aha, my bad. For some reason I though the most recent reissue was boxed as MPC; just looked and its AMT all the way!

Seems to me like the MPC kit has a chopped roof...?

Well I'll be darned. Never know about the styleside version.

The wrecker was originally a Revell kit and not related to the (far superior) Monogram kits.

There seemed to be some interest in this kit, so I figured I would do this one next. Monogram originally released the Dodge Ramcharger in 1980. The kit was molded in off-white, carried the stock number 2263, and depicted the 1979-1980 body style. This kit depicts a stock, four wheel drive model of the Ramcharger. Options include a CB radio/antenna and a roll bar. Wheels are 5-slot mags with Goodyear Tracker A-Ts. Carrying on with the company-wide High Roller theme, in 1981 the Ramcharger was reissued. Kit 2272, this issue features the raised suspension and Ground Hawg tires common to the High Roller series. Molded in yellow plastic, this version adds aftermarket bumpers, side steps, off-road lights, roof rack, and fender flares. Rims for this version are chrome wagon wheels. After Monogram's acquisition of Revell,, they decided to reissue the Ramcharger again in 1992 as a Revell-branded kit. This issue, 85-7242, was bundled with a trailer and boat, following along with a set of tow-vehicle-trailer-and-boat series Revell was marketing at the time. This version is molded in white plastic and contains all the components of the original 1980 release with the addition of a trailer hitch. This is the last issue of this kit to date.

Rob: Give me an hour and I'll post up what I know about the Ramcharger kit. plowboy: Revell actually made 1:25 scale snap kits of the 80-86 body with regular cabs. There's the Night Rider that's already been mentioned as well as the Six-Wheeler dually. Even though they are snap kits they have opening hood and a low-piece engine. They share the same tooling as the Revell Bronco. They're pretty crude kits, however, with next to no underhood detail and rather boxy cabs.

Casey: time to start researching! Luc: Interesting! Looks like that kit would be a perfect starting point for a JAWS replica as it has the 73-75 roof. That gives me a starting point to try and find box art, thanks.