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Using the suggestions here I managed to identify this as a 1936-38 Hudson...!

Now, I had noticed that the Grand Prix's roof was pretty close to the Catalina in pictures I've seen but I wasn't sure since the resin conversion has a body included. But that's because of the side trim from what I can see.

So the AMT '62 Catalina body is accurate with its roofline? Or is there a different roof?

I pulled out my AMT '70 Impala kit and, guess what, direct fit! Looks like I'll be able to use this after all. Thinking back, there may have been a 70 Impala body in the lot somewhere but I think it was too badly damaged to be useable. I'll probably end up painting the seats and door panels white and use the blue dash along with carpet and console.

A while back I purchased a large lot of models/parts from a local builder. In the parts was this photograph and a dash painted as in the picture. I have no idea what its from other than its an AMT kit (ugly gray plastic). Anyone know what it is and what kit it would be? Maybe I can use the dash someday... Thanks!

I had a 97 Expedition and its not as big as you think. Especially if you're already used to driving pickups anyways.

This car was posted in a Facebook group that I'm a member of and we're trying to ID it. I suggested a late 30s Ford while another suggestion was a Peugeot 202 (which I don't think so due to the headlight pods). The group is all about old pictures of Saint John, so the car would be something sold in this area in the 1930s-40s.

I get the impression that Chinese courts might be a little biased...

Interesting. At any rate, I know that 6 rotor wouldn't fit...!

Man, grooming machines are high-tech. Its a good thing drillers don't have carries like that, they'd never drill!

A rotary engine wouldn't fit/wasn't designed for a FWD car. The FE3 is pretty much the best bang for your buck for engine swaps into an early MX-6.

That makes sense. I've worked around all manner of tracked carries and nowadays the cabs are pretty much just boxes with no amenities at all. I can see how an enclosed cabs with heat would be useful for a snow vehicle. Standard controls for a tracked carry would be as pictured above: brake/clutch, lever for each track and the gearshift. Unless its hydrostatic like a Morooka, in which case you just have a single t-bar stick for steering and forward/reverse.

Its a Mazda engine. Called the FE3, its a 2.0L DOHC that can make gobs of power when turbocharged.

One of these days I'm going to put one of these engines in my car... Kudos to those that can identify them.

I build just about anything. The majority of my builds cover '50s-'90s, but I do have some older and some newer. I go through cycles sometimes where I'll focus on a couple builds from a certain time period and then I'll move on to another. I also swing back and forth between cars and pickups. And then once in a while I dabble in the Star Trek kits...

a/gass: here's the corrected link: http://www.arrowheadcomponentsinc.com/aciproducts/resinhobbyitems.html Arrowhead has just the grille, tail panel, and door emblems and it looks like Shawn Carpenter has those plus body, door panels, seats, console and 8-lug wheels. I didn't realize the Grand Prix's body was that different from the Catalina?

Its actually a no-name red from a local department store, I think. Can't remember what paint I used, TBH.

1970 Mustang.

How about the '67 Mustang? Beauty of a kit.

Is there anyone other than Dencon that makes Grand Prix pieces to convert a '62 Catalina? I found reference on this board of Dencon producing the grille, but there was some argument about it in the thread and he mentioned discontinuing it... at any rate, the website is down and his Twitter account hasn't seen activity in almost a year... I found a conversion kit on eBay ONCE and I'm kicking myself for not snagging it. I think it had both the grille and taillight trim pieces. I figure if anyone knows where to find this, this board will!

Thanks for the compliments.

The Revell Chevy is about a '75 or so, judging by the grille. The cab is close, but the rear wall is a separate piece and the chassis is absolutely horrible. The bed isn't even GM; its a California Stepside unit. The MPC kits start in at least '75 and were updated continuously up to at least '82; the Mule Skinner is an '80. Almost all the MPC pickups were 4x4 and stepside beds; the only 2WD release I've seen is the 1978 Chevy Stepside. The last issue that I can find of the MPC pickup is the Sodbuster, which is the '81-'82 style. The Monogram pickup was reissued a few times and depicts an '80. They're 1:24 scale and don't match up with any MPC or Revell offerings. Unfortunately there were no '84-'87 offerings, as mentioned above. Should you want to go newer, I have actually seen someone take the MPC '88 Chevy grille and flatten it out to create the '88-'94 grille used on crew cabs, Blazers and Suburbans. You'd need the '84 GMC's cab to have the proper front fenders.

The wheels are Pegasus #1277 Chrome Hellas. I also did the opposite... That one didn't turn out as great. I honestly think it has about 95% to do with the colour... blah.

Judging by the dovetail, the fenders and the ramps I'd say its the Revell race car trailer. I have one on my shelf and I must say, I like the look of the wood deck better than the untextured strips that come with it...

The Penske set was AMT, I believe. The van would've been the LWB version and AMT trailer is slightly different, IIRC. This is the Revell set and hasn't been out for as long as the Penske set.