64Comet404

I use the Bob Smith de-bonder. It can discolour polystyrene, so I try to keep from flooding the area. If the model is heavily glued, I would attempt to dismantle the kit as far as you can before attempting, and grind away as much of the dried glue as you can.

If the glue joints are not too thick, I have found the de-bonder fo CA glues does a good job of breaking the old glue joints.

I sold my customizing kit years ago, but from memory the most that has been changed is the grille. The rest of the kit was changed with fins and other add-on bodywork.

I remember cases like this being described in a book I read on the American automotive industry of the late 20th Century. The case was made that firms like GM and Chrysler had been run by groups where the majority of executives had either graduated from GMI or from some Midwestern football school. Consequently, the idea of 'everyone wants big cars' and 'innovation doesn't sell' kept being promoted, usually to the detriment of the corporations. Ford didn't seem to have these issues, or not to the same extent, which probably explains why Ford was more innovative during those years (if Tim Boyd hasn't signed an NDA, I would love to hear his take on the subject...) I'm happy to see a Fiero which hasn't been moulded in red, and I like the lack of chrome on the trees. I almost bought a 1:1 version when I was a kid, but it had a horrible clutch cable adjustment issues, and was concerned about servicing and reliability problems.

I've often wondered if it was a single reservoir system on this Comet when things went down...

I'm hoping this gets fixed for the '64 Comet, because there are differences between the inner fenders of the '64-65 and the '66-up cars. The main one, which Moebius carried over to the '65 Comet, was the location of the battery (the earlier cars have them mounted width-wise, while the later cars have them mounted lengthwise).

I didn't find that information out for years after I had bought my K-Code Comet. I kept trying to figure out why someone would have ordered a 271-horse 289 with a 3-speed column-shift and a 3.25:1 open axle!

Oh, I may have to get one...or two...or a case! 😜

These wheels seem to be from a different mold than the old Otaki/Doyousha rims. I will be looking for a few more sets for the stash.