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Cool picture, And even though These cars in general dont do much for me. But I have a huge amount of respect of the fellas that drove them ( then and now ) Them boys had knads of steel to strap there arse in there

Agreed. 100%. I built one last yeaor.so. And is one of my favorites. I also have 2 of the mpg thunder chargers to do one of each color scheme

Looking at the box, the only thing the seller could have done to protect that was line it with plywood. I would be having a serious talk with the USPS if it were mine

Looks good. I started one of these and got so frustrated with the decals it went back in the box where it still is

Oh how I would love to have a styrene kit of this

neat cars, air cooled engines and wooden frame rails I did a bunch of work on one very similar to this one, BIG air cooled 6 cyl. . it was pale yellow with black fenders but had different wheels than the ones here

Nice, This is/ was one of the very first top fuel cars I ever seen live and in person. man these cars are LOUD

Very well done. Your stuff is always so clean and crisp in the details all johan kit I assume ?

I wouldnt be suprised if this actually happens. It could be a fairly reasonable retirement fund. Do maybe one kit a month. Small limited runs of maybe 20 or 30 ( maybe less,,maybe more )

sweet, Nice colors. What did you use for the interior colors

I bought it off ebay . Coming from Canada. And yes, Looks to only have 1 taillight ( I think I have that ) it was a little more then I wanted to spend. but having the uptop pushed me to pull the trigger on it

That is to cool

sorry Mike ( ok not really,,,lol ) Ive been looking for the Pontiac tail lights for nearly 2 years. and the 58 Buick I have has those plain generic 58 kit wheel covers in it

Spent $22 total. 1961 Bonneville tail lights and 1958 Buick promo wheel set I couldn't think of anything else I needed and cant find anywhere else

Sounds good, Once we get settled in Arizona. I'll dig the 2 Dodges out to compare. I might be interested in working a trade. Not sure if I'll build this with the top up or not , but regardless I think I have a spare up top anyway ( need to do some looking to be sure once we get settled so it may be a while ) my 2nd conv I bought as just a body. I knew I had enough extra Johan dodges to make the kit complete . ( but its an original Polara conv body with the side trim ) Not sure if I have both front and rear model year bumpers though. We can talk pm when I get to that point I like the roof lines on a 64 B body mopar in either the hardtop or a sedan . I really like the body lines of a 64 Plymouth in any body style, but especially a convertible with the top down. Top up,not so much

For my Plymouth ? Nope, I do have a spare 64 Polara drop top I would use as trade bait. I could even be talked out of the up top from the Plymouth to go with said Dodge

Foam backed nail files. Super cheap and avail in all kinds of grits. In the ladies nail isle at most any dept store. Walgreens .Kohls etc etc

I dont have any pictures of it and the car is packed away for the foreseeable future . But I started a Revell Demon funnycar to replicate the Rich Guasco Pure Hell Demon funnycar, Going on close to 20 years ago now I guess. And it sill sits. chassis is pretty much done. ( needs power train completed and installed . Body was painted and the yellow on the nose didn't match the decals very well. So it got shelved for another day. That day will come someday I guess

Thanks, I cant make up my mind if I will keep looking for a hardtop version ,,or not. Originally,,,when I started looking for one I had no interest in the hardtop . ( I already have several copies of the later issue petty cars ) But interest change. So maybe if I can find one for the right price I may grab one yet. Either way ,,,, This will go quite nice along side my original issue 64 Polara conv ( I actually have 2 of those )

Not here yet. But I did a buy it now the other day for an original issue Johan 1964 Plymouth Fury convertible. Been looking for one of these for a while now . It wasnt super high on my want list. But it was there none the less. Nice part is it even has the up to It will go in the someday pile for another day. But it at least fills a hole

About the quickest Ive ever been while on water was maybe 50 , that was WAAAAAAY to fast for me I knew a guy who had a boat that will do slightly over 100, He offered to take me for a ride ( years ago ) It had a 426 Hemi in it, cross ram and all . Looked wicked cool sitting there . But I Told him thanks, but no thanks

There was a 58 Chevy convertible made back then (I've got one ) Don't know of it was AMT or SMP. EDIT - actually . All the ones shown on that paper were avail, The Impala , Bonneville, Buick, Sunliner , Edsel, and the Imperial. I have all 6 as builders

Ive been wanting to build the pickup used in the Jim Dunn Movie - Funnycar summer. And I've come up empty. Ive resorted to the notion I'll just have to make my own out of sheet stock

A couple thoughts. The last issue of the Johan 69 Roadrunner has a 1970 interior. So that's against you right from the start. Only the original issue has the correct 69 bucket seats ( even on it the door panels are 69 GTX though if that matters ) builders are out there all the time via ebay. Just how much they set you back depends on timing and original or later issue. It all depends on how accurate you want to be. the AMT 1969 GTX can be converted to a roadrunner with a reasonable amount of work. Tail lights and grill being the biggest obstacles I bought 2 later issue Johan versions maybe 2 years ago. Paid $100 for the pair ( both still sealed ) when I already had maybe 2 or 3 on hand already. So i haven't paid real close attention to values on ebay but I dont think they are too hateful compared to modern $25-30 kits ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yet An original issue ( built or unbuilt ) will put a dent on the piggy bank . If I remember right I paid about $50 for my original issue builder, and that was probably close to 10 years ago. They have not gotten any cheaper either. , ,,,unbuilt is gonna hurt. $200-250 and up is not uncommon for unbuilt original

Are the hoods interchangeable between 64 and 65 models .? And Yes I know the hood is molded shut on the 64