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A long time ago, at the dawn of my model building (circa 1968) I discovered Aurora 1/25 cars. At the time they were state of the art with full engine, suspension, interior and body details. I bought and built all of the line....well...except for this one. Price at the time an expensive $1.95. The hobby shop I was buying them at ran out and this one disappeared from my clutches never to be seen again until Monogram aquired the molds and reissued it. My purpose in building this kit was to go back in time and finish my collection (which I still have) and build it the way I would have liked back then. Of course using modern materials and 50yrs of building experience. No attempt was to be made at accuracy. It would be mostly box stock with a few added details. Which I would have done the time. Color is Tamiya TS-26 white and Pactra flat blue (original 1970 bottle...still good BTW) This kit was finished 5/27/19. I will let the pictures and captions tell the rest of the story. Chassis was well detailed for the time. Note my knock-offs, better than trying to glue them on and the hold the wheels better. Engine had some good detail as well and some modern painting and a little wiring was all I was going to add. Interior was a little sparse and I would have liked the steering wheel center decal...but its a period kit. Seat rivets were all hand painted and touched up...the usual pain. Front suspension detail is as good as the rest of the kit. Steering works too but not as good as i had hoped. Finished car on its wheels. Stripes were sprayed the same color as the hood. The white line is vinyl tape cut real thin. The body fit fairly well but still need those metal clips to keep it all together. Always my favorite veiw of the car. This was my first impression the original car when i first saw it at Watkins Glen as it rumbled past me in 1964. Don't know why it was at the Gran Prix but it sure looked cool to this teenager back then. Would really have liked to change the wheels and tires but no suitable replacement was to be found.....sigh !!. And probably should have done something about that really horrible side glass. Can still do if I want, but for now it is what it is. Comments welcome.