dragcarz Posted April 15, 2017 Posted April 15, 2017 About a week ago, I was searching EBay for a Revell 1969 Mustang. You know, the coupe. Not the fastback, the kit with the roof separate from the body. I had one back when it first came out and thought it might be a kit worth taking another look at. I haven't seen one of these in years. Well as you can imagine everything but that kit came up, including this Revell Mustang Funny car. The box looked nice, but the kit is terrible. I clicked on it out of curiosity, and something wasn't right, what was in the box wasn't a Mustang at all but a Hurst Hemi Underglass 1968 Barracuda. Be Still My Heart! I checked out the photos and read the discription, it looked pretty complete. I wanted it ! I bid 25.00, crossed my fingers, I'm the high bidder at $20.50. Long story gets short now. I win it for $20.50. Fast delivery, I open the package and sure enough the 68 Hemi Under Glass. The body and chassis was painted gold, and decal applied and peeling. It's not complete. Probably the biggest issue is it's missing the red tail lights. It's missing headers and the tie rod assembly, but I'm thinking the 66 HUG parts may work. Two hours in the purple pond and it's like new plastic. It pays to look past the box lid.
Brett Barrow Posted April 15, 2017 Posted April 15, 2017 Nice find! I did the same thing to myself recently. I had both Revell 1970 cudas, both the stock and Sox & Martin with the intention of kitbashing an SS/EA car. I moved a couple years ago and all I could find was the S&M box and inside that wasn't even a complete car. I couldn't find the stock kit at all. Then just a few days ago I was transferring some kits into ziploc bags for storage and inside a 90 Mustang box there's the rest of the cuda parts!
Mark Posted April 16, 2017 Posted April 16, 2017 Lucked out! The AMT '66 is a totally different kit, so it probably won't be of much help for replacement parts. The missing tie rod/suspension piece is probably in the MPC/Model King LA Dart kit. Even though the design of that car is way different from the Hemi Under Glass, MPC reused the chassis and interior from the Hemi Under Glass to make the Dart kit. The Dart won't have the headers you need though. Maybe the AMT '66 Hemi Under Glass parts could be made to fit.
dragcarz Posted April 16, 2017 Author Posted April 16, 2017 Nice find! I did the same thing to myself recently. I had both Revell 1970 cudas, both the stock and Sox & Martin with the intention of kitbashing an SS/EA car. I moved a couple years ago and all I could find was the S&M box and inside that wasn't even a complete car. I couldn't find the stock kit at all. Then just a few days ago I was transferring some kits into ziploc bags for storage and inside a 90 Mustang box there's the rest of the cuda parts! I'm glad you found your other Cuda, funny how they end up in the wrong box. I should have searched for the HUG on EBay to see if the Mustang was in the HUG box. I noticed the box top was short as it didn't cover the bottom like the lids got swamped.
dragcarz Posted April 16, 2017 Author Posted April 16, 2017 Lucked out! The AMT '66 is a totally different kit, so it probably won't be of much help for replacement parts. The missing tie rod/suspension piece is probably in the MPC/Model King LA Dart kit. Even though the design of that car is way different from the Hemi Under Glass, MPC reused the chassis and interior from the Hemi Under Glass to make the Dart kit. The Dart won't have the headers you need though. Maybe the AMT '66 Hemi Under Glass parts could be made to fit.Thanks for the info, I wasn't sure what would or wouldn't work here. I have never had this kit before, but I have had the others you mentioned. Your right on the 66 kit, it is an AMT. I forgot that. I have a LADart packed away, I will need to dig it out. I can parts box the headers as they don't look too difficult to replace. I could really use Modelhaus for some tail lights though.
ChrisBcritter Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) Roger, are these the taillights you need?http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1-25-MPC-1968-PLYMOUTH-BARRACUDA-NOS-TAILLIGHTS-KIT-268-200-/252872040975?hash=item3ae059220f:g:7lwAAOSwJ4hY88xpSame guy has headers but I don't know if they're the same for the H.U.G.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1-25-MPC-1968-PLYMOUTH-BARRACUDA-NOS-HEMI-HEADERS-KIT-268-200-/361955861791?hash=item544640251f:g:5BcAAOSwVm5Y88wW Edited April 17, 2017 by ChrisBcritter
dragcarz Posted April 17, 2017 Author Posted April 17, 2017 Roger, are these the taillights you need?http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1-25-MPC-1968-PLYMOUTH-BARRACUDA-NOS-TAILLIGHTS-KIT-268-200-/252872040975?hash=item3ae059220f:g:7lwAAOSwJ4hY88xpSame guy has headers but I don't know if they're the same for the H.U.G.:http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1-25-MPC-1968-PLYMOUTH-BARRACUDA-NOS-HEMI-HEADERS-KIT-268-200-/361955861791?hash=item544640251f:g:5BcAAOSwVm5Y88wW Yes! Thank you bid placed.
Snake45 Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Fabulous score, congratulations! If it were mine I'd use the '68 body for a stock conversion of the common '69 kit, and then adapt the common '69 body for the HUG. But that's just me.
Mark Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 For taillight lenses, several conversion kits have been offered over the years to convert the '69 to '68 trim, to build any of the Super Stock cars. Some of those include separate lenses.
highway Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 This sort of reminds me of a friend that is notorious for putting parts or kits in the wrong boxes. He'll be looking for a project he'd been working on to show me whenever I get the chance to visit, and the search is on because it isn't in the right box! I do the same thing sometimes with kits with damaged boxes or just in bags from a model show, but I put a 2x4 (might be 3x5, not sure LOL) label on each side of the box with the contents.
Tom Geiger Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Nice score! If you are observant you can really do well.
Pete J. Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Glad you found something you like. Good luck with the 69 Mustang coupe. Those are rare as hens teeth! I had a 69 coupe as my first car and wanted to build one. It literally took me years to find one and cost way more than I should have paid. I haven't built it because I am kind of intimidated with the old kit thing.
dragcarz Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 Fabulous score, congratulations! If it were mine I'd use the '68 body for a stock conversion of the common '69 kit, and then adapt the common '69 body for the HUG. But that's just me.So is the 69 interior pattern the same or is it close enough?
dragcarz Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 Glad you found something you like. Good luck with the 69 Mustang coupe. Those are rare as hens teeth! I had a 69 coupe as my first car and wanted to build one. It literally took me years to find one and cost way more than I should have paid. I haven't built it because I am kind of intimidated with the old kit thing. I built my first 69 mustang coupe, though not very well. I don't remember how good or bad the kit was, just kinda assumed it was my inexperience. I'd love to see some build ups if there out there.
Snake45 Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 So is the 69 interior pattern the same or is it close enough? Paint it black and it would be close enough for me!
mustang1989 Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Scoooooore!!! Way to go with that acquisition Roger!! I'd love to have one of those!!
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