Moebius /Model king 65'Mercury Cyclone A/FX

[Force]

Here is an article on Beswick's Comet from June 1965 Super Stock Magazine I had saved in my files for future reference.

[Rat Roaster]

On 7/20/2018 at 6:10 PM, Casey said:

 Not sure if these are factory cam covers or not, but they are definitely more rounded on the corners and edges:

Those are original Mercury Cammer valve covers with a FoMoCo part number cast into them. The kit valve covers without the Ford logo are correct.

[Force]

The car in that picture is Ohio George Montgomery's Malco 33 Willys, he appearently changed to valve covers with the Ford logo later.

Edited July 24, 2018 by Force

[Mark]

6 hours ago, Force said:

The car in that picture is Ohio George Montgomery's Malco 33 Willys, he appearently changed to valve covers with the Ford logo later.

I'm not the most observant person, and the recent book about George Montgomery isn't the greatest.  But I spotted at least three different styles of cam covers among the photos in that book. 

[rickcaps55]

On ‎7‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 11:18 AM, Mr mopar said:

Just seen this on FB Box top for the long awited  kit !

Bin waiting for this one I have min on order already with modelroundup he's taking pre-orders this is going to be a great kit.!!

[Daddyfink]

Must be an early batch of covers as most eventually switched to covers with the logo

[Force]

4 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

Must be an early batch of covers as most eventually switched to covers with the logo

 

Could be.
Interesting pattern on the slicks.

[Chuck Kourouklis]

I was a bit lukewarm about the street car and its '66-looking firewall, but a nose-in-the-air A/FX with a cammer cures many a minor ill.

[gtx6970]

20 minutes ago, Chuck Kourouklis said:

I was a bit lukewarm about the street car and its '66-looking firewall, but a nose-in-the-air A/FX with a cammer cures many a minor ill.

Same here.

Ive no real interest in the stock version.

the drag car on the other hand  is definitely on my to get list. And my to get list has become extremely selective the past few years

[Daddyfink]

16 minutes ago, gtx6970 said:

Same here.

Ive no real interest in the stock version.

the drag car on the other hand  is definitely on my to get list. And my to get list has become extremely selective the past few years

Stock versions are great for trading fodder! That is the only reason I buy them. 

[stavanzer]

I want to put the cammer in a stock version, to make a Street Sleeper. Now, I have to get both kits..........................

[R. Thorne]

That pattern on the slicks could have come from the rollers that were used to start the cars at some tracks.

[TimKustom]

I had really high hopes for the SOHC in this kit. Better than AMT/MPC but still not there.

I just hope those breathers aren't molded in. That would not be cool.

But I have these so I can't really complain.

 

 

[Rodent]

1 hour ago, TimKustom said:

I had really high hopes for the SOHC in this kit. Better than AMT/MPC but still not there.

I just hope those breathers aren't molded in. That would not be cool.

But I have these so I can't really complain.

 

 

Where did you get that giant penny?

[Force]

4 hours ago, TimKustom said:

I had really high hopes for the SOHC in this kit. Better than AMT/MPC but still not there.

I just hope those breathers aren't molded in. That would not be cool.

But I have these so I can't really complain.

 

 

Those look nice.

[afx]

[Brett Barrow]

Heads up these are hitting shelves now. 

[High octane]

On 7/23/2018 at 1:16 PM, Mr mopar said:

I like the tubes they look AWESOME !

I believe that several of those cars from that era ran carburetors and then switched to injectors just like Phil Bonner's Daddy Warbucks Falcon and Mustang cars

[Dave Van]

Got mine today....very happy....I like it!

[stavanzer]

Pics or it didn't happen, LOL

 

[Daddyfink]

15 hours ago, alexis said:

Pics or it didn't happen, LOL

 

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0510-90157/1965-mercury-comet-factory-afx/

[stavanzer]

Thanks, Daddyfink! That photo is great. Gonna save that one.

[Brutalform]

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Edited September 25, 2018 by Brutalform
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[kentak]

The car portrayed in this kit is the Cyclone provided by Lincoln-Mercury to its factory teams. They were built to the rules for A/FX at the time and were carbureted with only small changes to the wheelbase. This kit is a pretty accurate representation. The main shortcoming I see in this kit is the lack of air ducting on the underside of the hood that brought air to the carbs from the scoops. It also would have been nice to have the oil filler caps as separate pieces. They did a pretty good job of capturing the front suspension setup, moving the spring and shock towers to the outer side of the engine compartment as shown in the article that Force posted. Good job, that picture showing the front suspension is a great catch, and one I had never seen. These cars went through a lot of changes to remain competitive with their opposites in the Mopar camp. Those that participated in the match race circuit did even more to their cars due to the much higher winnings and thats where you see a lot of the variations such as blowers, nitro, injection, altered wheelbases and suspensions. Crazy when you think that only a year went by before Nicholson's fiberglass body/tube frame Comet Eliminator totally changed the game!

Ken

[Mr mopar]

Anybody got one they could show us all what's in the box ?