mpc minute man.. mustang or camaro

[Scott8950]

i was watching a vintage drag race video saw this and thought id share.

[slusher]

I like the paint scheme better on the box art. The Camaro is painted like the Matador Nascar stock car...

[Scott8950]

3 minutes ago, slusher said:

I like the paint scheme better on the box art. The Camaro is painted like the Matador Nascar stock car...

i completely agree with you.

[Xingu]

...and they all wanted to be like this.

 

[slusher]

2 hours ago, Xingu said:

...and they all wanted to be like this.

 

Great point...

[Snake45]

14 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

i completely agree with you.

Auxier's previous car, the all royal blue Bowani II '65-'66 Mustang, was MUCH prettier. I saw it in person and it was just gorgeous.  Ran like a scalded ape, too. 

[Oldcarfan27]

And then there's this one...

[Scott8950]

very cool old corvette!!!

[vamach1]

I hav never found a real Minuteman Mustang drag car like the 71 Mustang pictured on the box art.  Id love to see someone do the decals for the Auxier prostock.  It has the standard grill also so it was not a Mach1.  I scored a set of MM reproduction decals but of course I'll be doing a fictitious car which is okay unless anyone can come up with any photos to prove otherwise.

[Scott8950]

i don't think it was an actual car, Atleast I've never seen anything proving it was. i believe the Auxier car is about as close as you'll get.

[vamach1]

Got these today.

[1972coronet]

Here's a great article on Sam's '69, with mentions of his earlier (Mercury) and later cars.

Sam Auxier Jr’s Gear-Grabbing Ultra Stock 1969 Mustang (motortrend.com)

[Mark]

MPC often used photographs on the boxes of its drag car kits.  When they used artwork, it was either because there was no 1:1 car, or the kit was so far off from the 1:1 that they couldn't retouch the photo to match the kit.  Windshield wipers added to Pro Stock cars, moving hood scoops forward on the hood, changing wheels, adding shaker hoods to funny car bodies, things like that.

[catpack68]

13 hours ago, vamach1 said:

Got these today.

Nice! Did you have those custom made by Polecat? They are not on the website.

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, catpack68 said:

Nice! Did you have those custom made by Polecat? They are not on the website.

Yes they were custom made.

[Mike 1017]

I see on the box a General Mills logo. Was MPC owned by them or was there some sort of cereal promotion going on?

Mike

[Mark]

General Mills owned MPC, and also Lionel, back then.  They also owned other companies that made wooden kits and paint-by-number sets.

[Mike 1017]

Thanks Mark

I learned something new today.

Mike