Galloping Ghost ll Dragster; is Round 2 planning to reissue in the future?

[Snake45]

2 hours ago, Reegs said:

"The contents of most of the two kits were identical except for the body panels and livery." 

And no roll bar.

Huh. Was it still included in the kit, but just not used with the GG body panels? I don't remember scratchbuilding a roll bar for mine, but maybe I did. I'll have to dig it out and see if I can figure it out. 

[tim boyd]

5 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Huh. Was it still included in the kit, but just not used with the GG body panels? I don't remember scratchbuilding a roll bar for mine, but maybe I did. I'll have to dig it out and see if I can figure it out. 

And I'll dig out my kit and see.....TIM 

[Reegs]

I remember attempting to bend a roll bar for the build. It's not pictured in Daddyfink's parts layout and it's not in the instructions (which I saw recently but I'm dipped if I can remember where).

Edited April 19, 2021 by Reegs

[Mark]

I found my GG kit (in a different box; at first I thought I had the original box).  The roll bar is not shown in the instructions.  The 1:1 bar would have been tight to the inside of the body, maybe the Ramchargers kit piece was oversize and wouldn't have fit within the GG body.  With the clear canopy in place, it wouldn't be seen anyway.

MPC's show rod and drag car kits usually approximated the look of the 1:1 cars, but were often "off" in many ways.  Sometimes they doctored the box art photos, to change the wheels on a funny car or add windshield wipers to a Pro Stocker.  When they used an illustration instead of a photo, you could count on the kit to be WAY off.

[tim boyd]

I finally pulled my kit out yesterday for a look. 

The non-plated styrene parts were sealed and didn't want to break that seal, but I was able to see that the seat unit included  engraved upholstery panels that extended into the canopy area on either side of the driver, instead of stopping at the upper frame rail as on most AA/FD rails. 

I don't have a picture of the 1/1, but my conjecture is that the roll bar would have been partially concealed by the upholstery, thereby explaining why there was not a roll bar part in the kit itself.  The applicable parts are shown in the instructions if someone wants to post those images....

Plus, as Mark said, MPC didn't always sweat the details on their drag racing kits....

Still, I am very much looking forward to this reissue, warts and all!  

Cheers...TIM 

[Snake45]

Interesting! I don't remember making a roll bar but obviously I did. I do remember having to make the windshield area (out of balsa) to get it back to a "regular" rail. You can see this in my pics above. 

[Oldcarfan27]

On 4/11/2021 at 9:01 AM, Daddyfink said:

I guess Worthpoint doesn't like people borrowing images

 

Am I the only one who gets "tire burn anxiety" seeing them this way?

[tbryan61]

It is amazing that they have changed the paint scheme since my father drove the car. And yes, the car was designed with a canopy but would not go down the track. It was very unstable enclosed.  The sign behind the cars in the museum has even been changed and my father's name has been removed. In 1969 my father drove the car at the AHRA National Championship at New York Citys International Speedway. Where he one 7 of 8 races and the championship. 

[tbryan61]

On 4/12/2021 at 10:51 AM, Mr mopar said:

Both cars are non canopy cars, where the MPC model on GG2 has a canopy !

It is amazing that they have changed the paint scheme since my father drove the car. And yes, the car was designed with a canopy but would not go down the track. It was very unstable enclosed.  The sign behind the cars in the museum has even been changed and my father's name has been removed. In 1969 my father drove the car at the AHRA National Championship at New York Citys International Speedway. Where he one 7 of 8 races and the championship. 

[Mr mopar]

16 hours ago, tbryan61 said:

It is amazing that they have changed the paint scheme since my father drove the car. And yes, the car was designed with a canopy but would not go down the track. It was very unstable enclosed.  The sign behind the cars in the museum has even been changed and my father's name has been removed. In 1969 my father drove the car at the AHRA National Championship at New York Citys International Speedway. Where he one 7 of 8 races and the championship. 

do you any good photo's of it ,back in the day ?

[tbryan61]

On 11/29/2023 at 7:15 PM, tbryan61 said:

It is amazing that they have changed the paint scheme since my father drove the car. And yes, the car was designed with a canopy but would not go down the track. It was very unstable enclosed.  The sign behind the cars in the museum has even been changed and my father's name has been removed. In 1969 my father drove the car at the AHRA National Championship at New York Citys International Speedway. Where he one 7 of 8 races and the championship. 

[tbryan61]

Directly behind the car is my father Butch Bryan , the gentle man in the green shirt was my grandfather and the one sitting on the front of the Pontiac is my uncle. The way you see the car is how it was ran on the track.

[250 Testa Rossa]

I really hope they reissue it. 

[66c10]

That would cool to see this kit reissued this kit and build 

[66c10]

Anthor one to add to my front engine dragster collection 

[tbryan61]

I am looking for more.

[Ragtop Man]

Found a GG2 at the local automobila store a few years ago, partially assembled, so the price was right.  Picked up a few Jawbreakers for parts, so it looks like pretty much everything I need to get from here to there is in the box, now.

Just like those days of old, that box art literally jumped at me, over-ruling the inner adult saying, "What? This is going to take all WEEK to build." 

Knowing I need to be much more selective, now, I will probably move the project along in favor of some others that have surfaced recently. 

 

[Vettegasser]

Have two of these in the stash. But I’d go for another one with todays decals

[tbryan61]

On 11/30/2023 at 11:28 AM, Mr mopar said:

do you any good photo's of it ,back in the day ?

Carl Casper's "Galloping Ghost" AA/FD at Detroit Dragway in 1969. This could be a shake down outing as by all accounts the 1969 AHRA New York Nationals was the one and only competition appearance of this show car.

Carl Casper's "Galloping Ghost" AA/FD at the AHRA New York Nationals in 1969. By all accounts this was the one and only competition appearance of this show car,