bobthehobbyguy Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 Factory sealed kits will hold their values for collectors. The price for open kits and rebuilds will lose their values.
1972coronet Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 Someone's slinging an original issue '68 'Net 'Vert on eBay for something like 750.00$. Good. Luck. 1
GMP440 Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 10 hours ago, 1972coronet said: Someone's slinging an original issue '68 'Net 'Vert on eBay for something like 750.00$. Good. Luck. Saw that too. Been on for few months. Not selling probably because the reissue is coming.
Mark Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 The Great Unloading has begun! In the earlier days of eBay, if all of a sudden you saw several examples of a kit that had been impossible to find previously, the "reissue is coming soon" light came on... 3
niteowl7710 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 I know some folks around here are fervent members of the HPICult, but do we need two copies of the video posted? ? 3 1
drksd4848 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 You know, if I owned a Super Bee like that, I’m not sure I would hook a trailer up to the back. If it’s a Dodge Polara station wagon, then sure. But not a Super Bee.
Rob Hall Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, drksd4848 said: You know, if I owned a Super Bee like that, I’m not sure I would hook a trailer up to the back. If it’s a Dodge Polara station wagon, then sure. But not a Super Bee. It was an odd choice of car to include a trailer with. But who knows, it was 55 years ago.
drksd4848 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Rob Hall said: It was an odd choice of car to include a trailer with. But who knows, it was 55 years ago. Well, those 440s had a lot of torque and we’re pretty good haulin’ stuff. If I tried to haul a trailer like that with my Dodge Avenger, the entire rear end would come flying off! Come to think of it, I remember seeing a picture of a ‘71 GTX hauling a boat. Tell ya what, that would be a pretty good model to make: 1/25 scale Plymouth GTX with, instead of a trailer, a Sea Ray.
GMP440 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, drksd4848 said: Well, those 440s had a lot of torque and we’re pretty good haulin’ stuff. If I tried to haul a trailer like that with my Dodge Avenger, the entire rear end would come flying off! Come to think of it, I remember seeing a picture of a ‘71 GTX hauling a boat. Tell ya what, that would be a pretty good model to make: 1/25 scale Plymouth GTX with, instead of a trailer, a Sea Ray. It was common back in the day for people to use their cars for towing campers, boats and cars on a trailer. Didn't need a 440 to haul a small camper. Even small block v8 engined cars could do the task. 1
Rob Hall Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, GMP440 said: It was common back in the day for people to use their cars for towing campers, boats and cars on a trailer. Didn't need a 440 to haul a small camper. Even small block v8 engined cars could do the task. Yeah, I remember in the 70s my Dad routinely towed a trailer (hauling furniture, etc) on his '67 Cougar (289 V8)..he later towed that same trailer in the 80s w/ his '85 Town Car and '84 Escort diesel to haul sheetrock, bags of concrete, etc. He later towed it with a Ranger. I couldn't imagine using a car today to tow a trailer.. I'd tow w/ my Jeep or a truck, though. Found a pic of the trailer I took last year when cleaning out the barn...it was a homemade item my Dad bought in the 70s, I remember helping him load it as a kid. Edited February 12, 2023 by Rob Hall 3 1
blizzy63 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 4 hours ago, drksd4848 said: You know, if I owned a Super Bee like that, I’m not sure I would hook a trailer up to the back. If it’s a Dodge Polara station wagon, then sure. But not a Super Bee. Heh...you should have met my dad back in the day. As a welder, he built trailers for a living (mostly semis). All our family cars in the '70s had hitches. (That 440 engine would have been way too big for his frugal senses though.) 1
drksd4848 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 Alright alright alright…. Sheesh. But if they re-issue the 71 GTX (the MPC version) I want the boat as part of the model. Is Steve G listening? 3 1
drksd4848 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 So easy to forget that when these cars were just “cars that people drove”, many times they were used for utilitarian purposes.
1972coronet Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, drksd4848 said: So easy to forget that when these cars were just “cars that people drove”, many times they were used for utilitarian purposes. A friend/former coworker of mine is the original owner of a 1970 Swinger 340; it was his daily driver from 1970 until at least 2001. It had a hitch on it for decades, having towed boats and motorcycles (independent of each other). Evidence of clamp-on mirrors was on the front fenders from day one (paint was original until he had the car repainted a few years ago). One look at Hamtramck Historical will exhibit Trailer Towing Package options for anything from the "lowly" A-bodies to the battering ram C-bodies.
1972coronet Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 Vintage images courtesy of Kori Alexander et al. 3 1
drksd4848 Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) I’m bookmarking this thread now. It’s one for the ages. I hope you guys can keep posting these old “mopars on the job” pictures all day long. Edited February 12, 2023 by drksd4848 1
Jack L Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Round 2 needs to shrink the Chrysler boat to 1/25 2
Rob Hall Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) Daytonas towing Daytonas... these would be easy to build in scale w/ MPC trailers and MPC or Revell Daytonas. Edited February 13, 2023 by Rob Hall 4
stavanzer Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 4 hours ago, drksd4848 said: So easy to forget that when these cars were just “cars that people drove”, many times they were used for utilitarian purposes. Indeed. They were just cars, back then.
drksd4848 Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, Rob Hall said: Daytonas towing Daytonas... these would be easy to build in scale w/ MPC trailers and MPC or Revell Daytonas. You’re looking at close to a million dollars worth cars right there
drksd4848 Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, stavanzer said: Indeed. They were just cars, back then. I remember my father taking my moms ‘72 Road Runner to the dump, driving THROUGH the dump to throw out some hazmats, then driving back home with a trail of dirt and sludge falling off the under carriage. The next day he took it to a gas station to have the engine bay steam cleaned. Yup, they were just cars. Edited February 13, 2023 by drksd4848
GMP440 Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Anyone know if the 68 Coronet kits arrived in the US and on their way to way to the distributers?
1972coronet Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, GMP440 said: Anyone know if the 68 Coronet kits arrived in the US and on their way to way to the distributers? I ordered one from Model Roundup in December. Original ETA was Feb.2023; that's been pushed to "Early March 2023". Not sure if anyone else has received them yet... (I'm planning to buy more, next time via an independent hobby store).
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