Question about the new customized Toronado kit

[fiatboy]

Is this kit based on the Jo Han '70 Toronado kit?  I need a chassis, etc., for a resin kit Toronado kit, '66, from Speed City Resin, in Castaic, CA.  (  I have the '70 polystyrene kit from Jo Han, and it fits beautifully!  Now I'd like another chassis for '70 styrene kit!)  I love the Toronados.  I think there is another kit, styrene, of another model year Toronado, but I don't prefer the styling.  Thanks

[Mark]

It's based on the MPC Toronado kit ('67-'68 only), but it is very similar to the Jo-Han kit.  Engine and chassis are very similar, main difference there is that Jo-Han had inner front fenders, firewall, and radiator bulkhead were separate parts while MPC had all of those as a single piece.

The MPC chassis is modified, shortened behind the rear wheels.  Otherwise, it should be workable for what you want to do.  

[fiatboy]

Thanks for the great info, Mark.  Maybe I can pick up one of these 'customs' for cheap if I am patient.  Jeff

[Can-Con]

22 hours ago, fiatboy said:

Is this kit based on the Jo Han '70 Toronado kit?  I need a chassis, etc., for a resin kit Toronado kit, '66, from Speed City Resin, in Castaic, CA.  (  I have the '70 polystyrene kit from Jo Han, and it fits beautifully!  Now I'd like another chassis for '70 styrene kit!)  I love the Toronados.  I think there is another kit, styrene, of another model year Toronado, but I don't prefer the styling.  Thanks

JoHan did annual kits of the Toronado from '66 through '72. 

 

[keyser]

Thread around here somewhere. Annuals. 
AMT issued JH in different years. 
MPC had diff tool for 67-8 and Mannix/Californian. 
JoHan Oldies 70 was long after the annuals. 

[fiatboy]

Thank you Keyser for all the great photos---I had no idea!