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Over the years, I've really come to like the old Monogram 427 in all its iterations, some of which can be had pretty cheaply. Proportions are good, chassis is all coil.

Just be sure the version you get has the Halibrand wheels (I may be mistaken, but I believe the "street" version only has wires).

It's essentially the same kit as the fairly recent ROG version.

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For an engine, I'd most likely go with the smallblock from the Monogram Shelby GT 350 of the same period. It's also nominally 1/24, and again, can often be picked up cheap. I don't have one here to look at, as they were among the first batch I moved west.

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This one is, again, essentially the same kit as the more recent ROG kit, unboxed below.

 

 

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Thanks @Ace-Garageguy Bill.... that's all good news. I have a spare set of Hallibrands from the Monogram 427 S/C -- the one I built a few years back was from a Hasegawa issue of the kit which included better detailed white metal versions of quite a few of the parts, including a complete engine and a set of wheels, but all the original plastic was in the box too. I've got at least one of those GT-350H kits in the stash as well. So it's just a matter of getting hold of another Monogram 427 S/C, and as far as I can see there's a current-ish Revell Germany issue in Gulf livery that's pretty widely available still. The article mentions that the haunches on the  AC Sports V8 MkIII aren't quite as Jessica-Rabbit as the 427 for narrower European roads but that's an easy-ish fix. The front flares look much the same. I'm still trying to decide based on the pictures whether the AC has less of a "snout" around the grille than the Shelby. I think that'll have to wait until I have the actual plastic in hand to compare directly to the pictures... Then I need to lose the sidepipes and fake up some kind of straight-through exhaust, but it looks as though the Gulf version of the kit has the chrome "fangs" as well as the race lifting eyes.

Thanks, again.

best,

M.

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Very interesting project Matt and I agree with Bill's suggestions.

This is meant only as an aside based upon the subject.

Majorette did a 1/24 diecast licensed by AC Cars Limited according to the chassis.  They labeled it as an AC Cobra.  It does have the correct taillights for an AC but is left hand drive.

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The Revell/Monogram 427 Cobra for the most part is a great kit but it and most builds of it lack in one area in that there are no engine compartment sides. The Fujimi Cobra on the other hand which has its own deficiencies does have engine compartment sides. Although I have not tried to fabricate sides myself they should not be difficult and definitely will be included in a planned future Cobra 427 SOHC build. 

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  On 1/18/2024 at 8:34 AM, Matt Bacon said:

PS... it also looks as though I can drop the 427 back into the Mustang, for a rare-groove but period-correct option. Win all round...

best,

M.

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Here's a build I did of the Monogram 66 Mustang kit with the Cobra 427 in it. The 427 has the Cobra road race oil pan so you might have to cut it off and find a replacement. My engine has the block and oil pan from the Monogram 69 Talladega kit with the Cobra heads, valve covers and intake. I switch the C6 from the Talladega for a manual transmission. Fitting any exhaust manifolds was a huge problem. I had to sand the inside face of the shock towers until they were literally paper thin and run the manifolds from the AMT 66 Galaxie. It's a cool build though and impressive once it's in there.

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