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I shot a message to A Few Sprues Loose via eBay , enquiring about any plans he may have pertaining to potentially offering a grille & tail lamp panel filler for the MPC '76 Dart Sport ; here's his reply :

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1 hour ago, Mr mopar said:

That's good news ,I never like the Dart sport tail panel chrome !

I agree 100%. I never understood why the '75-'76 ( and '74-'76 Scamp / Valiant / Dart ) A-bodies were festooned with that anodised aluminium embellishment... 

... not to mention the ugly '74-'75 steering wheel (excepting, of course, the Tuff-Grip tiller).

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Yes! I talked to him a few months ago about the same thing.I will definitely buy several sets.

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This is great news.  I built a Hang Ten with Keith Marks decals and kept the aluminum panel on.   Keith Marks btw, I cannot seem to find his Fotki sight..   anyone know how to contact him?  

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11 hours ago, drodg said:

This is great news.  I built a Hang Ten with Keith Marks decals and kept the aluminum panel on.   Keith Marks btw, I cannot seem to find his Fotki sight..   anyone know how to contact him?  

The anodised aluminium tail lamp panel is correct for a '75.

I've no idea as how to contact Keith.

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13 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

The anodised aluminium tail lamp panel is correct for a '75.

I've no idea as how to contact Keith.

You are correct for a 75

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UPDATE ! 

I received an email from A Few Sprues Loose regarding the '73-'74 Dart Sport conversion parts. Here's photos of what he provided (see below). He also mentioned upgraded grilles for the '73-'76 Duster !

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4 hours ago, kelson said:

I've been on his site on Ebay,but haven't seen anything listed yet.

He'd mentioned to me via our messages that he won't be listing them until after NNL-East. 

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9 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Just put my order in ,wow so happy to see these !

Received mine yesterday- you won't be disappointed ! The grilles are 'open' (why can't this be done with mass-produced kits ? Maybe I'm comparing grapes and watermelons here ; and, at the risk of going ad hominem , why doesn't the Revell Stranger Things Blazer (a sweet kit unto its self) have an open-grille ? If the 3D printed parts can be produced with open grilles, why can't the moulded kits have that feature ?).

I haven't test-fitted them yet, so I can't attest to how much reworking is done ( '73 / '74 Dart Sport ) , nor how well they'll fit to the original MPC '73 , '74, & '75 Duster annuals' bodies ('75 / '76 Duster 'Custom' ( Silver Duster for '76 ) ).

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29 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

Received mine yesterday- you won't be disappointed ! The grilles are 'open' (why can't this be done with mass-produced kits ? Maybe I'm comparing grapes and watermelons here ; and, at the risk of going ad hominem , why doesn't the Revell Stranger Things Blazer (a sweet kit unto its self) have an open-grille ? If the 3D printed parts can be produced with open grilles, why can't the moulded kits have that feature ?).

I haven't test-fitted them yet, so I can't attest to how much reworking is done ( '73 / '74 Dart Sport ) , nor how well they'll fit to the original MPC '73 , '74, & '75 Duster annuals' bodies ('75 / '76 Duster 'Custom' ( Silver Duster for '76 ) ).

I Am hoping the rear panel will fit good ?

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On 5/10/2025 at 10:54 AM, Mr mopar said:

I Am hoping the rear panel will fit good ?

I'm sure that it'll require some minimal massaging , at least where the panel touches the quarters (i.e., maybe a dab of filler). 

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