Moebius Official Announcement 1964 Mercury Comets

[Ragtop Man]

In hindsight, the Peterbilt changed the business for them, and everyone else.

AND DAMMIT, 54 YEARS AFTER "DUEL" WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT PETE 261 AND TANKER!!!! 

[mk11]

On 9/14/2025 at 1:05 PM, RancheroSteve said:

My general feeling is that the AMT looks better straight out of the box...

 

I'm not seeing as much of a difference as I thought I might...

[66c10]

I got this one on pre order with my hobby shop walt's 

[Mark C.]

All I can see is that there is more of a gentle curve at the top of the quarter window.

[RancheroSteve]

2 hours ago, mk11 said:

I'm not seeing as much of a difference as I thought I might...

It is certainly a subtle thing and I agree that it won't make a difference to most people. I have no issue with anyone building it straight out of the box. Part of my motivation in doing it was to see if I could pull it off. 

Edited September 18 by RancheroSteve

[Mark C.]

I asked earlier in this thread if someone could define the difference, but all I heard was crickets…

I guess if I have to ask and I don’t get a bunch of answers, it must be so subtle that most people don’t notice it… so I’m not going to let it affect my decision to get one.  Sounds like it should be just fine, but I’m still hoping for a flat hood…  

[Luc Janssens]

4 hours ago, Mark C. said:

I asked earlier in this thread if someone could define the difference, but all I heard was crickets…

I guess if I have to ask and I don’t get a bunch of answers, it must be so subtle that most people don’t notice it… so I’m not going to let it affect my decision to get one.  Sounds like it should be just fine, but I’m still hoping for a flat hood…  

The difference between OEM and both models or between both models?

My statement was that there is no (noticeable) difference in shape between the amt anual and the Moebius kit. So both differ from the OEM,which is IIRC, that the drip rail goes down to soon, should be aft the imaginary B-pillar. 

Is it a biggie? You decide, I just wanted to say that sometimes those anuals are not the gold standard, no more no less.

Cheers from this side of the puddle.

Luc

 

Edited September 18 by Luc Janssens

[Ron Hamilton]

When I bought my Mobieus 65 Comet Cyclone,  I took the body out and looked it over and compared it to my original AMT 64 Comet Caliente. Since I noticed there were some differences,  I decided to look at photos of 65 Comets on the internet. I decided that the AMT roof was more true to the car, but the Mobieus roof was not too far off. I did a little "bodywork on the sail panels, and the rear part of the roof, and it was fine. Also I adjusted the stance to my liking 

I'm going to be a customer for the Mobieus 64 Cyclone, as I will make adjustments where necessary. 

[Luc Janssens]

1 hour ago, Ron Hamilton said:

O'm going to be a customer for the Moebius 64 Cyclone, as I will make adjustments where necessary. 

Ditto!

[Luc Janssens]

22 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

AND DAMMIT, 54 YEARS AFTER "DUEL" WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT PETE 261 AND TANKER!!!! 

😭

[Mark C.]

4 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

The difference between OEM and both models or between both models?

My statement was that there is no (noticeable) difference in shape between the amt anual and the Moebius kit. So both differ from the OEM,which is IIRC, that the drip rail goes down to soon, should be aft the imaginary B-pillar. 

Is it a biggie? You decide, I just wanted to say that sometimes those anuals are not the gold standard, no more no less.

Cheers from this side of the puddle.

Luc

 

Mostly vs OEM, but all inclusive actually.

My decision: no biggie!

Cheers as well!  👍🏻

[Ragtop Man]

17 hours ago, Mark C. said:

Mostly vs OEM, but all inclusive actually.

My decision: no biggie!

Cheers as well!  👍🏻

I'm pickkkkyyy AF, will let it pass and look forward to cracking the seal to get a better look!

Some kits - it never goes away. AMT '65 Bonneville really stands out. Moby Effies... Most of the builds are so good, I never really notice it. 

There are a lot of builds possible with the Comet Cyclone/Caliente, my eyes are jumping around so much, it would be hard to pick it out.  I do like the conversion, but I'm one of the modelers who have trouble being the 'human pantograph' getting both sides the same. I'll get all hyped up on the project and nail the first side... then get sloppy on the second. Or, first side will be uhhhhhh so close, the I'll sort the problem and second will be perfect but now hate the first. 

Welcome to modelers ADD... 

[Ragtop Man]

As noted earlier, I've got a bit of a fetish for the '64s - there was a lovely burgundy/black/bucket/4-speed not far from a friend's home in Dearborn. I wished upon that Comet for a long time, then one day it was gone. Oh well. 

Found these pix on FB - might be some good inspiration for the bench when they drop: 

[Mark C.]

Great pics!  Does it have hood pins on it?  Also it looks like the back of the hood is raised slightly?  To let some cooler air under the hood maybe?

[Ragtop Man]

On 9/21/2025 at 11:14 AM, Mark C. said:

Great pics!  Does it have hood pins on it?  Also it looks like the back of the hood is raised slightly?  To let some cooler air under the hood maybe?

I believe in the days of actual... metal... grilles (remember?) they would build up quite a bit of underhood air pressure that acted as something of an airbrake at speed.

Cracking the hood would vent the pressure, and ideally return better ETs.