Detroit Autorama, February 26-28, 2010

[Gregg]

February 15, 2010

South Bend, Indiana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Round 2 and MPC help bring Chuck Miller's Fire Truck to Detroit Autorama

Chuck Miller, famous for his custom car creations built under the historic Styline Custom name, is being recognized as "Builder of the Year" for his accomplishments in the industry at this year's Autorama Custom Car Show in Detroit, Michigan.

While several of Chuck's cars will be on display at the show, his signature creation, the Ridler Award winning Fire Truck, designed with the help of AMT's John Bogosian and built by Chuck at Syline in 1968, has not been in Chuck's possession since 1986. It was not in the plans to have the Fire Truck at the show, unless Chuck could track down the vehicle's current owner.

Chuck did locate the Fire Truck in Florida and the current owner graciously offered to loan the vehicle back to him for display in Detroit. As with all things in the still struggling economy, the show organizers' budget for bringing more cars to the show was spent. No funds were available to cover the cost of transporting the Fire Truck from Florida to Michigan. MPC to the rescue!

Now, MPC and Chuck Miller himself are teaming up to bring the beautiful Fire Truck to Detroit where it will fittingly be on display in Chuck's Builder of the Year Autorama showcase. MPC will have a display at Chuck's booth, making available the hot 1/25 scale model kit re-release of the Fire Truck to show goers. Model kits of the MPC Zingers, several of which were built by Chuck for Promotions Inc. will also be available at the show.

"We are very excited and proud to be a part of this historic event" said MPC's John Greczula. "The Fire Truck is Chuck Miller's most well known vehicle and a Ridler Award winner. We really wanted to help bring this wild rod to the show for everyone to see again. MPC has worked quickly to ensure the Fire Truck model kit could be reissued to coincide with the Autorama show. The kit has had many parts restored to their original configuration and some parts completely retooled. There's an all new decal sheet and two window color options, clear, or smoke grey to match the 1:1 Fire Truck's monocle windshield. The kit also includes a pair of the newly tooled vintage-style "pie crust" drag slicks with pad printed lettering, These match more closely the tires that are on the vehicle and have been incredibly well received by modelers."

The Autorama will be held February 26th through the 28th, at Cobo Hall, Detroit Michigan. Round 2 currently produces model kits under the well known AMT, MPC and Polar Lights brands, and electric slot racers, race sets and American Muscle die cast cars under the Auto World brand. Visit round2models and autoworldcatalog.com for more information.

[PatRedmond]

I'll be there Friday the 26th with camera in hand.

Our Club hosts the model contest.

[george 53]

My MUCH older sister Olga,Modeled with the "Fire Truck" at the 68 Auto-Rama. I my self used to do odd jobs for Chuck at his "Styleline Customs" in River Rouge ,Mich.In around 78, I used to do wetsanding on Vettes an various other little things for him. He was ok to work for,and some guys said he was kind of grumpy, but he was a PERFECTIONIST, and those types of people are VERY particular in their wants, but we got along and I don't think he was a bad guy to work for at all. Glad to see that the "Fire Truck" is back!!!!

[jeffb]

better not let me meet your sister george..i'll rat you out in a heartbeat!

[george 53]

Jeff she's down in Flodah for the winter, but if yer near Jacksonville BEFORE April let 'er know I said Hi!!!