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Bob in BC
Joined: 04 Feb 2018 Posts: 2
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:32 am Post subject: Coming in 2021??? |
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Saw this on the Stevens International site....:
MPC PLASTIC MODEL KITS MPC-939 1/25 1970 Pontiac GTO Super Stocker Race Car $32.95 TBA
Nice to see.
If only we could get AMT to re-release the service trailer again, or Revell/Monogram to re-release their version...... |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:06 am Post subject: |
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IMO, if AMT just issued their trailer as a stand alone kit, they might be surprised how well it might sell, as not everyone wants whatever pickup or van they add the trailer to...
Same for Revell,
For me, bought the Revell trailer with the Edmunds supermodified back in 1999. Traded the the trailer for 1 or 2 of the Edmunds supers sometime in late 2005...
Have now gotten my hands on 2 of the Edmunds super with trailer in the last year or so...
Bought 2 of the AMT '53 Ford P/U with the trailer a few years ago....
Here are a couple of oldies from the early 1960's
This one has has a scratch built rack
This one has the rear parts of the side panels cut down for the sprint car to fit., as does the painted one above.
Both of these trailers all that remain of 2 early AMt 1960's Ford P/U kits. _________________ Ed. K |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Model Roundup has announced the soon to be released Racer's Wedge kit with the Chevy P/U showing the box art of the original release back in 1971(?)
No mention of the Super Stocker releases yet..... _________________ Ed. K |
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1586
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Buy the SS GTO and there may be more coming...... |
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steveracer
Joined: 11 Oct 2020 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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DaveVan wrote: | Buy the SS GTO and there may be more coming...... |
Is this Super Stock GTO a drag car? Or is this a modified or what? Only GTO I remember is the Chris Vallo purple car....mystery man sponsor of Gurney's eagles and the Pearson Driven GTO.... |
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 886 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Rob Spires Board Moderator
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 185
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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I’m excited to have these kits coming back. Even the 00s Model King reissues are prohibitively expensive, so I think it will be a good seller. Hopefully they release it with an inspired decal sheet! I believe the chassis is fairly accurate for early purpose-build late models (Howe?), so there are lots of great possibilities with this one! |
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steveracer
Joined: 11 Oct 2020 Posts: 47
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Oh no. Good thing I have a 66 Buick Skylark original kit since the molds were ruined to make that theoretical short track stocker thing back in the day.....
It is ok on this GTO, because it is just a run of the mill kind of car, so maybe it will be ok. But the tools to the Buick are lost, maybe this Pontiac as well? |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 814 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:27 am Post subject: |
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steveracer wrote: | the tools to the Buick are lost, maybe this Pontiac as well? |
I believe the Pontiac was permanently altered for this kit.
The NASCAR GTOs mentioned earlier were '71/'72 models, with a different nose, so an MPC 'Pearson' GTO body is what you'd need. _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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bangor boy
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 452
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:41 am Post subject: |
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I'd buy that. Not all that fussed about the GTO body, but everything else - chassis, interior, engine and exhaust system - should work nicely with a Chevelle - or more precisely, the very similar Pontiac Beaumont - body that I want to use to build a local late model hero's car from back in the day. |
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hemiman_1999
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 296
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Firefly wrote: | steveracer wrote: | the tools to the Buick are lost, maybe this Pontiac as well? |
I believe the Pontiac was permanently altered for this kit.
The NASCAR GTOs mentioned earlier were '71/'72 models, with a different nose, so an MPC 'Pearson' GTO body is what you'd need. |
I seen to remember the 70 GTO Stock kit being brought back after this modified stocker kit was out the first time I just checked and I was right stock kit was definitely out after this kit it was kit #6281 out in 1987 orange car on the box. |
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