Re: IML: imperial models

["B.A. Samoila" <fift8imperial@xxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding that "western Imperial"...that kit was a
highly modified 1966 Convertible kit and the title of
the kit and the TV series was "The Hero"... It
couldn't be built stock without a lot of
modifications....the '66 convertible was once again
modified around 1968 with the trunk section
permanently removed and could only be built as the
pick-up conversion that was first seen as the '65
custom version of the convertible kit as designed by
the Alexander Brothers, Mike and Larry, from the
Detroit area. "The Hero" kit is fairly common but that
pick-up only is quite rare...I've only seen one in
nearly 40 years.  Just a little Imperial model
history...enjoy, Bruce

--- Christopher Middlebrook <delamothe@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>  Oh that's an excellent idea.  Now you're giving me
> a lot of food for thought on doing something unusual
> with my Green Hornet kit.  A turbine powered Black
> Beauty would be a neat concept.That Revell kit of
> the coupe is pretty rare.  Thanks to Kenyon, we have
> some pictures of it on the models page.Now that John
> Corey's 61 convertible will be available, I am
> thinking about buying one to try my hand at
> converting it into a 63 Ghia limousine.That will
> take a lot of cutting and molding with resin, but
> just think of the wow factor. There was a kit I
> missed a bid on last fall.  It was an AMT 65
> Imperial convertible kit for a one season sitcom
> from the 60's about a sheriff.  The car had all
> kinds of wstern gizoms on it like the pre-requisite
> longhorns on the hood, and the six shooter door
> handles.  I was going to build it as a standard
> Crown convertible, but it wasn't meant to be.Chris
> Middlebrook1962 Custom Southampton--- On Mon 03/27,
> mike and linda sutton &lt; 
> mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxxx &gt; wrote:From: mike and
> linda sutton [mailto: mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxxx]To:
> mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Mon, 27 Mar 2006
> 12:37:33 -0800Subject: Re: IML: imperial
> modelsThanks for the insight on the kit Chris, I
> suspected as much. I searched for some time to find
> a kit to build to match my 62, and eventually used a
> 4 door kit and filled the mold lines for the rear
> doors with super glue gel, sanded off the rear
> handles and scribed a line for the correct position
> of the rear of the door. It was probably more than I
> needed to do but I wanted to be as close as I could
> get, and probably closer than anyone would notice in
> 1/25 scale. I used the Revell kit, but the engine
> detail left a lot to be desired, so I found a
> Monogram kit of a Challenger with a very detailed
> 440 with A/C and used that, for once a muscle car
> gave its life for an Imperial!Perhaps the next "
> What If..." category, Ill get an Imperial vert and
> see if the turbine engine from my 
> unfinished Jo-Han turbine car will nest inbetween
> those fenders.Mikey62 Crown Coupe -----------------
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