Firebird '68

It looks like the real thing - especially in this garage setting, which is so realistic itself, I didn't at first register it as being in-scale.

Beautiful. Are the ACMEs as incredibly detailed as the Lanes were?

Posted by: @charles-rockett

It looks like the real thing - especially in this garage setting, which is so realistic itself, I didn't at first register it as being in-scale.

I've seen MUCH BETTER scale set-ups; mine was literally thrown together, hastily, many years ago.....but...  THANK YOU Charles, that's a very nice compliment! 😀

Posted by: @jkuvakas

Beautiful. Are the ACMEs as incredibly detailed as the Lanes were?

I've had this Bird  for many years. I'd say the level of detail is about the same, but quality/assembly suffered a bit.  Lane's quality control was better.

I'd just about bet money that the interior and under hood shots were of a 1:1 Firebird. 

Steve 

Fine shots of this excellent car and 1/18 model ! Great details and overall look to this one.

Looks great, but why didn't they ever make a Trans-Am.  I would have been all in for that.

@gavin Good question... 🤔 🤔   The only 1/18 1969 Trans-Am replica I'm aware of is Road Signature's (Yat Ming ) version. Obviously, there's room for a high-end  version and you would think there's a market for it too... 🤔 🤔

I would think so too, @chris.

Although it doesn't have the same level of detail, Yat Ming made a very nice 1969 Pontiac Trans Am and I have a very cool orange one. Those Trans Ams/Firebirds over those years are great looking cars !

Posted by: @mikedetorrice

Although it doesn't have the same level of detail, Yat Ming made a very nice 1969 Pontiac Trans Am and I have a very cool orange one. Those Trans Ams/Firebirds over those years are great looking cars !

That kind of puzzles made because from what I remember in 1969 the trans Am only came in two colors white with blue stripes and blue with white stripes as was the same with the 1970

Now I had a 70 but it was cardinal red and had white hood scoop and white extraction vents on the fenders I never found out why I have to do more research if I can to find out if mine was a special order. I never questioned the police officer who I bought it from and I want to know its history 

Steve 

@100ford2003 Steve, the choice to paint a 1969 Trans Am orange was purely a Yat Ming marketing strategy to "milk the mold"  to capture more sales.  The few Trans-Am coupes produced by Pontiac in 1969 (less than 700 ) were ALL white w/blue stripes and less than 10 factory convertibles were made.

Posted by: @chris

@100ford2003 Steve, the choice to paint a 1969 Trans Am orange was purely a Yat Ming marketing strategy to "milk the mold"  to capture more sales.  The few Trans-Am coupes produced by Pontiac in 1969 (less than 700 ) were ALL white w/blue stripes and less than 10 factory convertibles were made.

Thank-you Chris for helping me to think that I wasn't going crazy...LMAO 

Steve 

Now to investigate why my 70 Trans Am was cardinal red with white extractor and white hood scoop....

 @100ford2003 .... I believe only a few 1970 Trans-Ams were produced/ordered in colors other than white.  I think a red 1970 T/A sold at MECUM  or Barret-Jackson  for   $400,000 (...maybe $500,000 ??  ) not too long ago.