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MPC 1/25 scale 1976 Chevy Caprice plastic model kit review

An easy build with a couple of shortcomings
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The large, second-generation, B-body Chevrolet Caprice saw its last year in 1976. As the largest Caprice ever produced by GM, the V8, 150 horsepower 350 two-barrel powerplant engine came standard, with options up to the 215 horsepower big-block 454 that couldn’t be sold in California. Round 2’s new MPC ’76 Caprice kit features the iconic 454 with a dual exhaust system, correct for only this engine. But should it be GM corporate blue or Chevrolet orange? Digging around on the internet, the orange beat out the blue; most agree that the blue was used for the smaller 1977 Caprice.

MPC’s instructions start with the wheels and tires. The kit includes a set of stock wheels and hubcaps for the car and custom wheels for the trailer. The tires are all whitewalls, but I flipped the tires on the trailer to show a black wall.

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