Reviews : MPC 1972 Chevy Vega Pro Stock

I saw this car race back in the day and have a love of these early pro stocks. The body on this MPC offering is a lovely piece. Mold lines and sink marks are virtually non-existent and the one piece glass fits tight, however, the body would benefit from some panel line scribing. The instructions advise that the glass should be cut into separate pieces, but you can get away without this added complexity. The period correct Crager Super Trick wheels and pad printed tires are also well done and appear accurate. The decals are also a big plus. Unfortunately, the chassis plate, with all underside detail molded in, is for me, a major let down. Use the lower holes for mounting the front wheels as the upper set will cause the front to sit too low and drag the headers. In addition, the supplied engine, a big block Chevy, is incorrect as this car ran a 331 c.i. mouse motor. The engine is paired with an integrally cast automatic transmission, which is also incorrect. The kit comes with many extra parts, I assume these are included to facilitate building something other than the Jenkins car, but does not include racing necessities, such as a tach and fire extinguisher. For better accuracy the area under hood should feature aluminum panels. The roll cage is also simplified, lacking an X brace behind the driver and the main hoop is too short. If you hope to build a more accurate replica, you had better have a well stocked parts box and be willing to scratch build. Despite the inaccuracies and compromises, the built kit will look nice on your shelf. I’m hoping to see more reissues of these vintage drag race subjects.

Kit was OK, fit was pretty decent for an old MPC kit, decals around the windows were a problem for me, so one side has only the bottom and I left it off the other. Other decals were pretty good. The engine didn't look good to me, so I used the engine from the Pro Street Nova from AMT, which required some fitment, and the headers hung too low, but it looked good when fit. Recommend to a modeler with a few kits under their belt. See my build video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TuYd4vRwQkQ

Body molded well; some flash, but not bad. Instructions were not very detailed and left out several part placements. Fit was nominal, engine was very tight. I saw a version online with the battery in the rear. I did the same as it was not a good fit under the hood. Decals were horrible. They shattered as to be unusable, and had to paint the red trim on. It was a challenging kit, but going slowly, it turned out ok. Not for beginners.

Good shelf model, glad Round 2 redid this kit and re-tooled the early Vega body. Hope they will do the Dyno Don Pinto, Mustang II P/S and some of the Mopar stuff. Chassis is a bit simple but still cool shelf model. Planning on changing engine to small block with stick (AMT 66 Nova pro street) as Vega comes with bbc/auto tranny (bracket racer?) Happy modelling!

I was pleasantly surprised with this kit. One of the best MPC kits I’ve done yet. There was some flashing on some of the parts but I’ve gotten use to that and just accepted it as normal from this manufacturer. No problem with any parts fitting right. And it looks great when all finished. Probably not a beginner kit, but worth the money

Looks to be a really good kit. Love vegas. In 1982 i bought one when i left Ft Gordon GA. Should have bought 2. Tires are really nice. Very little clean up on body. May have to rescribe some lines for depth. Nice decals. Can only be built as grumpy's, unless you find or have other parts. Fast shipping.

I found this kit to be a nice fitting model with not much flash. The kit comes with many extra parts to use if you choose to. Only problem was red decal for around the window fell apart when I tried to use it.

The only reason its getting 3 stars is because of the molded in detail chassis, everything else looks GOOD...

This model has quality history in drag scene and a must buy before you lose the opportunity to have it all.

Nice model for any avid hot rod, pro street or pro stock enthusiast. Love mine, got a second on the way

A BIT OF FLASHING, BUT EASILY FIXED. MANY EXTRA PARTS FOR A SECOND ENGINE. PARTS FIT WELL

cool kit clean up ok fitment good nice display old school hot rod