MPC "Fired Up" Super Zinger

[TooOld]

In '71 MPC did some weird things by adding oversize engines and wings to their models creating the weird "Mild & Wild" kits . . . even the little Zingers were not immune when their already oversized parts grew even larger creating "Super Zingers" . . . which was a strange name since the regular Zingers were already called Super Vette , Super Drag , etc . . .  

They're were two Super Zingers , the "Slightly Altered" Vette and the "Fired Up" A100 PIckup .  Even though I enjoy building Car-Toons I never really cared for these kits but when I acquired them both a couple of years ago I decided to give them a go and built the Vette , ended up it wasn't too bad and looked really good in my Zinger collection . Now a year later I finally got around to building the A100 Pickup . . . Lots of extra do-dads on this one but again it doesn't look that bad when finished , guess it's kind of grown on me .  It's built right out of the box except for my own decals and I swapped the kit emergency lamps for ones from the '68 Coronet Convertible .

Definitely not for everybody but here's my "Fired Up" Super Zinger ! 

Here's my "Slightly Altered" Vette and "Fired Up" Pickup together .

Edited May 13, 2023 by TooOld

[cobraman]

Pretty cool, I like them both. 

[TonyK]

Yep, sometimes it's fun to just build a model without trying to be realistic. Thanks for sharing.

[bisc63]

Cleanest Zinger ever! Well done.

[TooOld]

19 hours ago, cobraman said:

Pretty cool, I like them both. 

Thanks Ray !

12 hours ago, TonyK said:

Yep, sometimes it's fun to just build a model without trying to be realistic. Thanks for sharing.

Well these definitely qualify , thanks !

1 hour ago, bisc63 said:

Cleanest Zinger ever! Well done.

I don't know about that but thanks much Rusty !

[slusher]

Great job Bob!

[TooOld]

Thanks Carl !

[CHUCK42]

Hey Bob!  Do you have the instructions for putting the Super Zinger Fired Up together???  I have one of those kits but there are no assembly instructions with the kit!!  

Thanks!!  Chuck (chuck.younger@comcast.net)

[TooOld]

Here ya go !

[Vettegasser]

There’s a third one. It’s the CB freak. It’s also a dodge pickup. Cool builds. That’s the only one I’m missing in my zinger collection 

[TooOld]

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Edited December 1, 2023 by TooOld

[TooOld]

11 hours ago, Vettegasser said:

There’s a third one. It’s the CB freak. It’s also a dodge pickup. Cool builds. That’s the only one I’m missing in my zinger collection 

CB Freak is basically the same kit minus the engine with a Stroker McGurk figure added along with a CB and a bunch of antennas , technically not a Zinger but it does fit into your collection .  I bought a couple a few years ago really cheap !