Who says you can't time travel? Thanks to the fine folks at Round 2, the popular 1960's-era Stroker McGurk "Surf Rod" plastic model kit has been reissued -- after 50 years! The hilarious "action" kit features Stroker riding a surfboard powered by a blown Hemi. He's working the throttle with one hand and balancing atop the waves with the other. The kit is based on the Stroker McGurk cartoon "Hangin' Eight" that appeared in 1964 in Hot Rod magazine. A reproduction of "Hangin' Eight" is included on the back of instruction sheet. A larger 11x17 print of that strip is also available at strokerbymedley.com. The Surf Rod is the first of three Stroker kits to be reissued. More coming soon. The kit features: • Molded in white • Builds to over 8-inches tall • Figure's torso moves (suspended by a rubber band) • Surfboard is over 12-inches long • All-new decal artwork • Fun reproduction comic strip added to instructions • A Stroker McGurk "The Hot Rodder's Buddy" sticker BONUS: The kit also includes a discount coupon for "Stroker-The Artistic Works of Tom Medley," the acclaimed coffee-table book that showcases Medley's seven decades as an artist. Thanks to everyone on H.A.M.B. for being so supportive of keeping Tom's and Stroker's legacies alive! Gary
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