It’s been a quiet year for new model announcements, but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. Danbury is about to unleash a bevy of repaints, re-toolings, and from what I hear, a nice surprise or two before the year is out.

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Now, without further delay, the moment you’ve been waiting for: One of the ’69 muscle cars our friend Aaron hinted at, Danbury plans to announce a repainted 1969 Pontiac Firebird 400 this year for its 40th anniversary. Also in the pipeline is a retool of their venerable 1958 Fury into a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere hardtop, though personally I’d prefer they’d done it as a convertible. While the colors, trim, etc. for these models are not yet known, here are a couple of 1:1 images to whet your appetite; just click on the thumbnail to see the full-size image.

I hear there are a couple of exciting new tools due out this year as well, but that’s all I know at this point. Will share more particulars with you as they become available…