johnbuzzed

1) Was your introduction to modeling at home? Yep.

2) From whom? Dad (and Mom)

3) What kind of models (cars, planes, trains, etc)? Aircraft

4) What did the person who introduced you to modeling do for a living ? Built aircraft at Republic Aviation Corporation, after having worked at Grumman Aircraft Corporation and as an airedale in the USMC.

5) How old were you? Five.

6) About what year was your introduction? 1960

That comparison would be apples to oranges.

And why can't one compare apples to oranges?

'73 Challenger.  Red with a white vinyl top, black and white interior.   Bought it from a girl in '82; it ran great, had COLD a/c, but the rear sat a little low.  Had the rear springs rearced and an extra leaf added, lowered the front end 1.5" (tweaked the torsion bars), installed Cyclone headers, turbo mufflers, duals with stainless steel tips (bent by the fine folks at Grumman Aerospace), a Holley Economaster 500 two-bbl, an Accel cap, rotor, wires and coil.  I also installed an aftermarket combination trip computer/cruise control and fabricated floor and trunk mats.  Went to the first Car Craft Street Machine Nationals East in '83, won second place in the "blind-line stop" competition.  Ran the "Out in the Streets" rally on LI with it and did... miserably, but we had fun.

I had the car for three years.  It had it's little idiosyncrasies and picked up some battle damage along the way and for some stupid reason I decided to remove the vinyl top.  But, the floorpans were starting to go and the car really was impractical- we were looking at expending the family and had just gotten a K-car wagon, so it was that time.

I never heard how that car sounded until the buyer drove it away.  There are times when I still mentally kick myself and say "Stupid, stupid, stupid!"  Oh, well.

 

Check out Modelroundup or Tower Hobbies- they might have this one for less and Tower frequently offers discounts or free shipping.

 

 

This is also a great kit for bashing as mentioned- tires, engine, chassis all lend themselves to other vehicles.

$22.90 at Modelroundup.

And if Hobby Lobby has it, you can use one of their coupons (and competitor's coupons, too-  I think).