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Wow! Very nice. But, can you tell us more about the model itself? I'm assuming you used a Revell pickup for the cab? But, what else went into this build? Scott

I'm with you on the Travelall. Make mine a '69 or '70, 2-wheel drive, with the 392 V8. Scott

Looks like she needs a front drive shaft to make use of that 4-wheel drive? Scott

I agree with you on that. The 2014 is the first Vette since the '73 that I actually like the looks of. The '74s though 2013 were okay. But, they just do anything for me like the new one does. Scott

The COBRA motor. You can pickup one up with one hand. Bad motor with the coolants used at the time. Pretty good with modern anti-freezes. The replacement cast iron version was called the CIBA. Both motors were 44 cubic inches. And in stock form put out 26.5 horsepower. They can be modified to put out much more than that. The engine was built for years after Crosley quit building cars. Thermo King used them for years to run the refrigeration units on refrigerated trailers. There was also a BearCat (?) outboard motor that was power by the same engine. Scott

P.S. I like the Bronco. Scott

Watching it right now. 60.9 for premium. Scott

Never give up hope. That is a beautiful '58. Scott

Yeh. What Andy said. Scott

Man! Are those cool and beautiful models. The detail is fantastic! How long did it take you to build these kits? And being military, what scale are they? Scott

Okay, now I went hunting on line to see if I could find anything on the Aurora model model kit I remembered. Very little out there. But here is what I found. Wow! It does not look good. I understand this was aimed at kids. But even as a kid I would not have been happy with this. I wonder what kit would make decent model of Archie's car? The one that comes to mind is AMT's '27 T touring car. Yet that doesn't quite seem right. I've always assumed that Archie's car was more of a Model A. Anybody else got any ideas? Scott

Here's a few more Archie covers I'd like to share. Interesting to note, in recent years Archie gave up his jalopy and moved to a Mustang. Scott

As you can see here, Crosley set the Hot Shot to strip down easily for racing. Scott

This showed up in another post. Didn't Aurora make a kit of Archie's car at one time? I think the kit also came with models of Archie, Veronica, and Hot Dog, besides the car. From what I rememember, I don't think Archie's car was normally this cool in the comics, or in model form, as seen on the cover above? Scott

I need to comment on this one Greg. I think you picked the best of the Crosley wagons when you posted this one here. For those who don't know, if you look in middle of the grille, you'll see a little propeller. This a factory piece on '51 and '52 Crosleys. And does spin by the wind as you drive down the road. As Crosleys slogan noted, "It's a Fine Car". I love it. Scott

Also for laughs. Did anybody notice in the photo below, of Tom McCahill's dog wearing either goggles or sun glasses? Scott

I think your right! Robert, your comment made me laugh. Thanks. I needed that. Scott

Are rear spoilers really nessary on any front wheel drive car? Scott

Here we go. Looking at this cover, I have a new respect for Archie. Scott

I don't remember Archie's car looking this cool. This must be the new version? When ever I've seen Archie comics in resent years, he' been driving a red '65 Mustang. Which is cool. But I like the above better. Going to have to look for the comic and add it to my collect. I like the looks of it. Scott

I really wish Round 2 would reissue this kit. I really love those old simple Custom Jr. Series kits. They were always fun to build. What can I say? I'm a simple guy, who likes these older simple kits. And as noted before, I'm not a big Ford guy. But, I love Thunderbirds. And my favorite Thunderbird? 1957 of course. Scott

Sorry, I need to say something here on the topic of Tim Boyd. I've never met the man personally. But, I have friends who know him and have spent time with him. And these are friends I know well and trust. They have always talked about what a nice and decent guy Tim is. He's a great model builder, with the right amount of humility from what they've said. Also as noted, Tim has been around this hobby a long time. I've have been seeing and reading his stuff for years. I have found that anything Tim Boyd says about models, I can take to the bank. He knows his stuff. I've never caught him passing on wrong or mistaken information about anything. He doesn't seem to work off of half truths or rumours. And I've never heard him take mean shots or make unsubstantiated comments about others. I'm getting very tried of different donkeys out there shotting their mouths off over things they don't know. But, Mr. Boyd does seem to know. So, back off. Am I making Tim out to be some kind of "saint"? Yes. In my opinion, from what I've seen, in the model world he is a saint. Art Anderson is right up there too. I rarely need to question information I get from either one of them. Others I do. Thanks you for letting me say my piece. Blowing off a little steam. And by the way Tim and Art are not the only people blogging here who I think are great. And there is a lot of good, and fun information to be found here, put out by other people (my self included from time to time). Scott

I missed the fact the first time looking at this photo, that it was taken on top of the real car's turn signal. Nice touch. Scott

A very nice, clean build. It looks great. Scott

Ah, that's just Harry again. In fact I'm surprised he didn't mention the lack of an outside mirror. Or that I didn't back wash the grille. Your slipping Harry. Scott