Joe Handley

To be honest, I've yet to own a vehicle that was actually bad in the snow. Tire choice did make a difference in how things worked in the snow though. '94 Grand Cherokee Larado; Never owned it long enough to find out, but it did use the 4.0l/42RE/242 (Selec-Trac) drivetrain and Wrangler GS-A tires (in 245/70/R15), which would have made it pretty nice to have in the snow! '88 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo Coupe; It was competent in the snow. Even though it was stock, it sat too low and the tires were too short (205/50/R15 all season performance tires) to be of much use if the roads weren't plowed. I did run it one winter with almost completely bald tires on the front and while it wasn't good, I made it the whole winter like that and the only thing that I hit was a small deer that ran infront of the car at night, with about 5 feet to stop, during a snow shower on a slick road at 30mph...........so needless to say, even if I had fresh snow tires with spikes, ABS, and clear visibilty, I couldn't have avoided that incident unless I had stayed home! Amazingly the car sustained only minor cosmetic damage in the incident too! '85 Lebaron GTS Turbo Sedan; When I first got it the 205/60/SR15 Grand Prix Radials were worthless on anything but dry pavement (and not worth much more there either ), but after I totaled the ZJ I used some of the insurance money I recieved to get some 205/60/HR15 BF Goodrich Touring T/A's from Sam's Club and car went from barely usable to fantastic on the snow and far better everywhere else including dry pavement! One thing that's kinda funny about that car though is that it's about the only front driver that Dad actually trusted enough to run hard and fast! '98 Cherokee Limited; Main reason I bought that one is that it has the 4.0l/AW4/242 (Selec-Trac) combo and didn't have the Anti-Lock brake option. When I bought it Carmax had stuck 224/70/R15 Toyo Open Country AT's on it. It worked well with those tires, but I ended up replacing them after 30k or so with 235/75/R15 Goodyear Wrangler Silentarmors (I'll never know why 235/75's weren't atleast a factory option on those things ) and over the last 45k I have found that those tires on this truck have made for an outstanding year round combo for this area. I was kinda stupid and didn't rotate the tires for about the last 15k and the front tires are probably ticket worthy right now but still work frighteningly well in what we've had around here lately so long as I drive accordingly So far as I know, the only Bad snow vehicle any of us in my immediate family has owned was Dad's '86 Pontiac 6000 LE. That car was just an absolute "piece" from the get go and the only way it wouldn't spin out when trying to stop was if it was completely dry out. Dad even spent some money and put one of the better tires he could find on it and that made no difference in how it drove when damp or worse out! FOrtunetly that thing was totalled and replaced with a '88 Cherokee that was equipped with the 4.0l/AW4/242 combo and with the exception of my ZJ, all of the Jeeps we've owned since then have all had the same combo in it

I'm not so fond of those little Italian V12's, they're kind of annoying to me. I do like the sound of a larger inch motor though

I'd have no intrest what so ever in a Prius, but would love to have a full detail Volt or that hybrid with the same name as the scissors

They had a F1 Austrailia race on the other day, kinda suprised me.

I've been debating about maybe weathering the car and making it look kinda ratty. Don't know if I've spent too much time under the front my XJ or what, but this kit's front control arms scare the heck outta me

Not a problem Rog!

I'm going to have to say real, unless it's for the flower, which is totally fake

Here's a link to the pics of the one I bought earlier today. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v698/bjo...reet%20Fighter/

Here's a link to the pictures I took today. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v698/bjo...reet%20Fighter/

Thanks Steve, and yes it looks like it's been restored to 1970 specs. I took a bunch of pictuers of the sprues right out of the bag as well as the body with the front clip, roll pans, interior, and "chassis/floorpan" all taped on.

Problem is Craig that I like the kit body's lines, but want to make it sled rather than a wanna-be Gasser/Street Freak. I am trying to remember if i still have a Revell '37 ford kit at home that i can rob the 4 wheel inferior suspension from that and make something useful for a chassis myself.

I just bought it, the chassis isn't even remotely stock, I'm hoping the AMT '59 ElCamino chassis will be usable for my purposes.............................

Beep Beep by The Playmates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1c4QZGQw5o

Found some of it!

Yea, but he doesn't have much place to talke after shoehorning himself into that Isle of Man car

A Euro is a basicly stock or otherwise tastefully and cosmeticly modded car that has deep dish wire wheels sticking out of the fenderwells, probably would look bettr on a V6 car than a Z28 though.........

I wouldn't be willing to pay that much for the real thing!

Actually, I have no interest what so ever in converting it into a stock delivery. I was thinking of a kustom shop truck (knew I should have included that little bit), I was hoping it might be possible to glue the front clip shut and that it had a somewhat stockish chassis that can be used or easily modded for something other than drag racing use.

Just kinda curious about how the kit goes to gether and wondering how much work it would be to get rid of the "street racer" stuff and make it into more of a shop truck. Also wondering how close it's chassis is to the later '59-'60 or '61 coupe and convertable kits Revell put out.

Well Harry, what is it?

Looks like you had fun David!

Great work Gregg, I'm working on that fight my self! I've been as much as 419 and have recently dropped to 397 as of monday!

I rmember that kit, makes me thingk of the website called Scary Steering though.

Model, just not sure if it's a die cast or computer generated.

That is going to been neat!