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11 hours ago, Mark said:
Ford was often shortsighted in the matter of eventual V8 installations/options. After the Falcon deal, they did the same thing again with the Maverick, the Mustang II, and the late Eighties Thunderbird. Talk about banging your head against the wall.
And they enlarged the engine compartment of the Pinto in 1974. I had a 73 wagon that I swapped a 2300 engine into. It was not a bolt-in. The 2300 is physically larger than the 2000 that came out of the car, the compartment is smaller front-to back and the engine mounts are completely different. That being said, the swap worked really well.
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Burbank's House of Hobbies has been getting some cool old kits in so I indulged and picked up a couple more. Yesterday I picked up a 74 AMT Mustang II kit and a Hawk Monte Carlo. I wanted to get one of these since I was about ten.
They also had the Moebius (formerly Galaxie) 40's Chevy kits so I picked up a Coupe kit.
We had our club meeting last night and some guys brought some kits to sell. I acquired a Revell 67 GTX (Sox & Martin), Fujimi Ferrari Daytona, Moebius Golden Commandos AWB car and a couple other things.-
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9 hours ago, WillyBilly said:
I would say mine is the 1984 Corvette. I spent all of 82, and a bit of 83 waiting on the 30th anniversary 1983 Corvette to debut. I even purchased a magazine in early 1983 devoted to the all-new 1983 Corvette. Unfortunately, GM had enough setbacks to push the release date too close to the 1984 order window, the 1983 Corvette would not be a thing. This also gave GM a chance to decide to scratch the base 15" wheel before the all-new Corvette hit showrooms. 40ish cars were built for 1983 but never sold to the public. Only one 1983 Corvette still exists and is on display at the Corvette Museum. 1984 marked the only year Cross Fire Injection would exist in a C4 Corvette. It was a lousy system that needed to die a horrible death, but the air intake on the C4 was well engineered. It took fresh air from duct work molded into the clamshell hood.
Today I have a few 84-85 C4 model kits in various sizes, and the same magazine devoted to the all-new 1983 Corvette. I have owned many fast American and Australian cars, but never a C4 Corvette. I test drove one once and hated how low the seating position and the entering and exiting thing was a pain. But I still love the cars for what they were.
I have a 1984 Corvette brochure. picked up (I had to pay for it!) at the local Chevy dealer when the C4 first came out.
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BMW Z3 M Coupe.
A BMW SUV cutting in and out of traffic. The license plate said MEEFRST. Of course....
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2 hours ago, Radretireddad said:
Has anyone ever seen this?
The 64 Comet Super Cyclone. Someone built a replica that was part of the Lynx Project at the last GSLMCC.
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I'd hate to see the cost of replacement headlights for my 2023 Outback. They move when you steer the car. It's interesting to see them move back and forth whenever I start the car.
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2 hours ago, carnut said:
It might be a good kit to pick up for parts on the 40% off, but otherwise - my money is safe.
IF it gets to the shelves of Hobby Lobby.
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4 hours ago, espo said:
Any ETA on issue #227 yet?
When it's ready. Here we go again.....
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8 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:
Saw quite a bit; a gorgeous tan 1974 Cadillac Eldorado convertible on a flat bed, a silver 1970 Olds 98 convertible, a 1955 or '56 Mercury, a mid-80s Dodge Power Ram, a 1967 Chrysler Newport (seen before) and a black and white 1972 Chevy truck though only got photos of three of the vehicles.
The mercury is a 55.
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When you have to remove an intake manifold to replace a starter, or a drive axle to change out an alternator, something is wrong.
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Pearl pink current-model Escalade. Probably a big time Mary Kay seller.
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53 or 54 Buick 4-door sedan
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53 minutes ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:
1967 Pontiac Grand Prix 428 Convertible.
The only full-size 67 Pontiac kits were Bonnevilles.
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5 hours ago, thatz4u said:
67 Buick Gran Sport
70 Cougar
67 Cougar
There never was a 67 Skylark kit. Amt made a 66 though.
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Yesterday in my monthly venture into the San Fernando Valley:
(On a short stretch of heavy-traffic 101 Freeway)
Two white Audi E-tron Ss (Side by side at one point)
Lamborghini UrusFully decked out Back to the Future Delorean replica on a flat bed
(In my daughter's neighborhood)
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Ebay purchases from Diolex; 3D printed 67 Cougar and 69 AMX
LHS finds:
AMT 64 Thunderbird Hardtop. Unbuilt, mint
Monogram Duesenberg Boat tail Speedster Metal Body Kit
Can Am style 1/24Toyota 7 kit
Original issue MPC 1929 Model A Woody kit
Burbank's House of Hobbies (Houseofhobbies.com) have been getting some really nice vintage kits in the store lately.-
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2 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:
Not today, but last week: 1969 Ferrari 312 P Spyder from Dragon Model and Pattern (= Paul Fisher):
Cool. I have one of those as well, purchased from Paul when his company was still Dragon. One of my favorite builds. I have always thought that this was one of the best-looking Ferraris.
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23 hours ago, Rodent said:
It was missing link and they were a repop of the JoHan Maverick. I have a couple of them and they are kind of narrow and too short to fit 67-up engine bays at all.
Pretty sure Kevin used the MPC 73 Cougar engine compartment as it was a separate part and easy to duplicate. It had its roots in the 69 "Super Cat" and 70 Cougar kits.
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400 horsepower cars, 50 Horsepower drivers
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On 6/1/2025 at 3:08 PM, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:
I'm not aware of any '67 Buick GS in 1/25 scale, please let me know if there is one out there.
Speed City Resin cast a pretty good one. Check the website to see if it's still available: Speed City Resin Vintage Drag Racing Model Cars
Give it a shot, you never know.
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A wrecking yard near Gooding, Idaho that had a LOT of interesting cars and trucks. A lot of Cadillacs 40s-60s. This place covers a lot of acreage.
Between Ephraim and Manti, Utah, a house with several rusty 50s-60s Mopars. In the front yard was a 2-door 62-63 Imperial with a For Sale sign in the window.
There were banners all over Manti for the Ed Roth Reunion, which will be held next weekend. We drove past Roth's house/museum.
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9 hours ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:
Not on the road, but on the dealer's lot. 2025 Chevy BrightDrop. I had no idea Chevy made an electric cargo van.
I saw a truck transporting a couple of these on Monday. I was wondering what they were.
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The 1/20 scale kits referenced were made by MPC, not Monogram.
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6 hours ago, Zen said:
A GTO!
Could never figure out why they made the rear wheel well so small on these cars.
I have always wondered about that as well. There are a lot of cars that have the same issue.
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So everything new is mo better, huh?
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