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did you forget to mention that the hood extends farther forward (closer to the grille) on the 1:1 than is currently replicated? nevermind, it looks fantastic to me already.

I have been following this thread since I have one of these kits (but not the time to participate in this build. I would like to suggest for interior color...a light metallic blue and silver (or gunmetal gray) would help link the #1 side stripes (that seem to be the popular choice) to the inside of the car.

now the "tuner" "thumper-stereos" vibrate yer bowels. my first personal car was a 57 Ford Town Victoria that was rescued from a car recycling yard (wrecking yard). didn't jack it up because that would have destroyed any handing it had left.

based on my experiences... Whatever money you take to Vegas...stays in Vegas.

There was also a submarine supermarionation show called Stingray which I was fascinated with at a young age, I couldn't quite figure out how a squirrel cage propeller could work.

Since no one has mentioned them yet... The Flying Tigers (AVG, American Volunteer Group) flying outclassed P40's against the more nimble Zero's and bombers with rear gunners. The Longest Day Battle of the Bulge Run Silent Run Deep Fighting Leathernecks Sands of Iwo Jima The Dirty Dozen I think 12 O'Clock High was a movie before it was a tv show.

that is a great use of vintage caddy tail lights!

they look like otaki tires, may be a wheel/tire set. I have a set of those set aside for a 69 GTO project but I haven't seen them on the market for a few years, you may be able to find new-old-stock.

It almost sounds like the europeans have a misconception about american car culture that happened 40 years ago. A lot of people were influnced by what showed up on TV and any local car shows and car magazines. Usually what showed up on TV and in magazines could be considered extreme or sensationalistic in order to sell magazines or increase TV/movie viewers. But in most cases, anyone that wanted to go faster than the other guy needed more rubber on the ground and the quickest/cheapest way to do that was to raise the back of the vehicle enough so that wheel/tires that were not factory could be mounted without being shredded by the factory wheel openings. Back then it was about how fast you could go in a straight line (unless you were into autocross) and the "Win on sunday, sell on monday" attitude assumed by a few large car makers.

unfortunately, that link only works for persons that have been assimilated by the Faceborg. but that IS a purdy 68 bird. I had no idea that the Yanks were ashamed of the 70's style of hot-rodding, styles change/evolve due to advances in hardware and desire for better handling.

that is a great start on detailing. I do have a suggestion...most brake lines are about the size of spark plug wire or smaller unless a person is replicating the flexible links from the main brake lines to the slave cylinders which is a bit larger. the brake lines as shown in your photos seem a little large, however...if that is your intent then it looks fantastic.

I went to it with a friend that is very into most racing that has four wheels, his only complaint was that the Ferraris didn't sound correct...being that the engine sounds for the Ferraris weren't pitched high enough since Ferraris tended to be higher revving engines. A brief review of the movie LeMans made his point when some actual racing Ferraris were on screen with sound recorded at the race used to produce the movie.

I was wondering if you were going to get back to this...since you have so many other masterpieces in the creation process.

wow, that Auburn looks kinda small in that photo, I know Duesey's are big but I thought Auburns weren't THAT small. it's a movie about spectacle...and that's what it delivers.

hey Ken, if you can scrounge a spitfire-gt6, it looks like the windshield-roof may be a better starting point than the beetle section you have mocked up.

there is just too much neat stuff in Dean's Garage!

you're welcome. the air injection (smog equipment) was a "70's" thing mostly and they found other ways to finish combustion later so that those tubes and the air pump were no longer needed. will you be plumbing the tranny cooling lines to the bottom radiator tank (easiest option) or mounting a separate coil assembly for tranny cooling (it would look like an AC condenser)?

I think all the design groups were playing with the general vette shape in that time period. Olds, Buick and Caddy concept cars had similar shapes back then.

good choice on work flow.

looks good, now make a model of it.

I agree, nicely done. Are you going to add some winch detail to the bed?

be careful there, you're crowding Bernie with this well done commercial vehicle.

you're real close on this one and it's not an easy subject to replicate. I think I achieved the green on the real one by shooting candy jade green over metallic green, but it's been so long that I don't remember if it was testors or pactra rattle can. Maindrain has been fighting a custom windshield and it looks like he succeeded, I suggest seeing if he has some tips or procedures you can try to complete your replication. on a different note, it looks a little like your taillight fairings are a littl large compared to the real one and the tops of the rear fins kick up a bit more that the real one.

nice Rivvy, I keep wishing a PE set was made for this year Rivvy.

nice work, not only is that engine well detailed...it appears technically correct down to the heating tube for the automatic choke assembly. I do have a have a question about the black wire that seems to be attached to the starter. In my experience with full size cars a ground wire was not usually attached at the starter motor, however a small bundler of one or two wires usually were connected to the starter solenoid (smaller cylinder on top of the starter motor on GM products) along with the larger cable coming from the positive side of the battery. The actual starter motor is fed power by a robust strap that is also attached to the solenoid. not that you need to change anything.