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Edsel-Dan, many 1/2 ton trucks only came in a short wheelbase version right through to the 1950's. If you needed a longer box, you had to move to a 3/4 ton or 1 ton pickup truck. Some pickup trucks were referred to as an "express" rather than a pickup trucks by the way. The mid-50's things started to change, and manufactures stated offering long wheelbase 1/2 pickups. The trouble with trucks, mainly before the 1950's, they were designed to do work. People didn't buy a truck to look cool back then. Also, several people are complaining that this Suburban kit is not coming out in a four-wheel drive. 4x4s really didn't start getting popular until the 1970's. Even here in Minnesnowta did you rarely see a four-wheel drive truck in the 1960's. True, Jeeps, Scouts, Broncos, and Blazers were almost always four-wheel drive. But, those vehicles were aimed at a specific market that went for that drive setup. To show you how popular four-wheel drive was in the 1960's look at International's plan for selling Scout in the early 60's. They figured most buyers in 1962 would order Scouts in two-drive and with the pickup truck cab top. They were surprised when the orders started coming in for mainly Scouts with four-wheel drive and the wagon top. On trucks other than Jeep, four-wheel drive just wasn't a big deal in the 1960's. In fact, even Jeep offered some models in two-drive at the time. A '66 Suburban with four-wheel drive was about as rare as hens teeth back in '66. Who needed four-wheel drive with its stiffer ride, higher step in, and no automatic transmission in most cases, when you'll be driving your Suburban mainly on road? Only a fringe market group was going off road. And they liked smaller vehicles like the Jeep CJs, Scouts, and Broncos. GM changed things in the late 1960's with the introduction of their Blazer. Jeep Wagoneer was really the first four-wheel drive vehicle aimed the modern SUV market as we see it today. But, Chevrolet also saw the market changing. Not only could you get the new Chevy Blazer in two or four-wheel drive, but with such luxury items as an automatic transmission, integrated air conditioning, and a fancy interior. And those item were available with the four-wheel drive option. This was a big move in the 4x4 market. It's one thing for Jeep to offer this. But, now even Chevrolet was going after that market! The Brazer was a hit. One last thing, Chevrolet also started offering automatic transmissions on their other 4x4 trucks and Suburbans starting in 1969. This was a big move that helped bring four-wheel drive into common useage. Again, Jeep and even GMC (from 1957 through 1959) offered automatic transmission with four-wheel drive before this. But for Chevrolet, the number one maker of trucks at the time, to offer this feature in their trucks was a very big deal. And even if you or I think driving a manual transmission 4x4 is no big deal. Most of the market disagrees with us.

Okay, going back and reareading the first few threads, the scale was mentioned. So you can ignore that part of my last posting above.

Bringing this thread up again makes me sad. Until seeing this thread a few years back, I never knew MPC made a Chrysler speedboat model. Man, I wish there was away to see the Chrysler back on the market again. A very cool kit. I didn't go back and reread the whole thread. But was scale for this kit ever mentioned? Somewhere recently I read that the Chrysler boat was done in 1/20 scale. Is this correct? It would not stop me from buying it if it came back. But, I do prefer 1/25 scale, of coarse.

As we now know, the above is the Palmer/Lindberg '59 Century Coronado. I still haven't picked mine up yet.

I tryed click on the above website. I got nothing. Is this just a web address? Or a link? If it's a link, it's not working.

A very good take on Motor Trend's Car of the Year winner for that year. I like it. Especially the color. Very nice.

WOW! Maybe the nicest Nomad model I've ever seen. I'm impressed.

Very nice. Did it cheer up the missus?

I, like you and few others, think these Camaros were great too. One of the best designs to ever come out from General Motors design. And I like the job you did on your. I too can not see the flaw in the paint on your roof in these pictures. Very nice.

Very nice. The '71s were great looking cars.

Very nice. I like the non GT notchbacks from this time period.

What can one say. Your builds are always some of the best out there Steve. Great job.

Very nice. I love those full-size muscle cars. And 300s, letter or non letter, are still some of the best.

Very pretty car. I too like the color.

A very nice job on both '32s. Love the paint. I'm sure your A is nice too. I'd like to see more photos of that one too.

I can tell I'm of Finnish decent. Every time I see a build from someone in Finland, I love what I see. But, you did scare me a bit when you mentioned North Dakota Hippies in your title. The idea of a hippy from North Dakota just doesn't seem right. And coalition of hippies from North Dakota? Though I suspect every hippy in North Dakota could fit into one Beetle. Very cool car, man. Groovy.

Still my favorite Coronet of all time. Love that quirky front end. Which a lot of people don't. And I like your take on the car. I especially like your choice on the hood scoop. Very cool.

A very sharp looking Comet.

Nice looking bug. The colors really make it stand out. The vinyl interior is one of the reasons I've stayed from their Karman-Ghia kit. Bought the Tamiya one instead.

Nice job. I like it.

Two lovely Pontiacs. Very nice.

Two very cool cars. I love GM's fastback from that time period. More reasons I wish they were staying in business. My last order was put in about the same time as yours. I ordered their '67 Grand Prix convertible. Hopefully I see it soon then.

Still the coolest airplane ever designed IMO. And like AMT's model of it.

If you go to the "Off Topic Lounge" section of this site, you will see one or two threads on this subject. Including one that recently figured out the average age of people using this site. This turned out to be one of the few times where I turned out to be above average. ? or ?

Thanks Chris. Sometimes people post things assuming everybody else knows what they are talking about. More info is always helpful.