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I'm surprised that that "green" color looks so good on that Vette. I understand it was not ment to by be green, but I like it. Scott

Open up your glove box. I don't know about the '66 Barracudas, but a lot of cars in the 50's and 60's had round indentations on the inside of glove box doors. Cup holders. Shallow cup holders that may not work very well. But, that's what they were meant to be. Cup holders. You were expected to use them when you were at a drive in or some other stationary stop. So you may still be okay. Scott

Thank you Tom for the above. I'm surprised I've never seen this mentioned any where else before. And you know something? I'm okay with being prove wrong in this way. I love it. Now I want one! Scott

I'm still waiting for the '71 Demon that was talked about a couple years ago. I have a '77 Volare promo painted in the same Spitfire Orange that my real '77 Volare was painted. I still like the looks of '76 and '77 Volares and Aspens. About a year or two ago I went looking for a '75 Roadrunner. I was surprised how hard it was find one. I thought I was the only one who liked them. Boy, was I wrong! I finally found a beautiful Yellow promo. Some others I'd like to see are any MPC kits with the fun extras MPC use to add to their kits. Like the '78 Dodge Monaco with the Rupp mini bike. The '69 Bonneville that came with a canoe. And the big one for me. MPC's Wild One Model A pickup/station wagon with the figure of Hot Curl. One of holy grails is one I know I'll never see reissued. And that is MPC's 1972 Chevrolet Impala. I'm afraid the tooling was upgraded through to the '76 Caprice. Three more. An early MPC ('71 or '72) Vega hatchback. AMT's non RS '71 or '72 Camaro SS. And AMT's '65 Imperial. I'm sure that kit would have to be reissued as a '66. But, I really like and want a '65. Scott

This one is real? And funny too. Scott

I just feel this one needs to be brought forward. This is hilarious! I want one. Scott

Studebaker trucks badged as Packards? Where did you get that information Tom? I know of no Packard trucks built after World War I. In fact your statement sent me searching through several books on the histories of both Packard and Studebaker, for Studebaker trucks badged as Packards. Including the most authoritative book on Packard history. Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company, edited by Beverly Rae Kimes and put out by Automobile Quarterly. There are no resources or references I can find of Studebaker trucks badged as Packards for sale overseas or anywhere else for that matter. I wonder if you got this idea mixed up with Chrysler's use of the DeSoto nameplate. For years, past the last DeSoto automobiles, Chrysler built and sold trucks overseas using the DeSoto nameplate. DeSoto trucks were built in Turkey into at least the 1970's, that I know of. I'd have to do more research to find the exact date the last DeSoto trucks were built. Scott

At that price I think I may get one too. Scott

Thank you Bill. Scott

This was a big deal in the mid-1970's. Most American cars didn't get radials even as a factory option until '73, '74. Some American cars offered them as early as 1967. But, it was not commonly seen until the mid-70's. Scott

You know I question that one too. All the cars they show in the guide are all single tone cars. Maybe they just didn't charge you extra if you wanted two-tone paint? Scott

Yea, that I know. That doesn't tell me much. Scott

Sorry Steve, if you had 1958 Cadillac Series 62, the power seat, radio, and automatic dimmer were all options according to Cadillac. I have the dealer's Illustrated Guild for the 1958 Cadillacs. Below is the complete list of options for 1958 Series 62 coupes: Cadillac Air Conditioner Cadillac Air Suspension Door Locks, Electric Dor-Gards (Cadillac's spelling, not mine) Eldorado Engine (3 dual-barrel carburators) E-Z-Eye Tinted Glass Fog Lamps (pair) Front Seat Adjustment (6-way), power operated Front Seat Back Lock, right side (coupe only) Headlight Dimmer, automatic Heater License Frame Radiator Grille, gold-finish Radio Remote-Control Trunk Lid Lock Sabre-Spoke Wheels (set of five) in chrome finish Vent Window Regulators, power operated Window Lifts, power operated Whitewall Tires, 8.20 x 15 (set of five) The Electric Door Locks were new for '58. And the front seat back lock only appeared in '58, to reappear on Cadillac's, right and left, in 1966. Standard equipment on a 1958 Cadillac Series 62 coupe included the following: Air-Cleaner, dry-pack Armrest, center-rear Cadillac Power Brakes Cadillac Power Steering Cigarette Lighters, front (two) Clock, electric Hydra-Matic Transmission Lights, front ash receivers Lights, back-up (dual) Light, courtesy or map (automatic) Lights, directional signal Light, glove box (automatic) Light, luggage compartment (automatic) Mirror, glare-proof, rear-view, flip type Oil Filter Outside Mirror, left-side, remote-control Paint, two-tone Parking Brake Warning Signal Visor Vanity Mirror Wheel Discs (set of four) Windshield Washer and Coordinator Wow! Interesting to see what they pointed out as standard equipment. Turn signals (some trucks would not get this as standard equipment until required by law in early-to-mid 60's). Day-night mirror. Windshield washers. A lot of things lesser car did not have. And were even optional on Cadillacs not that many years before. It's amazing how much things have changed. That's why a model car from the 1950's, even a high buck convertible, without a radio doesn't bother me. Scott

Fill the rest of us in. What's a XP-47H? Scott

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Yea, a lot of the younger guys out their may not realize how many cars were not equipped with a optional radios back in the day. Buying cars with optional equipment was different thing up through the 1950's and 1960's, compared to later. I remember a lot of cars back in the 50's and 60's without radios. Or even without things like carpet. I can see a top of line Ford Galaxie without a radio back in '59. I'm sure there were a few Sunliner convertibles that left the factory without a heater even. A friend of mine use to own a '60 Buick LeSabre convertible with factory air conditioning, but no heater. Up until 1963, on GM cars, air conditioning was a seperate option from a heater. And you were not require to buy one to get the other. In the back of my mind, I can't remember if Fred's LeSabre had a radio or not. Something tells me it did not. Thankfully Ford Galaxies like your Sunliner did come with carpet (Country Squires and other Ford wagons in '59 did not).They also came with the clock as standard equipment (lower priced 300s and non-500 Fairlanes did not). I think that by '59, you even got full-wheel covers as standard equipment on the Fairlane 500s and Galaxies. But, I'd have to check on that one to make sure. One last thing about some optional equipment back in the 50's. Many, many cars were delivered without radios, to be later installed by the dealer if the customer if wanted one. I know that as late as 1957 Chevrolet did not install radios at the factory. They offered factory approved radios. But they were all installed by your local Chevrolet dealers. So I kind of think its cool that AMT's '59 Fords did not come with a radio. I'd leave it that way, as reminder of how things use to be. Scott

Lacquer paint dries just fine with normal air drying. Enamel paint is another thing. With enamels I use a food dehydrator to help it a long. It does need to be noted I have little to no experience painting metal models. So that needs to be taken in to account in my advice on paint. Scott

A major warning about using G-S Hypo cement. There is a very thin wire that needs to be reinserted in the glues nozzle every time you use it. I hands and eyesight are such, that this does not work. I have little to no problems using the wire you get with Testor Model Master model cement for clearing its applicator. This tell you how small this wire is with the G-S Hypo cement. After one use, I now have a tube of cement I can nothing more out of. The cement itself, is tacky enough to to hold the parts together okay. But, as Jeff above has suggested, I question who strong the G-S Hypo cement will be in the long run. I think its time to look at the next alternative. Scott

It just goes to show, sometime the old tips still work the best. And it's good to see these good older tips come up from time to time. After all there are always new modelers coming into our hobby, who may not know this stuff. Scott

Okay, I tried the G-S Hypo cement for the first time tonight. So far so good. We'll see where this goes. And I'll tell you more down the road. Scott

Looks great. I like it. Scott

Yea, I kind of like the '58 Packard Hawk. I only Studebaker based Packard I do like. Scott

Better than the Batmobiles from the movies. Scott

Revel Hemi Hydro boat. Scott

I'm a little irked that my summer job is going to require me to work on the 4th of July! I'm surprised an auto parts store would even be open on the 4th of July. I don't agree with it. But, I'll do it. Scott