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Neighbor had a "real" Trail 70 back in the day. Always though it was cool. I'm going to have to pick up the kit. Scott

So many cool car from the 40's and 50's that need to be offered plastic model kit form. I still find it interesting that die casts of a lot of these cars are, or have been offered. But no plastic kits. It can't be any more expensive to tool up a plastic kit vs. a die cast. Can it? I prefer my cars in plastic and in 1/25th scale. The thing most die casts are not. I bought a couple of Moebius' Hudsons. And there plenty more cars like them that I would be willing to buy and build. After all, once cool, always cool. And in some cases, some like Hudsons become cool again. Scott

I want both a Tucker (make mine stock) and a '51 Studebaker Commander (first Stude with a V-8) Starlite coupe. Scott

Pretty awesome. Scott

I don't know why, but I found it a little offensive. I didn't find the brutal violence entertaining. Sorry guys. Scott

Depends upon the car. Mounting varies on different vehicle. Scott

Very cool. Thanks. Scott

What you said Christian not only made sense, but expresses my feelings exactly. I still like the look and feel of the old AMT and MPC annuals over the newly tooled versions of the same cars. I like the new stuff. I just like the metal axle and screw on chassis stuff better. And my AMT '66 Mercury Park Lane I built a few years ago looks great. Scott

We're missing the '62 Galaxie also. Scott

Hey we're just as nuts up here in Minnesota too! I like it. Looks like fun. Scott

Can we see it? Scott

The Surfite kit with the Ed Roth figure has been out for over a month now. The figure is great. He's wearing a plain white t-shirt, and they give you six different decal designs to go on that shirt. I also like that the decal sheet also comes with decals for the front grille louvers and the taillights. Hopefully saving the hassle of painting those two details. Scott

What is "limonene"? Scott

So is this coming for sure? And are Academy models any good? Scott

Had a great weekend. The weather was great! Mid-June weather in early-May. Went to the local Buick club sponsored car show yesterday. Sponsored by the Buick club, but open to all makes. First big outdoor car show around here every spring. Great turn out. Saw some great cars and had a fun time. The swap meet was huge, but I found nothing I needed. Which was not necessarily a bad thing. Friday I went to my first Minnesota Twins game since they moved into their new open air stadium a couple of years ago. I'm not a big sports fan, but I enjoy going to see a game every once in while. Not the best game I've ever seen, but WOW! What a beautiful stadium! Baseball back outdoors where it belongs. A prefect night for a game. Just cool enough to require a light jacket. A nice very light breeze. Cool, but comfortable (more May than June here). A near full moon raising over downtown Minneapolis as the sun set. It was great! Scott

Ditto Bob. You nailed it on the head on my building and purchasing trends. Scott

Why can you not trust anything an Atom tells you? Because Atoms make up everything. Scott

I built the most recent reissue of the coupe/convertible, seen in Casey's post above with the LaSalle grille. I built mine as close to a "stock" convertible as could be built out of the kit. At the same time I built AMT's '36 as a "stock" 3-window coupe. I liked both kits. I like of AMT one a little better, but had no real complaints about Revell/Monogram kit. It's a good kit, and builds very nicely. And the latest issue comes with some fun options for building different variations. And, so does the AMT kit. Pluses? For an open car, the Revell/monogram kit builds as a true convertible. AMT's a roadster. By 1936, I like the convertible better than the roadster. Minus? AMT's kit can be built "stock." Revell/Monogram's recent reissues. Custom only. Though it can be built to look close to stock. Scale is of course the other issue. Being an old Monogram kit, the Revell/Monogram version is in 1/24th scale. The AMT kit, 1/25th. Scott

Mine was a '53 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe club coupe. It was about 23 or 24 years old when I bought it. I was was 5 years younger, at 18 or 19. It was in great shape other than the brakes. Leaky master and wheel cylinders. Had to pump the pedal a few times before they'd work. And this was on every stop! But, being young and stupid, I drove it like that for almost a year. Other than the brakes, it was a very nice car. Light blue. Gray cloth interior. Power steering and windows. 331 Hemi. FluidDrive transmission. A wonderful sounding tube radio. A very classy car. Wish I had it today (of course). Scott

I just ruined the value of a near virgin AMT 1967 Ford Falcon model kit in the last month. By building it. Don't get me wrong. It turned out great. In general I buy kits with the idea of building them. Some may never be built in my life time. But, when I buy them, I'm thinking about what they will be like when they are built. Not how much money they'll someday be worth. Scott

I enjoyed the article. But, like others have noted, it was way too short. Would like to see more on the histories of JoHan, AMT, SMP, MPC, and IMC. I have the three wonderful books put out on the histories of Aurora, Monogram, and Revell by Thomas Graham. I'd like to see him, or someone else, in the same format, do the histories on the five other companies mentioned above. Scott

I never thought I'd ever hear anybody claim the Maverick dashboard to be their favorite. It's okay that's it's your favorite Tulio. I'm just surprised by it. Though the console and the tach really help in the photo you provided. And I'm with you Andy on the '72 - '79 mid-size Ford/Mercury full instrumentation dashboards. They were one of the better looking and laid out dashes. Even the "regular" dashboard with less gauges was pretty good on that generation of mid-size FoMoCo products. Scott

Can not read the fender badges. I know it does not have the 427. Beyond that, what engine does it have? Very nice car Mike. Looks pretty solid from the two pictures. Should be a nice ride down the road. Scott

Thanks for the link to the old Life of Riley show. I've always liked William Bendix. This is the first time of ever acutally seen a Life of Riley TV episode. I've heard several of the old Life of Riley Radio shows on cassette tapes. The TV episode was a lot of fun. Cool seeing the old style 50's Hot Rods, and Wally Parks too! This also puts Jr. higher on my list. He and buddies are okay. Last, I do like Riley's line near the end about delinquents with fast being able to outrun the cops. That was funny. And something Riley would say. Scott

Very sorry to hear about your loss. My prayers are with you. Scott