unclescott58

Cadillac did see the future coming in the in 1970's. Hence, the Seville. What one needs to understand is GM, Ford, and Chrysler, were building the right cars back in the early 70's. Look at the sales of American cars right up though the 1973 model year. Big cars sold. Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth sold a lot of Impalas/Caprices, LTDs, and Furys before 1974. Buick had their best year up until that point in 1973. The number one selling luxury car in the world at that time was the Cadillac DeVille. Cadillac was recording record sales too in '73. At the same time, even before the fuel crisis of 1974, GM saw the handwriting on the wall, and started designing smaller fullsize cars for the future. The downsizing of GM's fullsize cars in 1977 were not just a response to the fuel crisis. GM's timing was right. And despite my opinion of them, they too were big hits. And I did and do like them. Just not as much as the cars before them. They were good cars. Right for the time. But, I missed things like the hardtop body styles. American automobile manufacturers were building the right cars up until the Israeli-Arab war in the fall of '73. Japanesse cars had been showing upward sales, even before that. But, nothing like they'd show once fuel got tight. Then Americans not only found the Japansse cars to be more fuel efficient, but better built besides. Still like a lot of Americans, I like big American cars. CAFE regulations have made them impossible to be built anymore. So what have American drivers turned to? Big American trucks. To the point that even Cadillac has had to offer them in recent years. Interesting, a friend of mine has 13 year old twin girls. They go to the new car show with us every year now. And what do they want to own more than anyother vehicle out there? A Cadillac Escalade. Scott

What flaws are those? My sedan looks right on. What little I've seen so far, the wagon looks like it will be good too. What am I missing here? Scott

Another great review Tim! Looking forward to adding this kit to my collection. My only question now is color paint in Tamiya's spay cans will come close to matching the color of the U.N.C.L.E. car? Scott

Ease up Casey. It was only his 2nd post. Scott

Again, this is what I want. That and the Corvair Ramside, also shown earlier. Scott

That's ugly even if it really was an Oldsmobile. Any why wonder GM is in the shape it's in now? Designs like this are the reason there is no more Oldsmobile. Scott

I have to go along with you on this one. Tough to beat any Caddy built between 1948 and 1976. Pre-war, I like 2nd generation V-16s, and any Cadillac (or anyother GM car for that matter) built in 1941. But, between '48 and '76, there are so many good ones to choose from. The '48 and '49 Sedanet. 1954, '55, or '56. I like '58s, but I'm not hot on the '57s. The '59 Cadillac is the only case in GM where I like the '59s better than the '60s. I like the even year Caddys through the 60's, plus the '67s. The '70s? Every year through '76. The only weak year there is '74. Rear drive Caddys from that point on are okay. Some better than others. Scott

As stated before, I bought one in the last year. And I have not had one problem with mine popping apart. I love my Tamiya paint stand. The darn thing is near perfect as far as I can tell. I also have not tried taking my stand apart in any way yet. Have not found a reason to do so. So maybe that's why mine stays together and works so well? Scott

Man, you guys know how to tease a person. It's cruel how well you guys do it. Scott

Today I got another cool kit from Tokyo-Hobby, Fujimi's Porsche 917K '70 Le Mans Gulf color. Also, the day before yesterday I got the decals I needed to convert my MPC '73 Chevy Caprice into a RCMP car. Scott

I have a recent, from the last twenty years, version of the the kit laying around unbuilt. If this kit is no different overall from that one, I'll more than likely be passing on this one. Scott

Does very little for me. Scott

Please bring CARtoons back. Have Krass and Bernie back in there. Unk and the Varmints would be cool too. Some new stuff, but I'm more with Dennis on that. Please make it come out every other month, and I'll subscribe. Scott

This one I really want! Scott

The car is okay. But the video in general is boring. Scott

I hope more are still coming. I'm still hoping for Tom Daniel's Poison Pinto (hopefully the green version) and the Rat Vega will someday appear again. Scott

I found the article boring. Scott

I like the the big Fleetwood Broughams and Seventy-Fives from the 1971 - 1976 generation of Cadillacs. Scott

The same friend who had the Crew Chief Blazer back in the day, also had the Jimmy. Being a big GMC fan, I'd love to see the Jimmy come back too. Scott

Your not hijacking my tread. This tread is for everybody interested in the Dragonfly model. If there is a problem with some of the kits, it's nice to know. It's also nice to know how to fix any problems with the kits. If your hijacking "my" tread, I say go for it. I want to know more about your problem and how you resolve it. Scott

As much I like early Corvettes and their "All American" looks. I've always like this one too. Not your typical Corvette from the time, but still gorgeous. Scott

Good luck. I'd be courious to hear how it turns out. Even though my kit is not showing the problem. But, as Snake pointed out, it can happen with other kits. So it would nice to hear about end results. Please keep us posted. Scott

Congratulations. Scott

Cool.

Who ever did the build above, did a great job. Yet the proportions are little off. But, it looks like it can be built into a decent representation of an Eldorado Brougham. It's got me thinking. I've had pretty good results building multi-piece bodied Revell kits in the past. I may need to add this one to my collection. Scott