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So are you saying you like it?

Good to hear the Boondocker decals will be included. But, just out of curiosity where did you get that info Gerry? Scott

Yea me too on the Chevy Van. Though the the Jeepster, the VW bus, and others would be cool too. These were not bad looking little kits for the most part. By the way, anybody have glass they don't need for the Mini-Lindy truck camper? Scott

Let you know what I think? What can one think, other than awesome job!? Very nice. Very cool to see. Scott

Remind me. What does the Uncertain T look like? Scott

Fun photos. Scott

Some guy said you sounded like an owl. Who?

Apparently the vendor I purchased "Dad... Can I Barrow the Cars" through Amazon, is over in St.Paul, MN. So I already got the DVD today! Talk about quick service! And yes, the DVD is a lot clearer and sharper than the copy on YouTube. Yea Greg, I too noticed the custom '58 Impala in Signal 30. Another car that stands out in this film for me is the '60 Dodge Dart. This has has a copyright of 1959. Obviously the guy driving the Dart didn't get much time to enjoy it! Scott

Any photo of these models?

A Dumbass car. Still it looks like fun. Scott

I think it's okay. Not my cup of tea. But, its Kool. Scott

Speaking of drivers ed films, the best or worst, depending on how you look at it, is still Signal 30. This is a pretty gruesome film where they had camera men go out to accidents with the Ohio Highway Patrol back in late 1959. Amazing footage. Not for the weak of heart or stomach. I have it on a DVD with some other lame early drivers ed films. But it's also on YouTube. Scott

Interesting. I'll have to sit down and watch the extras on the DVD again sometime in the future. I was under the impression there were only the two Valiants used in making that movie. Than again I'm sure your right. If they only had the one Valiant, that could screw things up badly for shooting if it went on the fritz. Scott

This prank did not happen in a shop, and was pretty harmless. There was a guy in our local Buick club who owned a very nice '62 Electra 225. One of the features it had was a signal seeking radio. When his daughter was in the car, he would use the voice activated feature on the radio to change stations. His daughter was amazed that a car built in the 1960's had such a high tech feature. The only trouble is, it would never work when she asked for it to change channels! It worked for everybody else in the car, but never her. I don't know if they ever got around to telling her the truth about how the radio worked or not? Of course it wasn't voice activated. The driver had a remote button on the floor that activated the power tuning feature. Scott

Talk about J.C.Whitney catalogs. One of my catalogs from 1971 has the ad shown below. I tried taking a photo of actual ad in my catalog, but I could not get the photo to down load. So I got this photo from another site on the web. But it is the exact same ad. Interesting to see who's in the ad. I wonder if he really ever used Joe Welder "Hell-Bent for Leather N' Lead bracelets? Scott

You got it Bill. I think this is one of those cars that gets better looking with age. For a mid-50's car, it sure is a clean design. And sorry Harry, I've got to disagree with you on the spare tire hump. The hump gives it personality. In general I dislike "continental" spares on cars. With exception of the original Lincoln Continentals and the Continental Marks that followed. Scott

I'm wondering, since Round 2 now owns Lindberg models, if there is any chance they have dies and could be conviced to bring back the Mini-Lindy series of cars and trucks? There are a couple I'd love see come back. I remember they offered a late 60's ChevyVan. A nice Greyhound bus. And many others. I couple still in my collection, but I'd like to add more. Hopefully with the garages that came with early versions of these kits. Scott

Okay here's one for you. Name the car. It should be fairly easy. Scott

Sorry, but the Valiant in TV movie Dual was a '71. Later they shot some extra scenes for a theatrical release. Which is the version available on DVD. They could not get the original '71 car. So they got a near identical '72 for the extra shots. The '71 Valiant had the Custom trim package with a bright metal trim piece going across the lower trunk lid. Plymouth didn't offer this on the '72 Valiants. So the film crew used silver tape to simulate the molding. Figuring most people would never notice the difference. Once you spot it, you'll notice it. Also the '71 and '72 Valiants have different side marker lights. Scott

Had so much fun re watching "Dad... Can I Barrow the Car", I had to go searching to see if I can hopefully find a clearer copy released on DVD. And it turns out Disney has released this on DVD. Searched the web. The best price I found was from a vendor selling through Amazon. Paid a little under $17 with shipping. I'll let you guys know after I get it, if the DVD is any better than what's shown on YouTube. I'm guessing it will be. Scott

Looks nice. I like it. Scott

Straight from Pegasus Hobbies, their War of the Worlds Plated War Machines Attack diorama kit, in 1:144 scale. It's based on the 1953 George Pal War of the Worlds movie. It comes with two Martian war machines and American two tanks. One of the tanks is being blasted by a laser from one of the Martian machines. There are even little chared bodies molded into the base. Nice looking, but simple kit. Nicely thought out. Clear parts for things like the laser beam. Build ups I've seen looking pretty good. Looks like it's going to be a fun kit to build. Scott

That's the trouble with getting old. Our heros and icons from the past keep getting old too, and passing away. Scott

Oh, a couple more. Even as a kid I liked the looks of all Thunderbirds. Especially the 2-seaters. But, over the years other things came up to reenforce my interest in them. Things like swing-away steering wheels. Sequential turn signals. Space age dashboards. And that wonderful wraparound rear lounge type seat several Thunderbirds had. Later on I learned about the '62 and '63 Sport Roadsters. Never saw them around here when they were new. There was always something cool and unique with Thunderbirds. Still remember the first Oldsmobile Toronados. Late one afternoon in in the fall of 1965, in downtown Minneapolis, a Toronado pulled up behind us at a light. We kids were excited to see one for the first time. And the guy driving the Toronado could tell. So just for kicks he raised and lowered the headlights for us. We thought that was so cool, and gave him big smiles and a waves of thanks in return. A year or two later, I remember see the dashboard in one for the first time. I had never seen a rolling speedometer like that before. Cool. One other memory I have is going to the see the new Ford Mustang on that first Saturday, after it was introduced on TV the night before. My dad and I went to Boyer Ford in downtown Minneapolis on Hennepin Avunue. The place was packed. You could hardly get close to the car. There must not have been any brochures left. For my father didn't pick one up. Which he normally would do. Another Mustang story. In the spring of 1966 my cousin Judy's husband Russel comes down from Duluth to take my dad and I to the drag strip in Coon Rapids, MN to see the Little Red Wagon run. And what does he show up in? A red Mustang GT fastback! How cool is that? Going to see the Little Red Wagon and riding in a red Mustang fastback! By the way, Rus is still into cars. And we still get together from time to time and go to car shows. Scott

Okay, I've told this one before, but Mr Goschke's story reminded of the impact the '63 Corvette had on me and why. One morning in the fall of 1962 I'm guessing, when I also would have been 4, I was watching Romper Room. Right after Romper Room was some game show I had no intrest in. But, early in the program they showed this really cool, sleek looking car, with no headlamps! Then they turn the headlamps on..... Those rolling headlamp buckets blew me away! To this day I love the '63 Spilt Window Vette. Though the '67 roadster became my favorite of the Vettes, later as I matured. Another story is why I became a Buick freak. After Cord, Buick is my favorite brand of automobiles. Has been for over 40 years now. But, in my household growing up we had Oldsmobiles when I was very young. Then my dad switched over and bought a brand new Comet in 1961. And another new Comet in '67. And I remember him wanting a '64 Comet Caliente (with buckets) which a friend of his had new in '64 and let us use for an afternoon. Plus the long time neighbor next to us, who's father was like a second dad, always drove big Mercurys. So I was more a Mercury/Ford guy throughout the 1960's. Then I went into Junior High in the fall of 1970. And my favorite teacher there, a shop teacher, had a beautiful 1966 Buick Riviera. This was one of those cool teachers most everybody liked. He liked cars. And had been into hot rods at one time. Showing us pictures of the older cars he use to own. About the same time, I started hanging around with a neighbor kid who's dad had a '70 Electra 225 he had bought brand new. When we got a little older we spent a lot of time cruising around in that Electra. It was one very classy car. It had the Limited package with the split bench seats. Something fairly new on cars at the time. It had center armrests, front and rear. Ash trays with cigarette lighters in the rear passenger doors. Power everything. A factory 8-track tape player. And that wonderful Buick 455 V-8! For a big car it could really move. It would smoke a lot of so called performance cars. Also during Junior High, Buick brought out their new boattail Riviera that same fall. That and memories of old Buicks with their distinctive portholes. The '59 Buicks with it's slanted headlights and cool fins. And the big Wildcats. All of this conspired to turn me into a Buick fan. And I've been been a Buick fan ever since. By the way, about two years ago, I called that old shop teacher up to say high. He still remembered me and was delighted when I brought up the subject of his '66 Riv. He then told me that he and his then new wife on their honeymoon, accidentally ended up the famous Woodstock music festival in 1969 in that car. Now that is cool too. Adds something to those Riv memories. Even though I didn't know it at the time. Scott