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David, you did a great job on that Shelby. Definety a case were you can not blame the builder for what's wrong with the model. Looks good (relatively speaking). Scott

I'm with you on that Jesse. Scott

As others before me have said, very nice. Scott

Cool! The first one I've ever seen built. Scott

By the way, Bill. Where do you you find all of this weird stuff? Including the others who post here! Scott

Now that I've read it here, on the internet, I need a set for my Buick. No speeding tickets, plus I'll fit in with all the cool dudes out there. And they give me better gas mileage!? Why has nobody told me about this before? Scott

Now that's funny! Scott

That helps a lot, Steve. Thanks for posting good clear pictures of both the kit and instructions. Now I hope we can see built up ones too. Scott

Good review on this kit Mark. Correct wide whitewall tires was one reason I've thought about buying another one. But, since they are not in the kit I'll pass and pickup another AMT tire set for the '53 I already have. Scott

Great job on a tough model to build. Looks nice. Scott

Any pictures? Scott

I like just about anything car wise. I enjoy perfectly restored cars. And modified hot rods. I can have just as much fun at a classic car concours and a junk yard. There are degrees of things that I like better than others. But that sometimes changes from day to day. I love the looks, design, and spirt of the cars of the past. I admire the safety, reliability, convenience, and economy of today's automobiles. The oldest car (at least in spirt) I've driven is a replica curved dash Oldsmobile. The newest, a 2015 GMC Yukon XL (okay that's a truck, but you get my point). And I'm madly in love with them all. Is there something wrong with you? Because you like a Rat Rod, over other more nicely restored cars? I think not. They are all cool. Scott

Same here: Scott

I built one of Shawn Carpenter's GMC also. Some of the best resin I ever worked with. Shame he's not doing any resins anymore. Scott

This, the '65 Comet, and the Ford pickups are what I'm waiting for. Again thanks for the updates. Scott

Thanks to Dave Metzner always for keeping us up to date on this stuff. Now you know why Moebius is one of the best. Scott

Hey, that's not a Chrysler 300! What's going on here!? All kidding a side. Unlike you Steve I do like '59 Mercurys. And you did another great job on this one. Scott

I've got that book. It's a fun one. Scott

I kind of like the first car in post #6. It's ugly, but...... Scott

I know somebody is going to ask about the difference between the regular Buick 455 and Stage 1 motor. So here it is. The regular 455 was listed at 10 horsepower less than the Stage 1. So 350 hp @ 4600 rpm. Torque was the same at 510 lb./ft @ 2800 rpm. Scott

I kind of like the Rollers Bill. Scott

Bore and stroke, in inches, 4.31 x 3.90. And I'm not just quoting from Buick' own info. Go back and read magazine articles from the day. Or from recent years for that matter. Especially the 1970 Stage 1 cars were very fast. November 1969 Hot Rod magazine road test. Stock Stage 1 GS, two people on board. Standing-start quarter mile, 14.40 seconds, at 96 mph. 0-60, 6.4 seconds. Cars magazine, October of '70, '70 Stage 1 GSX. Standing quarter, 14.00 seconds at 103 mph. Road Test magazine, the month before. Standing quarter, "13.95 pure stock." (Their quote) At 100.50 mph. Motorcade magazine in April 1970's issue, again back to a "plain" Stage 1 GS, not a GSX, did the standing quarter in 13.6 seconds, at 103.92 mph. All four of the tests listed the cars as having a 3.64 Limited-slip differential. Only the Motorcade's car was a four-speed. The other three had three-speed Turbo Hydramatics. And in all articles I've seen, not just those four, the given figures for the Buick 455 Stage 1 are 360 hp at 4600 rpm. And 510 lb./ft. At 2800 rpm. That's a lot of grunt to get things moving. By the way for comparison: 1967 426 Hemi is listed at 425 hp at 5000 rpm. And 490 lb./ft. at 4000 rpm. 1971 440 six-pack: 385 hp @ 4700 and 490 lb./ft. @ 3200. 1969 Mustang Boss 429: 375 hp @ 5200 and 410 lb./ft. @ 3400. 1969 Boss 302: 290 hp @ 5800 and 290 lb./ft. @ 4300. 1970 Chevelle SS LS6: 450 hp @ 5600 and 500 lb./ft. @ 3600. 1969 GTO Judge 400 Ram-Air: 370 hp @ 5500 and 445 lb./ft. @ 3390. And last (but not least), 1970 Olds 4-4-2 W-30: 370 hp @ 5200 and 500 lb./ft. @ 3600. The above is not put the other cars down, claiming that the Stage 1 Buick GS is a faster or better car. But it's a pretty good performance car, just as it sat on the showroom. People tend to over look the Buick GS because it's a Buick. And Buicks were (and are) grandpa's cars, right? Now to show you what kind of performance guy I am. I'd rather own something like a Buick Riviera or Wildcat, rather than a mid-size GS. And Buick did offer Riviera GSs and Wildcat GSs certain years. And offered Stage 1 engines in the Riviera. 425 dual-four-barrel carb. Nailheads in both Rivieras and Wildcats in other years. Scott

Some of that, like the top two, maybe more diversity than we need around here. Scott

I've heard if it. But never seen it. Where is it sold? Oh, and I've know of Brockway trucks too. Scott

Interesting model. And an interesting story about barstool racing. Cool. Scott