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Man! You guys find the best the best stuff to watch on these forums. Racing Years looks like a great series. I hope there are more years on YouTube. I'd especially like to see their take on 1956 and 1966. For mainly LeMans in both cases. Scott

Now that was fun! Very creative. Almost made me want the the car. Brilliant. I'm going back to watch it a second time. Scott

Wow! Nice '53. Nice paint. Great choice of colors. And great detail work on the engine, interior, and chassis. It looks like you did a little research to get things right. I like it a lot. Scott

Very, very cool Brian. Paint, concept, engine, bodywork. It's just about prefect in every way! Note I say just about. You goofy Aussies keep putting the steering wheel on the wrong sides of your cars. All kidding aside. A very nice job Brian. I'm impressed. Scott

Like others have said, very nice job Jay. I especially like that you build it for you father. That touches me. Back in 1964 my family had a '61 Comet. My dad liked the car. But, then a friend of his bought a brand new '64 Comet Caliente 2-door hardtop with bucket seats and a V8. He let my father and I use it for an afternoon. From that point on, my father always wanted a '64 Comet Caliente. For years he would talked about how much he liked the looks of that car. Raising a family, preparing to start building a new house in couple of years, and other budgetary factors. He had to wait until '67 to by a new Comet. And again, because of budget reasons, it was not a fancy Caliente, but a Comet 202 2-door sedan with a 6. A nice car. And he was very happy with it. But he always dreamed of that '64 Caliente. I'm glad your building the model for your dad now. Sorry to say, but the Model King reissue of that kit came out a few years after my dad had passed away. A couple of years before he passed a friend of mine found a beat up promo of a '61 for me. I planned on fixing it up and painting it the same color as our old '61. I wasn't going to give it to my dad, but I knew he would have gotten a kick out of seeing. Sad to say, I didn't finish before he died. It's one of my few models that's always out and display. And I'm sure my dad is looking down and is pleased. Scott

Well executed Danno. Other than the front bumper, I too like it a lot. I like Harry P's suggestion on how to fix that. The floor of the bed is beautiful. All the way around, a cool concept and nicely done model. Scott

By far, the ugliest Corvette I've ever seen! Scott

Thanks Jeremy for showing the box on that one. My guess would have been that the kit was maybe an AMT. I don't if AMT if offered that generation Capri or not. But, I didn't know Monogram ever did either. Scott

All three are nice. But I especially like the 300F. The '60 300F has always been my favorite 300, in any form, to this day. Scott

Nick, I too have one of these SpecCast '60 GMCs. And it looks a little small to me. I've not done any measurements on mine. Or put it up against other 1/25 scale Chevys. But just looking at it, it looks small. Still I like mine. Mine is a GMC Parts and Service truck. Nick, please let us see your conversion to the stepside when you get it done. Heck, I'd like to see pictures of it as you do the conversion. Scott

Mr. Mackie, thanks for posting the above. It's great to see more on these trucks. Scott

Dan can we see photos of your Black Force delivery? Is it based on a sedan delivery resin of the Black Force I once saw? Scott

Wow! Stunning Riv. Very, very nice. Love the color. Love the detail. One of the nicest '66 Riviera builds I've ever seen! Scott

I'd really like to know more about Matt's pickup seen in this posting. What kit is it based on? And are there more photos of it from other angles? Very nice looking truck Matt Scott

I love Studebakers. Don't know how much of a market there is for them, but I'd buy a few. Really want a '51 Commander of some sort. And I'd also like a Champ pickup with the old Dodge slab side box. Presently I'm building AMT's most recent Avanti kit. And despite having an older AMT '53 laying around, I plan on buying another with upcoming reissue. I'd also love to see someone do a '63 or '64 Gran Turismo Hawk. Though a '62 would be OK too. And an odd one I know I'll never see, would a '64 Daytona, in convertible, hardtop, or wagon form. Love Stude's sliding roof wagons. Again I know I'll never see the '64 Daytonas. But I can dream? Right? Scott

I love AMT's Black Force kit . And these are two nicely done examples. I especially like Mr. Wessel's red one. I also went back a bit to search some old posts and comment on them, to irritate Harry a bit. He seems to get a little upset when people find things they like from the past. Sorry Harry, but I really do like these two models. And I'm glad they are still here to see, to be inspired by, and to comment on. I'd like to see others Black Force builds. Scott

Steve, you don't even want to know my theories on the '62s. Just remember LSD was a legal drug in the US unit 1966. Scott

Very nice '61! The car looks very good in that color. Few cars would. Very nice job. One of my strange thoughts I have to share! I've always wondered why the '61 Plymouth had those weird tail lights? I believe they were stuck for ideas on what to do about the tail lights when they were designing the '61 Plymouths. Late one night a Chrysler security guard tripped while patrolling around the styling studio, and his flashlight got stuck in the rear quarter panel of the clay model for the '61 Plymouth. Next morning Exner and crew saw it, and found their solution. That's the only explanation I can figure out. Scott P.S. I think the vandals the guards there looking for that night, were responsible the '61 Plymouth's front end.

Very nice. I too have one of these sitting in my "to do soon" stash (as opposed to my someday stash). Scott

What Capri kit is this? In other words, who manufactured the kit you built your Capri from? Scott

Also note, no louvered quarter windows are listed for the 1980 Road Runners. Scott

I have an original 1980 Plymouth salesman's pocket price book. Published by Price Books and Forms, Inc. Dated 1-4-1980. It lists every factory option offered at the time and it's price. As for the 1980 Road Runner, below is what the book says: Available on model HL29 Volare 2 Door Sport Coupe...........$4,872.00 "A57 Road Runner Package - NA W/A04 Basic Group, A42 "Duster" Coupe Package, A53 Two Tone Paint Package, A63 Custom Package, A64 Premier Package, A72 Sport Appearance Package, J46 Gas Cap, K6X, M26, M31 Mouldings, S87 Steering Wheel, W11, W13, W15 Wheel Covers, Vinyl Roof or Other Mirrors - S77 Power Steering Required.........$586.00 Includes: Rear Air Spoiler - Bright Sill Moulding w/Black Surround - Grille Black Out Treatment - Black Headlamp Surround Windshield, Backlight, Drip Rail Mouldings & Windshield Wiper Arms - Road Runner Name Decals - Remote Control Dual Sport Style Mirrors-Painted Body Color - Road Wheels-Styled Spoke - Heavy Duty Suspension - "Tuff" Steering Wheel - Unique Black Gas Cap" The largest engine listed is: "E44 5.2 Litre/318 CID 8 Cyl. 2-BBL - Torqueflite Trans. (D34), Power Steering (S77) & Power Brakes (B41) Required - NA W/N95 Emission Control System & Testing........$87.00" or "E46 5.2 Litre/318 CID 8 Cyl. 4-BBL - Torqueflite Trans. (D34), Power Steering (S77), Power Brakes (B41), & Emission Control System & Testing (N95) Required.......$142.00" N95 is California emission equipment, which cost another $254 on to your Volares sold there. Standard engine was the E24 3.7 Litre/225 CID 6 Cyl. 1-BBL, with or without N95, depending on were you lived. No other engines are listed in my book for 1980. I also have the same books for 1976, 1977, and 1979 dealing with Volares. The 360 is shown for other years. So according to the Chrysler/Plymouth Division at the time, Plymouth did offer a 1980 Road Runner. Plus doing a search on Google will show a few. They may not be common. But, they do exist. Scott

All I can say to this is same I can say about all these big 70's American cars you keep building. And that is Wow! Scott

Rare V-Dubs. At least here in the US. Would love see more of your Type 3 Ghia. And for all of the problems you had, your Type 3 notchback sure turned out well, Bill. Very nice. Despite these two cars not being officially offered in USA, I remember someone a few miles from my home in the 1970's, owning a notchback. I can only assume it was originally purchased in Canada and brought down here to Minnesota. In a world of fastbacks and squarebacks it was and is always cool to see the other types of Type 3s. Scott

I love Volares. I owned a real '77 Volare new. It too was Spitfire Orange. The difference? Mine was a Volare Custom, which had the bright metal panel between the tail lights. It also had a black vinyl roof over the forward half, and a beautiful black vinyl bench seat interior with silver vinyl inserts were one sat. A very nice looking car, but a piece of junk right from the start. Still I like Volares. I still have a Spitfire Orange promo. I'd love to see more Volare model builds. I maybe sick. But, I like them. Scott