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Great effort on that compilation of history, Chris! I don't know if you're considering adding any more info regarding the El Camino aspect, but there's a limited edition full detail version of the '68 in shiny red promo plastic that fits in there somewhere ...

Manifold looks like the one from the revell '29 Ford roadster pickup.

Looks like a great read for inspiration. Came across a condensed version of this tale... years ago in an old readers digest compilation. Neat story of a kid who inherits his dad's truck.

"A mind, like a home, is furnished by it's owner; so if one's life is cold and bare, he can blame none but himself. You have your choice of some pretty elegant furnishings"

Perfect bale hauler. Saturday afternoon, driving along here somewhere in central Alberta, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a Scania cabover in the opposite lane. By the time I realized what it was it was too late to grab a camera. I know the jdm cars are all over the place here but never knew we had euro trucks as well.

That would be the Feb/2001 issue, Bob.

...and maybe an '85/'86 front fascia conversion too

Another fine evening fer a wee stroll doon ta tha crik... Danged if this little goober didn't swim up and say hi

Every year, a few bumblebees get into a friends farmhouse. He usually finds them after they've wandered about til they're exhausted or starved but sometimes catches them alive and puts them outside to live another day. I scooped up one in the kitchen that was pretty weak and put on the bench outside. Nudged it to see if it had any life and it just fell on it's side. While wondering how I could give it some sustenance, I spotted a dandelion and put it right in front of the poor little guy. Well, it was on that thing like a hobo on a ham sandwich and you could see the flower moving as the bee vacuumed the moisture out of it

Not a whole lot, but it showed up frequently on cruise nights. Would make a cool project in scale. I'll find more pics. Unless he's sold it to someone out there, he'd better head home fairly soon or he might not make it across the Coquihalla

Was that taken in Victoria? That one was built in Red Deer.

Going through some old magazines and found this...

I'd bet the '71's a clone. You'd think he'd trumpet the 'one of 12' status if it was real but then you probably won't find a genuine article jammed into a tinderbox building with virtually nothing for fire suppression and no way to move the cars out if something did happen.

Seeing something like this always fires up the neurons into thoughts of how cool it would have been (as a teenager with a shelf full of Hot Rod mags) to have just pulled one of these out of an old widow's garage circa early fifties

That '65 ragtop kit is a fantastic parts source for the '65 Parisienne 409 conversion I've been picking away at

Take a closer look at this hood

Great looking decals! Think I've got a Triline buckle here somewhere.

Hey Mr Goldman, how about cloning the mpc supervan in 1/25?

Almost...

The 'Old Autos' website would be a good place to start. They also publish a bi-monthly newspaper for old car fans, with lots of articles on the north of the border variants along with other historical stuff.

Here's a side by side look at the two... The amt has the most accurate profile on the fenders. There's two things to contend with in back-halving the cab - the cab roof height above the rain gutters was raised about an inch in '64 and the body line on the door is sloped on the unibodys vs jogged on the reg cab, but they end up in the same place on the c pillar. I found out that the moeb bodyside has more curvature than the amt when I tried a fitting of the amt front clip to the moeb cab. Hope this helps.