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Thanks for bringing us along on this fascinating project, Ian. Just curious to know if you've ever come across the movie 'Fast Company'. It was an early cronenberger effort filmed in '78 at the Calgary and Edmonton dragstrips. It looks like it might be a great reference for some of the obscure details on these cars. Apparently Bonin had a brief cameo. Dad was a few years older than him but knew him through the red deer car clubs. The guys had a get-together a few years ago with Bonin present and I sure kick myself for missing the opportunity to go along.

He sure had a great run. His movie 'Short Time' had a great chase...

A wee stroll doon ta tha crik, trees coming alive with leaves unfurling and releasing that natural perfume, is worth every minute.

Guess they're just going to anonymize it. A nice scenic or western background would ground it nicely...

Part of it maybe. We kinda know why Mssrs Coulter, Budniewski and Winspear got their names on decals, but what's the connection here? I'm just waiting to hear how an old Detroit arena ties in with a vintage Canadian market truck

Care to enlighten us? We're all ears...

Very fitting... an art gallery logo on an artistic impression of a Ford truck

Here's the link... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/scale-model-kits/ plus lots more....

One of nine ... per the Marti report I had for a similar M350 c/c I once owned. Not near as good looking as Seven, but I liked it

Hmmmm... I'd always wondered when the Ford finally got rid of the cab tank; didn't notice the one on this truck til after I took the pic. It was usually deletable in favor of the frame tanks or could be kept in combination with them. Thought maybe the guy had restored this one with an older cab until I found that the '76 and '77 brochures still made mention of the fact that 'most models' had the tank moved out of the cab, indicating there was still a possibility of having one. I'd love to see the Marti report on this one...

That's true; no Ford came from the factory with more than five. Interestingly, you could order just the middle three, the outside two or all of them. This Marti report shows how one guy ordered his... In the end, it's up to the builder. Gorgeous build, Sven!

Great concept, Bill! Good to see you're still at it. Lots of good ideas there. The 360 and 390s were both offered across the board on these and were identical externally from '68-'74, with only aircleaner and valve cover stickers to identify them. Without that, you had to measure the piston stroke with a stick through the spark plug hole to confirm which one it was minor edit: 4x4 had the 360 only....

Nicely done! Stance and color are great. As for that grill, let's hope they take time to improve it for the new Mercury they're bringing out. I'm sure the chevy truck guys don't want to see a mess like that on the new issue 67/68 ?

Lets hope they stay on the rails as well A customer, anticipating his new '15 F150 in late 2014 had to wait a little longer... due to a wreck in Saskatchewn Local wreckers won their bids for some of the carnage.

Saw the results of someone trying to replicate those trim holes on a scale chevy; ended up looking like someone had stitched it with a '47

https://www.google.ca/search?sca_esv=324d2da6d69578fe&sca_upv=1&q=field+of+dreams&tbm=vid&source=lnms&prmd=isvmnbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYgYjTo-CFAxWEODQIHT9LAVkQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=1920&bih=927&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:224613e9,vid:7SB16il97yw,st:0 ...and it all boils down to this...

The things that remind us to look up and say 'Thanks!' once in a while ? Sure good to hear you made it through all right, Marty.

Has anyone tried the cab against the box on the court martial truck (deserter) 4x4?

Agreed. Plus it's the only game in town, it appears, for a pre-81 chevy in 1/25.

Coming soon... A lot of history behind this one

Here's a side by side comparison of the mpc and amt '69s... The mpc(newer reissues branded as amt) is shorter but the width is pretty close; the windshield is a hair narrower but the hood reportedly seems to be pretty close. The original amt body tooling on the left was altered to create the '70 body.