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So, all of us east of the Mississippi river are gonna plan a trip to Dan's house out in the desert so we can get our stuff painted and get down to business.

Aleksander: Great job on this project! And, it doesn't matter what country you live in....a gearhead is a gearhead, and gearheads always appreciate great cars. Hope to see more of your models.

The "Lynn Notes" fail to mention that Mrs. Johnston has long since been divorced from Mr. Johnston, hence that little jab about his patience with the kids...... ;-)

For the *REAL* story of the Turbine car, see the recent book "Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation" by Steve Lehto (with foreword by Jay Leno). The book not only gives the behind-the-scenes story of Chrysler's turbine car, but gives a good explanation of turbine engine technology in general. The book also helps dispell some myths about the Chrysler car, including the reason for the destruction of the majority of the test cars. I, too, think it was one of the most beautiful cars ever built. While I understand that the turbine engine wasn't practical for mass production back in the day (read "no profit"), and thus it's ultimate demise, I always though it would have been neat if Chrysler had retained and used that beautiful body design and stuffed a Hemi in it....

Nice! How about some pix of the engine???

That is just darling! Perfect for a cruise down memory lane....

I'm not a Mopar guy, so I just posted the photos for those who may find them interesting and/or useful.....

Ditto! Thanks, Greg.

I LOVE this topic! Thanks for starting it, Don....

Ok - I'll add some more teasers... '61 Pontiac (Survivor); '68 Lincoln Continental "Suicide Door"; '65 Corvette (another Survivor)

Saw this one today (6/3/13) in the Cincinnati area. Weather was gorgeous today; 72 degrees, sunny, which tends to encourage car owners to bring out the eye candy.

'64.... Close enough, though.

Nice Thread... I'll jump in on this one since I love the old metal axle kits. See Attached... ************** I agree with Charlie - live these old metal axle kits and their relative simplicity. While I admire the work that some builders put into their ultra-detailed modern kits, I think back to the old metal axle days where it was much simpler and you didn't spend months (years?) completing a project. Oh well.... I'm attaching a few more photos with views of some of the other metal axle models in my collection. About one (1) year ago, my older brother handed over what was left of his collection to me for safekeeping. All of these that you see in the photos were built nearly 50 years ago and are true "survivors". The Revell '57 Chevy, although from that era, technically doesn't qualify since it has steerable front wheels. Enjoy...

Stef: I sent another pix to you via e-mail for your Chrysler gallery, a '66 Imperial. Your work on this project continues to be AWESOME! The only problem is that seeing all of the photos of those great old kits is driving me NUTS because I don't have them! Mike

Come away with any dental tools, as suggested before? Also, I bet some of the cleaning instruments would make good scribing tools.....

Tom: I can do better than the 10-year period of time. How about 30 years? Referencing the attached photo, I originally built this 1968 Lincoln Continental when I was a kid back in the day. In the early 80s, I got the notion to rebuild the model into a stretch limo after reading an article in a special issue of the old SAE magazine. This is as far as I got before I lost interest in the project. Maybe one of these days....... (If CrazyGirl sees that pix of the '68 Lincoln, it'll probably make her sick....) Mike

Like many of you, I could make quite a list of cars that got away. There are a couple that still stick in my mind. Around 1976, when I was a young lad of 17 years, a family acquaintance had a '66 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre (if you're unfamiliar with that car, see the website www.7litre.org). The car was in reasonable condition for a 10 year old used car, and I seem to recall that the owner wanted less than $1000. I knew just enough about cars at the time to realize that this car was something special. Unfortunately, I didn't have quite enough $$$ in my piggy bank, and my Dad wouldn't loan me the rest. He was opposed to me getting the car anyway, as he felt the big block Ford would get me into trouble. Instead, he steered me towards the more "sensible" little Corvair. I still managed to get into trouble.... Speaking of Corvairs, over the years I've had opportunities to acquire a Yenko Corvair, and also the rare '61 Corvair "Rampside" pickup truck, but the opportunity always came up when I had no cash to spare. Sorta works the same way with my model car collecting.

Hey MCM folks... I stumbled across a model car website entitled "CJ's Scale Auto Modeling Corner" and saw some really nice builds. Sadly, the website noted that Mr. Hilton passed away a few years ago. I was wondering if anyone here on the MCM forum was acquainted with CJ, and could give me some info about his craft. Thanks, Mike

Thanks for the pix & info, gents. I had never seen one up of these engines up-close until I went to a cruise-in on Saturday, and didn't have my camera with me! I also didn't know the genesis of the engine. I've got a kit with a decent 454 in it that I can use as a basic block; now if I can just find some "572" valve covers....

Rob: How about a pick-up that you don't see everyday. Plenty of room for surfboards, has good traction in the sand....

Anyone know if there's a kit with a 572 V8, or from an aftermarket supplier???

Gorgeous! IIRC, GM had a factory color close to that in '69. What's next? You gonna pick up one of the '72 "Beverly Hills Cop" Novas?

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Nice build! I used to have the kit, too. Wish that I had kept it... Speaking of GM "X" cars, remember the Cadillac Cimarron??? See attached pix - I saw one of these rare ones in a grocery store parking lot a while back. This would be an interesting project - convert the Citation X into the Cimarron.... I guess technically the Cimarron was a GM "J" platform, but the boxy shape of the Citation kit would make a great starting point...

You could actually model this one, but why???