Karl LaFong

Outstanding! Who'dve thunk the Chezoom chassis would fit?

In a study which I just made up, the three most cited causes of arguments are: 1. Politics 2. Religion 3. Revell 1955-57 Chevies.

The 1941 Lincoln was such a good design that making any radical changes to it would only be gilding the lilly. This one is based on the 1980's Monogram kit. The only changes I made were to eliminate some of the chrome in the front and hood, install bumpers from the custom Revell 1949 Mercury,change the single carb to three, and use parts box tail lights mounted horizontally. Front hubcaps are from the Roth "Outlaw"; color is Tamiya Metallic Red.

For a kit that had it's origins in 1967, the Monogram 1941 Lincoln is surprisingly well done. I buil this one stock, with the only additions being sun visors, a wired engine, and a photoreduced copy of the "New Yorker". Color is Tamiya Light Gunmetal. This kit last saw the light of day in 1994; I hope that whoever has the molds (Revell? Atlantis?) reissues it!

Oh yeah!! Job well done.

When I bought some competition parts from Ebay for my match racer, the seller also included almost all the custom parts, minus the front custom grill. I combined the parts with the crappy current issue of the GTO. I used the tube grill from the AMT '57 Ford, wheels from the AMT '69 Thunderbird, and tires from the AMT '71 Mustang. I wanted a period color combo - so the interior is black, the exterior is Testor's Pure Gold metalflake. And remember - MPC is tuned in... to you.

Right on! Some of the marks on the chassis for match racer seat location, roll bar, etc. are still on the modern chassis. I do wonder if, on the original '66 & '67 issue, the front and reat bumper fit was so bad - on the new kits, it's almost if the body and bumpers are two different scales.

I've wanted to build the match racer version of the GTO for years, but the price for an intact kit is WAY beyond my pay grade. For several years I've been collecting the parts - this year I finally completed it. It started with a gluebomb 66 chassis and engine: I was able to score the competition parts off Ebay, and used a '67 Weekend Warrior for completion: The headers are from the AMT Pontiac engine parts pack, wheels and tires are from the partsbox. Paint is Testor's Hugger Orange, decals are a combination of Slixx gasser and Weekend Warrior: Hardest part was getting the bumpers to (almost) fit!

Thanks for the kudos! Yeah, not only did they change the wheels and the frame for the dropped front axle, they also made the exhaust system one piece (instead of the separate mufflers). I had some NSFW comments about the new front suspension!

I had some late 80's/early 90's paint and parts taking up space, so in a fit of nostalgia, built this 1990 - era street rod. It includes the cliches styling cues of the era -pastel paint, billet wheels, smooth running boards, no bumpers, etc. In progress info here: I wish Revell/Monogram would re-release this kit- it's a cool period piece!

In the home stretch. I glued the windows with Pledge - less hassles than using 2 part epoxy. I had problems with the rear fender to body fit - I ended up grinding the interior sided flush with the back of the rear seat. The fit still isn't that great, but better than before. Next stop-"Under Glass".

The interior is done! The color is some old Testor's flat gray military color. The steering wheel was painted with Revell Chrome spray. "Chrome" bits were hit with Molotow chrome. The guages, HVAC, and cassette/sound units are Model Car Garage items. While the instructions call for assembling the pieces in the body, per Tim Boyd's '37 Ford article in the 1990 Scale Auto Enthusiast article, I assembled it as one unit. I did a test fitting (not pictured) and this is definitely the way to go!

Been there, tried that - not worth the aggravation.

Wow! Looks great, so far.

I got it up on all four wheels. The IFS is very fiddley - I wish the frame hadn't been modified and that the original dropped front end (which is still on the sprue) could still be used.