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Before retiring from Chrysler in 2006, I used to go out to the Chelsea MI proving grounds on a regular basis. The last time I was there was in 2006 and they were in the process of updating their technology on one of the durability test courses. The course was a mile long oval track with a control tower in the center and robotic drivers doing the driving on up to 6 vehicles on the course at any one time. The reason for the robots was that the course was so rough, that it was too severe for human drivers endure for more than 15 to 20 minutes. They would run the vehicles at speeds from 10 to 60 miles per hour, 24/7 to accumulate the equivalent of 250,000 severe service miles on the vehciles in just a few months of driving. They also had several road simulators in the Chrysler Technology Center where they duplicate the motion and impacts on the vehicle as if it were on a road, but they couldn't quite duplicate the affects as when a vehicle was turning and hiting bumps etc. at that time. The robotic cars, Jepps ,a dtrucks were cool and worked on a combination of gps, radar, and computerized radio commands. I'm sure that they have improved on all of this since I left, but back in the day it was amazing to watch. FYI - The coolest thing I ever did was to drive a police package equipped Hemi Dodge Magnum on the 5 mile high speed oval. Flat out, I had the Magnum up to 143 mph for 25 miles (5 laps). The track was 5 lanes wide and the turns were banked at 35%. Going 143 into the turn, you could let go of the steering wheel and the vehicle tracked right around in 4th lane (next to the fatsest) and never left its lane. What a rush!

Very nice. A.J.

Beautiful buils. A.J.

Simply amazing build. A.J.

Bobby Griffen, his casting company Griffen Designs, and the masters done by folks like Tim Ahlborn are long gone. His castings were pretty good, but the resin he used with the thin thickness of his castings were subject to distortion over time, especially after building. Look at P&P Resinworks for future conversions. He's got a new, long hood already out for the upcomin little window Pete. http://www.ppvintagekits.com/CARS/Resin-Price_list.html

Really nice build Brian. A.J.

Nice. A.J.

Wow that is nice. A.J.

Here is a 1960 Chevrolet C30 rescue that I built using the Modelhaus body and wheels. A.J.

Went to my LHS last Monday, and he was already sold out of the 12 or each that he had originally ordered. Said he'd try re-ordering some more and set a couple aside for me when they come in. Shop owner was surprised that they sold so fast. A.J.

Awesome build! A.J.

Turned out really nice. Thanks, A.J.

It looks like you have 1969 Chevrolet Fleetside "Firetruck" MPC kit #0869 which was issued in 1969. Hope this helps. A.J.

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Love the Pepsi-Cola license plate! A.J.

Amazing build. A.J.

Wow that looks great. A.J.

Wow that turned out fantastic. A.J.

Very nice builds. A.J.

And remember the Mack Junkyard Dog with the dented fiberglas nose.

You might also consider using the chassis from one of the versions of the Ford L-series trucks from AMT/Ertl. Depending on what you are building, you could use the dump/tractor kit or the box van kit which jas a longer wheelbase chassis. A.J.

If you look at the picture on the side of the box, that lower left clear part is a bed cover that fits between the rear of the camper top and the tailgate. There are two dimples in it where the hand rail fits in. A.J.

Based on my experience with antique Mack fire equipment, it appears to be a 1938-40 Mack E75S pumper. These were equipped with a 750 gpm pump and a booster tank in the 200 - 300 gallon range. The three louvers on side of the hood were replaced six (two groups of three) beginning in 1941 Hope this helps. A.J.

Very nice fleet. A.J.

That is really nice. Very well done. A.J.