ChrisBcritter

Let's compare the parts layout on the '65 Fairlane box to some original trees: Looks like the stock wheelcovers may be back, along with both sets of valve covers. One of the two shifters was removed, along with the 13" chrome reverses and baby moons, taillights and hood ornament. Looks like the custom grille, custom front bumper and one (!) of the custom front bumperettes will return. The box art shows that the stock small-block 289 is all there... ...as well as the (I'm assuming) 427, although this time with a single 4-barrel manifold and one carburetor instead of the dual quad setup. Good idea to have both since some stocker classes wouldn't allow a big-block anyway. Finally, we're getting back the custom front and rear roll pans, the ductwork for the original dual quad setup, one (!) of the two hood scoops, custom license plaques, tow bar setup and chassis crossmember with driveshaft loop, but not the torque control arms. One more thing: The glass unit has been restored to include a rear window. All in all, Round2 gave us more value for this than they had to, so thanks guys!

tie and tails

pink chiffon dress

The first time I looked at the hinge idea, it made me a bit wary of how the slotted pins would work - must be tough to give them just the right clearance so they can slide on and off without being wobbly or too tight, and then compensate for when they get painted. White-knuckle time! I was wondering if you had thought about putting little hinges on the hinges (!) so they could stay on the hood but fold inward flat underneath it when it was closed - then no chance of losing them when you take it to shows. Only problem I could see is maybe they'd interfere with the firewall?

or be unmasked

got your nose

Big improvement on something that always bugged me about that kit!

I had the 1953 set; picked it up at the Hobbymodels shop in Evanston, IL for $15.00 back in 1973. Sold it to Ron Merkel several years later. I found some shots of the set (old eBay listing saved by Worthpoint) that are pretty much like mine except my Pontiac was dark green: The Ford convertible came with a very thin, delicate vacuform interior.

The HL website says all the stores in my area are still closed. Of course, the website also says their Deerfield store is 6,109.5 miles from my current location, which is only off by about 6,105 miles .

Great job they did on that dash, too - look real close at the instrument cluster and you can see the numbers (000000) in the odometer!

Has anyone tried chalkboard paint for a different sheen of flat black?

Those Corvair trucks are great! Just looking them up now... 1/43. Oh well. Still great.

And as the man said, $50 bucks never killed anybody.

Oh, that's right - and the real-life Bonnie and Clyde photographed themselves with a stolen '32 B-400, so again close enough.

Note the '34 Ford sedan in the background - I recall a car like that was displayed in the mid-1970s at the Antique Auto Museum in Highland Park, IL as the "Bonnie and Clyde AMT Movie Car". Never understood the "AMT" connection until now. This is the only ad I have for it, but the description leaves out AMT:

I've done that with an electric toothbrush; only drawback on mine (Oral-B) is you can't press very hard before it stops. This little sander looks more effective, although I wouldn't need it often enough to justify the price. I see one user added an - ahem - interesting photo, which I captioned:

with praise for

Your SWINGIN' balls!

of the NBA

extra Pepto Bismol

And if it gets reissued, maybe the rest of the chrome tree can be fully reopened (which is all that's left of the stock parts).

^^^ Breakin' my heart - bet it didn't win either, right?

sandwiches after Thanksgiving

Jan and Dean with Papa Doo Run Run, Mill Run Theatre in Niles, IL, August 1980. It was tough for Jan with the brain injury, but he made it through. They closed with, of all things, "Brown Sugar"!