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    For the equivalent of that Hemi? Shoelaces.
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    Yeah, I'd like to get one of those resin kits sometime and build it as the convertible from the chase scene in The Flim-Flam Man.
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    If you can manage it, get to Pomona and be in line well before they open the parking lot gates at 5 AM; you'll thank me later when you don't have to walk and walk and walk to your car when you leave. The toy/model sellers are mainly on the first few rows as you enter but there were usually a couple vendors selling kits farther along. Happy hunting!
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    How about this? Besides the Vettes it's a very good if less famous collection. https://www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org/event/corvettecarshow19/
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    Yeah, this week I put in bids on a '59 Buick hardtop that had EVERY custom piece attached - got trampled. ($102.50 IIRC.)
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    The other day I spotted this on eBay with a $9.99 starting bid, and figured I'd get some popcorn and watch the bidders play "Break the Bank" again: Checked back today and it was listed as ended early but relisted as a $500.00 BIN, then when I checked the new listing it had sold for "best offer accepted". "Aw, you're no fun anymore!" Since these are so extremely rare (any guesses as how many are known to exist?), I saved the photos for posterity:
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    Here you go:
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    Magnificent, Steve! Gives us all something to aim for.
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    Closest match I've found on those wire wheel covers are the ones on the Polar Lights '64 GTO.
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    Spotted these neat little Texaco salt and pepper shakers, shaped like Tokheim model 39 gas pumps; got 'em cheeeep: From what I could find online, they scale out right around 1/24-1/25 in width and a little taller in height (by maybe 3/16"). I have higher-res scans of the decals I've been cleaning up.
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    Which led to a goof on AMT's part once; the original '62 Impala kit had convertible top bolsters but used the hardtop upholstery pattern
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    This can be fixed; it's tedious but doable: After using the top piece to fill in the armrest, add patches along the sides and next to the rear seat. Check Steve Guthmiller's '65 Plymouth Fury thread; he did a similar modification to it.
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    Just to give you some idea, I widened the track of my Jo-Han '64 Cadillac by 3/8" to get it to look right. The chassis does respond to detailing even if it's pretty basic:
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    Sold. Will report back when it gets here next month. Mike, a few questions: How long did it take to dry? Did you airbrush the Molotow on the spoon? And how long did you let the Molotow cure before you clear-coated it? Thanks for the tip!
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    hey hey goodbye
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    Got a desperately-needed modeling tool today - new glasses.
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    Pies mmm tasty
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    Good grief, there was another - this one's a '59 Ranger: (Image from carthrottle.com)
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    (Former Edsel owner here) Major cool! I always wondered what happened to that car. Here it is in action back in the day: And a couple more racing Edsels:
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    Got the complete 454 and TH400, plus all the underhood goodies and a few other bits from the AMT '70 Monte Carlo. Should be a big improvement for my '70 Impala when I get to it - well worth the 99 cents.
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    Nope (Note to self: Don't bother putting too much more work into the '62 Imperial kit's chassis ).
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    Unibody is wrong, but my 1/1 '62 Imperial had single exhaust (so did my '64). I got a '62 Newport convertible builtup not long ago; it's purple Metalflake . I still could use a set of wheelcovers, or at least one...
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    (Don Pardo voice) Not just any exec, Snake! That's Elwood P. Engel, the Ford stylist Chrysler hired to de-Exnerize their '63-'64 car lines (which explains the slab-sided, knife-edged Imperials and why the Turbine resembles the '61-'63 T-bird in side view).
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