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    Much obliged!
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    Very glad to see those chrome reverses don't have the front hubcaps molded on! I'll be watching for a set from the usual eBay part vendors...
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    Can you upload that image directly to the forum? Photobucket is having one of its fits again (or they keep defeating the Chrome addons).
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    From the December 1963 issue of Esquire, these are Virgil Exner's four original renderings: The article (note these were first supposed to be 1964 model year versions, plus they were credited to both Virgil Exner Senior and Junior):
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    Yes, the Chevy was white with a red interior and today would be considered a viable project if you found it in a junkyard.
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    I'm forwarding this thread to a friend on the board who has had a lot of success casting clear red resin taillights; hopefully he'll chime in with advice (he did the tail and backup lights for my '65 Nova and '65 Belvedere projects).
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    I'm so sorry to see this, Brian - hope the holidays will give you some respite. You don't mention unbuilt kits - did you have any stored elsewhere?
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    First one I built was when I was 7 back in '67; it was the '65 Chevelle funny car brush-painted black. I used the shock absorbers to decorate the grille... Also tackled the "Unreal" Edsel funny car not long after.
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    OK, I'll play. Here's a batch from my personal collection, taken by me and my dad around Glenview in the early '70s: My brothers and me. I still have that Plymouth's wheelcover, and the speedometer from the '61 Mercury... These were given to me by a classmate in junior high; she said she got them from this "weird guy" neighbor of hers - again, Chicago/Glenview area: I shot this '53 Stude in Paducah, KY in '75: And finally, this was at my high school a few years before I attended:
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    Some guys with '61-'63 Continentals have swapped from 14" to 15" wheels with '64-up wheel covers due to the difficulty of finding the wide 14" tires; I did some junkyard scrounging for wheels/covers for a friend's '63 so he could keep it on the road.
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    I'm not thrilled with that either, but for the constant use I'll be getting from them I just figured it into the price of the tool.
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    Took one look at those saws and ordered a set! (BTW they're $11.00 + $7.00 postage from Scale Motorsport - didn't see 'em listed on eBay or Amazon.)
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    Man, if this guy ever does a '57 Century hardtop... I'll wait for a complete kit rather than a test shot, however.
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    Rex, if you can't do it, I can - my scanner has an adapter. PM me if you find the slides.
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    Have any resin outfits done a panel truck conversion for the '40, using the Monogram pickup as a donor?
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    Heads up! I just checked the Modelhaus site and it looks like they still have some promo wheels for the '66 Caddy; grab 'em while you can! They're all you need to bring this back to stock on the exterior. One other thing: I built their '65 Impala back in the '80s and those whitewall inserts started melting in the tires very quickly; you may want to copy them in resin.
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    Once again, here's an upgrade on the plates for you - correct font, stickers on rear only, and they can be used for the Death Proof Charger as well:
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    Renault Fuego? VW 411/412? Someone tell Faust about those! The '39 Pontiac sounds interesting, too - guess it's based on the Monogram '39 Chevy?
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    Great photos! Did the powered pogo stick come with a free ambulance ride?
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    Wouldn't ya know it - I passed on a builtup '64 El Camino at Model Empire's sale because the bumpers were damaged - and now the front's in stock. Oh well - got a set of '59 Imperial promo wheels anyway. Now to bookmark the tire site...
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    I have a friend up in Paradise named Larry Ladwig who was an old-time mechanic (worked with Andy Granatelli's Studebaker crew at Bonneville) and car detailer; he's in his late seventies now - still trying to find out if he got out OK.
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    Tie: Revell Dodge Charger SRT-8 and Shelby Cobra 427 S/C won at club raffles. Good kits I'm sure, just not the stuff I build.
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    Some killer builds in there! What's going on in photo #127 with the firemen pushing the Shelby? ETA: Never mind, found the article on Jalopnik.
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    I've always had the idea to use the Orange Crate body on the AMT Show 'n' Go chassis and use the stock body for something else; I take it door alignment is an issue with the Crate? Do the hinges work OK?
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