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  1. ChrisBcritter
    Holy Vapor Lock!
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    From a fellow Continental freak, that is a real beaut! It takes a very steady hand to get that edge molding clean and even.
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    Now that is one terrific save!
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    Maybe post in the Wanted section? There's got to be one in a less picked-over HL one of us could dig up for you.
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    Assuming it wasn't something that was ginned up for the show? You would think an auction house that took itself seriously would have them cut to commercial. Did it broadcast just now? I'll have to check the rerun.
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    A bit clearer (it came from the 1964 Verdugo Hills High School yearbook):
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    your five senses
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    Renault Dauphine - and IIRC, they were for a brief time the second most popular import in the U.S. after the VW, but they had a dismal survival rate. And naturally, the Hubley kit of the Renault goes for fairly big bucks today. (Still need a rear bumper for mine.)
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    Now there's a potential Movie/TV Cars build!
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    The guy who sold it can vouch for that .
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    You got 'em - PM me your address. Been hoping to return the favor for the '62 Grand Prix grilles I got from you!
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    If you want to try that, I have a '32 3-window diecast body I got in a parts bag - you're welcome to it.
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    Hi Steve, Will you be using the stock wheels on this one? If so I've been casting the hubcaps; let me know if you need a set.
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    A few images I've picked up on the net.
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    Don't know when this started, but the staff at HL now offers me the 40% coupon back to use again after I make a purchase. The coupons I have now are also good until June 30, rather than week-to-week.
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    Another suggestion: Use Bondic to cast the emblems; it's cured with UV light and it's a liquid so it flows into the mold very well. I've used it for a lot of small parts, and like SfanGoch I used it to make Caddy emblems (copied the one-year-only '70 "Coupe deVille" emblems for my '64).
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    Nice pair! I have a '63 Falcon promo I'm restoring as well. Got the Comet dunked in the purple pond yesterday; the paint came off, mostly - but there's some fine lacquer check and residue. Now it's soaking in 91% iso alcohol to see if the remainder can be dislodged.
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    The '63 Comet convertible and '61 Falcon arrived today; happily the Comet's driver wasn't glued in. Now to correct the nose-high stance, fill a few gaps around the grille ends, and cut the headlight bezels at an angle to match the 1/1: The wheels may be beyond hope from tire melt; maybe now I have an excuse to chrome those 13" steelies from the Revell Bronco kit - they fit the AMT compact tires. The Falcon is better than I expected; no glue holding the glass and the body appears to be unpainted plastic with a coat of clear. Good trading material!
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    Thanks, mchook! OK, I'll give this a qualified . Still means more trash to wade through.
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    Anyone else notice that in the last couple weeks, eBay has stopped displaying full-page completed listings, and instead shows a "related" current item? Thanks a lot, guys. Just now I was bidding on a '60 Chevy pickup (got outbid - if somebody here won it, congrats) and the instant the auction ended, the page switched - by itself - to show an el-warpo '60 Chevy wagon promo (yeah, no thanks ). The completed listings were a great source of photos and other info; guess it was too good to last.
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    Once again, had to get two to get one, but still a real good deal: Been wanting one of these '63 Comet convertibles for a long time but the prices have been jumping up lately; last unbuilt one on eBay sold for $174.99 - last one before that had a broken windshield frame and was missing the wheels/tires/axles and front seats and still sold for $43.50. This one has the usual tire melt on the wheelcovers, and hopefully I can pry the driver's butt off the front seat without much damage . The '61 Falcon is one of the cleanest builtups I've ever seen; I may flip it (I already have two '61 projects going), or I'd trade it for a good builder '66-'69 Falcon...
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    "Uh... I don't have it finished yet, man." "Well, then, read what you have, young man." It's the '64 Coupe deVille from the chase scene through Chicago's Navy Pier in Cooley High: Got a ways to go yet, but it's getting there. If you're familiar with the Jo-Han kit, you'll spot all the mods to the hood and interior.
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    I thought my '56 Olds seemed different from the others - that must be why. The ABS ones seem to have a glossier finish than the styrene ones.
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    Might keep the cat from shedding so much...
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