ChrisBcritter

Here's a kicker: From 1955, in Selma, NC, a dealer that sold new Fords and Chevys together in the same showroom:

John, this is a longshot, but check your chrome parts in that kit and see if they are molded in clear plastic under the chrome. I have a Lindberg 1/32 Granada and many of its chrome parts have faded to reveal clear plastic underneath! If so, strip off the chrome from the lenses and you're all set.

Really wanted to try that Estafette as a "fish-out-of-water" US version. Hope it gets into production somewhere.

Note the '56 Ford wheelcovers - must be 15" wheels. Did the owner switch them because it's not easy to get 14" tires in the proper height/width?

Or in Swedish:

Ride, Shadow. Ride!

Snake, that's what I was wondering about - how the finish was done by AMT and if a clear pearl over the aqua plastic would duplicate the original look. I've got '64 Cadillac and '65 Chevy promos in metallic brown, and their finishes have a gold tint to the 'flake, but the aqua promos look more like silver tint. Guess my point is, would the clear pearl give it a metallic aqua look or is there a better way? I've never used it before. Mark, no worries about collector value - this is a keeper.

I recently got an aqua '65 Continental promo that had been repainted orange. Several days in the purple pond took care of that, but it also removed the metallic finish the car originally had. What's a good way to bring it back? I was thinking of giving it a coat of Tamiya clear pearl; any other ideas? Thanks!

Check your local liquor store for wine bottle boxes with dividers; they worked well for me in an 1800-mile move. I put each car in a sealable plastic bag in case anything fell off.

Maybe so - I got this one at an LMMCC meeting last August: Not bad for seven bucks.

If that's an original issue, wouldn't it have the old whitewall Firestone Supremes? Those are the later issue taller blackwall Firestones.

Here's the car that's supposed to be the Cresta/Velox's strongest influence: the 1954 Pontiac Strato Streak concept.

Found the answer - Yes, there was, with minor differences: Image from Gary Reynolds on the H.A.M.B.

Had a great time there with Tom and Kevin despite the weather. Let's see some of everyone's photos!

Just got back from the NNL meet in Siberia Waukesha with Tom Piagari and Kevin Pratscher; the weather curtailed a lot of activity at the swap meet. About a third of the vendors didn't show up due to the massive sleet and snow storm, but I still picked up a few goodies very cheap: a started '65 Grand Prix; an aqua '65 Continental sedan promo that had been repainted orange with taxi markings, a Revell reissue Austin Healey opened but bagged inside, and a thoroughly gluebombed '57 T-bird that had a good custom no-scoop hood (the vendor who sold me the Healey threw it in for free). The Grand Prix will be a roof and glass donor for my '65 Olds Jetstar I project, and the Continental will be stripped and cleaned up to represent the aqua promo I had some 50-odd years ago. Hope everyone else who went to the show made it home safely!

A challenge for those doing aftermarket 3-D printing: How about a set of full wheel covers for the '62? Neither this kit nor the original Bonneville issued in '62 has ever had them: (image from eBay listing) Note how the concentric rings and three triangles are only stamped in the outer part, but are reflected in the smooth center - neat trick by the stylist.

Wally's convertible was a rare '53 Chevy 210 with fake patina; the car was actually pale green (you can see glossy paint under the patina in some shots) and showed up in several other productions made at Universal. From IMCDb:

Sweet photo! From what I've read in British car magazines, they're the equivalent of the '57 Chevy for collectible/nostalgia value in England.

Wish I'd thought of that sooner - could have used it to downgrade the Revell Dodge Magnum kit from an R/T to an SXT like the one I had.

Hi Patrick, There really isn't enough left to work with, I don't think - I cut the hood out for another forum member a while back (Note to self: send him a PM). I still want to make molds for the side trim. I do have a rear bumper I can spare if it will help - and test shots of some taillights in resin. Do you have a '58 you're trying to save?

If you want to try fixing the missing ridge in the '64 hood, Gary, you can have the one in my photo - PM me if so.

You may want to use the '65 hood - AMT goofed on the '64 and left out the ridge in the center of the depression; they fixed it in '65.

Has anyone had this problem: When using this pen to black out grilles, the ink beads up and pulls away from the edges of the slot you're trying to fill?

Too easy. Now to find a distressed Danbury '48 Buick I can build up as Jan and Dean's "Schlock Rod"...

Just so you know not all kids do it, my young nephew just recently pulled the loud exhaust off his Golf and replaced it with a quieter (but still performance) system. The PO had installed the loud setup along with a bunch of Dynamat to try to kill the noise (somewhat) but it was still too loud inside the car, let alone outside.