ChrisBcritter

One got a Chevy V8 transplant back in 1958 - must have been quite a sleeper: (Car Speed & Style, February 1958)

Excellent! I really should get some of those carbs... Do you have a shot of the rear end showing the mods to the taillights/rear panel?

That Monogram '36 Ford coupe is a version I've never seen before; when was it issued and is it stock only? Also, is it molded in tan like on the box?

ITC did, but even a model masochist like me wouldn't want to try to fix it...

There's one on the clearance rack at the Libertyville Hobby Lobby for $5.99 - missing a bottle and maybe the hose - good for a spare if anyone needs it.

And the rear. A little rougher but it should shrink OK.

Mike, here's your front license plate - save image, reduce and print:

That happens to you too, huh? Drives me nuts. At least the '62 was about the least "hurt" of the ones in the hole.

Hmm. Never knew that. Anyone have a photo of the decal sheet?

Noticed this old builtup '49 Ford on eBay and I was wondering about the Crestliner two-tone panels; they look like decals. Did AMT offer these, and if so what issue of the kit had them? This one's molded in tan plastic.

Did what I could with the image but couldn't quite get the tread pattern:

I airbrushed Testors Aztek "opaque" white to redo a couple sets of AMT 1961-issue wide whites; took three coats to make it really opaque but it worked in the end.

I recall the AMT '66 Galaxie convertible had one like this; what say the experts?

Pretty cool setup you have there - reminds me of the layout at the L.A. County Fairgrounds at Pomona which is a huge outdoor setup in 1/24 scale; they still had some of the old promos they got back in the '50s on display (mostly '52-'54 Ford sedans). Some of the streets are even set up with electric tracks that run rubber-tired model semi-trailers. One thing they did that you could try: a drive-in theater with a screen showing train films! Check out their site; might give some diorama ideas: http://fgrr.org/ Anyway, back on topic - would you be willing to do any trades?

The '60 Ford wagon arrived today - definitely not from a smoke-free home (in fact, the inner box it was packed in previously contained "200 cigarette filter tubes"!), but a good cleaning will take care of that and the residue from the paper stick-on wood trim. Lower rear quarters are full of glue but I'll either smooth them off or replace them with the ones from the other body. Yet another project begins...

According to the website, 3/8" scale or 1/32. Would they agree to trading off some of the retired cars for replacements? I saw this photo on your website; just putting it here for info - I'll remove it if that's a problem:

MY=Model year. I was hoping the Bronco wheelcovers (the rear ones without the 4WD hubs) would be correct for a regular '66, but from what I hear, they're undersized. Can anyone measure a set and tell us the actual diameter? Maybe they can be adapted with a ring around them.

I think we have a late winner for the "unusual places you've bought models" thread!

Yeah, I knew it would be far-fetched in the first movie when they tried to convince the audience that a 211 in progress at a liquor store in Glendale would have the whole LAPD tied up so they could go racing south of downtown L.A.

That just leaves three of the great '50s rockers left - Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino. Of course Chuck left us one of the all-time great car songs in "Maybelline" (and "You Can't Catch Me" was right up there too).

A few good lesser-known vintage films: Drive a Crooked Road (1954) starring Mickey Rooney as a sports car racer/mechanic who gets hooked into being the wheelman for a bank heist in a souped up '40 Ford sedan; lots of great vintage sports cars in it. Cell 2455, Death Row (1955) starring William Campbell in one of his best badass roles as a character based on Caryl Chessman; some great stunt driving including a chase scene with a burning '40 Ford police car, plus scenes of the younger version of the character racing around the Hollywood Hills in a stolen '38 LaSalle convertible sedan (after his girlfriend tells him "Drive crazy fast!"). The Trap (1959) starring Richard Widmark as a mob lawyer who turns good guy after his clients shoot his father trying to make a getaway; not many chases per se but a lot of '50s Mopars and a great scene at the end when the wounded Widmark attacks the fleeing mobsters' airplane with a '58 Plymouth police car. I did the IMCDb pages for all three; check 'em out! http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=46935 http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=47926 http://www.imcdb.org/movie_53374-The-Trap.html

^^^ That's s'cool! Just nabbed a Hubley '60 Ford wagon cheeep - missing the rear bumper but I have one: Between it and the cut-up example I got recently, I have enough pieces to finish one car - maybe both if I can get someone to vacuform the windshield.

Just happened to have this shot I posted on the H.A.M.B. - it's from Eaton Rapids, MI in 1960. Hope it helps.

Some good stuff on there - the license plate decals appear to be for trucks, and I think the "Oakland Builder Supply Company" logos are from the '70s issue '65 El Camino? Will be interesting to see the complete sheets and the prices.