ChrisBcritter

It was a white '63 two-door hardtop going in and a green '64 two-door post coming out... Oh, it goes further than that - not only does the car revert to being a '63 when it blows up in the end, at one point the police radio calls for them to be on the lookout for a 1973 Chevy!

OH that is a nice one, Don! Here's the 1/1 I'd like to build someday from my kit:

The Carpenters - "Superstar"

Very good! The '75 Impala convertible (CA license Z FATCAT) was being driven by my (then future) boss; and he wasn't a stunt driver either - just an extra. Since he didn't get a credit, I made this for him to hang in his office: (We're back on speaking terms.)

From the Past-Time Hobbies website (http://www.pthinc.com): MIDWEST FINEST PLASTIC KIT & TOY SHOW February 22nd, 2015 - 65th ILLINOIS PLASTIC KIT & TOY SHOW, EXHIBITION CENTER, 150 show tables available, BUY/SELL/TRADE/ or just browse, held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, Exhibition Building, 2015 West Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois, Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Admission: Adults: $5.00 - Children under 12 yrs. $2.00 INFORMATION: Past-Time Hobbies, Inc. 9311 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 (630) 969-1847 or Email: pthpowerinc@aol.com Looking forward to it!

IIRC, the wheelbase on this kit appears closer to the Ambassador version (which was stretched ahead of the firewall). Something also needs to be done about the headlights; they should be more hooded (a set of '59 Mercury headlights should correct this, with a little work). Otherwise it's a pretty nice kit with some custom possibilities: As for the chassis, you're really stuck for choice. Here's the underside of that unibody promo: Good detail to start with; adding a torque tube/coil spring rearend wouldn't be too bad but the front suspension would need a lot of scratchbuilding (or strip out a junk Marlin kit?). Best part: they're molded in styrene, amazingly; worst part: this image is from the last one that sold on eBay - for $63.00 last November. Maybe a job for a resin caster?

Rod Stewart - "Downtown Train" I've done a mash-up of this song and Joe Walsh's "Ebony Eyes" - came out interesting but still needs work.

"Toni" Curtis? Peter "Faulk"? Give the fool who wrote that his just desserts: "You're banished! I'm getting a new typesetter! Banished! Banished! Banished!" By the way, I recall there was more than one Leslie Special built (three IIRC); this one's in the Tupelo Auto Museum:

^^^ Gremlins. This may be easy:

Chuck Berry - "Back in the USA"

Gary Lewis and the Playboys - "Malibu Run" (from the movie Out of Sight)

They forgot to show the cheese-grater body file used for grinding down the nubs from the sprue.

Had one of these when it was new; even then I thought Barris sure succeeded in making a Mustang look like a '63 Tempest...

Well this is a new one on me! While doing my usual search for '58 Fords on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Ford-1958-Ford-Fairlane-Model-Kit-Made-in-Japan-/221679257703?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339d1d0867 Anyone recognize the company, and if they made anything else like this? Along the same vein, the same seller has a Messerschmitt; again any info? I'm watching both kits to see if the bids head for Idiotville... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960s-Messerschmitt-TG500-Model-Kit-Made-in-Japan-Complete-/221679251205?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339d1cef05

Any guesses as to what the blades in the middle and bottom are? They're not on Flex-I-File's website. (Sure hope the middle one is a micro saw.)

I've noticed the tips on the Excel blades don't break off as easily as the X-acto ones do, but YMMV. What I'd really like to see is a knife sharpener that would work for hobby blades - I know, I know, so I'm cheap. There's still a lot of metal left on a blade when it's dull...

Understatement of the year...

Maybe Taylor Webb Used Cars will buy it and name it Jill.

"Dancin' in the sand down on the beach Girls are out of sight, but not out of reach Smell the salty air See bikinis everywhere Girls come every day, you'll find 'em there..." Hint: This band's first seven singles hit the Billboard Top Ten (but this wasn't one of them; it was in a movie soundtrack).

"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" - Melanie

1. "This Ole House" - Rosemary Clooney 2. "The Free Electric Band" - Albert Hammond

How about the Buddy L Texaco station? Prices for those have hit the stratosphere. Even replicating parts from it could be lucrative - the gas pumps, islands, tire rack, oil cans, rest room sign, grease rack - it all would sell to collectors, plus diorama builders would want those items without having to shell out for the MRC kit.

Bravo! Actually filmed on the not-yet-opened 210 Freeway near Sunland/Tujunga, CA; that area looks nothing like the I-5 near San Juan Capistrano where the movie is set...

Yes, but it's not a Rolls - it's an Austin Princess, the car you rent for a movie when you can't get/can't afford a Rolls Royce. Some have even had R-R grilles fitted.

"Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?" episode of The Wonderful World of Disney.