ChrisBcritter

Hmm. Speaking of NASCAR compacts: Maybe we should both build our scruffy little cars as Compact Class also-rans? (The Valiants mopped the floor with everybody else.)

I recall they had one of these last year: http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1963-Delco-Shock-Absorbers-dealership-smooth-ride-display-182335 Too bad about the chewed-up A-pillar on the second car. Their usual semi-literate description refers to them as "chevelles" (sic); not as bad as the parking-lot neon sign decribed as "Unseal" :lol: :

It looked kind of sad so I brought it home (from eBay): It's a '61 (with - I think - '49 Ford wheels) but it's painted up like Joe Weatherly's '60. NASCAR compacts weren't exactly high points in anyone's career, including Joe's: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/february-19-1961-joe-weatherly-ended-up-in-this-predicament-news-photo/162839718 There's blue paint under the white - hope it isn't lacquer. Nothing's glued, thank goodness - now to decide how to redo it...

Good luck to the dealer - they've been trying to flog this thing for $89,900 on eBay for months now. Nice thing is there have been a ton of detailed photos of the car online, and I was able to show them to my uncle who said the upholstery patterns matched his '57 Fairlane town sedan which I'm building. (His wasn't supercharged; he just stuffed a 406 4-speed in it and went street racing.) Here's a link to the last Ebay auction; grab the photos while you can: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hemmings-Motor-News-Feature-Car-/181588449072?vxp=mtr

"Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" - Edison Lighthouse

I found one I liked, the Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 pickup: Did a little cleanup and photoshop work, et voila: As the French surfers say, "Hang dix!"

Got the new compressor today - Paasche DB-300R; hooked it up to the Neo and it works fine. Even better, it looks like the two Trumpeter kits I put on eBay will just about cover what I paid...

Every time I have to lie It tears me apart Every time I see you cry It takes a piece of my heart... Hint: Opening song from this singer's final album. (Dennis Doty and I are big fans of this singer.)

^^^ "Don't You Just Know It" - Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns.

These may be a little tough to find, but check out the fender skirts that came with the AMT/SMP 1961 and 1962 Imperial kits: Looks like they'd match the style of the Ford quarters pretty well, and I bet most folks who build up one of these Imperials would toss them anyway (after prying them loose!). Food for thought...

Got a nice, clean '64 T-bird radio promo: Put in a battery, and after a few minutes of crackling, WGN is coming in clear. Now I have a straight run of T-birds from 1961 to '66. . Now I need a '67... Also got some of the new AMT narrow whitewalls left over from a current kit somebody parted out.

Comet had a 4.5" longer wheelbase than the Falcon (114" vs. 109.5"). Thanks for the info! How about some photos of your promos?

I've got one that's a dormant custom project: filled in all the slots for the side chrome, added a '57 Buick grille and redid the rear fenders with '60 Olds taillights, got a Monogram '59 Caddy engine for it - that's as far as I've gotten. See if anyone is parting out a convertible kit if you want a dual exhaust setup - the coupe kit only has a single.

Definitely the '57 Ford wagon; hopefully a '65 Continental to convert to a sedan; maybe a '58 Ford hardtop body; and dare I hope for a '59 Dodge reissue from Moebius? On the other hand I want to get rid of my Trumpeter Pontiac and Nova hardtops on eBay to get back the cost of the compressor I just ordered...

"Blinded by the Light", written by Bruce Springsteen, Manfred Mann's Earth Band had the hit.

San Diego's own Cascades, "Rhythm of the Rain."

Was fun to see that Pasadena and Chicago had the same weather today: 32°, no snow, and sunny (so the Hawaiian bands' conch shell blowers in the Rose Parade were wearing more than loincloths this year ). Where I used to live in Yucca Valley was at the 3200' level, so snow was usually a once-a-year deal, and melted within a day, but it made the desert very pretty: And sometimes you'd spot something interesting on the road:

Same melody, two different sets of lyrics: 1.There was a time when the world was fickle And it may have been hard to succeed But times have changed now, and school and training Is all you really need... 2. There she goes, she ran in her room She'll prob'ly stay in there the rest of the day It sounds like it must have been something you said You know she's awfully used to getting her way... Hints: #1 was recorded by at least three big groups. #2 was recorded by another big group, whose leader also played piano on #1.

"Drive", the Cars.

OK, I used the URL of the first photo to find the others. Looks pretty sharp! Yes, the ends of the grille will need some finessing where they meet the fenders, but it's getting there. Nice job so far.

please pm me too - I looked at what I think is the other site (rhymes with "jail motto snoozefest"?) and couldn't find it.

Don't know why they keep calling it a '70; it's a '69.

Think I posted about this, but it got lost in the forum sinkhole. '60 Falcon promo from Australia, RHD 4-door sedan which warped almost as well as the American version! Sure looks like the AMT promo. Anyone have info on this?

I was thinking along similar lines (I already have a '64 Coupe deVille ):