ChrisBcritter

Well, I see how the underside should be painted...

It will give info as long as you have the last five of the VIN and the license number - and the county and zip code - I just did it the other day for that Subaru: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/renewalForm.do If there's a license plate or an old registration with a license number somewhere in that wreck you're good.

Just ran the VIN JS23N0E102388 through the NICB database and it's not coming up stolen; if you had the license number and last five digits of the VIN you could run it through the CA DMV database, that would give a lot more info re salvage/junk, last registered, etc. (I just found that the low-mileage garage find '78 Subaru 4x4 wagon my boss just got has $619 in back fees... )

Just waiting for our Australian friends to chime in, especially about Falcon GT sedans...

That's what I figured, 2" x 4" in 1/35 scale?

That looks identical to the display in Glenview right down to the selection - separate from the other racks of kits too.

Yes, that's the old AMT kit. Nice to see some improvements are being made to the molds regarding fit issues. I wonder whether it would be worthwhile to try to engineer some new parts to improve the worst flaws in these kits? If the wheels/tires and engines were redone in the Auburn and Continental, the Auburn's door lines scribed, and the Continental's grille corrected (and maybe add an optional '42 grille as well) would they sell enough to offset the cost?

Eduard #00108 "2x4" mesh, near-perfect match for the '60 Chrysler Windsor grille; made in the Czech Republic and shipped from Australia. Am I correct to assume 2x4 is what it would measure in 1/35? At least if this stuff is meant for armor...?

Geez. Shall we continue with the movie bit? She needs a man She's been without one for so long She needs a man Someone big and oh so strong Lord, I think she needs Superman... Hint: VHS only. An Armenian guy sings it.

Sanford-Townsend Band - "Smoke from a Distant Fire".

Add the Crystals.

A year? That might be doable, knowing how I bounce from project to project (although three of my projects are Lincolns). Guess I'm in if you can live with my crummy photos...

I remember seeing a four-door conversion done using the rear half of the roof from a '65 Mustang notchback - with some reshaping of the C-pillars it looked very good.

I built a few of those as a kid; their scales varied as they all used the same tires. Later for my Pearl Harbor movie project I converted the school bus to a '36 Ford Army bus with a lot of mods (added 1/8" height to the body, rounded the roof corners and modified the front clip from a 1/72 WWII Japanese fuel truck to look Ford-ish).

Good going Bernard! Whichever version you build, you can offset what you paid by eBaying or trading the parts you don't use. I got one of those '34s as a builtup cabriolet long ago (nicely done, fortunately) - is your kit molded in dark maroon? Door length should be OK since the option is "coupe or cabriolet" and not roadster (same deal as the Monogram '36).

Are there any other surviving cars you know of from the movie - in particular the two '58 Edsels used in Luke's last scene? (I don't mean the '59 that was blown up, but the two '58 four-doors (one Pacer hardtop, one Ranger sedan)?

Might be a good start for the first-ever LeMons Challenger? Bet it's not even that rusty underneath.

OK - never mind. Thanks for checking.

For me, it was the guys I grew up reading in Rod & Custom and Rod Action in the '60s and '70s - mainly Tex Smith, Bud Bryan, and Spence Murray, following the progress of their many project cars.

Can you get him to scan and post the instructions pleeeeez?

The Crew Cuts (the Chords had the original version)

Sleeper? Riiiight!

Here you go: The used car salesman "Speed Felon for Mighty Misdemeanor Motors" is at 35:09, but watch the whole thing - especially the part with the model kits.

Good lord, somebody bought it! The seller should change their handle to "rudyrusso". Saw one of these a couple times at the kit collector show in Orange County, CA many years ago - the seller wanted around fifty bucks for it then ("Fifty bucks never killed anybody", but it would have injured my budget too much...).