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Got a couple useful items over the weekend: '60 F-100 interior bucket; the one in my pickup had a couple large chunks break off and stick thoroughly to the body when the PO dismantled it. A couple glass units were up but went out of my price range as usual. AMT Craftsman '65 Chevelle SS NOS wheels - only time AMT got them right; the '66 Nova SS used this style too, but the ones in that kit are molded so flat they look more like '63 Olds Starfire wheelcovers. I'll be molding and copying them of course. (NOTE TO SNAKE: Were you bidding against me on these? Shoot me an email and you'll get the first set of copies.) Price watcher's notes: This set of '61 AMT full-size whitewalls with '59 Dodge Royal Lancer wheelcovers (custom parts in the AMT '62 Imperial) bid up to $43.00 - three bidders fought for them and the winner upped his top bid twice before the end . I have two originals - maybe I should make a new mold?

My condolences, Rick.

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So, Ford - If the Granada was so great compared to the Seville, why'd you need to build the Versailles?

'62 Falcon display engine:

AMT jumped the gun a bit - the '63 Nova hardtop/convertible kits featured a nicely-molded 327/stick combo; I picked up one for my '65 (changed it to Powerglide). It should drop right into the new wagon kit if it's as good a match as it looks.

April '60 IIRC - there are some '60 models still rattling around Cuba; there's no "Che Riviera" but their national auto museum has Che Guevara's '60 Bel Air four-door hardtop.

Finish something. Anything. '65 Nova is still closest.

True enough; in this case (one-owner 65k-mile '63 Riviera) it appears to be on the driver's side.

Then there are those for which the resemblance was purely intentional:

Two off the (ugh) bucket list: Made a mold from the split bench, poured two copies, and cut them down to make bucket seats for the custom Newport; the split bench will go back in the stock one once I redo the floor pan and tunnel.

The Monarch and Granada are pretty nice representations, even if simplified: The opera windows need a little tweaking but the rest is good.

Did someone mention stock Buick valve covers? Now there's a coincidence - these came out of the mold this afternoon: Been hunting for a set of these from the '60 Buick because they were the most accurate, and then I spotted a set on an old '40 Ford chrome tree - same thing. Added flanges because for some strange reason AMT didn't put them on any of the early nailhead covers. These will go into my '63 Riviera, and the next set is for my '62 Electra.

Steelies turned out fine. Newport mold had an odd twist at the bottom - the base curled a bit from air pressure but the seat seems OK. Running 50 psi in the tank, like Tom P. always did - too much, I guess? Either way I'll use .040 for the base next time.

Bill, I'm sorry to hear that - and I'm grateful for your efforts. Stay safe and sane and enjoy the new year!

The one from The Wayward Bus, by chance? The studio used a miniature for some shots, oddly made to be shot with a mirror (lettering backwards, door on the other side) and the final image printed reversed.

No '62 Revell Mopars - in fact no Mopars, period; must be still working on licensing.

Just poured two new molds and got them into the pressure pot - '62 Newport front seat and headlight lenses, Buick nailhead stock valve covers (for the '63 Riviera) corrected with flanges added, and original issue '65 GTO steelies. Also got axle pins ready for the Newports - countersunk the lowered car's set to clear the engine, and remade the stock version's pins after I had to drill out the old ones. Bit by bit...

Please do! You have some good stuff in there - I'd love to have the Cruver '49 Olds 98 and the Jo-Han '69 Coupe deVille if I had a spare kidney to sell .

Mine too: Bought this '88 Starion turbo from an estate auction in 1999 to flip, but in the few months I had it I really enjoyed it. Solid 44k-mile rice rocket that even passed smog on the first try. Sold it to a kid from Long Beach and made a little over $300 on the deal; kinda hated to see it go even though I've never been into Japanese sports cars. (ETA: Just ran the plate through the CA DMV site; after I sold it, nobody tried to smog it again until 2006 - when it failed; no record after that. Hope he had fun with it...)

Cute photo! If your cousin could do a larger hi-res scan of it, we could have more details to go on, but to me it looks like you're holding some sort of pressed tin toy - Bandai or similar. Possibly a police car.

Steve, part of the reason the overhang looks long is that the curved-down area towards the front of the quarter panel draws the eye and makes it look shorter. Maybe if that were adjusted it might flow a little better? Quickie photoshop:

Oooee. That's the old ITC kit; any resemblance between it and a Mercedes is purely coincidental.

It may sound crazy, but I really love this one, built from scrounged bits and pieces in the mid-'50s: It was built by a fellow named Harrison Miler who wrote about it in the August 1974 issue of Rod Action. He started with a Model A chassis, stepped in the rear, and running gear from a '39 Mercury. Grille was from a '35 Ford pickup, and the body was from a '26 Jordan Playboy - a rusted mess pulled from a river bottom, but it was free! I should post the story; it's a very good read. Might be tough to recreate in scale - that body and grille would have to be scratchbuilt for sure.