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  1. Richard Bartrop
    From the August '52 issue. This may have been brought up before, but I wanted to point out how "most ready shaped" is a selling point. Worth noting when you think about some of the things we gripe about in modern kits.
  2. Richard Bartrop
    That sounds like a 1/32 scale '67-'69 Barracuda snap kit I got in my very early days of modeling.
  3. Richard Bartrop
    The Monogram classics do build up nice right out of the box, and a little extra work could turn them into something really special. It wouldn't surprise me if Revell Germany was still holding on to them.
  4. Richard Bartrop
    There's something you don't see every day, a hot rod based on a 1916 Chalmers. From the July '52 issue
  5. Richard Bartrop
    It means that 3/4 of an inch on the model is one foot on the original, so it's 1/16 scale 1/2 " scale is 1/24, and 1" scale is 1/12. I think Aurora redid some of them in plastic, including the Stutz.
  6. Richard Bartrop
    Some model kits from the Dec '51 issue Someone liked the Tucker Torpedo an awful lot.
  7. Richard Bartrop
    You can definitely see the Giugiaro influence in GM's '77 models. I've been going through these a little slower, and I'm just up to the early '50s. A few observations. As popular as the flathead Ford V8s were, they didn't have the playing field all to themselves. Chevy and GMC sixes also seemed to be popular in racing circles, and people were still running Ford 4 cylinder engines. Starting with the November '48 issue, and continuing for the 8 issues, there's a step by step series on how to build a hotrod, which should be very interesting for anyone attempting a traditional style rod. The July '51 issues looks at the V-8s available, including the newer OHV models from Cadillac, Studebaker, and Chrysler, and concludes the writing is on the wall for the venerable flathead.
  8. Richard Bartrop
    It's a Bolwell Nagari. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wvkk7z8/
  9. Richard Bartrop
    I got this in the mail today. Signed by the author.
  10. Richard Bartrop
    It's been my experience that they all work well on it.
  11. Richard Bartrop
    I'm a sucker for subjects that make people go, "What the heck is that?", so this has my interest.
  12. Richard Bartrop
    From a piece about a meet pitting sports cars against hot rods sponsored by Gary Davis of three wheeler Davis fame. One of these Talbot-Lago coupes sold for a little over $13 million this year.
  13. Richard Bartrop
    Got the emails, and really, I can live with those. They did mention that more magazines are on the way. Hoping Rod & Custom is one of them.
  14. Richard Bartrop
    I'd buy those.
  15. Richard Bartrop
    Article from June 1948 reminiscing about the old days. That lowered T looks pretty slick.
  16. Richard Bartrop
    When talk turns to "traditional" hot rods, when you look at what they did back then, it's pretty clear they cared squat about tradition. They just wanted to go fast, and used whatever parts they had to do it. The Mercury powered Cord is an interesting contrast to the Cord powered rod featured in an earlier issue. It's too bad they didn't provide more detail on how they made that work.
  17. Richard Bartrop
    On your keyboard next to the Scroll lock, should be a key labelled Prnt Scrn, or words to that effect. Press that, and it'll save your current screen. In a graphics program (windows Paint will do) hit paste, or ctrl+V. Crop out the bits you don't want, and save as a JPG or PNG file.
  18. Richard Bartrop
    I think it's safe to call that one the birth of the fad T. I like it it more than the Sunset Strip incarnation. The ads are as interesting as the articles, giving a snapshot of what aftermarket equipment was available, and when. Here's something from Fiberfab in the July '67 issue that I wasn't aware of. I guess most people figured their Mustangs looked fine the way they are.
  19. Richard Bartrop
    Try this one. https://www.motortrendondemand.com/magazines/hot-rod/issue/571130
  20. Richard Bartrop
    There's a gold mine of reference material in there. Check out the September 1951 issue, and there's a one page item on a guy who built model hot rods.
  21. Richard Bartrop
    Okay, now you have me wondering about something. I've always been clamouring for a decent Auburn Speedster kit, and let's be honest, the old Pyro kit is a relic of its age. On the other hand, you do have that very nice Auburn diecast in 1/18, and the fact you've reissued it suggests there's a demand. How much effort would be involved in running a scanner over the diecast moulds, reducing them to 1/25, adapting them to take styrene, and selling the unassembled parts as a kit? Same with the Peerless, and Duesenberg SSJ, while we're here.
  22. Richard Bartrop
    The Model A has my interest, and so does the wire wheel pack.
  23. Richard Bartrop
    I've seen some claims that it was one of the Maseratis that raced at Indy before the war.
  24. Richard Bartrop
    Piece of cake. Message sent.
  25. Richard Bartrop
    Is this it?
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