Richard Bartrop

Don Garlits experimenting with electric dragsters https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/07/15/on-july-20-don-garlits-looks-to-again-make-drag-racing-history/

The original post was about a guy who used his own hands and ingenuity to get more performance out of an old car. As car guys go, that looked pretty real to me.

One thing i hadn't noticed is how many of them are sporting Bright bumpers. These bumpers with built in lamps were actually pretty rare at the time. http://theoldmotor.com/?p=154643

THere's always some variation in terminology, and some of them are interchangeable, but near as I can tell, Victoria refers to a two door convertible with a detatchable trunk.

If you want to go with disc wheels, the Lindberg kit has a set.

Those old Monogram kits still build up nice, and the colour is not that far off what they put on the original.

Battery advocates claim something like 90-95% efficiency, and of course, they have their own issues with charging times, and capacity. Electrification I think will ultimately prove to be a benefit for gas engine enthusiasts as it takes the pressure off them. When was the last time you heard anyone complain about the enviromental impact of steam engines? And yes, high performance gas engines sound wonderful, but really, how many Ferraris and Lambos do you com across in your daily routine? I somehow doubt that too many people are going to wax nostalgic over the throaty purr of a Ford Focus.

Victoria is referring to the body style, and of course, every coachbuilder had their own spin on it. Some of those Packards had some pretty wild paint jobs, and as they were restored, and restored again, they'd be repainted to reflect the tastes of the time.

They obviously though there was enough demand for that Peerless to cut a set of moulds for a diecast, and it's not like it's that big a name.

Looks almost like a miniature Silver Shadow

It's not even that the C5 is particularly ugly, it's just that it's not an improvement. It looks like they ran a piece of sandpaper over the previous model without any real thought as to how it would look. At best, it's a halfhearted concession to the fashions of the time. What a lot of people seem to miss in trying to recreate Mitchell era designs is all the subtle tweaks that were made to get them to work. They don't leap out at you, but they definitely contribute to the overall effect. They're like the Parthenon that way. Speaking of subtle mode. One thing I didn't notice about the 1983 tribute at first was the extra peak on the front fenders, but it works.

The thing about stuff like this is that any idiot can criticize after the fact, and any idiot frequently does. Personally, the C4 is one of my favourite Corvette designs. Where the C3 was over the top, the C4 was elegant. The next generation with its bar of soap styling, is where things started to go wrong. As far as exercises go, we already know what the 1983 Corvette would have looked like. You can even peruse an example with your own eyes at the Corvette Museum. The show was the usual manufactured drama, and I agree the split window added nothing. Neither use nor ornament, as the British say. The rest of the exterior mods were tastefully done, and looked like they belonged.

What's really crazy is that articles about old cars that were originally electric seems to trigger rage too.

I was very happy with my last order, and I just put in another one.

The window frames from Revell's Model A coupe look like they might get you close.

I can confirm that the Heller kits tend to be fragile. I built the T50 long ago, and the general shape is good, but the fron tends to sit high, and the wheels aren't like anything Bugatti was using at the time. Also, Detail Master's interior Detail set of photoetch door handles and window cranks is just about perfect for detailing the front brake drums. I have the MPC Imperial and Lincoln in my build pile. Los of parts that don't quite fit, but your patience will be rewarded. This site is a gold mine of Imperial reference pics, including engine and chassis detail http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/index.htm

While his elders are busy crying in their beers about how it isn't 1973 anymore, here's a guy embracing the new technology. Good for him. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28215254/teslonda-tesla-powered-honda-drive-interview/

Only if the front half is posted in the car section, and the back half in the truck section.

Apparently it's very important that cars and trucks don't touch.

That is a handsome machine.

An Escort was my first thought too. The grille matched, but the rest didn't. The wheel arches looked like some sort of GM product, but I got fixated on Vauxhall.

Okay, if your Dad's name if Briggs Cunningham, or he was a member of the House of Saud, that could be acceptable.

GM had been selling Vauxhalls here since 1948. The '70s in general were not a good time to be selling British cars.

A few from the jet age that I really like. I especially like the "engine with a few decorative fins" look for the Starfighter, and the spaceship look of the Blackbird.

Safety and environment were why they stopped sending them over in the early '70s, but prior to 1968, these weren't in place. Now GM did try selling Vauxhalls in the states from '58 to '61(?) but for some reason, they never caught on