DonW

You could at least fix your wife's parking brake! Seriously it's good to see 4x4s being used properly, not for the school run or shopping in Kensington High Street!

I built the Packard years ago, I seem to remember the plastic was a little odd compared to other kits. It's long gone now, sadly. Good luck with collecting the set!

What's not to like?

Why would you care what this is? It'll be in someone's way somewhere... Unlike E.J. Potter.

Once again I wasn't able to take part but it's okay, I've now learned about another vehicle I was unaware of. Apparently the first 'production' fibreglass bodied car, and it was in a movie with Tony Curtis! Good one.

PM sent! A proper motor car...

Pity I was away at work - I knew this one!

The good news is that my wife can now stand to watch the racing 'cos the cars sound so much better! Neither of us were fans of the sound of last year's cars. I like the way this years cars seem to handle, too.

I've heard people talk recently about big Mercedes being muscle cars. That's just wrong, although they have big V8s and lots of power, they're just not American!

Well, Land Rovers are famous for being able to cross any terrain!

I had exactly the same reaction, then I scrolled down and saw you'd posted it!

What! You mean they make cars in other places in the world?!!! PM sent.

Well put, Skip! It would make a great gasser, but it's very fine just the way it is.

PM sent. Not too easy, not too hard in the end - I found it after I had given up, funnily enough.

I'm guessing it's not from Brazil?

Well done John I can empathise with you as I just got a contract testing software at BMW GB head office! Given my passion for BMW, I'm sort of in shock - I interviewed and was offered the job on Friday and I start tomorrow! Sadly I have to stay near the site during the week as it's too far to commute, not ideal but better than not having a contract at all... Good luck, -Don. PS I must say how you all on the forum have helped keep me sane during the dark times when I thought I'd never land another contract!

Well I got as far as Puma and Alfa Metais Veículos, seems like rear engind VW based sports cars were a big thing in Brazil!

Nope, can't get a handle on this.

Does anyone know what GT stands for? I know those responsible for the Hennessey GT don't! This is a GT:

Me too!

I'd say use the balsa, whoever cut the 'parts' and packed them into the boxes all that time ago would have wanted that... You don't build like somebody that wants an easy life! Whatever, I respect you for taking up this challenge.

Chevy were going to crush this Wankel engined concept car until someone stepped in at the last minute and it ended up being gifted (engineless) at the say-so of Wayne Cherry to Tom Falconer at Claremont Corvette in the UK who has restored it and got it running with a Mazda Wankel engine. There are countless other such horror stories, not all with happy endings. Makes you wonder.

Reminds me of Steve Bolander's car in Graffiti, but it isn't that one!

Thanks Tulio Do I get a point for noticing? Cheers. -Don.

So will they be facing forwards or backwards? Or just a little sideways...