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I was talking with a gentleman I met at the Goodguys in Charlotte last year. During the conversation I mentioned to the friend I was at the show with that I need to go to the model display. The other fellow mentions he is a closet model builder. He took out his cell phone and pulled up a picture of his model building area. It was in a small coat/clothes closet t!!!

Tom, fantastic pics. I had my camera with me but when I saw you taking pics I didn't bother to take any.

At the CKM sow in Clemmons yesterday picked up a 75 Gremlin, 40 Ford SD, and an AMT 67 Mustang FB. The 40 and 67 were open and complete, $18.00 for the pair. The 40 and 67 will be sacrificed for parts, Gremlin for the group build. Did a trade for the Gremlin

9 AM until ? Vendor Setup 7AM - 8AM Only vendor and one helper per vendor allowed at setup Floor Rights 8 AM - 9AM $15.00 Regular Admission 9 AM on is $5.00 with those under 10 FREE 62 tables of models for sale, tables are usually sold out from year to year with returning vendors, there is NO contest, swap meet only Salisbury Civic Center, 315 Martin Luther King Drive, Salisbury NC For further info contact Allen Hilton @‌ 704-213-3979 or PM VW93

I worked for a CP dealer from late 71 through mid 73. I ordered a 73 340 Duster in late May of 72.Car was delivered to the dealer August28th, I took it home on the 31st. It was one of the first 73's to be titled in NY for the first year of NYS going to titles. You can see the tail end of it in my avatar. 340, 4 speed, 3:23 Sure Grip, power discs, honey gold/parchment bench w/ rubber mats, AM/FM, Tahitian Gold Metalic w/ stripe delete.Your typical "plain brown wrapper" sleeper. In mid September the dealer received another 340 Duster exactly as mine but with white 340 stripes. The dealer hadn't ordered it and they were stuck with it. May 23rd of 74 I get hit head on by a drunk driver, 3/4 LF hit and my 340 is totaled. Engine shoved back over a foot, air cleaner ripped off and all the acid from the broken battery wound up in the engine. Insurance company wanted to fix it for $1,400 . I had a friend who was an independent adjuster look at it and he estimated close to $2,800 with an engine rebuild. The dealer I had worked for still had the non ordered 73 in their storage lot. Got a price to buy it for about $2,600 out the door. I made the mistake of not leaving a small deposit on it. Settled with the insurance company for $2,400 after deductible and me buying back the wreck. Got my check mid July and paid off the balance of my loan. I was on the fence about buying the duplicate since the time frame was after the gas shortage. I waited about a week to long and it had been sold. Lessons learned!!!!

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Travis, if you can make it to the Clemmons show stop by. If you want to get in early, before 8AM, let me know. call me at 704-431-6552

I hope they do a better job of packing the kits contents then they did for the last issue of this kit. The last issue by Okey was packed without regard to protecting the contents. I opened a sealed kit a few months ago and found the luggage rack broken and missing the tail lights.Granted there were a lot of parts included in the kit but the contents should have been packed a lot better.

Welcome to the forum from Salisbury; NC. There is a show/swap this Saturday up the road from us in Clemmons, NC. Check out the Shows/Contest section here on the forum. Usually has a great turnout of show entries and swap meet vendors. It is known as the CKM Summer Classic. There is also a show/swap in Mooresville on September 12th. There is a swap only event in Salisbury in February. If you make it to the Clemmons show, look me up. I'll be there vending and will be wearing a gray t shirt with an old school modified from Freeport Stadium.

Scored 91%. 40 out of 44 correct. Fun game

Same location as it has been.

I'll be there vending. I'll be wearing a gray t shirt with Freeport Stadium printed on it with an old school stock car. Stop by and say Hi !

Completed a trade with afxmustang aka Karl Smalley last week. Everything went smooth as can be with excellent communication. We have another trade pending.

Good to see you here Ernie. Like I said, I think you'll enjoy it here.

Thanks for the info PM sent

A few questions about the AMT 67 Barracuda and the MPC 68 and 69 Barracuda's First, did the AMT 67 tooling wind up at MPC? Next, can the current 69 Barracuda body be used to backdate to a 67 Barracuda using the parts available from the Modelhaus. Planned on using the Formula S hood, grille, bumpers, lower pans and taillights. Building a body only to be used as a drag slot car. I'm assuming the hood would fit with no problems, not sure about the fit of the rest of the parts needed to backdate to a 67. Finally, has anyone done the conversion ? Thanks

The AMT 58 Chevy has a tube grille you may be able to modify.

I knew that you were suggesting a group build of the Charger and that it didn't have to be a HS type ride build. I'm definitely interested in joining in on one.

I don't remember any at my HS either (class of 71). It also could be due to their low production #'s, 37,300 +/- for 1966, 15,788 +/- for 1967. Charger sales didn't take off until 1968 when over 92,000 were sold

In the past when I printed coupons, if I walked the aisle and didn't find something I needed/wanted, I would hand the coupon to another shopper. Today I mention to others to use their smartphone for the 40% off coupon. I usually buy paint or some other supply if I do not find a kit I want with my coupon. Also, you can ask the person in the model section to special order any kit they usually stock. Most of their stock levels are set at 1 or 2 for each kit. My store gets their restock in on Tuesday. Sometimes the kit you are looking for will be sold out in a few days. My HL will order what you want and hold it for 2 weeks.

Looks like a custom that would have been featured In Car Craft or one of the other magazines back in the 60's. It certainly has that look.

Great idea to use the Citation body. I lost interest in the North East modifieds when they all started using the Cavalier bodies.The coupes and coaches were my favorites, I didn't mind the transition to the Pinto's, Vega's, Gremlins and so on..The use of the Citation reminds me of the Pinto/ Vega era. Really nice work.

Picked up the 57 Ford Del Rio wagon at Hobby Lobby today, about 16.80 with tax with my 40 off coupon.

Stopped in at the Hobby Lobby in Mooresville NC this afternoon. Quite a few empty spaces but the tags were on the shelves for the new releases. Found the person that handles the area and asked if they had any of the kits that belonged there.She told me that they just finished putting the tags up for the new additions but the kits had not been priced yet. That was why they weren't available on the shelves. She was able to get me the 57 Ford wagon from the stockroom and I bought it with my 40% off coupon. So, if you are at Hobby Lobby and see a tag where a new release should be, ask the sales staff if it is still in the storeroom. Many of you probably have a HL that is close by, mine is 70 miles round trip.