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I think this one deserves a honorable mention. Behold the 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT. Notice how the tachometer is positioned right atop the steering column, easy to read from the driver's seat, while gauges and warning lights of lesser importance like the speedometer and oil pressure light is located off to the side and out of the way. Gotta love'em, the Italians. - They sure got their priorities straight on this one. Unfortunately they changed the design for the next model year due to flak from the motoring press..

I cannot say that I know of any articles on this one, but the one I bought for myself and built, did not pose any particular problems. It is a kit that you might want to look over and plan out before you dive into it. Difficult? - Not really, but keep the instructions at hand and don't rush. You should be fine.

Hit or miss as in "Christine" Plymouth, "Back to the Future" DeLorean, "A-Team" van, "Grease2" Ford F-100, "Knight Rider" KITT, "RoboCop" Taurus, "Ghostbusters" ECTO1 and the "Beverly Hillbillies" truck. I'm sure there are others too. While some of these might have been reasonable sellers, I don't think the Taurus did very well.. ..and I'm not looking to buy another one!

I'd say Heller might want to consider tooling up a body and interior for this one. They have the chassis already..

Do you know if she's sleepin' alone tonight? Well, you might be right and you might be wrong when you say you trust her alone.

You are right!

I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before

Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

I'm not going to say that you are wrong, but one would have to more specific to earn a point. This "British outfit" is a well respected name in it's genre.

But he's just like everyone, he's got a Ford Cortina That just won't run without fuel Fill her up, Jacko!

Mary, Mary Magdalene, how 'bout a date? You've been wasting your time staying up so late Your boyfriend's dead, the word is you're a whore Just about then I heard a knock on the door

I wanna destroy a passer-by Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK A masterpiece, covered countless times. This is one of the best ones; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EmxbbAoDq4

Herman's hermits? Dang! I was just about to answer Ramones - Judy is a punk.

They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain 97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime 99 percent think with 3 percent 100 percent of the time

Well, they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career A lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer

T. T. T. Put up in a place where it's easy to see the cryptic admonishment T. T. T. When you feel how depressingly slowly you climb, it's well to remember that Things Take Time! Piet Hein

Double whammy!

He settled for a sunburst with a crack But he's still trying to break his momma's back

But that is assuming that it burns coal or other solid fuel. Steam could be produced by burning flammable liquids requiring only a tailpipe.. - but that's a different story. This bike however, runs on compressed air. The "boiler" on top is apparently a disguised high-pressure canister, and there may or may not be a compressor hidden in the bottom "fire box". I cannot say for certain. From what I gathered, it is built by a custom motorcycle builder in Holland for the show circuit, and is capable of speeds up to about 8 km/h. Disclaimer; Most information on this piece is in Dutch, in which I am not quite proficient, but to my best belief this is how the story goes. google "Revatu Black Pearl"

"Love hurts" by Nazareth too, yes. Nazareth had arguably the biggest hit, but it was first recorded by The Everly Brothers back in 1960, and since then it has been covered by (according to Wikipedia) over 50 different bands and performers.

some fools fool themselves, I guess

Hooters - And we danced

That's right.

Turn around, bright eyes.

Heller was way ahead back in the day, but they lost quite a bit of momentum during the dark ages. Let's look to the future and see how it goes now, with new owners and management. I do like Heller kits, mostly for subject matter, but also for providing something different in terms of parts breakdown and general approach. I have built some of my Heller kits; The Mercedes 170 sedan delivery is a nice builder. It has molded-in taillights and a rear swing axle suspension that looks somewhat simplified. It all looks good though. The biggest concern is probably the hood, which is molded with the sides in the open position (As in spread wide eagle), and the builder is supposed to bend the molded piece 90º along the hinge line, to have it hang straight down. A curious detail is the side windows, which sandwiched between the body and full-height interior door panels. The Bentley Blower goes together really well, and looks about right, right out of the box. Mercedes 300SL, looks beautiful when done. However, the two-piece body shell (upper and lower i.e. belly pan) will give you a head-scratcher when it comes to treating glue joint lines on the front end. You might want to go with Tamiya instead. And lastly the 1928 Citroen B14. I built the torpedo, but it comes in other body styles too and they all have the same problem. Look at the picture. Do you see the wedge shaped gap between the hood side and cowl? And a similar gap up by the radiator cap? As supplied there is a discrepancy between the height of the radiator w/shell and hood w/sides vs. the height of the body w/cowl. I did not catch it in time to do anything about it. It would require some surgery to bring it in line. But otherwise it was a very pleasant build. The tires for the oldtimers are acceptable, but as has been mentioned by others - the tires for their open wheel racers leave something to be desired.