StevenGuthmiller

You can just wipe off any excess outside of the groove with a little mineral spirits on a swab. It works very well. These are the Fireball red lines done exactly as Joseph describes using Mr. Hobby acrylics. Steve

Operation Fortitude, as it was called, was a decoy used to make the Germans think that the D-Day invasion was going to take place at Calais rather than Normandy. Steve

I bought a 1967 Chrysler 300 from a junk yard for $200.00 back in the late 70s while still in high school. It had a very tired 440 in it when I bought it, but I found a 383 that I decided to overhaul in auto mechanics class and swap out the 440. In the meantime, I had a good friend who’s father ran a small family auto body shop, who fixed the minor rear quarter panel rust and repainted the entire car for $200.00. Just to add a little to the cool factor, I found an inline dual quad intake with a pair of carbs at a swap meet for $50.00 and dropped it on the 383. A set of Cragar S/S wheels, and I was on my way to having a pretty nice car for very little money. The problems started when I removed and repainted the valve covers, and like a sack of stupid, pinched a wire under the valve cover during reinstallation. It was all down hill from there. It must have gone a long way towards frying the entire wiring harness. For a year or two after that, every few weeks, something else would stop working. First the dome light, then the dash lights. Later the tail lights, parking lights, turn signals, etc. It finally got to the point where it was so much of a hassle, that I just got rid of it. I sold it to a friend, who initially wanted to put it in a demo derby, but I told him that I would only sell it to him if he promised me he wouldn’t do that. He kept his word, and resold it a couple of years later. The good news is that although I lost track of what ever became of it for a number of years, I somehow stumbled across it a decade or so later. The gentleman who bought it from my friend apparently saw it’s potential and had fixed it all up, and it was back on the road. Haven’t seen it or heard anything about it for many years, but hopefully it’s still in somebody’s garage, and not in a junk yard somewhere. I like to think that’s the case. Steve

Couldn't agree more! Steve

Apparently, attendance was down again this year, (or so I was told) but still a HUGE turn out. Steve

Yes. I had never been to this show before, and since they also have a model show and contest, I thought that I would kill 2 birds with one stone. Not a huge model show, (maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 or 60 entries) but I did alright. Steve

If you read the article, you’ll find that it was apparently an error. The owner was pissed to say the least, and initially refused to take delivery of the car, but later decided to accept it. Steve

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this car, or something equally outrageous. I believe it might have been on a Mecum or Barrett Jackson auction. Steve

That sounds like a good alternative. I might try that myself, although a good fool proof method to get them centered exactly might be something to investigate. Steve

Didn't see these on the road, but I did see a few pretty cool machines at a show this past Sunday. Just a couple of my favorites. This '66 Charger was for sale. My wife had to pull me away!! Steve

Just curious because you’d be hard pressed to even get a lot around here for 50 grand, and if it did have a house on it, it would probably be a trap house, and a gallon of gas and a match would be too good for it. ? Steve

Does it say Maytag on the side? ? Steve

Nice Rick! I’ve been on a bit of a vintage AMT ‘64 Poncho kick myself lately. Already built the ‘64 Grand Prix, working on the Bonneville convertible right now, and I’m seriously considering the ‘64 LeMans convertible as my next project. I guess it’s taking a little time to shake the ‘64 Pontiac bug! ? Steve

Forums such as this one can be an invaluable tool for advancing your skills and techniques. Hitch your wagon to a few guys who are actively doing the kinds of things that you want to do, and then follow along, experiment and ask questions, and before you know it, you’ll have picked up all kinds of goodies to help you get back on track after your long hiatus. Steve

Agreed. It’s pretty easy to find most of Round-2’s car and truck offerings for less than $30.00 if you put a little effort into it. Still cheaper than the average green fees for an afternoon of golf. Steve

People go to McDonalds expecting exactly what they get, and believe me, nobody wants to pay $10.00 for a Big Mac meal either, but that's what you're gonna pay. Round-2, (as the name clearly states) is a company devoted to returning old kits from days gone by to the market.......which is exactly what they do, and exactly what I expect. I always have to laugh when I hear people complain about kit quality and expect every new kit to be a modern marvel, and then in the very next breath, start moaning about prices. You get what you pay for, and if you don't think that's the case, it's a pretty easy operation to close your wallet. If Round-2 can continue to do business, and make a profit with what they're currently doing, then that's what they're going to do. It's not their concern to make every critic happy. If they can make enough people happy to continue to operate and make a profit, their doing it right. Steve

And why would that be an issue when the entire reason that you're in business is to make money? Same reason that McDonalds slaps a frozen patty on a bun with reconstituted onions instead of Wagyu beef with truffle butter. Steve

Isn't that how they are doing new kits of old subjects these days? I assumed that short of having actual original blue prints, or just breaking out the ruler, that this was the most likely way that it was done. However they're doing it, it needs improvement. There have been oodles more modern kits to come out with inaccurate body proportions in the past few decades than there ever were in the era of the annual kit. Steve

Gives new meaning to a "fart can muffler". Steve

And California has already banned the sale of gasoline powered small equipment such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, portable generators, etc. If that's not government mandated "force", I'm not sure what is. Steve

Absolutely not. It's directed at the inevitable bomb throwers who have no interest in the topic, but just want to disrupt the conversation by calling anyone who does a "self important know it all". Steve

Sure do......if it's funny. Steve

And as is the usual case, rather than join in on the conversation and offer your opinions, better just to denigrate those that are partaking in the discussion. You know, the "usual crowd" who just want to throw a grenade into the the middle of a topic that THEY don't want to talk about. If you don't want to engage in the discussion, then don't! Steve

I don’t know all of the exact amounts, but I did hear that the Hummer increase would be around $6,500.00. Oops! I guess it’ll be back to the printing press to print some more funny money. ? Steve

Yes. As soon as the “inflation Reduction Act” was signed, which includes a $7,500.00 subsidy for purchases of EVs, Ford and GM announced price increases to match. Could have been that the price increases were announced prior to the bill’s signing, but regardless, here again, another example of the government spending a boat load of OUR money for basically no benefit whatsoever. The only people who will benefit from the subsidy will be people who can already easily afford an EV. Steve