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But then again, I was making minimum wage at the time, which was $2.00 per hour. I didn't have a car, but I was able to afford my own modest apartment.

Probably not one of the cheaper stations around either, given its location. I can't say that I remember when full serve went (gradually) away, because I always self-served.

Thanks, Bill! Why am I not surprised that you were the guy that figured it out?

Not the Plymouth, the Ford, or the VW, but the silver car in the middle?

Anybody out there tried a washable/reusable filter in their booth? I've got a Pace booth that takes 12x24 filters.

Thanks - and I hope I'm not being too self-promoting here, but did you see the "Under Glass" version:

I may have been the guy who posted that model? In any case, I've been greatly impressed with Scott's customer service (as well as his parts) over the years - he usually keeps his website up to date as far as what's in stock, but I'm sure things can slip through. I've occasionally had to wait for items to get back in stock, but he has emailed me when I let him know that I was interested in buying an item.

In addition to the plastic kits mentioned above, there have been several resin kits in various scales over the years, and some ambitious folks have used slot car bodies as a basis.

Just finished this one up - Wild Willie Borsch in the iconic Marcellus & Borsch "Winged Express" fuel altered . Started with the MPC kit, but backdated it to more closely represent the earlier version of the car. Reference is bountiful on this car, but it went through many changes during its existence - in fact, no two photos show it exactly the same, so my model doesn't represent any specific iteration, but rather a conglomeration of how the car might have appeared, if you get my drift. Driver figure, rear tires, and several engine parts came from Speed City Resin. Slixx decals. Lots of various items from the parts box and a few scratchbuilt pieces. Build thread here for more detail: Comments & questions welcome - thanks for looking!

Came upon this while out riding a few days ago: Photo shoot, of course - just another February day in Los Angeles.

Sorry, I don't have one for you, but Replicas & Miniatures makes a very nice resin version - probably even a little more accurate than the Vickie piece, in case that's important to you.

It took some doing, but Willie is now on board: The end is in sight . . .

The body is on and it's up on its wheels. Gettin' closer . . .

Are you looking for a complete one? I have one that has some parts robbed out of it if that could work for you. Shoot me a PM if you want to work something out.

Uh no - both charts state all blocks were black up until the '66 model year.

Valve covers and air cleaner red? Block should be black. https://www.galaxieclub.com/Colors.html and https://www.falconparts.com/blog/ford-falcon-technical/ford-falcon-engine-colors/

I've been able to vacuform windshields using kit parts as bucks without melting the kit parts. Most of the heat goes into softening the vacuform plastic before it comes into contact with the buck, so relatively little heat is transferred to the buck.

So I pulled my built-ups out of storage and shot a few quick photos. They were fun little builds for the time, but honestly I can't see paying the kind of prices they seem to be commanding now. Unless you absolutely need to have something of that vintage, I'd recommend the Hasegawa F1 and F3000 kits of the early nineties and the later Revell/Germany kits for that kind of stuff in 1/24.

Front suspension and steering are installed; rear axle installed. Steering link isn't glued, as it will have to be removed to pass through the hole in the body. Not really visible here, but the interior is mostly complete. After I finish the wheelie bars I'll be able to drop the body on and it should start coming together.

I believe the Ron Fellows Sunoco Camaro (1997) was the last release of what started as the IMSA Mustang (then Camaro) tooling.

Just an FYI - you can buy wood grain decal sheets from various vendors. Sometimes in the model train section if you have an LHS.

Yes, that looks more like it!

The unpainted one might be a Ford C4.

Yes, all good now - thanks for asking. I'm back to making my usual slow but steady progress amidst life's distractions. Will post photos soon!

I built a few - a Ferrari, Williams, and Benetton - back in the early 90s when I was just getting back into modelling. I'll try to dig up some photos. They are very simple curbside kits - intended to be motorized, I believe - but the proportions are decent. They are 1/24 to my eyes anyway. The tires are good, but the wheels are just generic dishes that attach with screws. There's no interior - just a shallow, slot car style driver. They're a fun and quick build, look good on the shelf, and probably the only 1/24 scale representation of F1 cars of that period. I imagine an ambitious builder could make something more detailed out of them.