landman

Very well executed.

This one had both. It was recalled when the top of the fenders rusted through (no inner fenders) and it kept stalling on left turns. Until the mechanic at the local Gulf station told me to remove the carb and fling it as far as I could then go to the dealer and buy a new one. Apparently they were aware of a built-in problem but kept charging for tuneups while they had the new revised carbs on the shelf all along. Never had a problem after that. The only other rust appeared much later at the bottom of the doors. Visible in the photo. By then it was 12 years old.

For some reason the purple power doesn't appear to touch that paint. It did a good job on the glass though. Cut out the console and plugged the hole. Made a junk benchseat into a splitback seat.

When I got married, 40 years ago this fall, my wife owned a '76 Volaré she had bought in 1975 when they came out. It is shown below on the city dock when it was 12 years old, around 88. We sold it shortly after. I had built a model of it, can't remember when. It has a 318 , buckets and rally wheels. My wife's had a slant six, a bench seat and hubcaps. I can do the six and the seat but it'll have to keep its rally wheels. Somewhere along the way, my wife had tried to scrape a paint flaw on the hood and ended up scratching it. I had filled the scratches and never got beyond the primer. So I will attempt to redo it as close as what ours was. This is what it looks like today.

Looks like the Hellcat Challenger engine.

20 miles is great. the closest LHS of the Ma and Pa style is 150 miles. Full blown shops, 500 miles. So 20 miles is good....

A bit of plastic, a few tools, a bit of paint and a truck.

I am back home now, and I do have some '32s .........but they are built. If one of those doesn't catch it, by all means proceed with Bill.

Love it. Impressive build.

Lee, I am 500miles from home, won’t get back there until tuesday evening, and I’m still not sure I’d find something you’d like so yeas, go ahead with Bill.

I believe that is what they used to call CKD shipping. “completely knocked down”.

I didn’t realize that the RB211 had helped nnbankrupt RR. The company I worked for ran several of them.

Thanks for the list.That makes it easier for an old man to consult.

Nice rig.With a Packard in the background.

Unfortunately I am pretty sure I don’t have any of those you mention.Hwever,hold that thought until I get back home.

It is interesting to see the discussion here. What I was after was a nice 1/25 or 1/24 Merlin to add to my engine collection. I already have built an Allison (from the AMT Thunderbird kit) and I have putchased a Junkers Jumo from out friend Firerods.He has a Merlin too and so does or did Ma. The large scale aircraft were a long shot as Bill said but from what I’ve seen they are beautiful. So I thank you guys for all the leads and I’ll keep looking. The Merlin on Shapeways is over $100.

What are the odds of finding one out of the plane and for sale?

X2

Bill, you’ve undobtedly examined it. Is it more like the 331 or the later 390?

Yes.

Neat.

X2

What do you have Chris?

Added the interior bits. Managed to drop one of the sunvisors with its tiny drop of glue on the windshield. Added the exterior bling (not much on a 2CV and we are done.