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They sure are!

It always sucks to be #2 but as you say, there's no way of knowing if #1 would have gone to another whole decimal place!

I seem to recall reading not long ago that up to 20% of your insurance cost goes to their advertising cost. That's why I'm with Erie. They do almost no advertising (have you EVER seen an Erie commercial? I've only seen a couple in my life) and their rates are WAY below GEICO, Progressive, LIMU, and all those other heavy advertisers.

I can't spend five minutes there without getting at least six or eight ideas for new builds I'd like to do.

You've done amazing work so far! Good luck and drive on!

If you want to know what old-school Gassers really looked like, I can't think of a better place than this: http://www.georgeklass.net/gassers.html HUNDREDS of them! Ironically, the very first pic, the green Willys, isn't a Gasser but an Altered (no rear fenders, no headlights, etc.) You'll see many pics here of noses high, but notice that in many of those, they are "starting line" pics with the car under full acceleration. Also notice that even the real nose-high cars don't have the extreme nose-up stance too often modeled today. One other thing to remember about Gassers is that they were, at least nominally and in theory, "dual purpose" cars, meaning streetworthy. This means they had to have fenders, headlights, battery, radiator, full glass, (at least) two seats, "finished" interior, and so forth. Not all Gassers were street-driven or even legally registered, but the idea was that they could have been. The next class up, Altereds, were pure race cars.

Very clean build! Well done and model on!

Very! And if the '69 Road Runner is of similar vintage, it might actually have the correct interior! VERY nice score indeed!

Just since you asked for input: This is looking GREAT but if you're going for an authentic '60s Gasser look, the front tires are much too wide. They would have run tall, skinny front tires. If this is modern, streetworthy "gasser tribute" car, the front tires might be more okay. They'd actually be a bit safer on the street. Drive on!

I weep for cars like that. What did those poor cars do to anyone to deserve having THAT done to them?

Congrats, Misha! Looks great! I see that I neglected to congratulate SpottedLaurel, too, for his hearse completion. I apologize for the delay. These are our THIRD AND FOURTH COMPLETIONS! GOTTEM DONE! Looks like time for an update: ROUND 10: FINISH DATE MARCH 31, 2021 Misha: Porsche 934 FOURTH COMPLETION! GOTTER DONE! Spottedlaurel: '59 Cadillac Hearse THIRD COMPLETION! GOTTER DONE! Gotnitro?: '53 Ford Crew Cab Tim J: '70 Chevelle #1 Model Citizen: AMT Auto Transport Trailer MAKING GREAT PROGRESS! Dave Branson: '10 Mustang GT MAKING GREAT PROGRESS! Tom Geiger: '53 Studebaker Gullwing Steveracer: '77 Camaro SECOND COMPLETION! GOTTER DONE! Snake45: '66 Skylark Andrew McD: Lotus Super 7 FIRST COMPLETION! GOTTER DONE! Chevenne93: '49 Ford MAKING GREAT PROGRESS! NZanglia, you didn't officially register for this round, though you were in Round 9. Do you think you can get it finished by the end of this month (next week)? If so, I'll be glad to add you to this round's list. If not, you're better off waiting until the next round because you can't run a project over three consecutive rounds, only two. I'm fine with it either way, just let me know. Meanwhile, I see that once again I have piddled away nearly the entire Round build period chasing newer, shinier squirrels without even declaring a project. DOH! Looking around the Snakepit, I think the only eligible project I have that would have any chance of completion in the next 7 days is this AMT '66 Skylark Craftsman resto/rescue. I started it about 2010 and I think the last time I worked on it--started the foil work--was about 2014. Dreading the foilwork is what put this one on the Shelf of Doom. All the hard work is done. The green plastic body has been straightened, scribed, corrected, and polished to a high shine. The chassis is completed and painted. The bucket seats have been modified and the interior basic colors (white with black dash and floors) are on. Here's what I have to do yet: *Do all the foil/chrome work. *Find and detail four wheels and tires *Un-decal and then polish out the glass *Detail the grille and rear panel areas, and touch up the chrome It SHOULD be do-able in the time remaining, even with my superpower of procrastination. Wish me luck!

With many of the frontrunners (IMHO) now eliminated, it could be anybody's race at this point. I'll be rooting for Axman and Dennis Bailey, both of whom have impressed me very much. (So has the kid in the '68 Mustang. He came outta nowhere!)

Thanks, please don't. I could prolly go on the net and find out but I want to wait and see it next monday. I understand "next week's" episode is now available on Discovery+ but I refuse to pay for it.

Another exciting episode last night, with a couple of jaw-dropping upsets. Tricia got caught sleeping. Once again, JJ seems to enjoy the wins of any team member at least as much as his own--maybe even more. Also, could he be the best "road reader" in America? If I heard right, Axman is now calling his new car Kingslayer (a la Jamie Lannister of Game of Thrones), Having taken out three of the very biggest names in the sport, I think the name has been earned!

Thanks. You made it from scratch?

What scale is this? And who makes it?

Ace is absolutely correct. It was lift of the front end more than drag that was the factor, and for the safety reason he mentioned. As I once heard the great Roseanne Barr say, "I didn't mean to lie, it's just that the truth woulda taken too long to explain." Thanks to Ace for taking the time to make the correct point.

92% rubbing alcohol would have probably taken the Model Master Lacquer off quite easily, too.

Much of the impression of the high front end is false. It was common back in the day to run magazine pics of these cars leaving the starting line, where/when the front end would be rising on acceleration making it look like the front end was higher than the car actually sat at rest. Also, it was common back then to photograph the cars in "features" from low angles from the front quarter, which also accentuated and exaggerated the high nose. Not that there weren't nose-high cars in those days. There were. I'm just saying that the effect has been a bit exaggerated over the years. The NHRA rulebooks of the day specified that the cars should sit level, or with a slight "rake" (front end lower than back), and said that the lower line of the body could pass no higher than the axles' centerlines (or lower than the lower edge of the wheels). I concede that not all cars ran by NHRA rules, and even some that did didn't follow this rule, which doesn't seem to have been strictly enforced except maybe at NHRA national events, or if records were involved. You'll also notice that as cars started running much above 140 mph, the front ends started dropping for aerodynamic reasons at the top end. You saw this happen with the funny cars, and then with the gassers, the Pro Stocks, the MPs and Super Stocks, and on down into the Stock classes as the cars went faster and faster and aerodynamic drag became more important. Interesting relevant anecdote: About 30 years ago I worked with a guy who showed me pics of the Willys gasser he'd crewed on in the mid-'60s. I specifically asked him why the gassers all sat so high, "for weight transfer or what?" "Yeah, there, was that," he saiid, "But it was mainly so we could crawl around underneath and work on them without having to jack them up." As good an explanation as I ever heard.

It looks REALLY good! Drive on!

I see what you did there. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

VERY nice! Worth all the headaches. Well done and model on!

VERY pretty! You are now so far ahead of me I will never catch up. And I can't even work on mine again until I finish up at least two other things.

Be careful of the kicker and paint. I think it can remove or at least damage some types. IIRC the kicker isn't good for clear plastic, either. I tried the kicker at one point but never use it now. Not worth the trouble/effort.

Sweet Maverick! Is it a promo or a full kit? I recently got its twin, right down to the color, except mine's missing about half of one A-pillar. It's destined to become a Dyno Don Pro Stock since I can't afford one of those anymore. Drive on!