Earl Marischal

They look good to me Tom, along either rest of the model! dteve

According to the Driver & Vehicle Registration people it was first registered on 24th July 1995. It's still at the garage and I suspect John the garage owner is doing it up for selling. steve

Olly purrs when I make fuss of her but rarely talks. Unless she's in her basket going anywhere in the car, then she never stops complaining! ? steve

I do wonder about Olly sometimes... steve

Thanks Bill. Most enlightening. steve

I started being interested in hot rods and modelling them in the mid 1960s. At the time I read any mags I could get hold of, not always easy in the UK then, and pored over them for reference. I am pretty certain that "bomber seats" didn't feature in any of the cars I saw in those publications; it was all tuck & roll, usually in Naugahyde. Since returning to the hobby 40 years later, there they are. Three questions if I may: 1) Were they used in post war rods and then fell out of fashion? 2) If so, when did their usage restart? 3) Can anyone recommend a good source of 1/25 versions? Thanks for any info! steve

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It's a bit odd but I rather like it. Reminds me of the tinplate cars of my youth. steve

I’d take a 1:1 of that bin a heartbeat! Excellent build. steve

Thanks chaps. New to me. Looks quite interesting. steve

What’s that silver roadster please? steve

Different! And neat. Put on the Bat Signal! steve

Great build. I really dig the older NASCAR racers, the modern ones don't do anything for me. steve

These any help? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/polar-lights-876-green-hornet-black-beauty--253076 Ok it's 1/32 but it's there. And this resin: http://www.rocketfin.com/model-kit-reviews/green_hornet_black_beauty.cfm steve

That's one way of stopping tailgaters... steve

What a lovely car and model. steve

Built that Maserati in the late 1960s. Pretty basic from what I recall. steve

To be kind, I would say 'functional'... steve

Until the advent of door mounted mirrors as standard, that was the way car mirrors were employed. For one thing they were aftermarket accessories and didn’t normally come with the car. It wasn’t unusual for a cars in the UK at least, not to have ‘outside’ mirrors at all. Thinking about it, my first cars (all used/old) didn’t. The first car I owned that had door mirrors was my Saab 900S that I bought (again used) in 1997. steve

These are becoming quite common over here. steve

Ford Corsair. Fairly sure it’s a 2000cc model with the V4. Excellent condition, especially as tha Ford silver paint was notorious for flaking back in the day. steve

@bismarck your tortie has a twin this side of the Pond. ? steve

That's a very fine diorama. steve

"...hope you like it..." Yes I do! That's ace. steve

Are you sure it was a Tucker? ? steve