OldTrucker

I tried and sell or trade this with just the body paint done after the first set of decals fell apart. Sat around in the closet about 5 years until I finally decided to go ahead and finish it with a new set of decals I received from a great guy who is no longer with us.

Built back around 2010 or so when I was heavy into Nascars.

This was an old build that had fell apart due to many moves over the years. Repaired and had been on the shelf until replaced recently.

Actually the 50 convertible body with 49 parts. Two kits that were incomplete that I merged together.

My favorite Porsche! Great job on a finicky kit to build!

Two great looking Mopars!

You sure that doesn't have a load of moonshine on board? Cool looking, it's long and low!

I had this same kit years ago and that was how I built it then even used old modified stocker tires for slicks!LOL Decided a more realistic look would be done on this one!

I had a 70 Cuda molded in green and I have a Johan 63 Olds Starfire glue bomb molded in green!

WOW your family must have been rough on cars! Growing up all we ever had were old used cars and never had that much trouble with any and most were over 100,000 miles when we got them and would put another 50,000+ before trading them off or handing them off to a relative who would put another few years driving into them! Never more than normal maintainence had to be done to any of them! Tune up, new points and plugs and if properly done maybe one readjustment (filed) between tuneups and never an issue! Grandpa put well over 20,000 on the old Sears Gaurdsman bias ply tires (he always bought "blems" to save money!) and that was all he ran until he finally bought his 73 Nove brad new and between him and grandma after he [passed the car had over 260,000 miles and still ran good but rust had finally got the floors! Same with me. I only bought one car new and someone stole it so I never bought another new car. I never had any big problems with any of the 50's thru early 70's cars that we bought and drove. Not until the late 70's and up and then the headaches began. The more "sophisticated things were build the more problems they seemed to have! Our current car (2006 HHR) I spend a couple thousand on at the dealer trying to keep the dang "check engine" light shut off. Guess what???? THEY CAN'T FIX IT!!! I wasted all that money for something they finally said they could not figure out even with calls to the GM trouble shooters!!! They said sorry but nothing we can do and no you can't get a refund for all the parts we over charged you for that you didn't need! Sorry but I don't remember the old cars being better I KNOW THEY WERE! The reason no one carries a tool box anymore is because not many would even know where to begin to make a repair (thanks to lack of trade courses in high schools these days) and even those of us that could can't on these new cars that were purposely designed to make it so we can't!

Saw that on the news! While they were telling people to get awat from the shore, surfers were heading to it!

Looks period correct! I like it, a lot!!!

Great color! It looks like it belongs! Nice clean build!

This was actually copied from a 1:1 that belonged to the head cashier at the super market we shopped at in 1994. Bought for her new as a graduation gift from her late dad. She would park way away from where everyone parked in the far corner of the lot close to the road but away from any traffic. One day a new teenage driver in daddy's car was showing off for his buddies doing doughnuts on a wet lot, lost controll and hit her Vette knocking it into the 4 lane road where it was then struck by a semi! She was so upset they almost had to take her to the hospital. My wife helped calm her down along with a RN who was also shopping there and eventually my wife drove the woman home. My wife's cousin has a body shop that specialized in Corvette repair and he actually rebuilt the car for her! Took about a year but looked as good as new! The bill was 2000 more than the insurance would pay but the kid's dad payed up and made the kid work it off!

Great looking sedan delivery!

Sweet looking Chevelle and great looking service station!

That was an original kit my son picked up at a year sale for 5 bucks a couple years back. The orange almost turned day glo!

That is eye catching for sure! Love the color!

An old kit started then put away for about a decade then finished a couple years back. Basic out of box build, nothing special.

Ah yes the "Honey Wagon" rolls again! Great scratch building!

Hook her up to the bull rack and get to haulin' ! Beautiful rig!

Saw a many of these on the road back when I was driving! You captured the period for sure in your build!

I looked at the picture and thought to myself, "that has to have a Detroit in it" and then I read the intro! Just seemed like a natural home for one! Wonderful build!

Great weathering! I almost can remember seeing that tractor sitting in the bone yard years ago! Neglected old truck always make me sad. I try and envision what they must have been when new and wonder the stories behind them!

Have they been able to keep the lights on for you down there? I know it seems to be a really big issue because of the poor condition of the power grid prior to the hurricane. Had a neighbor who's son was down there trying to help.(woks here for ComEd) He was there for 5 months until he got too sick and had to come home! He dropped 30 pounds while there. Said he was spending most of his food money on the poor little kids that were hungry.