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Awesome Resto! I'd have never chose the colour Orange, but it looks surprisingly good in it.

George, I'm the OP. I applaud your reasoning. But the '68 Cornet is DOA. The ONLY reason IMHO, that you are seeing the More-Door Impala is the Sci-Fi crossover appeal. Frankly, this kit was not created or intended for us. It is mostly a creature of the TV, Sci-Fi community, and was made for them. That we Car Modelers get a new kit, is a nice Bonus for Round2, but not the reason for the tooling. Like much of the Coke Tie-in Kits, Builders are not the primary market. Collectors are the Primary, with us a nice secondary. When a huge TV/Movie franchise stars a '68 Coronet, then you can start agitating for one. Until then is (sadly), just another 52 year old, mostly forgotten, car. (one of many 50 year old forgotten cars, I might add. I'm still waiting for my '68 Jeep Pickup)

Arghhhhhh! Yam-aha.... I'm done

Popeye drove a Yam?

You have it right, Rex. I totally agree with you.

NASCAR is now in the process of killing itself. At least the France family can walk away from the smoking wreckage of the series with millions of dollars, and the smug satisfaction of knowing that like Frank Sinatra, they did it "Their way". Spec Cars, Spec Motors, soon Spec Sponsors..... It was fun while it lasted, Fellas, but the "NAtional, Saloon,Crashing,And Racing, league is not going to last another 10 years. In fact at this rate, Five Years, may be too long. Poor Racing, Lousy "Fantasy Race Cars", and shifting public attitudes will doom NASCAR.

Thanks, I'll do that.

So, Chris, and the others...? How goes the '36 Wheel Casting projects? Did anybody ever find one Decent, Un-Boogered Wheel? I'd like to buy a couple sets, when they are ready. Thanks, alan

Yet, I really Like that paint, and that car. That '29 A-Model would gather a crowd today, at any show. Much of the Modern Trends, leave me cold. I never liked Billet, and Rat Rods went from 'Interesting Save' to 'Unsafe Junk' in about three Nano-Seconds. So, Much of this comes Taste, and more importantly, "Taste-Makers". Trendsetters, like Coddington, and Foose, and earlier names like Barris and Winfield, expand to take up much of the space in Rodding, and the whole thing turns into "Monkey-See, Monkey-Do". People Copy what the press pushes, and what they see, always trying to be seen as "Cool", going up the Edge, but never Over The Edge. Over The Edge is NOT Cool, and very few want to be there. Thus the Eighty Million copies of the Doane Spencer Roadster. Cool, but the Definition of Cool. Not too far over the edge of Cool. The problem is that the Edge of Cool, moves. Thus, conversations like this one. "Where is the Edge of Cool?" What is 'Too Far', over the edge? What is "Just Wrong? For instance the Two-Tone, Posies-Style rods look so incredibly dated now, yet they were the Coolest Thing, at one time. Monochrome, Pastel Rods were also the King at one time. Now, I doubt if you can find 'any' Single Colour, Pastel Street Rods left. Their day in the sun has come & gone. Yet, other styles linger on, never fully fading away. "Traditional", while being somewhat flexible in definition, has a set "Look", and while the parameters shift somewhat, almost every body can agree that a specific Hotrod is 'traditional' or 'not traditional'.

Another Replica of an LRDG Chevrolet truck. The smaller, Pilot car style. http://www.scalewarmachines.com/allcontent/lrdg-30cwt-chevrolet-walkaround

Yeah, What Doc Kerry said!!!!

It looks great from here! Your friend was right. That captures the Malaise Era MOPARS perfectly.

Beautiful. There are never enough Brass Era cars built.

Thanks. I plan on using the RWL tires from the Round2 '69 Camaro kit, then.

This is the only One that has survived, that is known.

Sure is a Sharp Build! The Colours suit it well.

It's not a bad li'l kit for what it is. You just have to remember the Era it comes from. No Doubt, Adam Rehorn, (Faust) will want one.

That Courier Minivan will be nice to have. Totally Non Stock, but a nice Custom build.

Another Tire question. 1972 GTO. Redlines? Or No Redlines. If No Redlines, then Raised White Letter tires?

Those Minilites are (or used to be) in the '73 that was last out as the Warren Tope Racer. They are very nice, and they are in bare plastic, not chrome.

This brings much needed clarity and Rock Solid Insider Info to the Forum. Tim knows the major players, and knows what goes on.

I am happy that the kit pleases you. Great Review.

Thank You, Rex. I guess we will know in a few months, what's really in the box.

Is it me, or is the Tiki Trike a copy of the Tom Daniels T'rantula?

It will be very interesting to see what is in the box when it finally appears.