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Yeah, Dave, you are right I think. What a Monster. I guess I'll have to go "Bill Borgen" and use a Thomas Flyer or Stutz Chassis. I'm off to google. Thanks!

Was he born on the 26th or 27th? If it was the 26th, Great! That's John Wayne's & Hank Williams Birthdays. (and mine) The 27th works just as well. Adam Corolla & Jeremy Mayfield of NASCAR were born on the 27th. My youngest just finished his freshman year in College. I still remember holding him as you do your son. Way to go! You'll like being his Dad. (at least MOST of the time.....)

Wow, what a day!Y ou stepped up, and used your training. You saved a Life. Not many of us can claim that. Good On Ya. Mate.

Nice 1-1 Rod.

Man, I remember those kits. I had four of them built at one time. As a Teenager those wheels/tires and engine were oddly enough the best parts of the kit back then, compared to the Monogram kits I was building. I remember build a "Mad Max" style off road buggy using the chassis and roll cage from this kit with an old Revell Fuel Injection manifold from the Thames Dragster, of course this many years before ther WAS a Mad Max, but it just seemed to be a great platform for a Post Apocolypse build. I built a whole series of Kits that way when I was in High School.Wish I still had them Maybe I should pop for one again and try for another Warrior Buggy.

Glad to See You, Josh. I'm in Bakersfield too. We have a small model club here too. Shoot me an email for more info.

Ah, I see now. Thank You, Gents. I have about 3 of the Barris Buggy's. They are an odd, and not really good kit.

How closely related is the Barris T Buggy? I see that the 'faux' T Grille looks similar, but I can't really tell if they are the same. I have at least one of the Manx Buggies, and it looks like I'll need one of these too.

Got any ideas on how to build a stock truck, using the Boiler/Pumps ect? I'm just starting to look for pictures.

After looking at the Instruction sheets for the Flameout, it looks like a Kit bash with the Monogram Fire Iron, or AMT '27 T Fire Truck or the old Monogram '26 Mack Bulldog will yield a Most Impressive Steam Pumper, even if it is not a Showrod. Take a look at just the Steamer parts, and forget the Chassis/Engine. Some nice parts there. I'll move this up to a Must Have when it makes it to the local HL. Alan P.S. the MPC Beverley Hillbillies Olds would make a great Stock Fire Truck as well.

Has any body got a link to the instructions for this kit? I can't seem to find any copies on the interwebs. Thanks, Alan

John, could it be a Tow Hook? I'd never even noticed it, until you made me look. Thanks.

Glad I'm not the only Newbie today! Glad to see you, Nick! Alan

Looking at the "Depth Charger" showrod, it seem pretty clear, that these two would be along eventually. All are the same chassis, with just minor (but very visible) parts changes. For Round2, this Easy-Peasy. I'll get the Flameout, if only for kit bash purposes, but the other two leave me cold. As for the Vega. Well, if you can't say something nice................ Alan

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I have a friend who is a Lobbyist in Sacramento. He works for the Various Car Clubs and councils in SoCal to try to keep the C.A.R.B. at bay. He tells me the California DMV show's more 1932 Fords registered in CA, than Henry built. While this may be an exaggeration, I have no doubt that across the U.S. there are now far more '32 Fords in existence, than were ever built. As far as None Left cars, there is no real way of quantifying how many car disappeared. I do know that the last un-restored Stutz Bearcat changed hands just after WW2. So what we have now, are all that will ever be left, as even the three Barris reproductions, have achieved "Un-obtianium". status.

I remember reading threads over on the another Site (S***R** R****) when Steve Scott was first contacted by Uncertain-T enthusiasts. There were some great guys, standing by to help. He blew them all off, and then started to "enhance" his story. The whole story lost it's lustre pretty quickly for me, although I suspect that the few Die-Hard Un-T fans are still dragging this along. Art Anderson's point about the original kit, sales volumes is a good one. While I doubt that the sales records exist anymore, I'd really like to see how the kit sold, especially the second time around. If it had outsold the first release, I doubt Monogram would have scrapped to tool. Notice that even the nailhead engine never turned up in anything else. By now this whole story is just old,old news. alexis

Hello, all. After lurking for a year or two, I've signed up. I am a Big fan of 4x4s, ShowRods and pre-1940 vehicles of all kinds. I also build 1/48 Planes from WW2. I am glad to be here. Alan Alexis