TarheelRick

I just noticed they also sell Hoosier tires, although they may be a bit big for the '64 Mercury.

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PPP sells the wheels and tires you need, although their tires are either Firestone or Goodyear. As far as the extended studs, you will have to do those yourself using some Plastruct/Evergreen styrene rod. The valve stem is simply a piece of small gauge wire inserted into a drilled hole and painted black. The PPP (Plastic Performance Products) line of product is available on several different sites. Here is one source Plastic Performance Parts.

Amazing how something as simple as a proper radiator cap can add so much to an engine bay. Thanks for the tutorial.

Glad to see this one back on the table. Keep those updates coming. Are you going to remove the radio knobs and light switch from the dash?

I built my first model Christmas morning 1959, actually a couple of days later after I had a chance to go to town and buy some glue. For cutting I used my Dad's coping saw, broke a few blades which did not make him very happy. Never had a pin vise, had to hold the bits in my fingers. Did not do a lot of detail work, but did try the sewing thread pulled through a candle for plug wires - read about it in "Rod & Custom Cars & Models" magazine. I used whatever sandpaper Dad had laying around the house. Mostly used the Testors tube glue, small bottles of paint (some PLA), and their awful putty which would shrink and pin hole like crazy. I think I did get an X-Acto knife kit fairly early in my building years, probably after Mom got tired of me using her kitchen knives. It was all fun, now I look at my building table and wonder where all those tools that I never use came from.

Be sure the package says "Fine" instead of "Medium".

Very nicely done, used to see a lot of this style trailer around the farm community where I grew up. What did you use for an axle, most I've seen used the truck rear axle.

Received six promos I had won from an on-line auction. Back row is a '93 Dodge Stealth, '94 & '95 Mustangs, front row '79 El Camino, '75 Mustang II, '77 Vette. I am going to keep some and put the rest into my for-sale/trade box.

Good looking Galaxie, really nice paint work. My aunt had a white 67 Galaxie, she traded every three years - '61, '64, '67, first two were black. Really like the detail you are putting into this one.

The starting price of $75 "dollars 000" kind of puts it out of my price range. I like the concept, it is basically the "three thousand one hundred" hot rodded with all late model parts. I really hate those AI voiced videos.

It also resembles a Studebaker

Very nice looking build. Have never heard any of the WWII radial engines run, but have worked on T-28's. The sound of those will give a full-race Hemi a run for its money.

Don't really recognize the truck on the left, sort of looks like a Studebaker. Maybe the Chevrolet is Ford powered.

I would never have thought of owning a station wagon, now if I could find the right one it would definitely follow me home.

Nice well detailed build. Those hazed headlights only add to the realism, almost all cars from that time frame have hazed headlights now.

Good looking Camaros, especially like the blue one.

Very pretty Nova. I'll bet the 4-speed with that six was a blast to drive. I am amazed at how you got the front fenders to fit so well.

Very beautiful, well-detailed build even has the keys laying on the passenger seat. Hard to believe a build this beautiful could come from that mediocre kit. You are a true craftsman builder.

I've been a bug fan for many years. First one was a 67, if you moved the floor mat the highway was visible. Moved up to a 72 Westphalia, then a 78 Rabbit. The only VW kit I have ever built was the "Flower Power" Revell kit, enough flash to mold another kit. This looks like a very clean, well molded kit. Looking forward to your build and the red really sets this one off. Keep those updates coming.

I have been driving for 60 years and have driven some fairly large vehicles, of late primarily school buses. I have put them in places that I wonder how I got it in, but worse how am I going to get it out again. So far there have been no extra scratches on any of them. That being said my daily driver is a 2022 F-150 4X4 Crew Cab and I thoroughly despise parking garages. Open lots are no real picnic, but garages were not built for vehicles this long. It never fails I have to see-saw back and forth to get centered in the spot, even then the other cars are so close I can barely get my door open. Once I do get it in place the rear-end sticks out enough to make other cars have to drive around it, of course it might help if I were to remove my bumper hitch. Bigger, longer vehicles ride much better because of the length, tight handling is the trade-off.

Really love those old style modifieds.

Ditto! Double Ditto!!

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