Joe Handley

You know, I really think Zepplin handled it right straight from the get go. Jimmy Page joined a revolving door band called The Yardbirds just in time for the two remaining members to get mad at each other and both quit, leaving him with "the band", but no members outside of himself. Since he bow was now the band and had obligations to uphold, he had to rebuild the band from scratch, bringing in Jones, Bonham, and Plant to join him, creating Led Zepplin from the ashes of The Yardbirds. Even though they were now officially Zepplin, they had to perform at a number of shows as The New Yardbirds, since there were contracts for Yardbirds performances prior to everybody else walking away. From there, it is now Rock and Roll legend.

Well, I've had more scares than I want from people walking into the street I'm driving down..........no where near any cross walks.........at night..........in dark clothing. Luckily, they almost always are light skinned enough that my headlights can reflect off their skin so I can at least catch that.

Have a safe trip in, and if you have the chance, stop by the store I work for in St. Charles!

Finally finished the first rebody of any of my R/C's in a couple years, and it's already been a bit of a show stopper and head scratcher for as simple as it is Here's what it looked like when I bought it back in 2011 And here's what the body is "supposed" to look like. Needless to say, I'm kinda proud of it.

Somebody really needs to step up and make a kit of those cars!

Ah, that was the reissue of the legendary Hilux/Mountaineer, all metal ladder frame, cast metal axles, metal cased 3 speed trans, ABS Toyota pickup body (with a full bed instead of a prototypically correct half rotted away one ) Mind blowing little truck, basket case originals at one time were selling for nearly as much as the reissue is and NIB original was going for thousands!

Anybody else not able to listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd?

I'd consider buying this kit for myself, probably won't build it directly into "The General", but it has some other Hollywood car possibilities, such as the Charger destroyed by that Terrentino movie, the pre General Lee, General Lee (basically the Geneal Lee painted black), the same car driven by George Clooney as a bad guy in Air Wolf, then there's the Moonshine still equipped orange Charger from the Alternative Fuel Race episode of Knight Rider, the blue Charger from the Smallville that Tom Wopat was on, and finally John Schneider's General as well as the borrowed beater Charger as Traveler from his movie Collier and Company, Hot Pursuit........and those are all without even changing the rims!

You know what that would go nicely with that Econoline kit Mike?

Same here, wouldn't mind one of the GT Turbo models. I've also heard the 3.8l V-6 minivan motor is a viable swap into those too. Should scoot when you consider that stock 2dr JK's with that motor were mid-high 15 second rigs.

Dang, want that too! Let me know if and when you want me to order that kit Mike, I may have to order one for myself too while I'm at it

Wow, and I thought the sedans were horrible looking!

My store has been insanely busy today, and the customers have all been patient and understanding of that! Considering I really wasn't sure if we were still going to be here when I was told the store was changing hands back in February, it's very, very good to see

What is it anymore with people thinking it's ok to walk around a store eating food they brought in, and then parking what ever they drove up in along the front sidewalk in front of the store in what would be the fire lane, especially on the handicap ramp area?! I'm not talking about a candy bar, energy bar, ect, I'm talking about fast food of some sort!

And you know they'd have that set up to blast "Dixie" too.

I need a like button for Tom's post.

Bill, I hate to tell you this, but any form of energy used for transportation will be dangerous, gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and natural gas all tend to be somewhat explosive and flammable in the right conditions and if something goes wrong with it's containment or transportation through the fuel system, a vehicle can catch fire burn down, plus with Natural Gas, if something happens to the fuel tanks, you now have the possibility of a projectile bursting out of the vehicle. Now for the distance driven, if it takes 30 minutes to charge 3 times a day, that will give you a chance to get out and work your legs to reduce the chances of blood clots, gives you time to get some food, take a bathroom break, if it's hectic driving (like driving back into the suburbs from a major city....like Chicago, during rush hour traffic), you get a chance to stop and just chill out before rejoining the insanity.........that alone can be worth it! When it comes to your Jeep, I just don't see the 4dr JK having any more practicality than a H2. Jeep kinda lost their way in the Daimler years between ditching the XJ for the Libertys and Nitro, then putting an IFS stup under the Grand Cherokee before going to another Mercedes 4 wheel independent platform with airbags for the current model, also bringing out the much larger and heavier 4dr JK with a severly overworked minivan motor trying to do a V-8's or turbodiesel's job......kind of amazed that the Pentastar does so well in that thing too, as well as bringing out the Caliber based Compass and Patriot (which are also related to my 200) and calling them "Jeeps". Sadly, the only current Jeep I have any interest in is the Trailhawk model of the new KL Cherokee (which shares it's Alfa-Romeo based platform with the Dart and New 200.) It's much more capable straight off the lot than the Compass, Patriot, and probably even the Liberty without being as ugly. It's also smaller, lighter (even though it's still portly), and more efficent than the Grand or the 4dr JK while having a real roof, unlike the JK. As far as making an electic Jeep that can go off road, that will come as the tech develops. Just look at R/C trucks like the Axial SCX10 in that way, electric powered off road trail trucks that, when built with waterproof electronics, are capable of going pretty much anywhere you point them. I've got one with a '92 XJ Cherokee body on it has actually been wheeled harder and more often than my 1/1 '98 XJ has yet keeps on keeping on. I'm now working on a Traxxas Telluride as a 4 wheel independent trail rig to go with my SCX10, that will be getting grippier tires, narrower offset wheels (stockers sit too far out, getting in the way and looking kinda goofy too), higher turn brushed motor, shorter gearing (there are ring and pinions available that give a healthy improvement in final drive), as well as at least putting heavier oil in the diffs to try and create an aggressive limited slip until I can find a decent spool (the SCX10 diffs are locked from the factory). When it comes to power generation, as a nation, we need to start pushing for more solar, wind, hydroelectric, and even nuke power. Like I said before, no more of this "all our eggs in one basket" nonsense of the last 100+ years when it comes to energy, no penalizing people for trying to do so (there have been attempts to write laws punishing homeowners for adding solar panels, although I do believe that hybrids and electrics need to cost more to register at the state level). Pollution wise, the benifits are that when running on electricity, the per vehicle pollution is often lower and being produced in less densly populated areas, reducing the pollution in urban and suburban centers. Start adding in solar and wind generated electricity, thst reduced that pollution even moreso. Things will become more cost efficent, eventually. Remember, gas, oil, and coal have had a 100 year or more head start and have been chosen as "winners" more than once, the rest need to have a chance to be developed and there needs to be fewer hurdles put in their way from opposing market forces for that to happen.

I have to agree with Clovis, there will be more coming down the pike, so long as there are no well funded roadblocks thrown out to impede them. I'd love to see shopping malls start putting up solar panels and wind turbines, low energy use lighting and construction materials, EV charging stations, maybe rooftop plant life too. You wouldn't even need to build a new mall for it if you have one that might work well as a starting point. There's a dying, 20 some year old mall near me that has massive glass panels in the roof that allows for fantasic amounts of light during the day, has the room to put up panels, turbines, EV charging stations, ect, and could use a massive updating as far as interior appearances goes. The place is darn near empty, so any revitalizing wouldn't interfer with shoppers and this would be the perfect to experiment with since it is dying even though it's in medium to high income, a high traffic flow area that has a number of homes, hotels, a fairly large resort/golf course, car dealerships, and a municiple airport all within a few miles of it. When it comes to a dominating energy supply, there shouldn't be just one, not after how the last decade plus has been when oil has been the primary power source for the world for the last century. I doubt the internal combustion engine will be going away, but I do feel we should have more hybrids, especially with drivetrains like the Volt/ELR use, more pure electrics like the Leaf and Tesla, plus continued and expanded production of multi fuel capable vehicles like those that can burn gasoline as well as Ethanol, Natural Gas, or all three. For example, all the upcoming Nat Gas Impala should need to be a tri-fuel vehicle is the right injectors, fuel pump, and programming to allow for E85 use along side gasoline in the same fuel system, plus the natural gas. No reason cars like the Volt/ELR can't burn both gas or alcohol plus run on electricity, natural gas might make things overly complicated to try and make it tri-fuel as well as electric since it would need it's own fuel system instead being able to share the single fuel system like gas and E85 can. If I were to get a Volt or Tesla via sweepstakes, I would probably go Tesla, it works perfectly fine for my driving environment right now, plus I would still have my Flex Fuel Chrysler 200 for long distance hauls incase there is no easy way to charge the Tesla and my old Cherokee for winter use.

Nah, that's too kind, especially when they involve little kids.

This! Plus I wouldn't mind seeing this turned into some sort of regular wagon And of course, once again........

Not sure anymore Jim, just not sure.....

I've caught bits and pieces of that movie.........it's becoming frighteningly prophetic?!

One was probably a real ERTL product, while the other was probably one of Racing Chumps "replicas"

Kinda makes you want to cram some sort of large, round fruit or sports equipment in one of those overgrown tailpipes, doesn't it.

They'll do it to cyclists, Prius' (any hybrid or electric really), "ricers"........even though they're the diesel truck equivalent, ect.