Joe Handley

To be honest, I'd love to get my hands on a 200 Touring with the new V-6 (the pricing for what I'd prefer isn't at all bad), and seems to return more than respectable performance numbers (mileage included) and would make a nice fair weather driver. Not saying my Jeep will be going away if I can get one, but something more effecient will be very nice if the gas prices go to $5 a gallon.

I gotta work, otherwise, I would be there!

Got a little insperation for you Terror

That sounds like some of the Postal RHD conversions I've seen on line, James. On the Cherokee's like mine as well as some of the Subaru's, they could be ordered RHD like ones being made for overseas markets, but IIRC those were very pricey. This is a newer XJ like mine (but in a lower trim level) that has been converted in what should not only be a correctable manner, but adaptable to a twin control car like you mentioned. http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2006/02/rh_drive_cherokee.jpg Now here is a purpose built, '97-'01 Postal XJ http://en.visonerv.com/cgi-bin/md/M10955/s5.pl

I took driver's ed in the early 90's in suburban Chicago, only had the second brake pedal on the Corsica and Tempo I drove......as well as a useless passengerside mirror. The instructors had a habit of adjusting that mirror for their use instead of our use. Helped teach me how to drive a car with no passenger side mirror though.

I like the way you laid that out!

It's rarity, I think there were only a handful of HemiCuda converibles, then it's triple black, and then if it's an even rarer 4 speed model........... In other words, it could be as rare and the Mercedes that this thread was started on!

I'm sorry to hear about this Darin, my condolences go to you and your's!

I beleive the MLB Chevy Bigfoot was a one time only promotional thing, although I think Chandler is a Ford man through and through. How many other guys would have switched brands after having what what Ford did to them sponsorship wise several years ago.

Looks good Dave.....and Dang it, you gave me an idea for the stalled Revell '63 snapper Stingrays I started several years back too! BTW, Isn't that Jungle Jim Vega on the market again?

Drew this up a few months ago for insperation on the two kits that I own. It's chopped with a laid back windsheild (instead of stretching the roof) and sectioned enough to eliminate the hood vents.

That sounds like it should be dominating the Replica Stock class.

Lol! That's one thing I've discovered that is kinda neat about the Tamiya FWD M-Cars and the Traxxas "1/16" "Rally" platform. If you manage to lay one on it's side and that front tire is still close enough to the ground, turn the front wheels toward the ground and punch it and the little things will right themselves!

I've got better fodder for this thread than the Merc, how about their '48 Ford coupe? That has more custom features in the box than the Merc does, some of which require more than paint and glue to look like they belong on the car too.

That first Kyosho car just looks basic, I barely rmember the second one, but I was just getting into the hobby then, the Mardaves are still available from what I've seen on eBay. That Tamiya is definately an early one, I think mine might be a second gen FWD chassis and it does have upright shocks on it. Looks like the tires, wheels, body, body posts, motor, and MSC were the same as mine (and other than the MSC, the same as M-05 too.) Wouldn't mind getting a M-05 or M-05 Pro, but would probably go with the Fiat 500 Abarth Alsetto Corso body (that would suck to try and fit on a DMV Title) to go with the Mini and my Traxxas Fiesta. Oh, and thanks on the lights too!

I'm using E-Flite's LED Flying lights, y-harness', and control unit through channel 3 in a 4 channel Traxxas 2.4ghz TQ Link radio system. They're designed for aircraft, but work nicely on cars and trucks, but isn't waterproof (I do think that is possible to do though ) I just upgraded this one to the uprights and steering knuckles off a M-05 with the tierods in the rear most holes and I swear the turning radius is about 25% tighter than it was before Haven't tried moving the rods to the inner hole on the knuckle in an attempt to tighten the radius more yet, but I'll bet the only way to get it to turn tighter at low speeds is to figure out how to add Dig or Cutting Brakes to it too. Here's the lights from the earlier pics being clicked on and off. I'm into R/C Rock Crawling too, so please pardon the cross terminology

Don't know why, but I'm going Model tonight.

Finally got all of the light and new wheels and tires on my R/C Mini last week! I can toggle the lights on and off at will, the wheels are supposedly based on a design that BMW used on some of the new style Mini with some sticky tires that are close copies of a Yokohama Autocross tire (AE or AO 32's IIRC)

I'd think that a Muscle Car would be a high perofrmance car from the early 60's through the early 70's, although the equivalents from the 80's on through the currnet crop of high HP monsters Detroit is cranking out of late could be thought of as such too. Now to me a Street Machine is a Post '48 car or light truck that has been hot rodded in some way beyond what a stock form of that would be. Seems that that description should cover anything built from 1949 on that has been modded to go faster, turn better, and/or stop better while letting those who see, hear, and feel it (as in tough or via engine created vibrations ) it know what it's purpose in life is. Street Machine could be really seen as a blanket term that would cover Drag and Land Speed style 50's cars, all sorts of suped up Muscle Cars and Pony Cars (all Generations of Pony Cars too BTW), Street Freaks, Pro-Street, suped up modern V-8 Brutes, G-Macnines/Pro Touring, even Tuner Cars and sport truck/vans that are built as performance machines can really be considered Street Machines. I'd put Kustoms/Customs/Lead Sleds, Mini and Mini Style F/S Trucks in different catagory(ies) though as they seem to have a whole different style than something made to go fast

Thos Tucker Snow Cats....were they made by that Tucker?

Looks fantastic and the color fots that car perfectly too! I have to hand it to Revell for this whole line of snappers, they may be simple kits but make for great models......and they're priced in the mid teens too!

Nice!

There's a local company called DuKane that puts these kinds of signs up, couple of recent favorites...... If Tomatos are a Fruit, Is Ketchup a Smoothie? Success is relative, it brings them all out.

Lovin' that color!

Depending on the age of the tooling, a CNC mill could have cut the tool if it's a modern kit.......now say it's a vintage AMT kit and the guy that cut the tooling is still alive and active in the hobby................................