Brian Austin

By the '70s Simca was a Chrysler product.

Good info, thanks.

FWIW, there appear to be 1/24 scale diecast Teslas, even the tractor trailer truck. (That one is very expensive, however.) There also appear to be Hummer EVs in that scale range as well. Matchbox also did a Walker delivery truck in their smallish-scale Models Of Yesteryear line a while back. There is also a range of modern EVs in the current Matchbox 1/64-ish line. Getting back to the Audi, the impending model release was announced here some time ago, though I am not familiar with the car itself.

Have you guys tried removing the trim spears from the "dents"?

As far as I know the Model K chassis was a separate platform from the other Lincoln product lines. There are various Model K models in 1:43 and 1:18 scales.

The little Super Mini-Van in the Firestone ad would be fun in 1:25 scale. ?

Not everyone thinks muscle cars are the greatest thing ever. ? Personally, '70s American cars don't do anything for me. The complaints lobbed in this thread against today's cars would just as well apply to this particular era in my opinion. And as far as the second comment goes, it's not up to us to determine what will be collectible far off into the future. Hobbyists will decide when the time comes, speaking of trends. There was a time station wagons and minivans were uncool, and Japanese imports were the butt of anti-import sentiment. Times are changing. These kinds of arguments are even echoed in the early days of the hobby. Most at the time thought car collecting revolved around horseless carriages and the brass era, and that the modern cars seen in the parking lots at car shows would never garner the same interest. The car hobby keeps evolving.

Do completed components made this way warp with time?

That might be my description of muscle cars. ?

You mean folks like Raymond Loewy and Brooks Stevens? They've done some cool toaster designs in their day. How do you know today's designers aren't passionate about their job?

Maybe once assembled the ramp body will straighten itself out. The build video posted earlier said the panels slot together nicely.

I've understood these to be AMT race car tires, two different sizes. Were these the original tires issued in the above kit? The set I have came with a '60s F100. They were presumably the larger of the two. Are these the same size as the two-piece set above? I wouldn't mind seeing these reissued, if they were available. (Not likely, I know).

Some have even been restored.

That was from 2015 or so. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/02/10/from-rust-to-gold-baillon-collection-cars-deliver-28-5-million-in-sales Background on the collection: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/lost-found-195

It would appear the current color combo is not original: "Bill Flajole used the Forerunner as his personal transport until well into the 1960s, but in 1973 it was sold on. When Flajole built the Forerunner it featured green paint with ivory coves, but after he sold it the car was restored and the colour scheme was upated to the current livery of metallic purple with white coves. Inside there was matching white and purple leather upholstery with chrome wire wheels, and thereafter the Forerunner was displayed in the Blackhawk Museum for many years before being sold back into private hands in 1998." https://www.below-the-radar.com/flajole-forerunner/

Some neat shots of Jeeps put to use as farm tractors... https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=txa.tarb086630&view=thumb&seq=1&skin=2021

I remember that Jaguar from an auction catalog from a decade ago or so. Frank Lloyd Wright's Lincoln Continental also had its rear window filled in, among other unusual custom touches.

Who knew a topic posted in the Off-Topic section could be considered off-topic? ?

Houses aren't mass-produced consumer goods. There was high inflation in the '70s and '80s, correct? How much did model kit prices jump then?

Someone built a large-scale loco as a cutaway model, showing the firebox and boiler. According to the chatter in the comments section, this was largely scratchbuilt. https://largescalecentral.com/t/locomotive-cutaway-model/77015

What a great space for a slot car track or model railroad.

Most old Progressive Rock can be rather challenging to dance to as well. ? (I do recall at least one person trying to dance along throughout a Jethro Tull concert in the late '80s. I don't believe that person was particularly sober). ?

A review/build video posted here suggested that the slightly bowed parts straighten out once assembled.