Brian Austin

From the same source...

This looks to be an interesting blog on the history of Portland, OR. I like that this image is mostly red and white... https://stumptownblogger.typepad.com/stumptownblogger/portland-history/page/406/

Sorry, I can't add too much to the conversation. I just found that image looking for something else in my files. I don't even recall where I had found it. Portland, OR would indeed seem to be the location.

FWIW: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-05-14-8902010400-story.html PINTOS DELIVER FOR POSTAL SERVICE (Chicago Tribune May 14, 1989)

I recall reading some time ago that two identical Volvos happened to park next to or near each other. One of the drivers unlocked what he thought was his car (era of the standard metal key IIRC) and drove off, only to realize it wasn't his.

Somewhere in Maine, in 2003. How many Ford C crane trucks have you seen?

Rollback I saw in Hillsborough, New Hampshire in 2003. Note the lettering on the front...

Yeah, I read the grille badge a little more closely after posting. It reads "Anglia."

This used car dealer/junk yard in Oxford, MA has had some interesting things for sale on the occasions I happened to pass by. This '64 Austin was seen a couple of weeks ago or so. I'll bet it was driven by a little old lady, only on Sundays....

Warren, MA, yesterday. What drew me to this site initially was the unusual truss bridge, and revisited the area to take some pictures of an old stone railroad bridge down the river, but trees screened that one from view. While I was there this time around I saw no one around and got some pictures of the Buick. Last time I was here, just a couple of weeks ago or so, it was still Autumnal in feel. Yesterday it was very wintry. Cold.

Not sure what was going on here, but these were parked around the corner from the steam roller. I actually saw these a couple of weeks ago and had to come back for a visit yesterday.

Ware, MA. This has been parked here a long time.

Wheels and tires look nice.

The Polar Lights version had smoked (dark) side and rear windows. It has been my impression that it is the old AMT version that's being reissued. I think it has been stated that a straight ambulance version will be issued later. I'd be curious to see what the present reissue will look like.

Thank goodness I wasn't familiar with Project X and therefore don't have an attachment to it nor do I have preconceived notions regarding what it should be. ? Also, thankfully I'm open-minded enough to find all types of motive power of interest. Technology is cool. The history of technology is cool. Why limit oneself? Why does just about every thread involving electric vehicles turn into a rant against their existence? Enough already.

Today I toured around the middle of my state and saw several old cars either on the road or parked. I saw a clean Chevette parked. I briefly considered turning around for a picture but kept going. Elsewhere I saw a tiny Japanese pickup (Kei car), with a procession of cars backed up behind it, drivers presumably grumbling about it being allowed on a busy road.

There are quite a few diecast models available in 1:35 scale, or thereabouts. I have a Mercedes sedan made by NZG (known for their diecast promo models of construction equipment) in this scale, and First Gear offers a wide array of trucks in 1:34. Corgi had a range of cars in 1:36. Many classic Hess truck promos also seem to be in the vicinity of this size. There are also other bus models in 1:35. There's at least one Russian GAZ-AA bus kit, by a military model company. A 1:24 Greyhound model kit would be nice, but how much would it cost? People are getting grumpy regarding the cost of automotive kits these days. I think a bus in this scale would be very expensive. Here's an interesting look at Greyhound during the WWII era. http://www.americainwwii.com/galleries/greyhound-on-the-road-through-wwii-and-beyond/ Lastly here's a nice ad from 1943.

You too can earn a small fortune in model building. First start with a large fortune. :-) (Ancient joke, paraphrased). It is possible to make money in the creative arts, but one's time is indeed worth something.

I said LEGO builds were models, I never said they were supposed to be finely detailed or exact scale. I had just visited the LEGO website, where they mentioned the scale, so I just threw that in my post, FWIW. In the end it doesn't matter. People are building, and a little public exposure can only be a good thing.

It's strange they didn't use Monogram's Trans Am kit with a different nose. Monogram's 1:8 kits show up in an amazing array of movies as miniature effects props, such as the tunnel scene in Men In Black. It's a pity Monogram didn't issue a 1:8 scale school bus. :-)

You're missing the point of LEGO. :-) It's not easy to design a model using the LEGO brick geometry. Many years ago I passed up a nifty book on various models built in the style seen at the LEGO Land parks. You have to get creative to get curvy contours with bricks. :-) Yes, LEGO sets are models. For example, the Titanic is a model of the real thing, said to be 1:200 scale.

There's a neat article on the Hemmings blog regarding stunt cars similar to that one. Those were often operated by organizations such as the American Legion and the Shriners in parade use. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/09/01/stuntin-in-my-two-four-my-1924-ford-model-t-that-is

The problem is, some of the comments on this board have come across as rather dismissive and disrespectful.