Brian Austin

I seem to remember some grumbling in the model mags some decades back regarding the seeming glut of '57 Chevy kits available at the time.

Rust In Portugal http://rust-in-portugal.blogspot.com/ Example... a Chevrolet hearse. I think it may have started as a "flat-top" four door hardtop.

This afternoon at the local bank, gazing out the window while I was waiting I briefly caught the rear 3/4 of what appeared to be a Russian UAZ jeep, in olive gloss.

Out of curosity, does the body in the Tom Daniels Garbage Truck show rod resemble any particular unit? It does appear to be lighter-duty than the Garwood. :-)

I know people who still own Saturns. They do seem to keep going. Don't think of it as an SUV...think of it as a station wagon. :-)

I also have a couple of aircraft maintenance manuals dating to WWII that I inherited a while back, one of which for Pratt & Whitney engines. I'll never be called upon to overhaul a bomber engine, but the artwork is lovely...

Also fun are chassis lubrication diagram books and frame dimension charts.

Brief history of this vehicle. http://www.douglasdc3.com/shuttle/shuttle.htm It has been refitted as a food truck. http://airportjournals.com/former-dc-3-airliner-is-now-a-kitchen-on-wheels/ Recent history (changed hands again). https://givemeastoria.com/2021/04/01/up-up-and-away/

Some of my local public libraries have had similar manuals in the stacks over the years. The most random auto manual I'd seen there was for an early '50s Hillman.

They also have this C1100 in various colors.

First Gear also offers 1:25 scale diecast. IHC pickups. As far as the current kit selection goes, I'm excited about what Moebius has been hinting at with upcoming releases in their Ford truck series. Round 2's upcoming Cadillac ambulance could be interesting as well.

One of my club friends brought in an unbuilt example. IIRC it was the Model T. We were impressed with the overall presentation of the kit, including the diorama components. We wondered if the kits were designed and manufactured in-house, as Tonka is known for their steel toys, not all-plastic kits.

There were IHC promos in the '50s and '60s.

I don't know...the cars in that picture don't look alike to me. Anyway, I spotted these shiny things this past Saturday in Peabody, MA.

Yes, it is. I was hoping someone might have better pictures of the car that's somewhat obscured by its hauler. (And rotating display bases are all fun and fine for showing off all sides of a model, but they can make photography more difficult.)

The 4x4 R/C hobby forums have several threads regarding bodies fabricated from aluminum sheet. Here's one example: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-scale-rigs/147988-project-true-scale-aluminum-toyota-body-24.html

Wasn't there excitement last year that young people were getting introduced to model building and were giving the hobby a much needed boost? Has all that good will already dried up?

Here are some recently-scanned 35mm color negative images from the 2002 MassCar contest. Can you ID the builders of the '59 Chevy and the wild custom Edsel combo?

There is one Model King box I had. The Hemi Under Glass. One year at NNLEast there was an announcement for people to head to the bleachers outside for a photo session. So I, along with some others from my club are in the background of the boxart, along with other show attendees.

Ask Terry Jessee about "Olfactory Airs". :-)

There is good reference available regarding Chevy cars and trucks. https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html Yes, the sedan roof was shared between two-door and four-door models, and through the '55-'57 years. Hardtops will be different from the sedans, different windshields.

They're all the same to me. :-P I've had similar conversations in my model club meetings. Most members seem enthusiastic about muscle cars, pony cars, etc., while just a few of us would rather have a nice kit of a Lincoln Zephyr coupe or other Classic. As far as Moebius goes, I've been hoping they'd develop the Pontiac line to other body styles.

That airbrushing is what makes it special to me. :-) A high school friend of mine's parents bought a similar Olds wagon used, in the '80s, that came with airbrushed artwork of its own...a graveyard theme! They got a chuckle out of it, and called it the Deathmobile or some such. I don't have pictures of that one.

Aren't there enough muscle car kits already? :-P

I have only a vague memory of this place. A recollection was the name "Car Palace", and eventually a period newspaper describes a business of that name in Somerset, MA. It's interesting the article mentions the Rolls Royce van, as I have found it online in later years, and IIRC it has been restored. I wonder if the Turbo Tub still exists. (Pictures taken with a 110-cartridge camera.) Newspaper clipping (online) from Lewiston Journal, June 12, 1985