Vietnam Vet67

Love it. I really like the COT body style and have a large die cast collection of them. Nice work. Is this a regular kit? Can you show picture of box??

This article says this guy built a replica of the car with the help of the family. https://www.hotrod.com/articles/ctrp-0711-fireball-grand-national/ This article shows the car being sold............there is a picture of the interior. https://www.mecum.com/lots/HE1009-82661/1957-ford-fireball-roberts-race-car/

Dearborn, Michigan

Found these on Hemmings site

Ford shock absorber guide:http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/shockidentification.htm

The low priced Challenger Deputy (Option Code A93) was a mid-year introduction (March 1970) and continued until the end of 1971 model production. This version of the Challenger was unique in several ways. The car was similar to the base Challenger hardtop with the following exceptions ; The rear quarter windows were fixed in place by leaving out the regulator and bolting the track. The rear window winder was deleted and the hole plugged with a chrome button. The standard engine was the 198 6 cyl. with the 225, 318 and 383 (2v and 4v) optional. The seats were the cheaper standard Plymouth Barracuda seats in black or white only. The steering wheel is coachman grain like the Barracuda. Things like dual horns, cigar lighter and night/day rear mirror were optional.

Love the engine compartment.............

Loved the styling of this car............reminds me of the D-Type Jaguar that was around in the 1950's. Nice build.

Very cool display. Just got done watching a new 3 part series on PBS called Chasing the Moon celebrating the 50th anniversary. Lots of new videos and info.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH_8Ir2bB4E

What's good or bad about the Pattos decals?????????

For you baseball fans out there come to my home town of Utica Michigan to see Jimmy John's Field and see some great minor league baseball.

I get a lot of my NASCAR die casts there...............awesome place. It's about 10 minutes from my house.

Interior of Roush IMSA Mustang

I like your "wise men" quote. Reminds me of the one: It is better to be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

We used to make Spam Omelots in Vietnam for breakfast................

Bought these new in 1970, 1974 and 1978.

In theory that is true. But back then they were worried that the fuel wouldn't vaporize completely going through those long runners to the engine. We installed heating tubes from the exhaust manifolds to the bottom of the carburetor mounting area to help atomize the fuel and make sure it didn't cool down too much. I worked on that project in the Performance dynos at the Chrysler Tech Center back then. Check out the picture in the above post by GTX6970 and look under each carb and you will see a pipe going into the intake manifold. Here is another picture showing the heating tubes.

What do you use for a paint stripper?????? Nice build!

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/06/04/pair-of-petty-nascar-plymouths-head-to-auction-in-harrisburg/?refer=news

Picked this beauty up over the weekend.

Here is a trading/collector card for the car.

Nice job on the trunk rack.........

http://oldcarbrochures.com/new/021110/1954 Nash Rambler Foldout/1954 Nash Rambler Foldout-04-05.html