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The AMT '53 Ford truck had a decent torch set in it. The AMT '49 Mercury had hand tools in it. I had a NASCAR pit set that I sold, that had decent tool boxes in it. Look to see what VCG resins has to offer.

Bad vinyl tops hide lots of ills. Especially the plush ones, they trap a lot of water in them and are slow to dry out. My sister had one on a '77 Impala that rotted the top of the windshield frame. Other benefits to the Nova, it has little power accessories that could potentially go bad. One plus may be AC in the hotter months, but most of them I had seen had no AC, just vents.

They moved the headquarters from Brooklyn NY to Sarasota Florida in 2001, they are closely affiliated with the Publix chain. They are still family owned.

I got a Lemans kit, same series. Which I realized was "modeled" after the GMP and or Monogram Buick Regal kits. I had to make some mods to the firewall and rear wheel tubs to close up large gaps. I should pick up a 442 kit myself... I have probably close to 30 stalled builds in my queue.

I have an Early Iron version, unbuilt. I had a natural aversion to the Monogram kits for some odd reason.

I like the Nova myself. For sure an HEI conversion to make it more reliable. How handy are you? This also comes into play. The only downside to the Nova would be if it had drum brakes up front. Discs are way more easier to work on and stop a ton better than drums. Junkyard parts through 1972 are the same, 1973 the suspension changed. Worst case, aftermarket kits are available. Radial tires are a must have.

That along with the "180 degree cookbook". Prison hot water is HOT....

Very well done. I have a few of those too, IIRC Toys R Us had a run of those around 1999. I probably have every issue of the '36 less the Flower Power one. I did build that as a kid.

Most wheels came in black, so that is my best guess as well.

My girlfriend was driving on a back road.. stops for a stop sign and sees a hawk tearing apart a live Bluejay. She said that the hawk looked her right in the eye... like she was next. Her sister has a small-ish puppy and they watch her when she is outside. The crows by me will take off with baby birds from nests.

In the spring and fall, birds must think that they can fly through my house. The light must be just right. Some hit my front windows with a loud BONK... most of the time they fly right off, sometimes they break their necks. A couple of times I pick them up and hold them until they recover. I had a catbird do that last. I sat on my front steps and got a great look at him or her. They have some really great rust-colored feathers on their underside.

I'm looking forward to going. Last year I had a bad cold and stayed home. I like to take the ferry both ways, costs a bit but far more relaxing.

The best source for something like that was Randy Ayers NASCAR model forum which folded up recently. I have not looked, maybe there is a read-only version of it.

My dad lived way out east on the Island and on the way out we would see large flocks of wild turkeys off the road, as many as 30 was one estimate. His place backed up to a county park and we would see small groups of 3 and 4 passing by.

At least you will go out smiling. I could use a few things for sammiches next week. Some places used to have ham-swiss combos on sale, I will have to see if they have anything going on right now.

My girlfriend lives in the sticks, east and north of me by 30 miles. She has 2 groundhogs that she has seen in her 1/2 acre + yard. If you have small animals, the hawks will be eyeballing them outside. They will tear smaller birds like bluejays apart on the ground. She has seen a dozen wild turkeys waltzing down the street going past her house. She is not far from where Tesla had set up shop years ago. RCA had a large tract of property there, I'm not sure if it is still vacant. All the streets in the area have Tesla-ish names like Radio, Echo, etc. Edit: This is something I came up with the OG RCA property from 1921. It was 9000 acres. I used to camp there around 1969. Packs of wild dogs lived there and it was wise to avoid them. https://ethw.org/Milestones:RCA_Central,_1921

Same deal by me and I still buy the brand. I just finished some ham and turkey I was using for sandwiches. The source of the problem was identified and contained. Each BH distributor is privately owned and operated. I knew someone with a route, he paid $250k for it around 1980, he sold it (not sure when) for $400k.

I have used some old JnJ sheets with no problems. I mainly have hoarded them up for some of the numbers and sponsors only.

I have one of those heaters in a box with my camping gear, something my dad came up with a long time ago. I have a white fuel stove too, again, something I have never used. The little Coleman propane stove has come in handy and I have used it in recent years when we had hurricanes. My family did a lot of tent camping from 1967 to I'd say 1977, then my mom was not doing well. My last trip with them was in 1976, They had upgraded to a Coleman pop-up trailer. I have most of the gear in my garage, my dad made up a large-ish cook box that was a traveling kitchen. My brother used it a few years ago to camp at Pocono Raceway. The OG tent from 1967 I used a few times until dry rot took it out. I had a nice Sears tent, a 9' x 12' which was great until my son was somewhere setting up in the dark, gave up on it and lost a critical piece to it. That one I camped with from 1985-1987 then used it on scout trips from 1997 to around 2010.

I was a a big fan of his on YT. Definitely a guy who will be missed.

I may have one of those old lanterns in my garage, I never liked fussing with the white gas part of it. I can see why you want to keep it and you should. I have the old propane family lantern from around 1967 and it works, I bought one for myself around 1985 when I started camping again.

Mantles are easy to come by and it never hurts to have spares. They keep until they are fired up, I have had few survive once they were used. They are fragile. Mine is propane, yours uses white gas, aka Coleman fuel. I have seen it in stores. I would give it a good cleaning, I'm not sure if it has o-rings in it or not. Parts are available. https://www.oldcolemanparts.com/select-your-model-here/SELECT-LANTERN-MODEL/models-1-thru-300/243-s/243A/ Edit: These are worth some bucks even as it. My advice, sell it and get a propane model. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=coleman+243a+lantern&_sacat=16034&_odkw=coleman+243a+lantern&_osacat=16034

I back up to state land and I used to see fox now and then. I even saw a momma fox with 4 little ones with her. Also raccoon families.

The AMT '65 Ford kit has one in it.

That is likely a JnJ decal sheet. I have at least one around. Crown gas stations were around, I would say at least in 1977, then they were gone.