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Oldcarfan27

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  1. As I recall, it was very generic, so they could have called it a Briggs & Stratton for all I knew. Best to just replace it with something better.
  2. Look at the rear of the roof top, now compare it with the monogram GTO. Thats where it bugs me. The back window is either too small or the roof curves down too much, not sure which.
  3. I agree with that, I haven't built one because of it. It looks too rounded. I've thought of using the roof from a GTO to correct it. Haven't done it yet. I did use the roof with a 65 wagon to make a pretty accurate 4 door sedan. It has the right shape for that.
  4. Don't give up on it, it looks really nice so far! I find the best inspiration comes from researching the car on Google images. Find cars that look the best to you and use them for reference to finish yours. Your well on your way as it is.
  5. Point well made! Makes sense! I guess I just want to know why they came to be? It's not important, but It just makes me wonder. Like you said, we may never know.
  6. That engine looks great in there! Dumping the original V8 in that kit was no great loss, it wasn't very good anyway. But what are you going to do with the generic chassis?
  7. That's possible, but if it was for a fundraising venture, i would think people should be told that! I'm sure folks would be absolutely glad to help a worthy cause.
  8. You're such the Hep Cat, like the mostest, Daddy O!
  9. Oh, I get it now, these are like pinatas for the parties! No assembly necessary. Light em up and STAND BACK! But where do you put the candy?
  10. Still interested in meeting for some trades? Wardlow/Ball is the same street. So if you want to drive a few blocks East, I'll drive West we can meet in the middle. What kinds of kits are you looking for? Patrick.
  11. I have a 1:1 75 Ranchero GT in the garage with the standard bench seat interior and dash cluster, just like in the kit. The seat back is just a flat board, just that simple. no more, no less. Bob Ellis is right, the kits gauge cluster is the basic dash without full gauges, just warning lights. The full gauge cluster looks like this, Is this kit any different from the Starsky and Hutch kit besides the wheels? I like the kit but the box art looks terrible!
  12. Your intake looks good, just run some fuel lines across it like the photo and it'll work great!
  13. Thanks to James Maynard for the quick response and shipment of the cars I traded him for. He was patient when I was searching for the kit that he wanted in trade. In the end he got an unbuilt, sealed kit for his patience. Would definitely trade with him again.
  14. Awesome trade with Alan Alexis. Gave him my sealed unbuilt kit and he gave me a box full of great stuff. We're currently working on another trade soon. I can't wait to trade again with him! Thanks again, Alan
  15. Oh really? I think I have one of his "paintings" folded up in my garage. I have it on exhibition everytime I do some home improvements! ?
  16. I checked other stuff posted around the same time, and he also sells other cars too (the one's photog'd on the washing machine) so he probably SELLS regular stuff. I just can't fathom that anybody who's sober would pay good money for this tripe.
  17. And this doesn't even scratch the surface, there are dozens more of these. I just don't know why they're for sale. I can't imagine any model builders who'd buy a box full of these even if they were dirt cheap, let alone $30 bucks each!
  18. Type in junkyard in the search box, then there will be choices for subcategories. Click on Toy models & kits, Go to page 20 - 25. When you start seeing monstrosities like this..... You'll know you're there. Here's just a tiny few to wet your appetite. And here's the tractor we talked about earlier. Yours for only $23.99! But wait, there's more... Now how much would you pay? If you order now, we'll include this as your gift, just pay shipping and handling. (Which happens to be the same price as the car itself) Sorry kids, no refunds ?
  19. It's all on Ebay, bud. Just go to "junkyard model cars and parts". And enjoy the carnage!
  20. I totally agree! What I think is hilarious is he posts them with the statement "for parts or restore " Restore what?! There's nothing good left. You'd think with that many builds under his belt, his skills would improve. Nope!!
  21. Aw man, this was going so well! It's like watching a soap opera and it gets cancelled before the story is completed. ? If you're never going to finish it, send it to me, I've been wanting to make a truck like the one on the movie "Twister "
  22. I saw that one! Most absurd thing ever. It would be fine if it was built as a joke, but the joke is this guy is trying to sell it! I've seen countless kits of his built with toy wheels and parts. Some with no chassis at all. And all look like they were assembled with wood glue and pieces of sprue for the suspension. Oh, and aluminum can pull tabs for trailer hitches. Is this guy serious? What bugs me most is the casual observer will flip through this listing of disasters and see the prices and think his kids' projects are collectors items! Public perception makes it look like modelers are desperate to buy ANY model cars from anybody selling them - no matter how bad the condition is. It's happened in the 1:1 car world, Barrett Jackson and all these other auction sites have escalated the prices of any car into the stratosphere and farmer Joe now thinks his rusty, beat up 87 Ford F350 dump truck is worth a fortune, even if it doesn't run.
  23. I've been browsing the 'bay in the junkyard model cars & parts section, and I keep running across this particular seller that keeps posting butchered cars for buy it now prices. They are photographed in front of the same building backdrop, they are various types of cars, some vintage, some not and all have been hacked into 4x4 trucks and look like they've been built by a 4 year old and brush painted with a broom. They're atrocious! They're not even good enough to restore or use for parts. What I can't understand is he's been posting them for quite some time and pricing them anywhere from 23 to 60 dollars. Who buys these things? Whoever is building them doesn't look like they're getting any better at it, and it frustrates me because there WERE ones that I would have liked to buy if they hadn't been so completely ruined. If it's a proud parent selling his child's creations, then somebody needs to wake him up and tell him his kid has a LONG way to go before they will ever be considered ProBuilt! But then again, if he has sold any, then his kid is a professional and I need to hang it all up! Has anybody bought any of this stuff and if so, is it as bad as it looks on Ebay?
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