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Yeah...I think that I'll sell mine, too!! It'll help get my boys the rest of their way through college!! Like Bernard asked at the time, "I wonder if they'll open it?". Later,

No...I don't think that he's quite that old, but I did hear that he hung with Moses back in the day...

Robert, It looks like the kids are also well on there way to being great modelers!! Keep up the good work,

Very nice work, Andy!! The color combination is right on the money!! Thanks for sharing,

Nice job, Bill!! That is such a cool car, a great kit to build AND a great kit to get parts from!! Thanks for sharing,

Very nice build!! That reminds me...I've got one of these that I need to finish!!

Brendan, Another GREAT build!! I remember building the Martini version of this car too many years ago...

Happy birthday, Bill!! This sounds like a great reason to visit the LHS!!

George, I'll bet Tito is a bit too young to know who the Moody Blues were... Tito, Glad to see you back in action!! Keep on with the keepin' on!! I can't wait to see more of your work "Under Glass"!! Later,

Clay, Nice job on the door hinges!! I'm glad to see that you got things worked out!! Keep up the GREAT work!!

Very nice, Lyle! Yes, I also know how much "fun" it is getting the AMT body to fit the Revell chassis. You did a great job keeping the cowl up high enough to make the alignment with the hood and the radiator housing look right. Later,

Thanks, guys!! Yeah...we should all be so lucky as to have something like this to drive around in...

Very nice, marcos!! That one makes me want to start building sports cars again!! Thanks for sharing,

Nice clean build, Frank!! I really like the color on big cars like this one. I may use that color on the '32 Sedan I'm thinking of building.

Thanks for all of the compliments, guys!! George, I lowered the rear roll pan and contoured the exhaust openings. I also switched the left and right pipes where they exit the mufflers so that they came out in the center instead of the sides.

Marcos, That's coming along very nicely!! The extra touches you've added will really make this one stand out!! Thanks for sharing,

All in due time, my young friend, all in due time... You see, by spacing out when I post stuff that I built years ago, it provides the illusion that I periodically get something done!!

Nice old rod, Gramps!! Black and red is one of my favorite combinations!!

Thanks, guys!! I'm glad that you enjoyed the story and the build!! Now I don't feel the need to change that silly license plate!!

Sure...I don't think I've ever shown it there... What are you bringing?

This little tale is for my friend Bernard who often tells me that there really needs to be a "back story" to a model that helps people properly relate to what the builder had in mind when he was putting it together. It's also the only thing I could think of that makes any sense out of the license plate that I put on this one. So, imagine a poor little rich kid who's off at an Ivy League college, far, far from home and has never before been exposed to people living in a nearby town who had to get by with whatever they could find or piece together for basic transportation. One day during his weekly writing back home to mom and dad, he mentions a car he saw that the owner called a "rat rod". He vaguely describes some of the features to his parents, noting that the roof from the Model T has been "chopped", the hood is gone, the suspension, tires, wheels and the engine are from some other car, a '40 Ford he thinks...but, it his writing, he neglects to tell them that the car has more rust showing than paint and that it doesn't have much in the way of brakes, steering gear or an interior. He's so excited about the car that his letter contains not much more than miscellaneous ramblings of how "cool" he thinks it is. Yep, you guessed it...Junior's parents, being extremely wealthy, but not very knowledgeable about things like cars, got the local bodyshop owner to build Junior his very own "Rat Rod", EXACTLY as he had described it in his letter. And here it is...complete with the prerequisite rich kid's personal "Rat Rod" license plate... Well, I hope that you liked the story and the model. The body, radiator, frame, cut-down headers and interior parts are from a very early AMT '25 Ford. The engine, driveline, suspension, tires and wheels are from the Revell '40 Ford convertible. Thanks for looking,

This is one that I built several years ago that's still a favorite of mine (meaning I haven't given it away to make room for something newer...yet). It's a combination of the AMT '50 Ford convertible with the chassis pan from the AMT '49 Ford (the difference being the '49 chassis doesn't have a molded in place exhaust system). The engine, tranny, driveline, rear end, rear suspension, tires and wheels all came from the Revell '32 Ford 3 window coupe kit. The seats came from a late-model Mustang. The few body mods, including the chopped windshield, are custom parts from the '50 Ford kit. Thanks for looking,

Nice looking Chevelle, Dirk!! Your English is fine...and it's certainly better than our German!! Thanks for sharing!

Tito, Glad to see you're back!! I hope that all is well.

Thanks for the explanation, Bernard!! The rake and stance is PERFECT for that truck!! Later,