Claude Thibodeau

Hi Oliver! Great car, so many details. The Sidewinder Concept truck is such a good source of parts, as I'm certain you have discovered. I have 3 or 4 in my stash... bu none completed, just keep raiding them for components! Keep on! CT

Thank you Phil! Now, if I could find a magic wand and transform the cab into a 32... CT

Hi Steve! I'll try to make it. I've visited the Alberta mountains, but never seen BC. So, why not? Thanks for the comments on the 1/1 32. The colour is a Nissan 350Z hue, circa 2002-2003, called FAUVE ORANGE. Base coat/clear coat. Truly pops under the sun!

Hi Paul! Wow, what a creative design, and it gives full meaning to the term "mash-up"! Impressive. I'm curious as to what glue you are using to bond all the parts together. I'm asking because I could not help it remembering a mash-up I made a few years ago with a 53 Stude, and even allowing for a looooooooong curing time before applying putty and primer for finishing... the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH styrene glue managed to telegraph ever so slightly trough the final paint a few years later, in the comfort of my glass cabinet, no less... Very frustrating. On the other hand, some projects pieced together with Super Glue don't show a hint of the surgery scars. I had my lesson, as you may imagine. I'm not minding my business here, but since you invited comments and questions, I went along. Keep up the terrific idea! CT

Hi Fabrizio! I understand we were both blessed with Excellence Awards by the ACME online event lately. I just want to congratulate you on your fantastic transporter model. It is fully deserving of the award. Is-it available in a thread on this forum? If so, under which title? I'd like to see more pictures. Regards, Claude Thibodeau 0wner/builder of the So-Can Speed Shop 32 Ford lakester

Thanks Guido! I think I can picture your comment... CT

Thanks Larry! CT

Hi Jim! Well, THIS IS the consumate Florida car... Bright colour, open engine compartment, deep gloss, and I love the interior colour combo. Bravo! CT PS: Plus, it's a Ford in a Ford. What more to ask for?

Hi Francis! This triangulation is exactly what you needed. Some Funny-Cars are happy with just ONE transversal link between the lower bars, with 6000+ HP, so... your double triangulation is about 40% stiffer than that. I would dare say that it passes with flying colours! And the clearance for the driving shaft yoke is a nice feature. Way to go! CT

Thank you for the comment, David! CT

Hi Paul! Thank you. I will indeed spend many hours at the bench this winter... I'm finishing a 60 Sunliner Ford that I mashed with the roof from the Alternomad (MadLiner?), a VW bus that I customized and dropped in the weeds, and a mid-engine late-hemi powered 68 Charger concept is moving at a good pace. And there is a waiting list of rods & customs + a vintage funny-car that are waiting in the wings. So yes, much ado about styrene! To your point about the water, my local aqueduct system takes water from the Chaudière river, which finds its source in lake Megantic, a big lake that is straddling the Québec/New-Hampshire border. I'm told this lake is a haven for various species of spyders. Who knows what influence might percolate to our drinking water... CT

Thanks Carl! One never wants to be short on horsepower, you know... CT

Hi Steve! Thanks for the pics. This is obviously a well attended event! I'll put it on my bucket list. I had a 32 3W that I built in 2004, drove it around and then sold it in 2006. Here's a blurry pic I found in the online coverage of the Rhinebeck NY GoodGuys event I attended in 2006. Thats the only "digitized" pick I have. I did not own a digital camera back then. CT

Hi Steve! I'm ashamed it took me so long, but the light went on in my head this afternoon. My grand daughter was taking a nap on my lap, and I was leafing trought the latest Contest Car, and saw that candy red 66 Chevelle in a report from NNL West. The caption contained the words Acadian Canso. Uh? Can this be a guy from Canada? West coast, like, near BC? Then, I connected the dots: it IS the Steve Hayden that I chat with on this forum! But wait, there's more: a great rod PU, plus a Highboy 32 Sedan in the report from Deuce Day... All great cars, and well deserved appearances in Contest Car. Congrats again! Regards, CT

Thanks Jim! Hours of hand polishing must ultimately pay off, luckily! CT

Thank you Oliver. The pleasure is for me! CT

Thank you Kurt! So many visitors are suggesting something along this way... I'll have to think about it! CT

Thank you Gerald! I'll show your comment to my wife... she always laugh when I say model building is a "form of art". Now I'm vindicated! CT

Thank you Dann! There is a subliminal hidden message at work here, somehow... CT

Thank you Doug! Again, just a case of using 1/1 rod builds leftovers. CT

Thanks Steve! Now that you mention it... there might be a pattern here! Maybe I need to visit a shrink? Or just build a monastery van to transport the nuns around... That could balance things! CT

Thanks Steve! I know Flintstone Studio has a couple of ladies I can think of... But I'm afraid my wife, daughters and grand-daughters would not approve... CT

Merci Philippe! CT

Thanks Steve! That would be it! I felt that stuff smelled strange, I should have known... CT

A good choice, then. Keep on, it's an interesting project! CT