Claude Thibodeau

so dangerously close

Hi Tim! Great to hear from you. As fate would have it, my TC was an 85, in light blue metallic clear-coat! It was a Ford "Field car", that my dear friend Pierre Cliche (a Ford dealer) could get for me as soon as the district rep would receive his next car... A 1987 Merkur XR4Ti... that I also leased 8 months later! Followed by an 88 XR4Ti, and a 1989 Scorpio. I guess you could say I'm a Ford guy, eh? I was partial to the 85 because of the dash update. And once I was sold on the virtues of the 2.3, the Merkur was a joy, even more so because its suspension was, let's say, more "subtle" than the TC. Nostalgia. Happy you liked my Pro-Touring attempt, and I will try it on the contest table april 24th. We'll see how it fares... CT

wreak total havoc

maybe even hydrogen?

Hi! A few years ago, I created this "fantasy" 41 Lincoln modern custom, as what Billy Gibbons could drive if he felt for a new car. It's called "Class of 41". Rock on! CT

before the EPA

Hi Tony! Worthy of a GM brochure, that polishing pays off. bravo! CT

Hi David! Verrrrrrry nice, and that color suits this icon very well. Bravo! CT

with bubbles everywhere

Thank you Paul, very kind of you. CT

with drama queens

older demographics' viewers

Thanks Chris! CT

Hi Oliver! All great subjects, and impressive execution. Bravo! CT

TV drama ensues

Inspector Columbo arriving

kind of obvious

Thank you Mark! That scratchbuild injection system got a few comments on the contest tables back then. It was fun to build. CT

and corrosive steam

Thank you Sir! CT

local watering hole

Hi! I usually work on 4 models at once, in often very different genres: Bonneville car, a street-rod, a Pro-Touring and some "oddball" thing to get me out of my comfort zone. It avoids downtime when bodywork or paint take more time. Then, i often finish two at one, a few hours apart. About 12 in a good year. CT

but regular Joes

might affect sales

expensive studio license