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What we all have learned from Steve's incredible effort and vision is what we've known all along: You can't take it with you. But what he left behind is history..... RIP Steve BTW: I ADORE my I-Phone 4!

I remember seeing this either on a sigh or bumper sticker while visiting friends in Pennsylvania last summer: "If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you act?"

Hmmm.... Let's see. I own 2 vintage Mopar's, have a room full of Basses & amplifiers, two complete roll-around tool chests, and a basement full of models. Any further admission to how much I spend can be detrimental to my living arrangements, such as being INDOORS for the winter...... and it get's pretty cold here in NY

I have one or two of those resin `69 Notchback's and plan on using the chassis from the Revell Dart kit. Much more realistic than the generic GM-style chassis that donor kit was cursed with.But that criticism aside, this is one smoooooth build. The color & wheel choice do it and a 440-6Bbl under the hood is a welcome relief from the prerequisite Hemi everyone expects. Being a Mopar guy and hard to please, this is NICE. Great job Marc!

Smoking slick Fish ya built there.....

That Pantera is beautiful. Nice job. I plan on doing a die cast replica of my `68 Barracuda. Could you please elaborate on baking the paint? Thanks!

Wow, it kind of looks like an updated Willy's Jeepster! Great idea! I love it when someone comes up with a new idea on a well-known kit. Build on!

Nice build ! Here's a clone I saw recently Look familiar?

Randy. Everyone's waiting.....

I personally don't understand the objections to posting car pictures on a model cars forum, but whatever.... If it really matters that much, next time I'll ask what forum to post in again. I didn't realize this hobby needed so much structure. Great cars posted! I have a question for COOL HAND: What are the cars in post's #47 & 49? They are both stunning!

My initial modeling mentors were Don Emmons, Jim Keeler, and Dave Shukis. These are the guys whom opened my eyes to proper building. Then I went through the oft-repeated modeling hiatus during my teenage/early adulthood years, and the got back into it watching Dale King, Harry Stewart, Don Farni, Doug Whythe, Augie Hiscano, and Mark Gustavson. Personally knowing and seeing Anthony Cairo, Bill Geary, Larry Booth, and Lyle Willits build is still inspirational. Good Lord, and I didn't even mention some of the greats whom are no longer with us, such a Tony Delvecchio, Dave Dickash, and many others whom were fundamental to my adult years as a builder. Thanks everyone!

Just to be clear, I'm not posting these pictures to twist anyone's tail. I'm just sharing. If this is indeed frowned upon, please direct me to the correct forum. It's just that this is a current topic and I wanted to participate. BTW: Cool VIP BMW

Here I am driving my Barracuda while photographing my friends Barracuda in my rear view mirror

Cool pix...... I'll throw one or two out too....

Factory A/C? Those original Hemi Dart's & Barracuda's didn't even have roll up windows! You pulled a strap made from seat belt webbing and slid the lexan window up by hand! A snap held the strap in place to keep the window closed. Those cars were mid-10 second cars with just a set of slicks and some tuning from the factory. They had the small lightweight bucket seats from the Dodge A-100's w/ aluminum frames. No wipers....heater....sound deadener....back seat.... Heck, they didn't even PAINT `em! They were delivered in gray primer w/ black fiberglass noses. It was probably one of THE most extreme vehicles ever screwed together by a domestic manufacturer. Just over a 100 were built almost evenly split between the two divisions. Awesome cars. This particular car was really nicely done..... It had all the "correctness" but with intelligent upgrades, such as lightweight aluminum dual circuit master cylinder and 4 wheel disc brakes. The A/C was a neat touch in such a brute. I'm really sorry I didn't get a video of it running. OMG! MY car was vibrating, and it was parked about 15' away! If I hit the lottery, I'll be in Arizona ordering my Hemi S/S Barracuda clone. With A/C.....

It was held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island.

No, not the Revell one. A real one, sort of...kinda. Attended a show today with the Barracuda and there was a whole bunch of nice cars there. Unfortunately my camera was dead so I had to rely on my phone to snap a few pictures. This guy rumbled in late in the day and parked next to me. It's a tribute build of a `68 Hurst Dart. It had a 426 crate Hemi, 4 spd. and a 4:10 Dana in it. SS-A/FX out of Arizona built it. Aside from the custom color, it also had A/C, which is a neat touch on an absolute animal such as this. Enjoy.....

Nice quick build. That would have taken me until spring to finish....

This is sick...... and I love it.

You have my attention too Glen! Mopar builds are my favorites, especially the off-beat ones. I just hope this doesn't fizzle-out before it's done. There was a beautiful `64 Dodge going together that disappeared...... Nice job so far. Color choice? I know they had some...er, "interesting" combinations back in the day.

Norm & his wife Mary are the best! I've been friends with the Veber's for over15 yrs. and aside from being great people, they really care about their customers and product. Their resin castings are some of the finest in the business. Buy with confidence!

I've been playing Bass for over 40 yrs. and when I see someone more talented than me play, I watch & learn. You can almost always take something home and apply it to your skill level. This is what a good teacher will achieve. Give you the tools. There are several people on this forum whom posses not only the skills, but the patience to properly document and share their talent. I find the epic builds, such as Randy's, to be inspiring. Who knows, maybe in a future project I'll scratch-build a set of pedals for the interior. If that works out, I'll try something else more involved and, hopefully, progress. Give up building? Nah... Just get better by learning. Bill Geary is a personal friend and I've had the pleasure to watch many of his fantastic builds go together in person. Amazing what you can see, and learn. I thank all you guys with the skills for sharing. Now where's our update Randy?