RSchnell

I've been trying to buy this '67 Vette for several years. It went from a decent car to now the frame has rust issues and I'm 100% sure the birdcage is shot. This shot is from today's visit. I've owned several C1 & C2's over the years, but a '67 is the pinnacle for C2's.

Same here. Hopefully it's just a glitch in the system.

I tend to watch older shows, that being said- Rockford Files The Fugitive Route 66 Seinfeld Taxi

Interesting video & in my opinion well done & factual. I've been a lifelong Ford historian my whole life, having inherited the interest from my Dad & Grandfather. If you really want to take an in depth dive into how Ford Motor Company worked during Henry Ford's reign, the book Ford Methods & Shops is the gospel for early Ford production. Internet Archive has an online edition you can read free. Reprints are available of varying quality. Original books are hard to find & expensive when you do. I was fortunate to get both of mine for under $200. https://archive.org/details/fordmethodsandf00faurgoog/page/n294/mode/2up Ford Industries was a booklet published by Ford during the 1920's. These too give valuable insight. My copies are packed away yet.

Waiting on the doorstep when I got home.... Previously built the GTI kit and liked it so much I bought another, the Torino I'd have never gotten had I not seen the thread here about this kit.

Your page might have your name on it, but you have no ownership rights for exclusitivity. Pretty much means Facebook has the right to use anything you post for anything they see fit. There some exceptions, but if you read the terms of service it's all in there.

No worries, glad it helped! I used to hit every hole in the wall dealer in ever hole in the wall town I ran across in my travels back in the 90s when I was in the hevy truck export business. Sometimes I'd strike out- but digging out NOS parts from the 1930s-50s in the rafters & storage bins sure made up for it. A lot of oddball stuff(low volume) as you'd imagine, but ran across some real goodies too. I was able to get every piece of stainless, emblems, even a grill for the '62 Galaxie 390/375Hp Convert I was restoring at the time. The internet came along and educated everyone about everything. Back on topic, I'm not a Mustang guy, but I just might have to get one of these kits. It looks to be a real gem.

1940s & prior used the model designation. For instance Model A's used A for passenger cars & light trucks or AA if heavy truck, 1932 used B or BB for 4 cylinder, 18- was for the V8 cars. This went on until the new numbering system in 1952 B- 50s, C-60s, the system you're familiar with. I used to deal pretty heavily in pre 1960s NOS Ford parts as a side hustle. The ones that really throw you off are the Lincoln & Mercury stuff from the 40s, & it was not uncommon to find NOS Ford tractor parts mixed in lots when I'd buy out dealership inventory. Fun fact- the basic part number for an intake manifold is 9425. Ford hasn't changed that number since 1928! Im sure there's other instances but it's late & I can't recall.

Got there a bit late and some of the cars were already leaving, but what was left made for a nice visit. The cars were on display in front of Ron Jon Surf Shop-you've probably seen the stickers on cars all over the country, they give everyone a handful of them when you buy something there. I didn't have my regular camera, but here's a few pics from my phone.

Stopped in for some tacos at the local taco joint & this C3 was parked out front. Decent car, looked like it was well cared for during it's life. C3's are too new for me(though I've worked on my share of them) as far as Corvettes go, but that'd be a fun grocery getter.

This might help answer a few questions from earlier in the thread. Noticed the shipping label on one of the Round 2 boxes I snagged(they didn't have any buggies so I grabbed an AMT box-LOL). Looks like this shipment came directly from Round 2, not Walmart or a wholesaler. 108 cases of kits in that shipment alone. Thought y'all might find it interesting.

It was definitely a unique creation. I got stuck behind him on 528-doing 45 mph in the left lane. Idiot!

I'm on Facebook some. My biggest gripe is the people who post the same build in 10 different groups, then that's all you see in your feed is 10 posts by the same person to different groups. Makes you wonder how they have time to build when all they do is post 500x/day. The same could be said for forums!

Not exactly sure what this is based on or what it is even supposed to be. Tried to get pic of the front end but it was just as butt ugly as the rest of the car. The leather fender skirts are a nice touch.

Couldn't get pics but passed a '66 Galaxie 7 Litre hardtop heading the other way. Good looking car. Later in the day a '62 Corvette on a trailer heading north on 95. Central Florida is great for car spotting!

Nice to see a regular Victoria restored. A lot of these got cut up to restore Crown Vics & Convertibles as they all share the same doors & other parts.

Like others have said, 1:1 car swap meets, model shows- especially if it's an IPMS show, the rivet counters don't care about the stuff we like. I've boycotted Ebay due to their shady practices when it comes to sellers so no ebay for me. I enjoy the hunt just as much as I do building/rebuilding.

Looks like I need to get more than one of these kits!

Nice build! Brings back pleasant memories for me: A now departed customer/friend of mine and collector of 50s Fords had a 55-57 T-bird collection that had every color for every year, even the rare F code '57 Birds- he had 2. At any rate he wanted to exhibit a few at a Ford show here in central Florida- guess which one I drove? Yep! His Sage Green '56.

Not that I need any more kits, grabbed these at Hobby Lobby. The '67 Corvette is one of the best Midyear kits out there-in my opinion!

Back on topic- I stopped in the Titusville, FL store today. They did some rearranging but it looks like the car/truck kit selection looks about the same. May hit up another HL in my travels tomorrow.

Very interesting! Somehow I missed that thread, will read it throughly when I get time. Any other pics of your dad's Wagon? I had a '57 Country Sedan and '58 Ranch Wagon in addition to several 55-56 Ford Wagons. Wagons rule.