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FWIW and reference. This 1964 289 Snake belonged to a close fiend. I was fortunate enough to be able to put more than a few miles on it. Reaching a destination in it was never the goal. Driving it was the goal. When it was time to shut it down, the reward was the smell of leather upholstery, hot Castrol, and tink, tink of cooling headers. It was modified with a Crane cam and Mondello heads while in his possession.

Trade toward parts for a Monogram 1/8 scale Chevrolet Customizing Engine. What do you need? John

Need various parts for the Monogram 1/8 scale Chevrolet Customizing Engine. What have you? John

Jeff, Did you find a seat? I'll see what I have. Do you have a 32 ford roadster windshield and headlights preferably AMT? Thanks. John

I need one 32 AMT roadster windshield. John

Oh brother, I did not know that. All that extra work. Oh well I'm calling it a custom. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL Going forward, it will be interesting to see who does/does not notice. Thank you.....I think.

Dave, The coupe door length is too short for a roadster. I cut the drivers door out of a roadster and enlarged the coupe opening to fit. The pass side coupe door cut was filled and I scribed the roadster cut. Thank you for commenting. John

The car is based on a 36 5 window kit. Early in the work I noticed that I had roadster parts left from roadsters built as a kid. I used the cowl and door tops, top and windshield, and thought oh heck, why not open the door since I had one. Opening the door meant lowering the floor and seat to a realistic level. Kick me if I mention flush skirts again. Surprisingly, serious surgery had to be done in order to properly fit the Pontiac V8. 1:1 4 piece hoods can be a pain to fit and this was no different. The wheel covers are probably 60s Ford and the tires are from a parts pack. The bumpers are sliced and diced 36. To cover the seats I used lens cleaning cloth from an optometrist. It is just stretchy enough to lay down on the contours and the gathered wrinkles are hidden from view. The piping is black thread. The floor and seat bolster fabric came from my wife's sewing room. Rattle can white lacquer was used on the top and running boards. The 60s vintage Cal Custom candy blue lacquer is special in that it contains caster bean oil and coconut resin. Thanks for asking. Thank you all for the compliments. John

A 36 5 window coupe converted to chopped roadster. Vintage Cal Custom candy blue lacquer. Door cut and posed open hood. Hood sides opened up. Flush skirts.

I'm rebuilding and motorizing the kit I glue bombed as a kid. I need the clear engine front cover part # 16 in the instructions and possibly more. I'm building and motorizing the blown version with front mounted blower. Will trade unneeded parts. What have you?

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Thank you Steve. Really appreciate the tip. John

I built the Revell Lincoln Futura when first issued. The complete car did not survive. I'm building a reissue now and figure that covering the eyes of Cosmo and Fifi with sunglasses would be appropriate and easier than painting their eyes. Are glasses available or how can I make them. I have searched and attempted to make them with a little success. Thanks. John