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  1. A very tasty '81 Buick Regal Pro Street.
  2. As I have been going through the 80's issues of HRM, it began to feel as though a lot of the cars being showcased were derivative of earlier works. An article in November 1984 seemed to touch on this with two beautiful creations that certainly made a statement. The first was a '40 LaSalle 4-door, the second a '34 DeSoto Airflow.
  3. I could certainly get the right look with that one. Thank you!
  4. HRM September 1984 hailed the return of the Thunderbird with a number of interesting custom versions. I liked them all, but the Mercury Cougar racer was my favorite! It may take me a minute to find a model of this vintage Mercury. Off-hand I'm not finding it...
  5. And who knew GM marketed Fiero go-carts? Ad from HRM August 1984 I so want one!
  6. Ad for Monogram NASCAR Pro Stock racing cars. HRM August 1984
  7. I read this article repeatedly, and still don't know what year this Pontiac Firebird Formula was. The build-up kinda' reminded me of the old Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time" (Hilarious car song by the way). All I can say is it looked great in these photos.
  8. A super-classy '57 Chevy in HRM June 1984. There were a whole series of article on how it was built for Hot Rod Magazine - only to be given away to some lucky bum!
  9. As a shout-out to our Canadian friends, a beautiful '66 Acadian Canso. HRM May 1984
  10. This futuristic interpretation of a roadster is just plain awesome (I think it's called the California Star)! I'm totally disappointed that I can't find a scale model kit, or diecast, of this creation. HRM May 1984
  11. A great series of photos in HRM April 1984 for truck lovers. This is just a couple of pages from the article - I personally like the '55 Chevy Cameo best, although they are all wonderful!
  12. An ad in HRM March 1984 which I would totally have ignored, except I noticed mention of Mark Hamill. Turns out it's the car from "Corvette Summer". I wonder if the movie was any good? The car is funkadelic!
  13. Nice article in HRM March 1984 of a gentleman named Gary Conley who made quarter scale running engines.
  14. Finally, from the out-in-left field "cannot even be found by Google" files comes this article from HRM February 1984. Even with the description listed, I still couldn't find either car exactly. I'm thinking the one in the forefront is a Crosley racer that may have been sold eventually to someone named Banta and repainted. The car in the background I'm certain is a DeTomaso Pantera, but I can't find anything on it.
  15. Too awesome!; 1968 Caprice Estate Wagon turned racing machine. One of my first cars was a '65 Belair station wagon with a 283, and I loved that car. Too bad it's virtually impossible to find Chevy station wagon scale models from that era, except for the ever present '65 Chevelle wagon.
  16. And another page from the "unlikely racers" category; a Dodge Rampage UTE all set up to race. HRM January 1984 Saw this one recently that was kind of tweaked, with a hemi, mounted in back... And sometime we need to talk about mini-UTEs in general, and Aussie UTEs in particular... The folks down under make some really cool ones, and I'd love to find a scale model of one to build - like this beautiful Holden UTE (if it looks like a Pontiac GTO, that's because essentially it is).
  17. I don't know what to say, except it's cool and it's different; a Chrysler Imperial full-dress racer called "Mopar City Missile"! HRM January 1984
  18. And also in HRM December 1983, the introduction of the Dodge Caravan minivan. A particularly honest advertisement, if I do say so myself...
  19. Greg Fleury '34 3-Window Coupe. To my eyes, it's kind of like the Vern Luce Coupe meets Alumacoupe HRM December 1983
  20. HRM September 1983 had an article on the Pontiac Fiero "SD4" program. Apparently, GM was going to offer track-ready cars (for IMSA racing?), and here they were showing off their high-tech engine, racing chassis, etc. Where the program went, I don't know, but the look was awesome!
  21. Also in HRM August 1983 was this ad (magnified here for your enjoyment): Looked just weird enough that I had to research it. Turns out it was pretty rad in its own right!
  22. HRM August 1983 had this super clean roadster. I particularly like the color combo and rims... Then come to find out, it was a kiddie car - which made it twice as cool!
  23. Yup, I just checked and it turns out I do
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