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    From HRM August and September 1981 comes four PPG cars that were tricked out 80's style! A Mercury LN7, Dodge Charger, Chevy Cavalier, and AMC Spirit.
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    In an article about John Buttera from HRM May 1981 was this photo. I've never made a diorama, but this one looks like a good representation of one to me.
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    A pair of heavy metal Camaros - '67 and '73. I love the stances; both different, but both tough! HRM February 1981
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    A Chrysler Airflow hot rod. There's something you don't see every day...
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    Getting a little more current, a hemi powered '75 Plymouth Duster. That engine is so sweet! HRM November 1980
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    John Buttera '23 - '27 T-bucket. (I thought the 20's and 30's Fords would've gone the way of the dinosaur by 1980, but here I am learning that was far from the case). HRM October 1980
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    Very cool creation by someone named Terry Brown, called the "Gold Rush Express". I'm not even sure what year or body design to call it, but awesome! HRM October 1980
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    Art Chrisman's Top Fueler just looks like rolling art to me. HRM August 1980
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    This '33 Ford Roadster just ticks off all the boxes for me! HRM May 1980
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    Anyone have experience with these AMT "Cruisin USA" by Barris scale models? Ad from HRM April 1980
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    And try as I might, I can't get away from the old Fords! '34 Tudor Sedan article. HRM April 1980
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    And speaking of attitude, how about this AMX? HRM March 1980
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    Also in HRM January 1980, this attitudinal '55 Thunderbird...
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    HRM January 1980 featured Nomads of all types, including their development. Who doesn't love a Nomad?
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    I agree. There is a clean and laid back vibe about it. The windshield and radiator all laid back, hubcaps are very simple - just a cool ride. It also has something else I noticed in quite a few photos back then - the fabricated bumperette (nerf bar I think they call it?) up front. Interestingly, I don't believe I have seen that feature on any scale models representing that era. I'm thinking of incorporating it into a few of my builds.
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    I envy your ability to do such a beautiful paintjob! It looks like an orange creamsicle, and just as yummy
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    I love the look of that engine - kind of like a 6 cylinder version of the ones in the Bugatti Model 57's. I wonder if anyone makes 3d version of it?
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    At this point, I have perused the first 32 years of HRM, and touched on what I personally found most interesting and relevant to our hobby. As usual, I encourage anyone that finds interesting items in HRM to feel free to post them here. Between all of us, hopefully a good library will develop online that is searchable and easier to access than the unindexed 72 years of issues online.
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    And that wrapped it up for the 1970's. HRM had started the decade at 50 cents per issue, and ended it at 2 dollars per. It had also gone through a lot of changes, showing more in certain areas and less in others. It was definitely showing less in terms of boats, off-roading, and salt flats racing (perhaps owing to specialized magazines that were cropping up for these niche segments?). It was showing much more in terms of imports, Japanese motorcycles, and kit cars (which was obviously becoming a burgeoning industry unto itself). Funny enough, it was also showing a lot more hairy chested male models with Tom Selleck mustaches in its ads, along with a lot of skin from its female counterparts. This became quite a point of discussion which came up regularly in editorials, however none so hilariously as this one (you've got to read it to the end ) ; Now, of course this last part had nothing to do with scale models, but I just had to share!
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    On the two-part cover of HRM December 1979 were two really good looking cars I would enjoy building in scale. In this issue, there was one article called "How to Build a Street Rod", and showed how the red '32 Ford was built. It was a particularly good article, with lots of photos and showcasing updated technology for that day. A second article was called "How to Build a Street Machine", and again did a good job of showing how the '69 Camaro on the cover was built.
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    One thing I had noticed in issues from the 50's and 60's was that a car featured in HRM would sometimes wind up in the "for sale" section months or years later. My guess was that builders came to the realization that their car was worth a premium since it had been shown in such a prominent magazine, and decided to sell. However, in the 70's issues, this became so commonplace that I have to assume fabricators were now building cars expressly to show in HRM and immediately offer it for sale thereafter. This is only a guess on my part, but was certainly hard to ignore. Just one example was this funky kool creation called the Greg Fleury Flyer. It appeared in HRM December 1978. In the same issue was this ad offering it for sale...
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    Going off in a different direction, I really liked this 1979 El Camino "Royal Knight" which obviously was trying to tap into the "Smokey and the Bandit" Trans-Am craze. HRM September 1978
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    An ad from HRM August 1978 showed a new kit car called the "Cimbria SS". Turns out this was a pretty good looking design in its own right. I know some kit cars made it to becoming a scale model, but I'm not sure if the Cimbria was one of those. To my eyes, it almost has the vibe of the Bricklin SV-1 which was built as a complete car in 1974 and 1975. Obviously, the "safety features" are much more dialed down in the Cimbria.
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    And as usual, I was drawn to a small photo in an obscure place; HRM May 1978 said it was a '69 Mustang with a "92" (whatever that means) fitted with "six twos" (I'm assuming referring to six twin carbs). What drew my attention though was it didn't quite look like a Mustang, and it had an Audi emblem on the grille. Based on the builder's name listed as Len Legere of Lynn, Massachusetts, I did a bit of searching - and the result was fascinating! It turns out the vehicle was a '71 AMC Javelin which was customized by Legere, and sold by his son in 2020 for $32,000. (At least I believe this was the car since the Audi emblem was no longer extant, and it seemed to have gone through some changes over the years. What do you all think; same car or no?) In any event, the photos of the auction at the online address below indicate this was a beautifully done car. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-amc-javelin-8/
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    Then there were these; Anglia gasser "Thames" panel truck. HRM July 1978 Or how about this '53 Studebaker Bonneville racer? HRM March 1979 And finally, a '67 Camaro pro stock with great graphics. HRM June 1979
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