Junkman

Someone give this man a Kärcher! Naw, seriously, great wheathering job, Sir.

The most abvious for me is the AMC Rambler, which lived on as a Renault in France until well into the Seventies, and in Argentina as the IKA Renault Torino. Most notably: AC Ace -> Shelby Cobra (thanks god they tossed the Lucas rubbish and replaced it with Ford stuff, otherwise we would push them around like old Ferraris) Then the following come to mind: Fiat 600 -> Seat 600 -> NSU Fiat Jagst -> Zastava 750 Fiat 124 -> Shiguli Lada Riva Fiat 125 -> Polski Fiat Fiat 1500 -> NSU-Fiat 1500 -> Zastava 1500 Fiat 1800 -> Seat 1500 Fiat 500 -> Steyr-Puch 650 Fiat Ritmo (Strada) -> Seat Ronda Fiat Topolino -> Simca 5 Fiat 1100 -> Simca 8 Fiat Panda -> Seat Marbella Renault 12 -> Dacia 1300 Renault 4CV -> Hino 4CV Heinkel Kabine -> Trojan Bubble Car Morris Oxford -> Hindustan Ambassador Hillman Hunter -> Paykan The 1961 Ford Falcon and the 1965 Ford Galaxie were built in Argentina until the mid Eighties. The 1962 Valiant was built in Australia until when? BMC Mini -> Innocenti Mini BMC ADO16 -> Innocenti 1300 Austin Seven -> BMW Dixi Citroen 5CV -> Opel Laubfrosch BMW 327 -> Bristol 400 Opel Kadett -> Moskvitch 400 Simca 1307 -> Sunbeam Alpine Audi 100 -> FAW Hongqi CA7200 Rover 75 -> SAIC Roewe 750 The Borgward Isabella and several Auto-Union DKWs were built in Argentina long after the companies had closed in Germany. The Opel Rekord 'C' was built in Belgium and Switzerland as a 'Ranger' after Opel had switched production to the Rekord 'D'. The Peugeot 504 is still being built in Nigeria, same goes for the Fiat 128, which has been reissued in Egypt on demand by the Cairo taxi operators. Speaking of Taxis: Austin FX4 -> Carbodies FX4 -> LTI Fairway Shall I start with Jeeps? Just as an example, the CJ3 was built by Mitusbishi until 1998. There are countless other companies all over the world who built Jeeps which were long obsolete in their home country. Hotchkiss, Mahindra, VIASA, Ebro, Steyr-Puch, Willys Do Brasil, to name but a few. I could go on, and on, and on...

I'd like to see it too. At the same time, I suggest a motorcycle section to be introduced.

Shhhhh...

Can I have that engine now?

Chip Foose has it.

Playboy.

I asked myself the same question. The answer is yes. I checked it repeatedly.

So you think I should bring about 800 kits back into circulation?

I did the same thing with a picture of Farrah Fawcett in a see through negligee.

Thanks for modifying your post, I appreciate it. The thread starter himself described his model and clearly stated scale and manufacturer. I deduced from this fact, that the thread was intended to be a tad more meaningful and informative than merely taking the subject line verbatim. Please exuse me for jumping to this conclusion, which entirely btw. would actually make sense.

What exactly is a 'built' model?

Are we talking Miteymouse? He's spot on.

Folks, this thread is useless if you don't mention, who the manufacturer of the models is.

Around 800. And no, I do not intend to build them all. I'm a collector, too.

I just HAVE to do it... :lol: Shamelessly lifted from Henry's post here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33401&st=80

Remember the TDF Pointer? There is a model kit of it, too.

I think Dennis Doty had it completely right when he wrote this in MCJ decades ago: [...] recognizes that building and collecting model cars is motivated by the same appreciation of form and function as collecting art or artifacts.

Well in that case, why don't you just go and buy some then?

Can you please be just a trifle more specific as to what you are looking for?

Considering how may are listed on the European Ebay sites, I have the impression that there must have been a re-run lately. Revell AG developed this weird habit of doing spot productions of selected kits, then sell them via department stores and supermarkets, not the toy and hobby trade. These never show up in their catalog either.

This colour combo is waaaay too bland for my taste and I will certainly not use it on my model. Gurney Nutting did quite a few very similar DHCs on the Phantom II Continental chassis, some of them in quite striking colour combinations. However, your observation is correct. 1930s England was anything but a classless society and colours needed to be 'appropriate' to underline one's social status. Too outrageous schemes would have been considered ostentatious or downright vulgar by many upper class people, hence the majority opted for subdued hues. Still, these cars have been painted anything from mild: to wild:

OK, I opened a new thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33700 Many, many thanks again Doug! Yes, to say your buildup of the Jaguar is most inspiring, is certainly not an understatement, q.e.d.

This thread is to continue the discussion re. subject kit to no longer hijack Doug's post about his Jaguar SS100 in 'Under Glass' here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33567&st=40 The idea is to collect the knowledge and experience various modellers have with this kit, so it can be used as reference for future builds. It is this kit we are talking about: The real car still exists, too:

One beauty after the other. I thought this is an ugly car contest?