Junkman

Nope. Entirely btw. there is also the Rallye Akropolis this weekend.

Archive my builds? First of all, I would have to finish a build. And if I did, Günther and Gerhard would invade my home and snatch it before the paint is dry.

I brought it up once: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55692&hl= Didn't like the movie at all, but the cars are truly cool.

I'd be in for a couple or so.

In model kit industry terms that's lightning quick. Anyway, nothing in it for me this time. I either already have it in abundance, or I'm not interested. Guess I will buy a bunch of diecasts this autumn.

It has to be Indy for me! Memorial Day is American, Indy is American. I'm gonna get me a hamburger, and some Budweiser, and watch it.

[opinion]I find that these Cartoon Cars and Show Rods are as uniquely American as Hot Dogs and Hamburgers. They are part of the American culture and heritage. The whole thing started in America and has made its mark all over the world, which means there are people who appreciate it wherever you go. Yes, one can dismiss the movement as not being serious, but it was never meant to be that! I recognize it to be motivated by the same creativity as the creation of art, music, or literature.[/opinion]

I don't have them, no. They are above my income group.

Bloody awesome! Can you make another one, please? Back to the OP - I don't understand the argument about the Zingers. The MPC Zinger kits are detailed replicas of a range of real show cars!

That would be correct, Sir. Quid, cable, sterling, it's all the same.

The green Corvette is the 1/32 scale AMT All Stars one:

LOL, no. I sold all my 1/32 kits years ago, not realizing how rare the Airfix ones are. Apart from the ones that have been reissued recently, all 1/32 airfix car kits are extremely rare. The Zodiac will never be reissued anyway, because the tool was butchered in the Seventies to create a series of Brit style customs. They are quite whacky in their own right, but as I said, the tools were butchered. There were at least these three: There may have been more, but I don't know of them. Even these custom kits demand their money nowadays. I see them regularily fetching 100+ quid on ebay UK.

To this day I can't help it having the impression it not so much mattered what was done, but who did it. People did things on the Nürburgring this weekend, that were more severe than what I got a lifetime ban for: Watch closely at 0:54 and 1:59. Anyway, after being banned from FIA for life, I moved on to this: and never looked back.

No, I never posted pics of the model here. I'm not sure where it is atm. The real Corvette was campaigned in the Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy (STT) from 1986 to 1989. The Trophy (i.e. the series) was won by us in 1987 and 1988, and we were again in the lead halfways through season 1989. This was not going down well with the series' Sponsors, who would have preferred a domestically make to win. They lobbied the officials accordingly and they changed the rules several times, clearly to put large displacement American cars at a disadvantage. Still, we complied, adapted, and kept winning. Then I got the impression, that even the race marshalls seemed to have been bribed to somehow hold us up, which was especially apparent in the laxness with which they used the blue flags in case I wanted to overtake. Or rather, they didn't wave them at all. I interpreted this my way and reasoned that if nobody has to make space for me, I can make this space myself in a very old-fashioned, but extremely effective way. So after I had pushed three other humpties into the pebbles, I got black-flagged, disqualified, a FIA court hearing was ordered. I lost the case and my FIA license has been revoked for life. Mind you, BMWs or Porsches bumping into the rear of my car three times during a warm-up lap never were an issue and my protests in this regard regularily dismissed. And to get to Blackpool from where I live takes me less than an hour.

Ad 1) -ish. I have an ongoing 1/20 scale project based on a MPC '69. Ad 2) Reckless driving, believe it or not. Would you like me to elaborate?

And a few pics: http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bilder/24h-rennen-nuerburgring-2012-bmw-z4-vor-audi-r8-und-mercedes-sls-4979607.html Just click the '>' link to get to the next pic. they made photos of pretty much every car.

Here is a link to the livestream displayed bigger than on the official ADAC/Zurich website: http://www.sportauto.de/livestream-24h-rennen-nuerburgring-3861943.html Here is the link to Radio LeMans with commentary in English: http://radiolemans.0157.org/nplayer.php

I built it off a wrecked '69 of which I basically used the frame only. It has a 454 with a 396 crankshaft to get a shorter stroke and at the same time comply with the 7 litre limit in place back when it was raced. It has a Crower injection and a custom made Borla exhaust to comply with the 100 dbA rule. The rest of the drivetrain is a Borg & Beck clutch, followed by a Muncie M22 rock crusher and a BMW 7series LSD diff. Steering is rack-and-pinion from an Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina, suspension is coilovers at each corner, and brakes are Brembo from an old Porsche 935.

I participated from 1986-1989, when I received my FIA liftime ban. And the Americans among you might be delighted that I participated with a Corvette.

It is very rare indeed and would be worth buying for the engine alone.

Do you also question the drivability of low riders? Or show rods? Or whether the Mona Lisa or the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are washable?

I have a shift knob for it.

But the Taurus has only 3/4 of an engine, no?

Too late! They are already there!

Now that would be so unfair on all the others...