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Very helpful ideas. I am also planning on lowering the AMT 1953 Ford pickup and was wondering how to lower it. Thanks for the ideas guys!

Sweet gasser. The 409 looks perfect in the car.

Nice wagon. The ice chests are a nice touch.

Pretty cool hot rod. Nice to see this kit with full fenders.

Cool Suburban. Good work at combining both kits.

I would definitely recommend Hobbies Unlimited in San Leandro. One of the last good hobby shops in the SF bay area. If you go to San Francisco, don't leave anything of value in your car. Thieves are especially targeting tourists. Be sure to bring a warm coat because SF can get very cold. The coldest day I experienced last year was at a car show at SF City College in July because I didn't bring a thick enough coat.

Very sharp. Well finished and built. Good job.

I went to the HL in Elk Grove, CA and the kit selection seems to be the same.

Cool truck. Nice work on the weathering.

Awesome build. As usual excellent paint and detailing.

Cool Cadillac. Good work.

Nice work on making a simple kit look good. The dash detailing is awesome. I built this same kit a few years ago and had the same problem with the axel rods being too narrow so I made longer ones from music wire.

Very sharp. Well finished. Good work.

I forgot about this thread. I drove my 1999 Honda Civic HX coupe until the 2nd transmission failed on me in November 2013. I replaced the Civic with a 2014 Impala which is my daily driver to this day. It is nice to drive a big sedan again every day. I no longer get pushed around on the road by SUVs and pickup trucks. You are much safer to drive a modern car on today's roads than any car from the 1960's. Cars from the 1960's were designed for the road conditions of the time. Today's driving conditions are a lot worse than in the 1960's. Today's driver has to deal with more crowded roads and distracted drivers on smart phones. There is crash test video of 1959 Chevy Bel Air versus a 2009 Chevy Malibu. You are most likely to survive in the 2009 Malibu than the 1959 Bel Air.

It was an awesome show. Many high quality builds. I am looking forward to next year.

Cool combo!

Cool hot rod. Nice that you used the 4 cylinder engine.

Good work on making a challenging kit look nice.

Very sharp. Well detailed and finished.

If you are looking for wooden clothes pins, Target still sells them. They come in a pack of 50 for $1.79.

Nice build. Good work detailing the interior.

Nice work replicating an iconic Mercury.

Looks good.

The Rodder's Journal is the best automotive magazine in print. When they were located in South San Francisco, they would set up a vendors table at the Good Guys show in Pleasanton, CA and sell back issues dirt cheap at $5.00 each. Now that they have moved their office to the east coast, they are no longer at the Good Guys shows in Pleasanton. Too bad about the end of all of those car magazines. I was especially bummed out about Lowrider Magazine.

Nice to see an old build get a 2nd chance to look good.