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Wow! Incredible detailing, right down to the pipe clamps on the exhaust. Great job, thanks for sharing!

This is too cool. Can't wait to see more!

Born in the 50's, first car I remember was a '57 Plymouth. Then we had a '58 Impala convertible (that I spilled a McDonald's milkshake down the rear seat speaker, Dad was pleased). After that was a '64 Grand Prix (in which I learned to parallel park), a '66 Toronado, and Dad's '66 Corvette Stingray. He also had a '60 MGA and a '64 Triumph TR4, as well as a '48 Olds at various times. He was always a car guy and I guess that's where I got it. Taught me routine maintenance and explained how things worked. I remember making 8-track mix tapes (I had a recorder!), going to Frisch's drive-in, and stingray bikes. We went to the Indy 500 time trials every year, never the race. I don't much care for anything built after 1980, but that's just me.

Good to have you here. We need more NASCAR, especially the dark side variety.

These used to everywhere on the roads, then they all got used up at racetracks . Great job, I love the factory stock style builds.

One of my all-time favorites, you did it justice. Nothing screams 'look at me' like a giant red Caddy. Nice job.

Mark, is the wire so the tubing doesn't collapse on itself at the bend, or to help hold the bend in place? Do you heat the bend to keep it? The cage looks good so far.

Is that a sexy body or what? Great job.

Cool project. Take all the time you need, it is supposed to be a hobby after all

That engine looks real....real bad! Great job, no one is going to choose this one off on the boulevard!

I like it a lot. Clean build, great job.

Absolutely, I was just trying to clarify.

Except they're not welded, they're bolted together. That's a big reason why early NASCARs used a Ford 9". They could have several center sections set up with different gears and swap them easily at the track.

If you can stuff a hemi in a Gremlin, why not? I like it, always liked the 2nd gen Camaros.

Nice job, great paint. I've got one of these on the bench right now, hope it comes out 1/2 as good. And I agree, we need more pictures.

Me too, so it can't be 'arty or cerebral' . Once I'm done with one it goes on the shelf and I rarely touch it again. It's all about the build. Great job on the Tweedy BTW.

You would think the truck being so light in the back it would swap ends easily, but it looks like it was hard to get it to slide even a little? Would be a cool build though.

If it was me I wouldn't start with the Lindberg kit unless you have to. The body's not too bad but everything else is pretty soft in my opinion. Better would be the AMT kit. I'm sure there are others on here that could give you more educated opinions.

Great truck. Love all the little details, but not over the top. As said above, you obviously have skills. Let's see some more!

Outstanding model of a historic car! I can't do that well with a kit . Great job.

Awesome paint. Love this, foiling ought to be tedious

Good thought Jim, I'll give it a look. A little more progress, things have been hectic around here and I've got 2 other projects on the bench. Got her up on the wheels.... Got the stance set pretty well, now all she needs is the engine room finished up and some interior do-dads. Thanks for looking!

Looking good so far.

Each year, each manufcturer, each model spoke to us with a different voice screaming, "Look at me Man." The interiors and dash layouts were as beautiful as the artisan sculpting of the sheet metal bodies. Body styles changed dramatically each year promising us that our love for automobiles would always be rewarded with new fantastic designs. Engine and power options were unlimited from the factory or the aftermarket. The cars were drop dead gorgeous, completely functional and fun to drive. We simply were part of the most fantastic 2 1/2 decades ever of American Automobiles and once the failsafe switch was pushed in '73 there was no returning to cars being made as they were. Cadillac Pat I think this has a lot to do with it. Newer cars with anti-lock brakes, anti-skid, front-wheel-drive, variable ratio trannys, etc. are just not as fun to drive. How do you do donuts in the parking lot if the car won't let you? And if they're not fun how do you get emotionally attached? That's what it boils down to, our emotional attachment to our vehicles. Why else do threads like this generate so much excitement? I don't hear any calls for someone to kit a 2012 Ford Focus, Chevy Nova, or Honda Civic.

Mark, there's no oil on the dipstick! You'll burn 'er up. What an amazing build. This one is my proudest to date... I really enjoyed all the little camper details, something different. My first real attempt at kit-bashing.