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I also like Cragar Rims; like the ones on this '67 Beaumont look pretty cool.

I was just thinking that. Good thing I have the kit...

Couldn't seem to find if this was a real thread already, so here it is now. What are your Favourite Rims? Mine are the stock 1966 Charger Rims Do they make these rims in model 1/25 scale?

Spied the first classic of the season; a mint condition teal coloured circa 1978 Lincoln Town Car driving along in a funeral procession. No pic but it looked like this:

That's too bad about the Valiant. But like my Great Uncle told me after the aformentioned '66 Galaxie was sold to someone else; "Half the fun of buying a classic car is looking". And I have looked at quite a few both before and after; in order: 1966 T-Bird, 1982 Continental Mark VI, 1960 Olds Super 88, ['66 Galaxie], '92 Ford F-150 (classic enough) 1969 Nova four-door. And after looking at 6 vehicles still none of these unfortunately became mine. Though it was pretty fun gettin' up close to them and taking a test drive (only drove the '92 Ford ad '69 Nova). So I'm certain there will be more cars this year, as usual. Waiting in anticipation, looking through online listings or seeing something with a for sale sign in a driveway is always quite exciting. I'm sure you'll find something down the road as the months progress into summer. I'm sure hoping I'll find something soon. That '85 Parisienne I mentioned before turned out to be actually not the greatest.

That is very nice; circa 1965 Valiant. I have to admit I do like those year Valiants, especially the two-door hardtop with the V8, though I do like the '60-'62 Exner styled ones. Fingers crossed you can get this car; just last year in May I had a '66 Galaxie slip away from right under me; still kinda dissapointed. $6,500, 289, four-door, dark green, mint condition. Good luck with this Valiant.

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Relief is what I'm hoping for from said changes.

It might have something to do with the area in which I'm trying to buy things. Because get this; I reached out to a relative in southern Ont. about a couple very interesting things I saw for sale in their area, and they were both for sale on FB MP (facebook marketplace) and so I asked if I could have them get those things and i'd pay them back next time they come up here. And wouldn'tcha know, I scored two vintage things on marketplace for the actual first time, never successfully got anything from there until now. Mind you I still don't have them in my possesion but I will in about 2 weeks. But then up here buying something off marketplace is like pulling teeth, a hit or miss, and lately has been miss after miss after miss. But down south I got two hits in a row, so I dunno.

Done school. for about 4 months

This is it as of July 2024; though it's still the same and has been the same prior. The only constant change is the 3 models on display. I always display the latest builds in order of completion, so once one is built, the one on display on the far left goes back in its box, gets put away, and the row slides down to make way for the latest build, and so forth. Just a 3-chair table in the far back corner of a room in the basement. Has a window directly above and an electric fireplace on the far left (not visible). Wall decorated with some posters; most of them I designed graphically though the red Shelby and white shelby are some real posters and the Brady Bunch wagon and the New ford Broncos are just printed from the inter web. Build area is right under the lamp.

Those 1966 Classic Revivals of Duesenberg, Packard, and Pierce Arrow (etc) gotta be extremely rare; and they are extremely cool. Never even knew the Packard and Pierce Arrow got revived in 1966 like the Duesenberg though I know the latter became a real car whereas the other two seem to just be model ideas. Certainly never knew they made model kits of them either.

Gives me something to do. Also easier collecting right now than collecting real cars. But seriously though I find it nice and relaxing, painting away and gluing those pieces together until there’s a complete car. Plus I can try out my own colour combos or custom ideas.

I have a pretty good lighting situation, my one lamp emitting ample light and also acting as a heat lamp; nice during winter months since the basement gets pretty cold, plus, leaning the painted parts on the tree against the poles of the lamp have them dry faster from the heat.

Randomly found this in the living room just now. When asked where it came from my parents insisted that the Easter Bunny must’ve come. 🙄 yeah ok. But still that’s pretty cool.

I noticed the roof on that was quite wonky; I’m sure there’s a way to get it looking better

Might be because the car looks to be a '56, not a '57. Still the same cool body style, just shorter fins and dual headlights instead of quads

Now the hot babes from my high school still are

What a shame they wrecked that Camaro but it was hilarious. Though I am a big fan of The Cruising Vessel, which I do belive has made it into this thread.

Well I do have until May to decide; they might be able to drive it up here since they have to come up for another reason. We shall see what my decision is.

Wow a '57 Lincoln; That would be cool to build. I really like the 1:1 cars, especially this pink an black one. Can't wait to see whatcha do with this model.

Good points; I mean yeah the car really isn't terrible at all, and it is from Toronto Ont, so not terrible winters, and even then, it has extremely low kms on it so it wasn't driven too too much on salty roads. But it has just always been parked outside when not in use which is probably why the exterior isn't the greatest. But as you said, some work done to it ought to get it looking great enough. It runs smooth and underneath is not very rusty. But I haven't actually seen the car in person. All these details are what i've been told. And buying it is a decision I have to make from these photos and the details, cause the minute we head down south to pick it up, it's mine before I even drive or inspect it myself, so essentially I would be buying this car "sight unseen" but since it's from relatives, I know I can trust that the car is everything it was said to be. Personally I like any american car from 1952ish to 1975ish, from that point to 1993 it's selective cars. But this car I like. Well you know I like the big ones.

Yeah these two above statements I've seen and done; the crawling under the table witha flash light to get a tail light or something, and then yes, having to touch up with silver after shaving off the burr on top of the bumper. I mean I don't get all pissed off about it; it's more like an "aww man, geez" type deal, not like I start cursing till kingdom come.

Might end up going through with it; I mean really the price, and the car just can't be beat. An actual classic car, right now, costs a bit too much for us now, a good one being anywhere between $10,000-$25,000 whereas this reliable, pretty darn classy, non-show car quality car is about the cost of a lawn mower, and I could basically treat it as a modern car while still having something appealing. But I mean until we go to get it there's no harm in still looking for classic-er cars for sale...

Trouble was, two dudes posted a sentence at the same time, so we got two sentences startin' with trouble, Plus since that last sentence ended with trouble, this one starts with trouble too, so we'll end witha punch.