Falcon Ranchero

Self checkout machines are dumb. Got a load of older Muscle Machines mags (see what did you get today model car related) from value ville but they only got those dang machines and no actual cashiers. Forgot my wallet so I had to owe my dad after, and he was a little short on cash, so while paying that machine one of the ten dollar bills had a hole in it so the machine wouldn’t take it and the workers there wouldn’t change the bill so we had to switch to the debit card to pay the rest of it. Total BS that they wouldn’t change the bill though.

Got a working 1965 Balloon Flashlight for 2.99; research showing one such flashlight is worth $27; very pleased.

A buck 47 for each from value village and every fifth one was free so we got 15.

Clams covering her

From beneath the

Now that’s how it’s done; wow. Love the red stripes and redline tires and the vinyl top

Wow that’s cool

My new Lightnings

And it’s a Ford; a GMC or a Chevy would make more sense.

That is pretty cool, especially with the Shasta Airflite trailer

Steel belted radials

Holy smokes that’s beautiful. What scale is it?

I couldn't tell ya

Yeah, nowadays I seem to notice it and go "that's odd" because if, for example, you want to make a diorama with some cars, you gotta be carefull about the realistic size, if you wish to combine different brands (like AMT and Revell cars). For me, I'm not terribly put off by that fact that if it was not the true scale, I wouldn't buy it. If it's cool I totally would, no matter whether the scale size is true or not.

men from mars

Just put the two side by side, the AMT is way longer, and a little bit taller than the Diecast, and remember, the AMT is 1:25 so it should be smaller than the Greenlight but it’s not, so I don’t believe it’s a true 1:24 scale

Exceptional, as always

if you know

Unfortunately we don't know anything about the car; my dad's father died 30 years ago and my great uncle didn't know he even had the Falcon; It's pretty interesting though; he couldn't have had it for very long; apparently he bought and sold cars regularily. Also had some very odd cars, like a 1966 Peugeot, and '72 Mazda, and probably lots more we don't know of.

His Galaxie was green also, I don't think it was green in that photo though (it was repainted at some point) as it was originally lighter blue but the green was darker and the grayscale in the photo looks too bright. He fitted the car with exhaust that came out from behind the front wheels; said you could see the flames at night

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Not 100% sure; I know what you mean though; like I have a built Revell 1957 Bel Air and the AMT version, both being stated as 1:25, but the Revell is considerably larger. As for this Greenlight Diecast, I'm not sure; I'd say it's pretty normal sized, but I do have a built 1:25 scale AMT Christine model, so I could compare the two and if the diecast is larger I would imagine it's true 1:24 scale. I'll let you know once I find out.

Real cool old photos you dudes got; if I'da known this thread existed I wouldn't have posted my old car photos in their own thread. I'll shove them in here so I can say I've added to this thread. In no particular order since I wasn't around to see any of these cars in person; first off here is my Nanna's father's 1963 Mercury (mom's side of the fam). Taken on a road trip around the B.C. area, this bear stopped them on the highway in 1969. Still on my mom's side, this is my Nonno's second car, the 1954 Ford Customline. Taken in 1959. Dad's side now, his father's '67 Mustang Coupe. 289, 4-speed manual. Brand new in '67. My dad's grandfather's 1958 Meteor. Taken October 1961. During the re-colouring process, the "R" in the Meteor script was accidentally deleted. My dad's father's 1963 Falcon. Fender badge indicates a possible V8, but not sure. My Great uncle's second 1964 Galaxie. He is currently the owner of the 1965 Thunderbird I mentioned around the forum. And here he is again with the first Galaxie Back to my mom's side, this is my Nonno's '62 Galaxie. My Aunts are pictured on the fender My Nanna's father's 1953 Chevy 210. The car still exists, though as a rotten upside down wreck in a gully on my grandma's property. Shame about it, but the car lasted 9 years before being replaced by the '63 Mercury late in '62. Shown this one before, my Nonno's 1970 Mercury Marquis Back to my dad's side this is my great uncle Jim's 1960 Plymouth Belvedere, used to chauffer my grandma to her wedding in 1962. The man there was a friend of the family, giving her away as her dad died in WW2 Interestingly enough, the wedding was held across from a used car lot, so some cars got in the background of other photos My other great uncle's hot rod creation, "Snoopy" the '31, pictured here in 1965. Car still exists, all original built, though he hasn't owned the car since 1965, but it still comes out to car shows now and then. Snoopy still wears the paint from circa 1961 One you've never seen before, my dad in 1979 in front of his aunt's house in Windsor, Ontario. His Aunt and Uncle were pretty loaded back then, as you can tell by the brand-new Cadillac and Lincoln in the driveway. I was told they even had a driver for the Lincoln.

Also the Trunchbull's 1970 Buick Electra 225 from "Matilda", the movie based off the Roald Dahl book. Pretty strong to lift up the rear and spin the whole car around 🤣

Also did some light exposure photography with that Christine model