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Brilliant idea, although maybe not in California. I'll have to figure out what DMV means by "lawfully possessed". From the DMV website: Use of Special License Plates (CVC §11715)—Special license plates may be used by licensed dealers, manufacturers, remanufacturers, and distributors to operate any vehicle owned or lawfully possessed by the licensee. A vehicle displaying a special license plate may also be used to tow or transport other vehicles. A dealer may use special license plates for delivery to the buyer, when the sale is consummated at the place of delivery.

I appreciate your responses. However the main issue is that DMV says I cannot drive the car on the street without a permit. Since that El Camino I mentioned had been smogged after 8 years of being idle, I figure there has got to be a way to legally get mine on the streel so the smog issue can be addressed. A close friend is shop foreman at a loca Ford dealer and he say that (at least in Ca) there are specific things that must be done to complete the drive cycle and reset the computer-driving 40, or even 100 or more may not do it. California has two types of machines that check smog, ones before 1999 and one after. So that El Camino would have been tested on the same machine as my Durango. And as far as waiting a year, I was needing cataract surgery and unable to drive safely. Now that both eyes have been done, I need a car!

I have a problem with my very low mileage '98 Dodge Durango and hope one of you can help me out. It had a charging problem and was sent to a shop in July 2023 shortly before registration was due and it needed a smog inspection. The shop fixed the problem and informed me that I'd need to do a "drive cycle" in order to pass smog because the battery had been replaced. I was unable to do that. I need a permit to put the car on the road to get it to someone that can do the drive cycle. DMV says it does not qualify for a permit because 1: IThe permit cannot be issued because it's more than 60 days from the date the July registration was incomplete due to no smog check 2: I did not have a failed smog test (the smog shop said not to bring it in last year because it would fail without having done the drive cycle) 3: DMV says that cars requiring biennial smog checks do not qualify for temporary permits. 4: A one day permit to move the car only allows the owner to move it. So I'm faced with junking a perfectly good vehicle that has served me well. I'm bringing this up because in 2001 I'd donated a '79 El Camino (that had not run since 1996) was back on the road and had passed smog checks from 2004 through 2012. So if that El Camino had been put back on the road, there's got be some way I can get my loved Durango back on the street. It's my only car and I've been relying on friends to give me rides for almost a year......and we are all getting tired of it! Thanks in advance guys!

I'm going to be getting rid of some kits that aren't worth a whole lot. Because of what ebay charges, and then having to pack and tote the kits to the P.O., it would be easier to throw them out. I'm going to try selling on NextDoor. For those not familiar with it, its a "global neighborhood" group and has a marketplace section. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextdoor

The girlfriend has one of the 2011 Fiestas that is waiting for a TCM. In March it will be a year. I hold no hope it will be fixed by then. She's going to buy a new Kia Rio 5-door. Only problem with that is the one she wants is unavailable in Northern California. I think the state as a whole has 9 of them. I told her I'd lay out the extra cash to get her into a Soul, but so far she's not accepted my offer.

Wow, great job! This is so cool, takes me back to Baylands Raceway 40 years ago

I just grabbed the pic off of ebay, it's not actually distorted. The blooper is "Ford Coupe" when it's a sedan. It wsa changed on later boxes.

Only thing sad is the lives affected by her poor choices. I feel horrible for the lady whose home she destroyed. As of last night she had received abut $140K through a go fund me set up for her. Even so, she has to rebuild her life.

This was a pretty well known box art error. Funny thing is that I had this for over 20 years and never noticed it!

Beautiful, that livery looks fantastic on this! Just needs a NewMan decal ?

That's nice, I like the low stance! Were you inspired by Fat Jack Robinson, or is it just a happy coincidence?

Agreed. It seemed confusing and rushed, like they wanted to get the story over with. I was quite disappointed since I thought last week was one of the best episodes, and hoped the finale would be at least as good. It has been renewed for season 2!

I just got an email from Hobby Search and this flying car kit was listed. I don't know if it's new or not, but thought some of you that build flying cars might be interested in it. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10847842

@Mike C.'s post on Massive Attack reminded me how much I like them. This is Three, the intro song for "City of Industry", one of my favorite movies.

Dang, I know this, but I'm a few hours late!

Man KK, the proportions on this are just so right! Great work on stuffing that V12 and blower in there, and your bellypan is a work of art. That's a perfect use for the Roaster hood ports too!

You might want to take a look at the tires in the Revell Lowrider kits. As I remember it, they were about the outside diameter of the Corvair kit tires, but much wider.

Yep. It was posted on nextdoor. The responses made it obvious this is normal fine!

Consider yourself fortunate, it's much more expensive in California. A neighbor paid $545 a few weeks ago.

I love Archy Jay "The Snake Charmer". I'm also a huge fan of J-Pop and J-Metal.

I did a little googling and it seems that lift kits for the Geo are a lot more common than we'd expect. I don't know about drive train swaps, I was not that interested lol ?

I did too, when I was about 14. I was definitely not as gentle or patient as that guy. It did get the job done, but tube glue and bondo seemed a whole lot easier.

And much thanks goes to John for selling me this at a very reasonable price! It's the centerpiece of my collection. I take it out every so often to marvel at the ingenuity and quality of this build. Believe me, it looks even better in person! ?

Really looking forward to this. Just not entirely happy with the windshield. To me it looks like the top edges sweep up too much. Yeah, I know, someone will probably tell me that my example is not an original Duvall ?

Might be the prototype for decals on another F&F Mitsubishi Eclipse re-release. ???