Eshaver

Mr, El Caminio or should I say fellow Texas friend uh P M me at edshaver @ ymail,com. Theres a wail of a lot of information I can share with yomasto building that somewhat dubious excuse for a model and yep I can help with the decal delemia . Im the one who did the Amoco Projek , well still am on it too , te Shell shaped Shell and further back , the Pure oil cottage . Go see my work in old archived pages of Dioramas . Ed Shaver

Lee, outstanding , especially the rust on the Willys Americar ! Now ya have to answere me sumthin , whereya find the ( A M T I think 64 Corvette trailer at ) ? As for a sugestion why not do a Wyllis with a " Period " Hot rodded flathead four to go with the truck , Humm....................... Ed Shaver

Some of YA"ALL is gonnahate me again , ( No suprise there ) but seeing the pictires of the vega is a good reason why I left the hobby from 1969 to 1987............. Ed Shaver

Uh , try Micro - Mark they have a lot of interesting stuff. Ed Shaver

mmmmmmmmmmm........................ the pressures of the Freeway system in Southern California . Yes, I remember Cal Worthington directingme from the Hollywood to the Van Nuys to the Golden State to the Harbour........... all the way to see, CAL WORTHINGTON DODGE ! Ed Shaver

Steve, you and tim might be interested in a book on the history of Mr David Skelly and his company Skelly Oil . The book was called "A Great Name in Oil " . I forget who wrote the book , somewhere in my vast pile of notes I have it as I credited it boomm several times when I was researching my own retail gasoline history book , Contains Lead. I know that the book might bestll found in the Fort Wort Worth City Library . Mr Skelly was a very influental citizen there. On annother note, Skelly Truck stops were probably the filithest places I stopped when I worked in the west . Ed Shaver

DIFFERNT STROKES FER DIFFEERENT FOLKS.......................... Ed Shaver

Tim , I know this might be totally out of charicter, but is there a chance in near oblivion that I might be able to combine enough partsfrom a A M T 32 Ford to get a near stock or for that matter stock car ? Look I enjoy looking at Street Rods but I really enjoy building Replica Stock vehicles from the Early Ford era especially since I'm a Early Ford Club Member . Ed Shaver

John, the short answer is simple KABLOWIE !!!!!! Thats what happened to my Jaguar E type I think it was a Revell kit too................... Ed Shaver

The Model Products 53 Ford F-100 Flip- Nose was in its day a decent kit . given the tool making that we had then. I liked te factthat the grille given the Flipnose was a " Standard " cab edition grille and that it was molded " Open " the A M T grille on te otherhand as moled as a Deluxe- Cab version and actually should havebeen given the bullit surrounds on the hood next to the " F-100 " but wernt . Im a member of the Early Ford Club and I have worked on Fords from 1932-1953 for years. Both kits have their strong points and weaknesses . Just remember that it's easier to hot rod a stocker than to try and replicate a stocker out of a "Hot Rod " Thats where you might wish to decidewhere your priorities wiil go . If you want a more Stock truck , go with the A M T . If the Street excites ya , go the M P C - A M T route and buy te Flipmose . Ed Shaver

Since Texaco was a "Jobber" orented company, they actually used several different cabs. Gee, the Mack R, the Kenworth, hey Even a G M C Astro 95 has pulled a tank of Texaco product in it's day. I guess depending upon the manufacturer of the tank , Aluminum is always good with apperoperate signage . I dont recall polished aluminum tanks from Hiel or other major manufacturers though. Ed Shaver

Dingo, I have said this in P - M 's to you ............. YOU GO ! Ed Shaver

Jeff, as the former manager for a towing company in Dallas years ago. you're probably better off hunting down a title from someone who sells titles . Yes I did say sells titles . Look in Hemmings Motor News , they have them in the services section . The Hasle you generally get at the D P S station along with your " Bonded " title really arent woth the hassle . With a clear title on that old of a vehicle in Texas , youm can walk throught the linelike " Regular " folk . Just MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE AND I MEAN NO BODY ever wotea DEMOLITION TITLE on that ride ! I they did , you are screwed period , end of story ! The only way around that is to dissemble both rides and carry them either to Oaklahoma or Louisiania , preferibly Missisippi and reassemble them In Missisipi then in 1963, all they had were Bills of sale , no title ! I actually wound up having to do this once and it aint worth what we did to pull it off again eiter , especially no 4 door ride! If they were S S or convertables , I would agree with some of the comments Harry said . To me a Fordoor is too many doors . I don't know where in Texas you are , you mightwant to contactme at my personal E-mail at edshaver @ymail . com I know people in the Dallas Fort Wort Worth area and I probably could line you you up with the area clubs. I also kept up with a couple of salvage yard operators . Now if yer in Houston , the Cement swamp, I dare say you gonna see a rust free ride . At night , I used to watch my tools rust on my bench at night cause of the humidity ! HEY LONG LIVE KINKY FREEDMAN AN THE TEXAS JEW BOYS BAND YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

Uh hey padna why wont ya let me hole a dolla ............................................ Ed Shaver

Jim. the compressor is WAAAAAAAAY to large ! as for te rest of the work, well done . you posess lot of hidden talent there sir ! I really like the way you presented the Chevelle Wagon , what with it' s in progress stage . Ed Shaver

Jim, I finially quit ten years ago ! I had smoked steady since I was 14 too. Today im 59. try the patch and perhaps a support group . Do tings that would prevent ypoufrom being able to have a cigarette from time to time to get the body away from the addiction . Listen I know as I was a very bad child growing up too! Ed Shaver

You know someone at the OLD A M T Company when they were in Troy back in 1964 did a similar thing for me . He actually went back through the warehouse and then took the time to write me a hand written note about not finding a 1963 Corvette convertable kit . I kept that note as well as the corespondence that Budd Anderson and I had rom a couple of years earlier too. Wish I still had that stuff today as the Hurricane in 1973 got it all . Yes Angie , we should take up a collection and buy her lunch at least ! Ed Shaver

Gosh ANNA I THOUGHT I WASSA GONNA SEE SUM FIEUDIN GO DOWN...................... dang shame . Now I gotta go build me a 1-25t scale 7-up cola machine ! Ed Shaver

I have to complement on the supurb Photography. Well lit and the details are great. You could easily print them and view them on your walls . Ed Shaver

IRVIN, I love it when a PROJEK GOES TOGETHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

Jeff, I do have to agree with ya on the model aspect . Generaly it's a 1-1 . I really wish I could help but here where I am , not too many shows are model related . ewer still are even 1-1 related . You generally have to go to North Carolina from here cause here they still only build planes an tanks . I will how ever keep an eye out for the car though . Dang shame when some body has to rip someone else off................ Ed Shaver

Well N B C I guess you still report the truth every blame once an awhile ! Besides being a shill for the Administration , Any way W were told that the New C E O from A T & T was quotedas saying he knows nothing about cars , Whew and I though he was a famous racer guy ! Hey Mr Obama , iffin ya wanna sell me a new car ,Ill be buyin a Ford as they had the class to tell Washington to keep their Phoney money ! By the way , Glen Beck radio talk show host was also quoted this morning astelling Americia that he would no longer endorse G M either ................ Ed Shaver

Well........ I nsaw the story reported by om Brokaw on the NOBODY BUT CLINTON NEWS , I have to wait for the real news from Michiael savage whos on the radio later on at night , Since all anyone wanted to call in about was the Nut job who shot up the Ho;ocaust meuseuem last night all I got was essently one side of the story. I'm not making a judgement here . I still want the truth and ALL OF IT TOO !!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

I WANT A 1932 FORD DUMP TRUCK------------------ HA ! Ed Shaver

Next time put some tomato paste smears on the carpets ! Ed Shaver