The Junkman

Duplicate post, nevermind

You're too kind. 😊

Explain like I'm a 5 year old: is this kit any better than the Revell/Monogram GT350 (I've got several of those)? Different year model, better molding etc? Do I need it, like I need another Mustang kit?

I'd have found that hard to believe but I once talked to an old police officer from a smaller town in Northern California (Petaluma). He mentioned that once (1971 or 72) the police department got a new patrol car with a Plymouth front end and the remainder was Dodge. He speculated that it was the end of that year's production run and they wanted to use up leftover parts.

Wow, a set brought $85K at an auction last year. The rich DO live interesting lives, far more than I. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/wheels-34/

Pt Reyes Station is a great place for car watching, especially on a weekend. Saw this a couple of years back about a block away from your photo location. Not a garage queen, had "The Club" on the steering wheel and the dash board was comprehensively weatherchecked. But what would a resto cost for a Gullwing?

Will see what HL is like. They are massively remodeling a defunct Penny's store in my town and it will be the first HL within 100+ miles. Not a substitute for a brick-and-mortar hobby shop but better than the 70 mile drive I have to make now to get just paint/glue etc.

I'm going to come down on the side of it being a full size pickup that had the bed swapped with one from a much smaller pickup. Either way it looks odd.

Likewise: 1966 Chaparral 2E 1969 Ferrari 312P coupe 1970/71 Porsche 917 LH (three-Hippy, Martini, & Gulf) 1971 Ferrari 512M 1955 Jaguar D-type long nose (actually Dragon Model) 1968 Mclaren 6B Penske And when I think of the times I had the Cunningham C5R and the Chaparral 2F in the cart and didn't pull the trigger.....

1960 Sedan de Ville, white over light blue, driven by a late '20s couple. Also an early '80s Alfa Romeo Spider in a light chartreuse yellow. Both, always-always-always going in the opposite direction. (Now there's a car maker under served by the modeling industry)

I'd be REAL suspicious of the way those tie-downs are applied. I'd never think of using the ramp as a securing point. And is the front end tied down at all?

Two (count them-2) 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 convertibles. One pristine and straight, black top over a dark, dark maroon on US 101 north of Cloverdale, CA. The other was at a Costco and would have been at home in a trailer park outside of any major or minor city. Front clip, hood, both doors, and rear end each a different color. The grill had a 2-3 in gap from the r/front fender. Didn't note any interior door panels. However I saw it drive away and the engine sounded smooth and cared for. Priorities, I guess. Also a classic early 60s Mini that sounded a bit "rorty".

1963 or 64 Chevy Corvair convertible in Silver Blue Poly in very nice shape in a residential neighborhood in Santa Rosa, CA. Haven't seen any Corvairs in a very long time.

"Twisted Metal" game is the first time my kids found out that I was fallible. Two player mode on a 24" tv screen caused so much movement in such a confined space that I got a 1/2 day bout of motion sickness. ("Damn my eyes") They found there was something they could beat up on Dad with and life was never the same.