The Junkman

My guess is that as it is now it is an artistic tribute to the car. Finish it and put a chassis under it and it becomes an unauthorized copy of an iconic Ferrari. Red meat to a lawyer. But what do I know?

The frame. If you can salvage a frame you can build your car with as much as you want. Like if you wanted to make your own AR-15-buy a serialized receiver and build around it. Now the problem is that with cars such as this one, the VIN has to be reported to the state DMV as destroyed. Woe be unto someone who takes a VIN plate off a reportedly destroyed car and tries to pass it onto another vehicle. And lets not even get into the realm of allegedly destroyed Porsche race cars. I've heard that at one point there were 3 Porsche 917s with the same constructors number.

Looks like a Smart Car with something resembling utility.

Different......yes. Better......pretty debatable.

The fundamental application of the adage "simplify and add lightness".

A neighbor of mine just finished restoring one in two tone blue. "I didn't need another project but I couldn't pass this one up." The guy has built a Cobra clone, Nash Metropolitan, pumpkin orange Henry J hot rod, 62 Chevy Bel Aire bubble top tribute car with a 409, 67 Camaro in ice blue, candy apple red '40 Ford with a sparkling white interior. I wish I had half the doggedness of this guy.

There's also that distinction of being a VW diesel. That aspect probably still burns resale value and if you ask a person on the street what the term "VW diesel" means to them it most likely is bad. And my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it.

I believe it is mentioned here: https://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/modern-consumer Terminal 3 (United) and after security checkpoint. If you're into planes there is an awesome and fairly permanent display on the baggage level of Terminal 3. All larger scale (like 1:18 and 1:24) scratch built and formerly at the Nut Tree complex. (Now there's a loss.)

I wish it was mine, and I'm a Ford guy, like my dad. Grandad drove beige Dodge Darts with push button trans on a 225 slant six. No, I just googled 1962 Dodge.

Given the time frame of "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" I have always visualized this car, or one just like it. Maybe a 1963. Change my mind.

Looks like a post from Reddit "Just rolled into the shop". Talking about horror stories... www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/

Barring that you do this one with a red Viper. I'm held up because I can't find a proper Slappy Squirrel figurine.

In a previous life I had to verifiy a VIN on an old car at a crane and rigging company. Took me to a beaten down shed like you expect to find in a crane and rigging company. Inside was an absolute cherry '60 Chrysler 300. White on white. It had the swivel bucket seats. Not a Chrysler guy but that car was gorgeous.

You can say much the same thing about the 1969 Shelby GT 350/GT 500. So many left over that they had to do a quick paint addition (black stripes on the hood) and re-do the VIN so they could sell them as 1970s. Also the Dodge Daytona/Plymouth Superbirds. Just stinking up the lots. Look at the prices for all of them now.

How many variations off the K-car platform? It kept Chrysler alive for a while, so there's that.

Probably just like this only with more recent tech.

On that subject was there ever a transkit to make the factory front end rather than the pontoon fender? I know the pontoon fender has more "character" but the smoother front end version had a better race history.

I think the only kit is/was a Heller 1/43. Otherwise just die-cast. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Peugeot-403-1956-1-24-New-Box-Diecast-model-Car-miniature-/312432132709

Looks like a lot of broken, flying Ferraris are featured.

Didn't know about it until I saw the trailer during the NBA Finals. Got to admit that I wouldn't have pictured Matt Damon for Carroll Shelby. Christian Bale works for Ken Miles, though. The director last did "Logan" so I'm thinking good thoughts.

That 1950 (?) Ford-that is the first car I ever remember-period. My parents had one, down to that color. I recall standing up on the back seat, looking at the cars behind us. I'm surprised we survived that era-no seat belts (or seat belt laws), no safety glass, no car seats. I can't imagine what it would cost to fill the 67 Galaxie with gas in NL. A small house payment I'd imagine. That last one, you can keep over there.

One thing about the color, its great for "keeping the devil out of your foot". Get frisky and someone will call the cops, saying "I don't know who it was but he was driving an eye-searing yellow car." They will know just who's house to go to. Speaking as the owner of the only Grabber Blue Mustang in a town of 15K.

I got a partly painted, partly built Monogram 1932 Cadillac V-16 Phaeton kit on the floor of an antique collective store for all of $5.00. It is a car/era I've never been interested in before and for $5 what the heck. I'm 98% sure its complete. Now I've got to go back and learn disassembly, some paint stripping is called for.

That and the steering wheel was put on the wrong side. Seriously, I'm in admiration of anyone who takes random parts and makes a car. I've got a neighbor who does just that.

1969 It was the conjunction of getting my driver license beginning my interest in cars, the height of the horsepower wars, before the insurance rates went sky high and emission controls strangled performance for the next 15 years. Mustang Chevelle Roadrunner Torino Coronet