The Junkman

My local Michaels hasn't had a kit in 3-4 years. One about an hour away sometimes has them. I stopped looking there quite some time ago and my local Walmart hasn't had any in closer to 10-12 years.

Same sort of thing with both Car and Driver and with Road & Track. I'd been reading both diligently since 1969. No longer receive either in the mail. And I get Vintage Motorsport on my iPad.

Saw a Tesla pickup (going in the opposite direction of course) on US 101 near Cloverdale, CA. Second one, or maybe the same one twice, I've seen on the same stretch of highway. Based on the recent reports in the media I looked for evidence of rust on the body. Sure enough the whole lower side below the character line was definitely brown. Showed quite a contrast to the upper body.

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Just for curiosity's sake: what years of the Trans Am Series will the Tamiya kit be the best basis for? Or will it?

"A face only a mother could love"

Rarity and nostalgia. Now if I could see a 1953 Ford Country Sedan (my family had one until the block cracked) I would feel complete. AND I forgot to add that I came across a cherry 1964 Buick Riviera in black. My problem is I almost always find these things on busy two lane country roads and we're going in opposite directions so no photographic proof.

Is it the IMC(?) Cougar II concept car kit with the full Shelby Cobra interior and underpinnings or is it the Mustang II concept car? If R2 somehow had that, a new body (stock, FIA, USRRC) would be all that was needed for a new Cobra kit, which is desperately needed.

A real good day. Went to the Sonoma Coast 60 miles north of San Francisco to look for whales (didn't see a spout). But on the way and back-in order, a circa 1967 Rover 2000TC in dark green, Maserati Quattroporte in dark blue, Lamborghini Ursus in a mile deep dark metallic blue, newer Alfa Romeo Guilia in blue for the short time it was on the road before something broke, 1983-85 RHD Nissan Skyline red over black (JDM had to be grey market or very recently imported), a dirty green Bentley Mulsanne, and the piece de resistance-1956 Plymouth Suburban station wagon in two tone green and rust patina with a vintage luggage rack on top. Good day for car watching.

TBH, I don't have one. I DO have a couple of the Revell/Monogram Talledegas but I think they're closer to 1/24. I was toying with the idea of doing a body swap with the Polar Lights racing version but I've got too many plans for cars with "21" on the side and likely the P/L kit's racing mods vs a stock R/M kit would make it not worth the effort.

I think (THINK!) it was an outfit called Time Machine Resins. Only saw it on Ebay. There was some mention on the internet boards of slow order response and wonky business practices then it just disappeared. I had even bought a Fred Cady decal sheet for the Cale Yarborough and Dan Gurney Edition Mercury Cyclones. This would be a great addition to their line. I think they have a good start with the old Torino Talledega kit if it still exists.

Yesterday, in the small town of Kelseyville, CA. 1967 El Dorado, yours for the low, low price of $15,000. Very clean inside and out.

Additionally, I see the EV's having the same problem as the Smart Cars. Big up front publicity ("Just LOOK at those cute things!") and everyone who wanted one got one. Then "poof" no one else wanted one. Also the more exposure the greater recognition of the limitations. I live just over 100 miles from San Francisco. With real world usage, I might be able to round trip it but no detours or spur of the moment side trips and there would be very limited reserve in any case. I'd have to find an open charging station and at best have to block out 30 minutes to an hour for a recharge. I'll revisit the idea when there is a reliable 600 mile range or so in order to go on trips and recharge while I'm overnighting in a hotel.

Good racing? OK, I guess. Spectacle? No way and thus no attraction. I'd put it on the same level as those video game/racing simulator races that were broadcast during the pandemic just for something to put on the air. I found a whole lot of other things to do at the time.

Funny how the diesel fumes from idling busses effect the bouquet of a fine Cabernet. And the experience of tourists 2-3 deep at the tasting bar. Kind of the reason we stopped going to Napa better than 25 years ago.

We live just over the hill from Anderson Valley, where a BUNCH of Napa Wineries have set up shop. They haven't started the $50-$75 tasting fees there-yet. Didn't used to be any ?

Rotten day for a drive (well, rainy which passes for rotten in Calif ?) but the wife was getting cabin fever. In Napa Valley (Calistoga) a Maserati GranTurismo coupe with a strong sounding engine and a very clean black Buick Grand National. On the way out of Napa in the Carneros area (awesome Pinot Noir) I passed a ranch and saw a parked- and half covered with a tarp- dark orange Bricklin. Haven't seen one in probably 25 years

That's not necessarily a bad thing. On another board there was an opinion was that it wasn't bad, just a little flat. I like WRC but its next to impossible to find on US television. My first recollection was a broadcast, on the much lamented Speedvision, wherein a driver is in a full 4 wheel drift, in a mountain hairpin, on snow, and looking through his passenger window to see where he was aiming to go. Great stuff.

Not sure if this is cheating but my rarest are my small collection of Fisher resin kits. Porsche 917LH (2), Mclaren M-6B, Chaparral 2E, Ferrari 312P and a D-type Jaguar. All now irreplaceable. To that I'd add my Studio 27 Chrysler/Dodge Viper GTR. ?

"Daytona" is a wasted nameplate without an outrageously elevated wing and a pointy nose. Kinda like a "Mustang" with motors but no engine. But that's just my opinion.

Whoa, I hadn't been paying attention recently to the delivery issues, what with being busy with life. I JUST got my Issue #222 yesterday (Saturday) in Nor Cal. Was it just delayed, mis-processed by USPS, or did you guys send out a supplemental mailing? Still, I'm happy to have gotten it.

Kinda like the massive and lifted 4WD pickups that will never touch dirt, I'd imagine it will never leave a Home Depot with a sheet of plywood and a couple bags of concrete mix.

I did just that thing, along with several thin Evergreen strip selections and a couple Vintage Motorsport issues regarding the classic Trans Am years. It goes until Sunday and I'm going to peak in and make a ridiculous offer for a bunch of stuff at the end.

Estate sale find-full set of Motor Racing Replica News/Motor Racing News. I only needed 6 to fill out my set but I'll likely go back and get the rest in the morning. Spares/trade bait et al.