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To me, it's a no-brainer to take the existing 1968-'69 Plymouth moulds and either dig out the MPC bodies/trim/interiors and massage them to fit the newer tooling, or simply tool alternate bodies to work with the newer chassis. The prices the original kits go for would suggest the demand is there. I look forward to seeing what you do with this. Charlie Larkin

She's absolutely adorable. Congratulations, Joe. I hrear you on the age thing, but I still hold out hope. One never knows what life may bring... Charlie Larkin

I've only read a few of his books, but they were extraordinarily well-done. No idea he had such a rich professional life before writing, too. He'll definitely be missed. Charlie Larkin

Wasn't aware of this, and glad I ran across this. Best regards to Rich and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Charlie Larkin

I will probably be placing an order for one. Charlie Larkin

A big rig is pretty labour-intensive, and that one does appear to be done very nicely. Paul Hettick-quality work= Paul Hettick-quality prices. Charlie Larkin

I love that you did this. Just got a good laugh from it, too. Truth be told, I'm enough of a wise-guy that I probably would've attempted the same thing. Charlie Larkin

Well, it looks like the Corvair people are demanding the record finally be set straight, and plan to go straight to the man himself and demand it. In related news, just ran across a 'Vair locally for sale at the right price. Dad likes it. Might have to get it and join in. Charlie Larkin https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2020/03/19/corvair-vindication-day-aims-to-set-the-record-straight-with-ralph-naders-tort-museum/?refer=news&utm_source=edaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-19

I like how you managed to get the perspective on the straight-on side-shot. It almost looks like a real car being photographed. Good job. Charlie Larkin

Beautiful job on this. Charlie Larkin

I'm not as dumb as I look or most people think.... Charlie Larkin

I'll be joining the WPC Club as soon as it's in my garage. The New England Region seems to be very quiet, however, with gatherings and events, but I'll take whatever assistance from wherever it comes from I can. Charlie Larkin

Ah. That explains much. I thought the valve covers looks a bit different from the Hemi, and now I know why. I thought the Poly-head was only in Plymouths and Canadian cars. Sort of makes sense a Coronet would've had them, too. So, if I understand this correctly, this is in fact the same engine as the wide-block 318? Cool, now I have one I can measure and perhaps master a resin kit for so we can build grocery getters with something besides a Slant Six or Flathead. Bill, thanks for the offer. I'll be sending along notes. Charlie Larkin

It's a long, misery and nightmare-inducing story to recite, but I had a small collection of 1:1 cars that ended up being lost due to mishap. A couple of weeks ago, and with a decent temporary job with the Census (assuming this stupid virus doesn't kill that, too), I decided to get back to it, and placed a deposit for a 1955 Dodge Coronet. This one is a 2-bbl. baby Hemi with a stick-overdrive. It needs quite a bit, but it'll be worth it when done. The plus is it appears to be complete except for the air cleaner, and maybe one of the wheel-covers, and even has replacement panels for the rockers and part of the floor. The colors are Jewell Black on the roof, Parisian White for the pillars and appears to be a saddle around the front, and Heather Rose on the lower. Screams '50s pretty well. I've located a fellow in Connecticut that can help with the welding/rust removal/prevention. One nice thing about this new house....enough garage space to work on stuff. I'm seriously toying with slowly converting over to 1950s-70s cars for daily transportation, perhaps with something a bit newer for the winter (I'm also seriously toying with starting to head south for the winter). That plan became accelerated when I took my dad's van over to the Chrysler dealer and found out a replacement radio if needed, is $2240, and the power windows now use a computer instead of a switch directly connected to the electric motor. ? I've had enough of new cars. In the meantime, is anyone here really familiar with the early Hemis? The seller says it runs (I wasn't able to run it, however), and I want to be able to be ready to discuss anything I need to intelligently with a mechanic or machine shop, if needed. Charlie Larkin

Here's a few You might like. I like jazz and I like jazz instrumentals. These are exceptionally nice, and ones I accidentally discovered. Charlie Larkin

Well done. I was quite happy when I finished my capstone for my M.Ed. What's your degree in? Charlie Larkin

Thanks for the warning. I have a police version to build myself, which will be an unmarked/retired unit. Charlie Larkin

What gauge wire are those springs? So far, really nice work. Charlie Larkin

Your idea for doing the graduated tinted glass is remarkable. I never would've thought of it. Did you airbrush the paint, or manage to get it to coat without brush marks? Vinyl top looks great. Charlie Larkin

That black/red, while not stock, is really sharp. I like the idea of marking the foil knife with a marker, too. Charlie Larkin

A very interesting choice of build. Charlie Larkin

If that's dark blue, check out Tamiya TS-55 Dark Blue. It's a non-metallic dark midnight blue, almost black. If that car is actually blue, this will make an excellent match for it. Charlie Larkin

The story is building nicely so far. Charlie Larkin

This is really quite telling of how big this car was...or how small English ones were. Or both. Charlie Larkin

Good. I'll definitely be keeping watch for it. Charlie Larkin