Rob Hall

Another example is AMT's recent '62 Thunderbird--the 1:1 they used had an aftermarket rubstrip on the sides, IIRC..

Yes!!! I remember seeing a big (1:18th or so) metal Nylint (or Tonka?) toy Winnebago of this style at toy shows in the past. I grew up in an RVing family, we had 4 of 'em over about 15 years, and went camping and drove cross country several times, first with a 22 foot Mobile Traveler Class C (Dodge Sportsman van cab), later a Pace Arrow 25 foot Class A, later a Southwind 28 foot Class A, finally, a Winnebago Chieftain 33 foot Class A. Fun times.

I've seen them on '69 Camaros, but not '70 1/2s.. the 1/25th ones in the AMT '69 Chevelle kit would be ok for the Revell '69 Nova or Camaro, I think.

IIRC, I read somewhere that the Otis Chandler car is the only known, documented '70 B-M Chevelle...kind of a 1 of 1 apparently. Too bad they didn't include the Cragars as an option, since ironically, IIRC, the yellow 'Custom Malibu' version of the Monogram 1:24th Chevelle from the early '80s had Cragars (and sidepipes)..

I hear ya... I'm going to my 20th HS reunion in 2 weeks...should be interesting..I'm about 60lbs heavier than then and shave my head now.. I can't fit in my old U2, Van Halen and Def Leppard t-shirts from then.. But I still have my car from high school--my '87 Mustang GT...only has 63k miles and still has the original paint and looks great. I even toyed w/ the idea of driving it to my reunion, but the car is in Ohio, the reunion in S. Florida, and I live in Phoenix now...

Turned 38 a week ago today. I can't believe I'll be 40 in less than 2 years...I just don't feel that old.

Yes... I have 5 or so of the AMT '72, but I'll get at least that many of the Revell kit...have 2 on order now.

Well, the solid rear axle, etc can always be sourced from one of the '94-96 kits... those are pretty easy to find.

Agreed..there are several I've spent time in over the years andI'll probably still lurk in them, but this has become my favorite site for many reasons. Keep up the good work, Gregg.

That looks great. I want one. Funny, yesterday was my birthday...for my 17th birthday 21 years ago I got a 1:1 '87 Mustang GT. Still have it, after all these years..still like the Fox 'stangs.

My only personal experience in owning a small car was my '84 Ford Escort diesel I had in high school & college.very basic inside, but somewhat fun to drive on the windy, twisty Ohio backroads, drove fine on the freeways and got an amazing 55 mpg when driving back and forth between S. Florida and eastern Ohio. If I got another small car, two that I like are the Mini Cooper S and VW GTI...haven't driven either, but I did ride in a GTI recently and it seemed fun, drove a rental Jetta a few months in Ohio and it was quite nice. I've been driving SUVs for almost 15 years (Ford Bronco II followed by a Grand Cherokee), so going small would be quite a change for me.

Nice Z...I was around them quite a bit in the '80s when my sister was a serial Z owner ('77 280Z, '82 280ZX turbo, '85 300ZX, '90 300ZX turbo). They've always been fun cars.. I had a 350Z rental a couple of years ago in LA and loved it..

Or we will see after the motor law alloy air cars and turbine freights, and the outlaw rebels will drive red barchettas..

I've thought buying a Prius for a commuter car...3 of my coworkers have them, and I know many people back in Denver that have them. My Jeep on a good day gets 19mpg, so I'm spending about $70/week for gas now, which isn't bad, as I was spending $45/week for gas last year. My next new car will probably be something smaller and more efficient...maybe the new diesel Jetta. I don't like really small cars, though, but the Jetta is a reasonable size.

I fear a US version will be dreadful and sanitized. I'm not optimistic. I can't wait for BBC America to start showing some new episodes...they seem to be just running a few episodes over and over every Monday night..

I've preordered the Tamiya one from HLJ...wasn't sure which to go with (Aoshima, Fujimi, or Tamiya), but most all of my past GT-R kits are Tamiya, so I stuck with them...

Ah...there you are...I thought you had left the board. With moving and changing computers (twice) in the last month, I've kind of lost contact w/ the online communities I've spent time in in the past..

$3.75 here in N. central Phoenix. Had my first $70 fill up yesterday. Fun fun.

Speaking of Jarius, what's he up to? Haven't seen him around here in a while..

IIRC, the AMT '71 Charger kit has a 440 Six Pack. I'd probably use parts from the AMT '68 Road Runner....

Sharp Super Bee...I really like the white w/ red stripe.

Looks pretty sweet...what is that color..reminds me kind of the Odds and Ends Cream that I painted an AMT '67 Cyclone back in the '90s..

Yeah, the weather was always unpredictable there.. I'm pretty much full time now in Phoenix/Scottsdale, but did live the last 11 years in Colorado (5 years in Colorado Springs, 6 years in Denver)....

Who knows what was really built or not built then? That was almost 40 years ago!

I've finally made the switch to only Macs...no more Windows garbage for me.