Rob Hall

Hmmm...these look similar to some resin ones I got to use on the AMT Ford van. Can't remember where I got them from..one of the Detroit area casters, IIRC. Edit: remembered what I was thinking of--Morgan Automotive Detail. These hubcaps. https://madmodeling.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=dogdishtruck&sid=hy7391ay359am4883510997fe1139855

When I bought my Jeep Grand Cherokee in Phoenix in 2017, I couldn't believe what a high percentage were black (mine is metallic black)...the selection at the dealer were all black or white (I hate white). I remember going to my neighborhood car wash on a Saturday and most of the SUVs going through were black....Acuras, Jeeps, Mercedes MLs, Audi Q5s, BMW X5s, etc...had I stayed in AZ I would have hunted down a different color like dark red or brown, but I was in the process of moving to Ohio and in a hurry as my old Jeep was dying.

Speaking of big banks, I worked for Wells Fargo in software development for a couple of years a decade ago in Arizona. Horrible place to work. A lot of poorly documented, poorly implemented systems. 65-75 hr work weeks. Production support calls in the middle of the night. Incompetent management, and literal death marches—on a team of 25 people—there were 3 heart attacks (one fatal) in 6 months. I left after that and went someplace worse that paid better.

Or back to a ‘72, the last stock version. Been about 45 years since the Sweethogs version came out.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the Cutlass return...given that it's not a Chevy I was doubtful Round 2 would retool it. Maybe the '65 Olds 88 and '66 Buick GS can be reengineered in a similar manner.. I have one original of each of those two, but new ones would be great.

Neat..looks like a GMC going by grille. Reminds me of the MPC Zoomies kits..

Definitely seems to be an inexact science. My Dad was a weatherman in the Army in WW II and spent years in Miami and the US Virgin Islands. I remember as a kid talking with him about the different types of clouds and storm patterns.

Yeah, that one looks like it has some optional 'off-road' parts...front bull bar, roll bar, bigger tires, wheels..

Definitely reminiscent of this ERTL box. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/ertl-8023-scout-ii--587907

Yeah, that would be a no-brainer, esp with the similar Ford set out now.

Got this a few days ago for my birthday. Looks good, molded in dark green, tan and gray.

This one should be easy.. “Sooner or later you are going to have to face the fact that you’re a moron.”

Pulp Fiction

The E-Type convertible is out now, looks nice at first glance.

I recall an article in the last 10-15 years in Car & Driver or Automobile magazine that talked about his model collection and car collection. Fascinating guy, I love Rush and he is missed. Glad I got to see them once. I've read a couple of his books on his long distance motorcycle trips.

Years ago I built an AMT '53 Ford truck w/ a lot of the custom parts and painted a Model Master dark metallic gray, looked quite good IMO. Also used that gray on a Monogram '83 Mustang convertible (w/ red interior), and a Fujimi Mercedes 190...

Yeah. we've been fully vaccinated since early April. But taking it slow and easy to get back to 'normal'.

At some point, I will start going back to restaurants. I have started going back to the grocery, instead of getting groceries delivered. I still use DoorDash and Grubhub occasionally, but not as much as last year. I've had mixed experiences w/ Doordash---it seems in the last 6 months the number of mistakes I've had has gone up...not sure if it's with the restaurants or in how the order is communicated. I don't mind going out and picking up food in nice weather, but the delivery is great in the winter...

Looking forward to binging the 7th and final season of Bosch this weekend. I do watch a lot of UK content on Prime streaming channels (Brit Box, Acorns, PBS, etc), and a couple shows I've been watching recently are Doc Martin and another called Secret Gardens of England.... gardening/landscaping shows are very relaxing after a long day staring at computer screens...and Doc Martin is a neat little comedy drama with a 'big city doctor in small town fish out of water' premise, kind of reminds me of Northern Exposure...set in a beautiful Cornwall seaside village.

Two different cars...the car in Earl Marischal's post was identified in the post as a Lotus Europa. The customized Fiero is the black car in the US in the post by bill_rules.

Current: Bosch Better Call Saul Brooklyn Nine-Nine Line of Duty Unforgotten Yellowstone Last 20 years: The Bridge (original version) Breaking Bad The Wire The Sopranos Oldies: Miami Vice Twin Peaks The X-Files Rockford Files

Strangely customized Fiero.

The funny car wagon (Boss Nova) was reissued as a Model King release maybe 15 years ago, so that one presumably still exists.

That first hearse appears to be based on a Cadillac XTS (the one over the truck cab) and the two Lincoln ones are based on the Corsair looks like. With the XTS and CT6 out of production, wonder what Cadillac future hearses will be based off...maybe the XT6 or Escalade...

At the dealer for service on my Jeep this morning, and they had 3 Ram TRXes out front. One had a $99995 sticker, with a $13k ‘market adjustment’. Nice purple Challenger with Scat Pack package in the showroom. And in the service parking was a clean brown 80s LeBaron..haven’t seen one of those in ages. Appeared rust-free which in Cleveland is rare.