lordairgtar

In 1976, the Cutlass was broken down in these models,Cutlass S, Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Supreme Cruiser, Cutlass Vista Cruiser,Cutlass Supreme Brougham, and Cutlass Salon. Coupes weren't mentioned in the actual name but were the formal style roof line that you show. Cutlass S models had the sloped grille and included the 442, The rest had stand up vertical grilles. Hardtops were of the sloped or semi-fastback style. 1977 models were the same names. In 78, the body was downsized

French Ford?

Can't you just have someone bypass the alarm circuit? Seems like a lot of money for something that you can get on the aftermarket for less. You could just buy an HHR. They're better IMHO. I have owned one for exactly one year and I have had NO trouble with it.

I suppose one could utilize the fixtures and fittings from the old Model King/AMT camper body and racers wedge kit. Hess Oil also sold promos of the then futuristic looking GMC motor home in 1/25th scale.

Could it be a Cutlass Salon?

Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons know how to fix electrical troubles in cars???

I gotta quite looking at these things late at night. I noticed the poles, but what I thought were palms were just young trees just beyond the poles. After further study, I see that not all the cars are Packards, some could be Buicks as they had the same general shape but not exact. I see other makes, one looks like a Dodge (a painted rounded radiator shape). I also notice trolley cars or trains in the back of the lot. Could be a horse track or even a cart race track.

Neener neener neener! I didn't fall for it! Hehehehehehehehehehe

That and the fact the lot is in Southern California...note the palm trees.

Ain't young love cute? AWWWW

Pics are gone again. What the heck is going on with this computer. I can see all but Zebs. Dragon, the Kissel Gold Bug had those same outrigger jump seats.

Would that be a Kissel? I finally got pics!!!

Zeb, looks like I'm gonna have to send a crate of rabid ferret commandos your way. Been a long time since they've eaten "southern" food.

The middle sixties. Zeta car from Australia.

However you can conceal the identity is cool, I just wanna see the pics.

I sent a couple.

Zeb, could you post the addys for your pics so i can see them? It ain't fair that I'm left in the dark.

Packard Daytona Panther

I love your old dart. Not sure about the whitewalls, but if you like'em, that's OK! Darts RAWK!!!

I agree with you Rick, that advertising is key. What I think of as my humble LHS understands this. They do show up at swap meets and donate kits and merchandise to our NNL here in the Milwaukee area, plus they have a major internet presence. I can't say they are rolling in dough as I cannot speak for their finances, but they appear to be doing OK and the family is involved with the store. They're very friendly when you come to the store. They help you reach those high up kits on the wall. It's been in business for a few decades. How many hobbyshops do you see advertising on the TV or radio or even the weekly Shopper rags that every town has? Not many I'll bet. Of course the chains like Micheals and HobbyTown do have some presence in print. In Europe, you see model companies (Revell) with commercials on the TV. They don't do it here.

No! No photoshopping here. I saw that pic elsewhere and her head didn't look so off kilter. I think the original pic was not digital and it was scanned off a very low-tech machine.

Pushing hybrids and electrics aside for a moment, I see nothing wrong with V8s but the writing is on the wall folks. Let's discuss street rods for a bit. What looked cooler than an old track roadster with a hopped Model A 4 banger with split exhaust and twin carbs on the side? That look could be achieved today with a modern double over head cam 4 cylinder, a neat looking side pipe on one side and a couple of Weber fuel injection units poking out the other side. That reeks with nostalgia. I've often looked at the kid's Probe engine and thought that. Everyone talks of how the big three got slapped upside the head in regards to those big trucks and SUVs not selling. Some say Detroit didn't heed the call. Bull! Those efficient cars were out there, but no one bought them in favor of the big dinosaurs. Why? Because we were sold a bill of goods, that's why. As the industry saw that the vehicles that used to be the domain of contractors and farmers become popular with the soccer moms and others of that ilk, they went with it thinking they were following the trend of what was to be. Because the automakers quit making the full size cars after 1977, the people started looking at the available stock for one reason and that was safety. Perceived safety in a well built large heavy vehicle. Remember the Mercedes advert a few years ago with the talking baby in the M class? He pretty much says that dad bought the M class for his protection. People felt safe in the big Mercedes', Caddys, Lincolns, Caprices and so on. When a family goes to the dealer, the sales person will push the safety aspects to who, not the dad, but mom. Of course mom looks at dad and lets him know that we have to have a safe vehicle. The bigger cars (or SUVs and trucks) are safer in the minds of a lot of people. Whether that is true or not, does not matter. Perceived safety, like quality or sex appeal in an auto, is more often based on what people can see, not from a stat sheet. Just like when GM made it's first small Caddy, the Cimmaron. Basically a small Chevy, but you add some leather and some shiny wood grain on the dash and it looks like luxury and quality in a small size. The small efficient cars are out there, we the people who buy cars just have to change our mindset. I have a 2007 HHR Panel. Rated at 30 mpg on the highway, I still got about 47 mpg on on trip I made by purposely babying the throttle. And yet, the power is there when I needed it. It's a very fast car (trucklet?) that can haul all my DJ equipment with nary a complaint and handles quite well. An turbo'd HHR did 155 miles per hour at Nurburgring during testing. That was with a 2.0 liter engine. Read article below in link. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_li...hhr_ss_car_news

Still can't see Zeb's pics. Can someone give me a straight answer? ...or fix it!

Holy second mortgage, Batman!!!

There are sites I belong to that have a password or permission to enter certain places. That would work to keep those from getting riled about whatever, and give a place for spirited dialogue.