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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.

Prolly a certain kind of girl. You know, like the one on NCIS. Pauly Perrete! Love her. The kind of girl that's into the Rod Kulture...Betty Page, pin-ups, stilletto heels, tatoos. I'm getting all giddy thinking about it. BTW, the wifey won't let me have a hearse, so i bought an HHR Panel. Someone said it looks like a hearse for circus midgets. There are clubs for collectors of hearses. Morticians call them Coaches.

Is not hood ornament, is tried and true Russian heater. Good for long drives to Moscow. Also good for long vinter nights in Dacha by lake Baikal. Better than Vodka.

It's an Izh, built by the same factory that produced the famous Kalishnikov automatic weapon. Good Russian car, strong like bull, smells like one too. But I prefer this one

The Quicksilver was the only car Zimmer made that actually looked good. The others were perfect for the Florida white belt and shoes with red polyester pants set.

Nick yer right! It's the G2.

When getting a new or vintage kit, open and remove tires. If tires are bagged, they should be fine. If not, wrap tires in a paper napkinn, then place in small baggie. This will protect your styrene parts from the chemical reaction.

Because this site is up to date in format and those others whether it be nostalgia, cluelessness, or mental illness, have not updated to current practice.

Can you figure what this is?

That was the Astro Vette. I had that kit and I built it in my hospital room when I was about 16. It came out between 69 or 70. I think it is kinda rare. It was a concept car Chevy built for showing at auto shows.

When that headlight opened up, it freaked me out. Just like an eyeball.

I "dynamically disassembled" a few SBCs myself. One thing I could NOT kill was an AMC 232 I6.

If'n I could see the darned things Zeb is postin', I might have a shot. Somebody FIX THE THING!!!

Look who shows up. Where ya been, Jairus?

Still can't see yer pics. :unsure:

Everything Modelmartin produces, as I cannot afford them yet. I am working on it.

Dannenhauer & Stauss circa 1952-53