lordairgtar

Here is a walk around video of the truck.

I am going to agree with you. There was no collaboration between Chrysler and the Chinese, but they did have access to an old Chrysler car. They cribbed a lot of details from the Mopar. One thing is (and this I got from a friend in China) that they did copy the older 318 polysphere V8. I was researching the car at that time as I acquired a Trumpeter kit of the CA770. I built mine and used a lot of different parts to complete it. I used front and rear suspension from a Chevy S10 (looked better) in 1/20th scale from Lindberg as the CA 770 is a big vehicle. I used the Ford engine from the Otaki T-Bird kit and filed off the Ford script on the valve covers. Looked much better than the lump of chrome the Trumpeter kit's engine was. I'd like another crack at one as I have another Trumpeter kit and a clone of that kit by some other maker. Can't remember the name off hand.

Can't imagine that going on in Bourbonnais. Of course it's been years since I lived there.

Nope, not what I meant. Most of these modellers never put on the uniform. Not a fan of seeing WWII German artillery, aircraft and other equipment emblazoned with swastikas. I support the people who defend us. I should have been clearer.

Does anyone make a 1980 Cadillac Seville bustleback sedan? I just bought the real one and I'd like to build a model of it.

I was saddened to hear this. I knew about SAE when it first came out and bought every one starting in California and after my move to Milwaukee in 1984. Gary Schmidt was so wonderful and genuine to me. I told him about my house burning down in Santa Barbara and losing everything, and he gave me every issue from #2 on forward all the way to 1984. He only had one copy of #1 and he kept that. I could always stop by the offices whenever I was around. I don't think the FSM mag will include more than a page or two about model cars, most of that mag is devoted towards the war monger set.

Got a 1969 Charger by Nonogram in 1/32nd scale. Assembled but not painted. Glue was pretty heavy and the interior won't come out. Chrome is good and easily popped out. I think the glass is toast but that is easily remedied. Got the frame out but it cracked near the front. Luckily I happened to have a sppare chassis in green. The new one is orange.

All it needs is 30 inch wheels

I just got a Resin Chrysler Charger VH from Australia. Casting is rougher than a cob but I think I can make it work. Very thick casting and lots of flash. Don't know who made it but I wanted one bad so I bought it.

That is great. Let's hope it comes to fruition.

What I love about this is that it has a non SS grille and hood.

Cool

What 64 oldsmobile are you talking about?

Never saw the green. A model company made a black one in HO scale and I had seen a blue one but can't find the pic.

That was probably it. I remember when my work/home got set afire, the owner of that LHS gave me a couple model cars, some paints and glue and a Scale Auto which was the first time I heard of that mag. When I moved back to Milwaukee, I stopped in and visited with Gary Schmidt and he gave me a bunch of mags from issue 1 to the then current issue.

Thanks, this helps

I remember those dealers. I ran Sonshine Gas in SLO for a time while I worked at the DAPC, Drug Abuse Preventive Center. I remember buying model cars at a dept. store downtown SLO and a LHS in Goleta.

Oh BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH.

I lived there in 1976 to 1884, spending time in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. I seem to remember blue plates with six characters too. I know they went from numerals first to letters first or visa versa, memory shady in my old age. I live in Wisconsin now and renewal costs 100 bux or more depending on the plate

Ooops, yer right. I just remembered that as I have a 54 pathfinder model project in the works and scratched built the six.

Does anyone produce decals for 1/32nd scale cars. I need to do a 70 Mustang Mach 1 and they don't look right without decals.

Yup, it's a Canadian made Pontiac on Chevy frame with Chevy engine

I love Russian cars. Truly interesting vehicles. I have the same diecast in a not so attractive green color. I might just stip it and paint it a two tone scheme like yours. Too bad the hood does not open as it would be made into the KGB version with V8.

That Jag looks very nicely done. Tyres are kind of blocky though.

Top pic is the USA version, bottom is Canadian