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  1. lordairgtar
    Correct, the last SS with a small block was the 327 in a 1965 Chevelle and the next small block SS wouldn't happen until 1971.
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    Broadway Bob, former owner of Great Lakes dragaway used to ride the nose of the jet cars when they pulled up to the line.
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    Swap meet last week in Milwaukee netted me some 1/32 scale gold. Pyro Mercer Raceabout, MPC Daracq, Revell Porsche 908, and Monogram 65 Mustang fast back
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    I kind of doubt this. The same kits in Japan had the motor additions too. The Japanese liked powered models. A kit could be sold as a toy regardless of motor inclusion or not. Not all toy cars are motorized.
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    That means you could build the stock version, not the body style.
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    Nice Buick. I agree with the hood scoop needing some finessing. Seems a bit chunky and large. This Buick body design was all about a svelte streamlined look, unlike the 70 and later versions. The character lines in the trunk could use a bit of finessing to bring the lines a bit longer
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    Paint it black, slap a day-glo red bat on the door....I'm Batman!
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    I can hardly wait
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    I'm 64 and I just started collecting my SS bennies. I also went to semi retirement at 32 hours a week. It's a bit over the limit as to what I'm allowed to make but I still get paid vacation. I do not know how long I will stay at my job...that just depends on so much. I want to eventually live somewhere in a mobile home in a semi rural setting. I've been thinking of Tennessee, but I might stay in Wisconsin too. Got lotsa model kits in the stash.
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    There were some 304 V8 AMC cars without cat cons in those years too. I had a 1976 AMC Hornet X V8 Hatchback that was sans cats. I had heard that some company that made the catalytic converters went on strike and some cars were able to be produced without them but without actual verification that could be just so much folderol.
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    https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/11/27/modeler-michael-paul-smith-permanently-moves-to-elgin-park-at-age-67/comment-page-1/#comment-10605290
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    I had an 83 I think. Delta 88 four door sedan. Bought it for about $50. Someone boogered the dash and you had to start it like a batmobile...(atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed....) First flip a switch for the glow plug, then a another for the fuel pump. Then turn the key. Once started turn off glow plug switch. Damned thing had good power for a desiel and ran really well but alas, those were never a good cold weather car and I had no access to an outlet to plug in the engine block heater...apartment with car parked 20 feet away
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    Well, that pic depicts a Panel Truck. A sedan delivery is more or less based on the car.
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    Model car club auction netted me a Brookfield Guild Olds Aurora in white (I already have a maroon one), Monogram El Camino with camper top, three Renwal 1/48th scale kits (Stutz, Mercer, Stanley) a resin 72 Chevy wagon with broken roof.
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    Also the hood trim on the newer tool is separate from the bumper assembly as it should be. The old tool had that piece all molded as one and not attached to the hood.
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    I just got my hands on a 72/73 ish Matador four door sedan. It's an old resin cast and we don't know who made the body. I have to try and redo almost every panel on it. It's very thick and has a bulge in the roof plus the hood looks a bit uneven. Grille is molded into the body and needs to be redone for accuracy. Looks like it was made from the Rebel Machine body. I owned the real version of this body style so I had to have it.
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    I believe they used 41 Dodge chassis so a build would be easy to do.
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    Model club meeting last night. Wound up with a Monogram Duesenberg phaeton kit in yellow. All unbuilt and clean. Also got the Hydro Vee boat kit in the raffle, plus a photo etch custom grille which I think will look good in the Ford Van kit that just came out from Round 2
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    Nice rare find. I have seen a lot of these cars with the little chrome trim vent behind the wheel and some without. Usually four door sedans but four door hard tops have them....weird. I have seen a super rare version of these cars with the bit of trim above the wheel well in the front fender that resembles three ventiports all in a row. Not common at all. Is that a model mid year change ?
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    The Firebird wagon is a bit simple but easy build.
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    NAPA in my area can custom fill a rattle can of any color. I'm sure they send it somewhere or order it for you. The best thing is you can get any formulation of paint...enamel , lacquer, single stage, base coat clear coat and acrylics. It's around 30 bux for a huge can that you can get lots of use from.
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    My local Mom And pop drug store has more model kits than that.
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    I got the Scale Star Corvette in 1/32 and a I found a rummage sale Dodge pick up frome the late 90s, early 2000s.
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    Me too. Mines been on the shelf waiting til I get motivated to finish it. Scratching the 68 grille hit a rough spot for me.
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    I find this to be true at train shows but real car swaps, not so much. The prices tend to be in the stratosphere and they won't haggle. We all know NASCAR kits are kinda bargain basement things for most modellers but here in Wisconsin God forbid it be an Alan Kulwicki kit. The cheesers worship at the altar of Kulwicki and price accordingly. Kenseth and Danica kits are heading that way too. (Danica was born in Wisconsin but lived in Illinois.)
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