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So many municipalities had those Champ trucks. Decal ideas for different city DPW liveries. Almost as endless as a Police / Fire Chief / Taxi kit.

Good to know. What source can I use for the proper engine. I figured since the car was built in around 66 (date of the film release), I naturally assumed nail head. I had a 64 Buick LeSabre (in fact two of them) with the 300 cid engine which was derived from the 215 cid, I think.

So I'm carefully dismantling an AMT ZZR Spy car build that I acquired a couple of years ago. Partially assembled but not painted. I had this as a kid and I was finally able to get my hands on one. They usually go for stupid money on eBay when they show up....rare kit. Old styrene is either very brittle or very flexible. I want to replace the front axle with a similar type in a newer kit. It's a typical dropped tube front axle like you would find on a T bucket hot rod. I'm also considering replacing the two lumps they call Buick nailhead engines with some from better kits. But I'm most concerned about that fragile axle. It bends too easily and I'm afraid to break it. AMT later killed this kit by re doing it as a fire truck custom.

I never liked the Tumbler. This new one kinda has a Tumbler stepped on by Godzilla look to it.

Still working for that curmudgeon license, eh Harry....

Yes, stands for Live Action Role Playing game. basically cosplay on steroids. A lot of people do this in conjunction with conventions. The use of vehicles specially built is not common.

Oh really? Try building a clone of a Corvette body to sell and see what happens. Maybe not officially a patent, but there are copyright laws as well that govern such things. I learned this when doing t shirt designs for a vendor. He wanted well known cars drawn, but I could not add the scripts of the car on the body. He still got in trouble for producing Tees from GM. I didn't depict the word Chevelle or SS anywhere on the drawing but they (GM) claimed the body shape was proprietary to GM

The cars, although they resembled the VW Golf/Rabbit were actually based on the Simca, a company Chrysler owned before selling it to Peugeot, where it was called a Talbot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbot_Horizon The car did use a 1.7L engine from VW in some of it's cars, the more common K engine displacing at 2.2 L was usually in the car. I had the 1984 Charger variant with the 2.2. Pretty quick car and handled well.

Actually it has plenty of go. As far as visibility is concerned, I never had trouble seeing out the back with the side mirrors it has. The panel weighs considerably less than the windowed version by virtue of no rear seats and side windows. Plus it handles quite well too. I'm thinking of buying an SS version. look at what one did at Nurburgring. They could have updated the grille design to better reflect Chevy corporate looks and kept on selling it.

I see. That engine was slow. If it would have been let out with it's original intake design and Bosch fuel injection, it would have had some oomph. That engine did well in the 924.

Most of my tools are from my grandfather. Those are all Craftsmen dating from pre WWII to the early 80s. I bought Matco, Snap-On, SK and Williams. Williams is made in Chicago and are awesomely made. Sockets and wrenches. I bought a large Snap-On adjustable wrench for about 5 bucks at a yard sale which was rusted shut. I cleaned it the best I could and used Aerokroil to try and loosen it. Could not get it to budge. Took it to the Snap-On truck when it was at a mechanics work shop and traded it. The one I got back is made in Spain. It appears to be a nicely made tool and feels right in my hand. I teach tool use to new hires at work. When the boss is out of ear shot, I tell people to try and replace all their shop supplied tools with better made tools. We do a lot of fine work and use small tools. Veneer calipers, solder irons, small wrenches, wire strippers, little nippers similar to a sprue cutter. Some are good quality but our supplied screw drivers and wrenches are pure junk.

Thanks for the answer, Dave. Loving the Hudson Coupe, Plymouth and the Mercury

This.

AMC never had a 4 in 1974.

Despite its flaws, I still like the kit. i will perform a trick visually to give the illusion of a taller roof. Cutting out the pl;astic that replicates the rubber gasket that seals the window from leaks. Not a cure all, but does make it appear taller. I spoke with Mr. Sexton at Milwaukee NNL and asked about the roof. He said they were not going to retool over a .020 difference.

And with extra bits to create the Packard Hawk. Any chance of a Hudson pick up truck?

The 65 Comet is intriguing. I see a bunch of Model King 64 Mercs getting the full detail treatment.

Nice wheel.

Not criticizing, but in action shots, drivers and passengers would really make the scene pop. Wouldn't need a whole human figure, just enough of what one would see through the windows. Could you imagine Coltrane's dog Flash's head out the window with ears a flapping in the breeze?

Nice job. Would like to see a pic of the wheels head on.

This model brings back some memories. I was a helper at a small used car lot and one of the body men had 69 Cadillac Calais. The Calais was that color and had no vinyl top which most Caddies seemed to have in those days. A Calais in that year was Cadillac's base model. This car had a cloth interior and wind up windows at a time when most Cadillacs had power windows.

Great artistic photography, but cars in the middle of the road need drivers. Parked cars are one thing but those showing as under way should have a driver at least.

They could have used a RC car for the jump shots if they handled as good as this one does. Think of the Chargers that would have lived.

There are three of them in my town. One Prowler has a custom paint job made to look like riveted steel.

Nah, he was up the road in Pixley (Reddick)