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Ammonia: Household cleaner. Arsenic: Used in rat poisons. Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber. Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid. Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas. Cadmium: Used in batteries. Cyanide: Lethal poison. DDT: A banned insecticide. Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals. Lead: Poisonous in high doses. Formaldehyde: Used to preserve dead specimens. Methoprene: Insecticide. Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics. Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs. Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India, in 1984. Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element Enjoy your ciggies

I had the almost same car, Dodge Charger. All my DJ gear fit inside it.

2010 HHR Panel, I use this to haul art work supplies and DJ equipment. An awesome 32 mpg. Same car, different view The first HHR Panel I bought in 07. Ultr reliable, so I bought the red one. Before HHRs, I hauled in this.

Real Vampires do not sparkle.

http://s43.photobuck...RPanel002-1.jpg http://s43.photobuck...RPanel001-1.jpg For some reason, my photobucket is not letting me post direct. This is my HHR Panel. I've had two so far. A 2007 and this 2010 model. Sorry to see it being not made anymore. I've driven a friend's PT and I find it cramped and tinny. Reliable car as it never gave her any trouble, plus it's the second one she's owned. I've never had any trouble with the 2010, and the 2007 had some vibrating brake issues that were because of the Chinese sourced brake rotors. I replaced those with Napa ones from Canada. Problem solved.

Not a diecast. gaps in the hood to fender area are too narrow to be diecast.

Carefully going through cheap jewelry at rummage sales looking for that right piece of chain.

...and yet, that isn't new. I clearly remember older cars with that feature. My Grandfather's 1960 Buick LeSabre had the switch under the gas pedal. You tromped on the pedal to crank the engine. Some cars had it on the dash.

To borrow from a rather randy limerick, "In days of olde, when artists were bold, before computers were invented. We held a pencil and slung some clay, And that's how cars were imagined" Trouble is, is that all the designers have all studied at the same couple of schools and don't realy have an original thought in their minds. Guys loike Loewy, Exner, Gregorie, Brooks Stevens, et al, were men of vision. Retro isn't such a bad thing, neither. Exner restyled early classics into what were known as Revivals in 1966. They even were the basis of a line of model kits and a coupl,e of actual production cars. I myself drive a retro vehicle, my HHR panel truck...I've owned two of them.

The first application of a flashing electric turn signal was used on the 1938 Buick as a new safety feature. It was advertised by Buick as the “Flash-Way Directional Signal”. By 1940, Buick added the self-canceling mechanism attached to the steering column.

Yes Art. Niche companies (yes, hobby manufacturers are niche companies) tend to be run by true believers. Not always, but most are. It's too bad that they fell into the "We are Wally World and you will like it" retailing mentality. Thank God our local (Milwaukee) LHSs are doing well.

That's one heck of a way to cure one of heights, Brizio.

Looks nice when it's in the sunlight.

They aren't going to make it as far as I know. I see Revell is producing the Corvettes Academy tooled. That's gonna be kinda hard since Lindberg's kit is 1/32nd scale.

Interesting. Japan's automotive history goes back a lot further and there has been some interesting things out of japan. http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_08_7_3.html http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_08_2_1.html http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_08_3_3.html http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_08_3_1.html http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/data_e/a03_13_1_7.html

Actually, Lindberg and some selected Monogram subjects are made in teh US

OK. The link works for me and I don't know how to actually post a pic. The usual tricks wouldn't work. The only differences will be the body and the interior. Actually, the Aerosedan interior will fit too. There will also be a woody trim option. Kit should be here at year's end. Galaxie is one guy, not some huge company with tons of cash.

Not really sure, but this car might be the same car I saw a couple of years ago in a local private collection. My boss recently told me that the people that owned the collection were selling off most of it. You had to be invited to see the collection. They had a really awesome collection of cars, wooden power boats, player pianos, and nickelodeons ( a precursor to juke boxes).

No Packard dies were ever sent to the Soviet Union. They were good at copying our designs however. The gas transporter is most likely an Isuzu.

Here is the coupe from Galaxie.

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/marty1961/Model%20Shows/Milwaukee%202012/

I'm gonna get to meet Stacy David this coming Saturday. I'll be doing DJ work at Wisconsin Hot Rod Radio's 5th anniversary of the show. He's one of the guests. You could listen to this show every Saturday Morning at 9AM on 1340 Joy AM. Go to this web site and you can listen live by clicking the link, or you can go into the archives and listen to past shows. Capt. Bob & Arlo have interviewed many well known people over the years, including Jay Leno, Gene Winfield and many others in the hotrod realm. They even have a model car session sometimes with master builder Al Stout. I'v even been interviewed as car artist and car show DJ. http://www.wisconsinhotrodradio.com/

Some think that the colder air along the lake does help to break up the warmer air in the tornadic event. That was proved false a few years ago as mentioned in my quote in the post above. The city of Saint Francis is on the lake.

You forgot about the tornado in St Francis a few years ago?

I never asked about that, but you will get the separate woody trim if you wish to do one that way. I'm assuming those PE parts will be in the kit. @Austin, there are several nicely done Fords out there by other makers. Galaxie is a small "garage industry" that will most likely choose subjects not done elsewhere. Gary hopes that this version will make some money to allow new projects. Revell's new 57 Ford should please you.