SSNJim

Try firehouses and veteran groups (American Legion, VFW and so on). They generally have a decent size room to rent. This is a bit of a long shot, but check to see if the veterans groups have a car show. The one near me has one annually. You may be able to hold a contest in conjunction with their show.

And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving. What's-a behind me is not important.

It's called the Family Jalopy or Family Truck version. After a quick look at the instructions, it looks like the only things the jalopy and hot rod share are the chassis, body tub, and fenders. Engine, hood, grille, truck bed and driveline/suspension are different parts.

The Granny's Hot Rod contains all the parts to build the Beverly Hillbillies truck. Of course, they don't call it that in the instructions, which do include basic weathering painting for the truck.

That's my understanding. Oftentimes they don't have a chassis - just a sheet of plastic or the wheels glued to the body. A slammer primarily shows off the body/styling. Curbsides are focused on what you see of a car when it's parked on the street.

I'll be watching. I'm a huge fan of this era Thunderbird. We had a 69 my parents bought new. The car looks really good as a convertible - this is the first one I've heard of. Looking forward to seeing completed.

Beautiful job on the car, but the wheels fascinate me.

There was a yellow one that ran around in the East End of Louisville in the early seventies. I saw it quite a few times over a couple of years. The rumor was that it cost over $10,000!😲

What's that pedal to the right of his right shoe?

The Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw. Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain? The Scarecrow: I don't know! But some people without brains do an *awful* lot of talking, don't they? Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.

Timely post. I was in Chestertown, MD this weekend for the Sultana Downrigging Festival. Lots of sailing vessels up to maybe 250 feet you can tour or sail in. There's a display of these wooden speedboats dating back to 1904, all beautifully built and crafted. I didn't take any pictures.

I believe I have a 58 Ford promo. It's in decent shape and certainly restorable, but there is some minor warpage along the passenger side rocker panel. The first photo is the interior attachment as seen through the right front wheel well. The second photo is a view of the friction chassis (friction motor missing). The third photo is a left front view. The fourth photo is the right rear view. Part of the fin is missing, and the rear bumper is severely damaged/missing pieces.

When I start my browser, I go to MSN. One of the articles I found was one on Popular Mechanics about the best model cars. Interesting choices. The link is below. Popular Mechanics Model Cars

If you're looking for a guess, it looks like the front bumper of a Plymouth Duster or Dodge Dart to me. Perhaps MPC?

Thanks to Classicgas, I took advantage of the free shipping offer. I knew Mega Hobby had a pretty good reputation, so I took a chance. I ordered a Revell Audi RS e-Tron GT Thursday (free shipping day) paying only the price of the kit plus tax. It was in the mail the next day with a tracking number. I received the kit today, Monday. Not bad time getting a package from NJ to MD in 3 days when one was a Sunday. I am very pleased with their service. Thanks, Lee!

I can relate. The Slammer wasn't that bad (no texture). The 57 Chevy and Chezoom that I gave the same treatment were quite the projects. I didn't do both at the same time; I waited until I forgot the effort it took to do the first before starting the second. Actually, I just looked at your last build post since it was after the one I replied to. Your body and the Slammer are quite different. The Slammer body disposes with such frivolities as fuel doors, the fins are a bit higher, and it has custom bumpers and nothing between the spears. You did a fine job removing the trim. Looking forward to this build. I always enjoy your builds.

I thought the 58 Fury and Belvedere were pretty much the same cars. the difference being the paint and trim level. Furys only came in one color with the side spear painted gold with bright chrome trim. I could be wrong though, since I'm no Mopar expert. On the Street Fury slammer I built, I took only the top part of the side trim off, so there's one continuous molding (the stock lower) from the headlights to the rear bumper.

I guess it depends on who you ask. My ex-wife had an uncle who was a carpenter years and years ago. He said one foreman told him to use a hammer to drive wood screws in - the slots in the top of the screw were for removing it.

The only hobby shops I know of are Hobby Works (there are two stores - one in Rockville, MD and the other in Laurel, MD). There is Star Hobby in Annapolis, MD, and a Hobby Town USA in Frederick, MD. You can get the addresses and hours by googling the names. There are a few Hobby Lobby and Michael's stores (both primarily craft stores). I'm not sure what there is in VA anymore - all the ones I knew of are gone but I don't get there often nowadays. A wprd of warning - when you go to the hobby stores, watch the time you go. Afternoon rush hour can be horrible heading to any of them from near DC. Star Hobby is very near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and the last couple of miles on weekends can take a half hour or more. Not sure of what there is club/show related, but most stuff is done on weekends. Hope others jump in with more hobby shops.

Very similar. Note that the logo on the front wheel is upright. It was wild to see it not spinning like a regular car.

The other day I saw a newer Rolls-Royce going down the road. It had "spinner hubcaps" from the factory. Most of the wheel cover was rotating with the tire, but the center (where you would normally see the Ford, Chevy, Honda, or whatever logo) kept the RR logo upright the whole time so you could definitely tell what was being driven. They did rock a bit, but they never moved more than 10-15 degrees. The section not rotating was probably 4-6" in diameter.

Similar story with our 2018 Escape. The dealer wouldn't rotate the tires anymore until we had them changed (at 40,000 miles). We went round and round with them, and ended up buying a set at a local auto parts store. They were happy to change them out for us at the next oil change/tire rotation. I never understood how a metal lug nut in the Mid-Atlantic climate could "swell". Obviously there is something I don't quite understand about modern lug nut technology since I've never heard of lug nut swell. I've never taken a wheel off the Escape. No issues with our 2007 Mustang.

It worked very well. I never suspected it was a compact digital camera. I was thinking GoPro or something similar.

Very nice work and video - quite realistic. I don't know what camera you used to video it, but I really liked the effect. I felt like I was walking around the diorama. Well done!