Chuck Most

Me, reviewing this thread...

CRAIGSLIST CAR AD DECODER- In pristine condition = Looks okay from 20 feet away, runs, heater sort of works. Strong runner = Until it gets up to temp and the ignition module starts acting up. Needs minor work = Moves under its own power but nothing else works properly, if at all. Patina = Neglected in a way that somehow adds value. Good restoration project = 75% of the parts are still there, and half of them are still in usable shape. In need of restoration = Get this rusted hulk off the property before my spouse/landlord hands me my hiney. Rust Free = All the steel rusted away decades ago. Original Paint = is under that rough backyard re-spray. Starts and Runs well = but doesn't steer or stop. Needs a little TLC = Has various electrical issues I don't want to mess with. Ran when parked = Parked when the engine spun a main bearing. One owner = Owners two through seven never bothered to title it. Great Second Car = If you keep on using only the first one.

You mean like one of these? The 1-ton and heavier models had the same cab, hood, and grille shell as the lighter trucks. You could use those from the kit unchanged. The front fenders were a bit larger- taller and wider, IIRC- by how much I couldn't tell you for sure. The wheels were the 20" five-hole, five lug versions as shown in the pic. Obviously they had a higher ride height than the 1/2-ton trucks. The rear suspension used parallel leaf springs, not the cross-mount single "buggy" spring used on the lighter models. I've seen those types of wheels available in the past, but I have no idea if they're being produced now. I'd assume they'd be the only real hurdle, though you might be able to modify some semi tractor wheel centers if you've got a few spares laying around- just use a shorter, narrower tire than what you'd see on a semi tractor.

Not the greatest kit (it's on par with the AMT '69 and '70 Chevelle kits) but it should do ya just fine.

I wouldn't recommend stuffing a small block V8 in one, unless you're into the idea of spending several hours test fitting, trimming, test fitting, trimming, etc. .

Nice! Just needs a blue '70 Mustang to display on the back.

Largest mass-produced unibody car in history. Wonderful job on this one!

Extremely nice.

Worst thing we ever did was move a buddy's Honda Civic to different areas of the parking lot... by physically picking it up and moving it. Four, maybe six big dudes can easily pick up an old Civic and move it. I hear it was a pretty common prank in the '60's, only Beetles were the cars being carried then.

I got pulled over by a cop this morning. The cop said "Papers". So I said "Scissors! I win!" And drove off.

Bill's right- Decoma made those boxes. Fleetwest produced something similar. A company called Caseco offers a similar body, also called a MidBox.

Those were manufactured by a company called Fleetwest- they called it a MidBox.

Full custom job- built by a guy named Steve Farkaly. Here's his site- http://www.uncommonengineering.com/

If you have an AMT semi tractor or trailer laying around and you just need straight boots, the vinyl tubing included in those kits works pretty well as boot material. Just cut it to the length you need with a good, sharp #11 blade.

Piecing together things from the interviews I've seen and read, I'm not sure if the remaining band members are too keen on the idea of letting Phil back, though.

Lovely model of my second favorite Morgan. (The three-wheeler is #1 if you're curious.)

Sort of off-topic regarding availability of a Futureliner in scale, but I stumbled across this a few minutes ago, so I guess I'll just put it here... http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/11/19/futurliner-no-10-to-go-on-national-historic-vehicle-register-finds-permanent-home/

As if I didn't already want a few of these badly enough already. Looks great!

Thanks guys. The wrecker boom itself is made out of Plastruct strip- the winch and strap came from the Revell GMC wrecker.

Nice! I restored a '62 kit a few years back- I'd love to dig up another one.

You should be able to slip the brace up under the radiator- if you look there should be a "step" in the radiator to fit it. The only way I could see it not fitting is if you installed the grille shell to the radiator before attaching the fenders.

Awesome!

The idea here was an old service truck, which was no longer used to tow customer cars or plow driveways, but is now used by the semi-retired shop owner to clear his property of snow and move around the various hulks he's accumulated over the years. So of course it looks a little haggard, but like most old yard trucks, still fires up and does its job without complaint despite looking like Hell warmed over. The Hillard name on the side is a nod to Irv Hillard, who owned a legendary salvage yard which only recently closed after almost sixty years of business.