Chuck Most

Like I said- I think the MKC is little more than a stopgap. But here's what I think... Chrysler has been on the edge of financial ruin for most of its existence, and has actually changed hands more than a few times. But if lowly old Chrysler can go from building stuff like this... To stuff like this... There's still more than a little hope for Lincoln. Ford execs have stated Lincoln is their main focus, and if the past is any indicator that's a good sign, unless they SEVERELY mishandle the situation. (Cough, cough, GM remaking Oldsmobile to appeal to younger buyers when the first three letters in the name spell OLD...) I mean, Chrysler is considered a "legitimate premium brand" again, that after years of building nothing but Dodges with egg crate grilles. Then again I'm a bit cynical, as it seems that "ultimate luxury car" nowadays just means "it's the car every rapper and NFL player drives". In that case, looks trump substance.

Two copies of IE, and I'm having the same issues on the forum with both. But using Chrome is working quite well as far as quoting and posting pics. If nothing else I can use Chrome for MCM until I get my potential IE issue sorted out. But... Not gonna get a Mac, unless it's handed to me from a Mickey D's drive-through window.

Works great on Google Chrome- but boy, does Chrome suck... Guess I'll learn to live with it.

It was reissued as part of the "AMT Muscle" (I think?) series around 2007 or so. I don't recall if it had the Roadrunner scripts on the body because that version included a '69 GTX body for some reason. They were included on the decal sheet though, If I'm not mistaken.

I always think it's cute when people automatically assume all rat rods are 'unsafe'. True, some are. But how many 4x4s have you seen with the classic "Hockey Puck Body Lift", maybe complete with a 2x4 jammed under the radiator core support? Ever seen somebody try to use a u-joint from a ratchet set to connect their steering column to the gear? It happens. Or what about everyday vehicles running around with bald tires, worn tie rod ends about to fall out, gas tanks that leak at the seams, brake lines "repaired" with compression fittings, and any manner of other potential catastrophes just waiting to happen? Even if you add up every 'rat rod' on the road, and assume that every one of them is 'unsafe', they'd be handily outnumbered by poorly maintained everyday cars. Odds are the guy in the clapped-out '97 Maxima will be the guy who kills or injures you in traffic because something on his car failed. I'm actually envious of people who live in states with mandatory vehicle inspections.

Nice! As you probably know (since you saw the 1:1 on display) the car was retrofitted after the assassination with a fixed bullet-resistant roof. No more open-air motoring for this car after that day in Dallas.

Ooooooooooohhhhhh.... NOW I get it!

Love that Blazer Fred. That reminds me, I've got one of those Blazers in the works myself.

Old-school VIP, anyone? That's what I'm thinking.

I just had the "Quote" feature work in the light trucks Under Glass section, but it's back no a no-workie condition again here, it seems. Still nothing happening with photos. I've just recently updated IE and Adobe Flash, nothing has fixed the issue permanently.

Thanks, gang! I'm working on a tutorial for that- stay tuned...

I am so jealous... I'll be watching this one.

Ken- those wheels are straight from the Revell Impala kit, no refinishing of any sort, just the kit chrome.

Love it! How did I miss this back when you first posted it?

Dale- are you referring to the BBCode switch? If so, mine's on- everything is enabled. Dave- cleared my cache, and no change whatsoever- still encountering the same problems. No problems on any other forums I frequent.

You aren't the only one having problems posting - check out the 'Problems Posting' thread by Sixx. I'd post a link to it, but I can't even paste the link for the thread for some reason...

Tried to copy and paste into the reply box and it would not paste. I can copy the URL into the Image prompt box just fine, but for whatever reason it won't work when I try it in the reply box. That and the edit I made to my above post does not show up, even though the post is tagged at the bottom as having been edited. I can't figure out what's changed in the last two days- I've made no changes to the computer, no updates, etc. .

Image icon- right click the URL and paste it into the prompt box like always, but the screen just freezes up like Derrick says. I have my albums set up so that only I can post photos from them- anyone besides me (or me, if I'm not logged into Fotki) can't access the 'Share' feature. It's happening in every forum section I've tried so far.

Gotta get me that Enkei version.

Fred- yes, the Lowrider Riv does include a lowrider bicycle. Sort of fussy to assemble but pretty cool looking when complete. I've heard one or two people say that the '66 Riv Nailhead is underscale, but pretty much any other existing 1:25 Nailhead part can be made to fit on it and still look consistent, so I'm not so sure, especially since I don't have access to a 1:1 Nailhead for measurements. Even IF it is, the engraved detail on the block and the number of separate parts pretty much blow all the other ones out of the water anyway.

After letting it soak in, I'm officially going to call this one done. No roof lights, no push bar, just this. Thank you all for playing!

Say, Juju- if you want to buy a car from a manufacturer that was bankrupt just a few short years ago, be my guest. Me? I'm not a gambling kind of man. John Morrison- Thanks for that link- wasn't aware Mays' retirement was coming that soon! Still, you'll be seeing his influence for a few years yet as new product comes out of the pipeline. Skip- As an Infiniti owner, you should know the division's full name is Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. . Don't you think that "Ltd." tacked onto the end would make their name just a little bit snottier than Lincoln's? And no, I can't knock Infiniti- they're the scrappy underdog of the Japanese premium cars, after all. I just hope they don't screw themselves with their new naming strategy (all new Infiniti models from here out will be Q-Something-or-others...).

Noticed another problem- not only can I not post photos, the Quote option when making a post doesn't work anymore, either.

Not if they were uploaded an hour ago. They posted just fine on a couple of ProBoards forums.

Mostly thrown together from a motorized Tamiya kit- I added spares box Minilite wheels, Satco Michelins, and left out the electric motor. Pretty far from my best effort ever, but glad I finally built the thing.