Chuck Most

Love how that Olds looks! (Also, I'm guessing, like me, for some reason you can't post pics from your photo host site at the moment?)

It's still better than any of the new Cadillacs (wonder why Mercedes Benz hasn't sued for copyright infringement yet, or do they see the new Cadillacs and just take it as flattery?), especially when you consider that it's still a good idea to trust a GM vehicle no further than you can push it. Pretty sure J. Mays can figure something out, if Ford is willing to give him a few years. And since Ford has said they're committed to bringing Lincoln back to its former glory, it just might happen. This MKC might work as a stopgap, but I hope they aren't putting all their eggs in one basket.

Rumor has it he had a few reservations about doing the stunt when he was told the trucks would be running in reverse... but then again, who wouldn't?

Yes, but they did it so poorly the first two times, I think they owe us one more shout at it, wouldn't you say? Third time's the charm, so they say.... I'm messing around with the idea of building one just that way, wearing a brown paint job no less.

Deer season is in full swing- how fitting I just finished this backwoods beater, which features a swapped-in 5.0 V8, a straight axle conversion, Mickey Thompson tires, and a yellow paint job which obviously hasn't been cleaned all season.

Nope- everything that isn't painted is black, some of it looks bluish because it's been fried by UV rays and such. Oh, and the stuff on the floor? You could say it's like trail mix, for rodents- mice, squirrels and the like just love making nests in abandoned cars. There was even a nest in the air cleaner housing.

I did go ahead and slap on some spotlights... they're from a Lindberg Crown Vic (Ohio State Police, I think.)

Man, those old annuals came with some wacky looking custom accessories!

The '82 Scooter I had not only had a back seat, but yes, it did have carpet... AND and AM single-speaker radio! No glove box door, though... These were the only pics I have of the interior- as you can see, lots of black vinyl, cardboard door panels, and lots of body-color steel visible throughout!

Please do keep us posted.

I've never seen this body in person, but I can vouch for Ed making some really nice stuff. I have three of his '36 Ford truck grilles, and love the quality of them. My only gripe is on my side- I don't order enough stuff from him! What Dan said, Charlie.

No, no, no, Craig... Yamaha bought them out, that's why the V-Rod is so awesome. Or so a former co-worker of mine would insist.

Nice! I've done the opposite (street rod front suspension with rear from the gasser), this setup looks pretty good too. Love that stance! more pics at link! http://public.fotki.com/TomK/my_model_cars/my_models/page23.html

Yep, you'd find the round eyes on box trucks and flatbeds, too, though I've seen a few '78 Customs with square eyes. Could have been added by a subsequent owner, though. The Rangers and '79 style always seemed more common to find, so if a guy cracked up the front end of his Custom and went to the salvage yard for replacement stuff, he'd have likely just used a '78 Ranger or '79 setup.

Love stuff like this!

Nice! Love the color and wheel swap.

Thanks guys! Now I'm sort of thinking of taking another one of these, modifying it into a Grand Marquis, and doing a phantom '92-97 Marauder.

Yep, Kevin Lutz of Missing Link is working on the 1911 Chevy. I'm a Ford guy and that's a kit I guarantee I'll be getting once it's available again.

It appears I don't have my '08 Challenger kit anymore, so I'll take your word for it. Some shared tooling between the two would make more sense (to me) than not anyway. One of those Magnum mills will end up in this '70 Barracuda when I get it. Pretty much bought the Streetburner reissue just for the engine and had a change of plans for the would-be recipient of the 6.1.

I'll have to see if I still have the Revell Challenger and compare the engines. I think the Uptown Magnum has a 'pancake' deal- the engine is just sort of molded in with the engine bay. But it's entirely possible I might be thinking of the Uptown Charger. Huh...

It isn't beige, but it is a Scooter model. It's an '82 model, but as far as I know the interior changed little, if at all, between '78 and the end of the run in '87. Not sure about earlier models. I'll see if I can get the pics up, I'll try to do it as soon as I can.

Like all of 'em, but I love that Shamrock '64.5 Mustang!

Bill, seriously... you can't colorize rare press photos of the Challenger and try to pass it off as a model you built. On a serious note, that's a fantastic looking finish- it looks just like the raw, naked alloy metal hiding under the 1:1's paint.

Instead of chrome and murals, like on a modern donk, this one would go well with a little polished brass and a mule. (Note, I stole the "mural/mule" thing from an old Red Skelton sketch- seemed appropriate. )

Don't forget the 1:25 Magnum SRT8- not the ex-diecast Uptown version, but the full-detail one that was first issued as a Revell Muscle kit with a red car on the box and just reissued as a Streetburner series kit with a silver car on the box. That one has a 6.1 Hemi that's all but completely identical in size and parts breakdown to the Challenger's engine.