Chuck Most

Lovin' it!

Well... gimme a Bullet-nose coupe first... then we'll talk Golden Hawks.

I also have it on good authority that the chassis/floor fit very nicely into the old JoHan '55/6 kit and promo bodies.

I rescued a tattered old photo album from my childhood home not to long ago, and scanned a few of the photos. My great uncle owned a couple of businesses in the late '70's and early '80's- a general store and a stove/heating store, and operated a couple of trucks for each. Most of these photos are from 1979-1980.

Well, finally went and did it- Not sure exactly what to do with this thing though- might just get things to fit together and build it mostly out of box, but I'm toying with a cut-down '66 Nova Pro Street kit chassis and a stupid-big V8 engine.

Had no idea Pocher did semi kits. I'd love to build one of these, but sheesh, where would I keep it? I'd have to sell off a couple of my 1:1's and convert the garage to a model room!

Nice! Love the 'built from spares' look you have going on with the body panels. The fact this one can do a bit more than just sit on a shelf is pretty cool, too.

Love it!

Yeah- sticker price of 376k, but from what I'm seeing, they're actually going for more like 400. Some guys will pay to play. Well, maybe not now that this video is going viral...

Sweet!

Jonathan Frid. (That's him as Barnabas in my avatar.) Wonder if it had anything to do with that new Johnny Depp flick coming out...

Could be they are thinking ahead to a Goodguys or California Wheels-type release in the future, and will tool up suspension pieces specific to those. Or (long shot) they're considering more '49-'52 GM vehicles, and are tooling parts that could be used on any GM vehicle of the period on their own sprues.

Not sure. I might do something logical and go with a couple of 1:24 big block Chevy engines, and build it as something that COULD be done in 1:1, though it would be hugely impractical. Or I might stuff a couple of Zinger kit engines back there. Sanding? No. Cutting on the other hand was iffy- the plastic Revell used in this one is pretty hard and brittle, and quite thick in some areas. I'm hoping this isn't the same plastic Revell will be using for all future releases.

Just a hint- only Exacto makes Exacto blades. Now, change 'Exacto' blades to 'hobby' blades, or just #11 blades, and you'll get a few less sideways glances. I will say to steer clear of any blades sold in a cheap set, like the kind you see at discount and auto parts stores. They blades usually aren't very sharp, and break pretty easily- even with proper eye protection, I'm not to comfortable around blades which shatter like glass under any real strain.

I wouldn't call it horrible, but I wouldn't want to pay nearly that much.

Wow... my eyes keep crossing just looking at the photos, can't imagine how hard my head would be pounding if I were actually building one of these in this scale. Very cool!

I wouldn't use a '65 chassis for a '63- remember, the '61-63 Tempest had a rear-mounted transaxle and the 'rope' driveshaft. '64 onward had a conventional front trans/rear diff and a conventional solid driveshaft.

This one will be loosely based on the 2004-design Cool One (there was another Cool One done by Hot Wheels in the mid '70's, but it was a rear-engine dragster). The newer Cool One is this really funky ice cream truck thing, with gigantic rear tires and two supercharged engines with the blower hats sticking up through the roof. I'm starting out with the 1:24 Revell van. I noticed the plastic is thick in most places, and is very hard and brittle- not the most fun to work with if a lot of cutting and pasting is in the cards. I couldn't find any gigantic rear tires, so I decided to try some Revell Donk wheels at all four corners for this. Here I have also cut out the driver's side door opening, and radiused the wheel openings. I debated for a bit whether or not to incorporate the raised roof, and finally decided to go for it. I cut off the 'cab' area, sectioned it, and glued it back in a lower position. Still needs some putty work at this point, but the basic shape is locked in. I might reshape the rear doors- the Cool One's rear panel is raked forward at a much steeper angle than the Chevy's, and I think it could use a little less rear overhang anyway, so I might go for it. Here it is with the Cool One for comparison.

Nice work on this! Bonus points for keeping the six-banger.

That's the trade-off for most automotive TV shows- you either get 'Jersey Shore on Wheels', or a dry, thinly-disguised infomercial for somebody's aftermarket parts. I have to hand it to Speed's Stacy David- he has more of the latter format, but manages to keep it interesting. The shame is nobody watches Speed unless Barrett-Jackson or a NASCAR race is on.

These also did well in NASCAR and as road racers- I'm fully certain we'll see many of these built that way no matter what versions Revell ultimately kits.

Hmmmmm.... give me a couple days to let the violet rockers and lower fascias soak in. It makes a very strong initial impression, I'll give it that!

Knock off the destination charge and the gas-guzzler tax and you're only looking at about $380,000. Now, THAT I could swing for $500 down and 36 months. First place I'd cruise to would be AutoZone, where I would pick up a small fire extinguisher.