Chuck Most

Oh, lord... now he's gonna say he still believes in Santa! Dave, can we at least agree it has no apostrophe?

Yep, as in "Bruce..." or "What you talkin' 'bout..." Just ask any of the descendents of John North Willys and they'll tell ya!

I've heard the agencies loved the FWD cars... right up until the bill arrived for the first front end job on one. Is it just me, or does the new Caprice resemble an overgrown Cobalt?

I agree, Ryan! Alyn's '40 is just on the edge of not being a 'rat'! Almost just a touch too 'nice'.

Most of the Michigan State Trooper Tahoes are set up that way, too. They only come on with the roof flasher, though. Never see 'em till they hit the big red gumball on the roof and by then it's too late!

I'd just like to see a few sprue shots, and comments on how well it builds, if you've built it. What the heck- post some finished pics if you have some. Thanks!

Gorgeous! Just all around gorgeous!

Jersey Shore? Uhg... watched that once. First thing I wanted to do after seeing it was run outside and kill the first living thing I laid eyes upon...

Considering the cost of tooling (tooling for a full detail kit nowadays runs, what, about $200k?) against the current cost of scrap metal prices, I doubt they'd scrap the tooling after such a limited run, especially when it appears the kits did not sell well. If they broke even or took a slight loss, I'm fairly sure we'll see a second run, if only so Jada can make something off its investment. Odds are we'll see them again, only a question of when and by what manufacturer. Then again, maybe Jada's execs looked at the numbers, thought "Well, my, my... we kind of got hosed on that deal!" and opted out of the plastic kit biz forever. Still, I'd think selling the tooling would be a better option than scrapping. Not an expert on the ins and outs of such things, but from where I sit, I'm fairly convinced the tooling is still out there, awating a date with the injection molding machine.

Don't worry Jim, Rustfather got banned from this site months ago! I do have a Ram 50 kit lying around somewhere, I might be able to squeak into this one.

How's about building a McMullen clone in 1:8th scale?

A few of my older rats... '27 T Phaeton The infamous "F-Bucket" Ze Pink Panzer The "Puddle Jumper" '40 Ford Coupe

If that's the Interceptor, it would be the first time I've ever seen a police-issue car with alloy wheels.

To this day, when driving at night I can tell just by the lamps if it's a Caprice, Crown Vic, or FWD Impala in my rearview! Does get kind of iffy- sometimes it's just a civilian car, and the Mercury Grand Marquis' lamp arrangement does closely resemble that of the Crown Vic. Now most of the local cops are running Tahoes and Expeditions, and that really throws a monkey wrench into things.

When Olds was pushing its diesel engines in the '80's, of course the Lansing, Michigan area cops had to try 'em out. Let's just say they never caught on.

Oh, yeah. I can't tell you how many times I passed on the AMT Concept Camaro just because of that awful box art! Pretty much all of the RC2-era box art was awful, even if the kit was pretty good. The Lindberg/Model King Triumph GT6+? Terrific box art, even though the kit is a catastrophic mess in terms of detail and breakdown!

Yep, and since this is about a classic car dealer, it's pretty much all about the bottom line on this show. I was really struck by how 'not knowledgeable' the main guy seemed to be about classic cars. I mean, I'm no expert myself, but I was trying not to scream at the TV a couple of times, and I couldn't even sit through the entire episode! I loved Rides, too. I never really got into Overhaulin', but I did watch a few episodes of Pinks before that host started getting on my nerves. I used to watch Trucks back when Stacy David still hosted it, but now it seems like EVERY automotive show has the overbearing personality thing going on. I mean, look at American Hot Rod... every episode unfolded exactly the same way, the only thing different was the particular car they were working on in that episode!

Discovery.

Love it! Makes me wish I'd finished my Phantom Woody pickup.

On the other hand, I heard a guy pronounce "Willys" correctly for the firt time in, well... ever!

Clocked in ten hours at the bench yesterday! Didn't seem to make much more than a mess, though. Did make some minor progress on a few projects, and may have started a few new ones.

Anybody else seen this show? It was on today, I had to shut if off after not one, but two people referred to a '38 Ford as a Dodge. Like the big Ford emblems on either side of the hood weren't even a giveaway? Won't be watching this again!

I'd like to build a version of the Batmobile as if the Joker had stolen it and rebuilt it in a manner more befitting his own style.

Wow! It's insane how the truck landed like that! Almost looks like somebody picked it up, flipped it over, and gently set it back down.