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I wouldn't drop off/leave my wife and daughter in downtown Detroit at Ford Field. I would stay with them............a concealed weapon wouldn't be a bad idea either

Last night we went to the drive in movies for the second time this summer-saw Planes 2: Fire and Rescue Got a few good reference pictures of the speakers for a diorama too The Cherry Bowl Drive In got one of the Honda grants to update it to digital projectors http://www.cherrybowldrivein.com/

Then you could factor in the cost of old promos that dealerships GAVE away back then and figure the cost they sell for now............ http://www.ebay.com/itm/171386602040?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I picked up this magazine in the mid 1980's at a 1:1 car swap meet for $20.00. The inside cover says Copyright 1951 This is sort of car related, I got this book in 1977 when I had machine shop class at a Detroit public High School 'Ol Primitive Pete always got into trouble using tools in the wrong way

I'll be getting a few of the Starsky and Hutch Torino's. Finally a decent donor for this '72 Gran Torino promo As for T.V.cars made into kits- Brady Bunch , sponsored by Chrysler I Dream of Jeannie, sponsored by Pontiac

Ray, You could look at bicycles very much the same as model cars or any other hobby. Here are a few sites that cater to the bicycle hobby-If you'd like a few more ideas. http://www.ratrodbikes.com/ http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/index.php Over the years I have bought a couple of brand new 21 speed mountain bikes and hated them. About 10 years ago I pieced this 1952 Schwinn together It rides as good or better than a brand new cruiser from the big box store.

There was a guy in Ohio that belonged to the Buckeye Model Club that made vacuum formed mower body's out of .010 Evergreen stock. I used the engine from the Dragula Surf Slab, wheels/tires are made from Evergreen round tube

That looks great ! For the rigging, you might look at a product called Tiger Wire or Tiger Tail beading wire.

A modern spiritual by Gail and Dale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg

David Bowie vs .Nirvana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSH--SJKVQQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tX5MLX8QY

Chuck Berry -C'est la vie (You Never Can Tell) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoDPPgWbfXY Covered by Bob Seger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDle0aVv13o I like the Chuck Berry version better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5WPXxNzPU

That is the same brand of illuminated key board I bought last year 'Logitech' Very Nice-Easy to see the keys when the room is dark.

Thanks for looking at my project and the positive comments-I'm very sorry but I can not post pictures here for some reason.

The Show Must Go On Originally written by Leo Sayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwW2pQaCc1Y Then covered by Three Dog Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs7F7qwGuTM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubqcT_sIBos I like this cover a lot more than the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MgpT22xYPU

I guess the reason I mentioned the Comet in a Falcon Ranchero thread is because at one time I studied on taking one of these re-issued Ranchero kits and bashing it with a 1962 Comet front clip As I mentioned before, the Comet wagon was a Falcon wagon with a Comet front clip-BUT- in Modelsville the two plastic bodies will not line up. ( I studied on it) And I thought the Comet front clip should line up to the Ranchero body. Obviously they interchange in real life but not in plastic.

To cross reference the origins of the Comet-read the Wiki report of the Ford Falcon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_(North_America) Read the section called First Generation (1960-1963) I really don't want to start an argument over all of this, maybe it falls under the ill-fated topic that Harry P. started about "Scale Model Inaccuracies" and how some thing gets lost between the real cars and our models? when I put the AMT '67 Mustang chassis into the '61 Comet I had to cut it and add about an inch of length to get the proper wheel base. The Mustang in '67 was a larger car than the first generation Comet and you would think it would have to be shortened rather then lengthened. Although in the AMT/SMP days as with the real car world the Falcon and the Comet were both considered a compact while the Fairlane was considered a mid size. Also remember a few short years earlier the Fairlane was a full size car. I just want to have a healthy discussion about model cars and techniques. (period)

So-Are you saying Wikipedia is wrong ?

The 64 1/2 to 66 Mustang was the same unibody platform as was the Ford Falcon. Also the Econoline van and pick up shared the same basic platform. The first generation Mercury Comet wagon WAS a Ford Falcon wagon with a Comet front clip and different tail light treatment And as I mentioned earlier-the first Falcons and Comets would have had 13 inch/4 lug wheels-the Fairlane would have had 14 inch/5lug wheels

No, SIR 1960-1965 the Comet was based on the Ford Falcon platform (compact car) It wasn't until 1966-that the Comet shared the same chassis as the Ford Fairlane (mid-size car) But don't take my word for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Comet The second sentence says Quote: The Comet was based on the compact Ford Falcon then later on the Ford Maverick. (Although I will agree that the 1966-1967 Comet was based on the Fairlane platform) Further down the Wikipedia page: 1964-65 The Comet was redesigned with a much more square shape, though it was STILL built on the the same unibody as the 1963. Here's a few shots of a 1963 Comet I was looking at a few months ago It is the same as the Falcon underneath right down to it's 4 lug wheels-the mid size Fairlane would have had 5 lug wheels.

There are a lot of great ideas being shared here, I'll throw one on the pile. I used the plastic globe from our bathroom night light to make the rear hood for a road grader I fabricated

The computer said the current temperature is -22* here right now, my outside thermometer says -24* The walls of our house are popping and banging like some one is throwing a football against the outside walls (hard to sleep thru that)