Dave Van

I'm not a gun nut.....didn't own one until I moved to this VERY rural area and someone in power hinted about dis-arming..... But the fact 99.9% of folks here that can legally own a gun DO does not bother me..... There was a story on the news about a rural Texas town that had 3 times more guns than people and they had no crime.....but almost required kids get a info / safety gun course. Kinda the way it works here.

My very first car was a Darsun PL411 sedan......ugly as heck and just as tough. You can tell Datsun bought a Falcon to study!!! Love more Datsun models.

If I lived in that house........I'd be in jail shortly..........many of those activities shown will get you shot in WV!!!!

Best Matty stock build I've seen....

SAD.....that's what

Correct...... But....it's the same chassis used for the showroom version....same for interior bucket....just substitute showroom side panels, stock seats and dash. Check the chrome tree.....stock grille along with racing version on white/gray tree. The thinking is a 3 n 1 kit COULD be a possibility by opening gates and very small amount of engraving / repair. Include both interior side panels, seats etc. Engine block same....just include both stock and race accessories. A wild dream for sure....but thinking outside the box ( pun intended) may be what is needed today.

Harry......

Karen Valentine!!!! That name has not crossed my mind since I was a teen.......she is still lookin good as I remember...thx

What chassis mods???? I think I have every version.....am I missing one?? thx

My Matador is a 30K original miles from NC....so it had an easy life compared to a car from up North!!! I drove a 1964 Bug in college......freeze in Winter.....fry in Summer!!! it was about 10 different colors....no bumpers....each corner dinged up good.....but for next to nothing it got me through!!! It would walk out a plug now and then.....points came apart once.....fixed them w/o tools on the side of the road in the dark!! Brakes failed and I still drove it for a week until pay day using the E brake,,,,,,which worked well!! My kids had great cars when they hit school...... SORRY for the hijack!

I still don't know!!!!!!

The funny things is..........My basically stock Matador DRIVES better than my Javelin or Mustang....... It has HUGE disk brakes, big sway bars front AND rear....it's just a more modern design and drives like a dream....way ahead for 1974......you would never guess from looking at her!!!! Thx

I resemble that remark!!!!! My 1974 Matador coupe!!!!!! YES...a 3 in 1 would be possible as all three kits shared the same tooling....the last NASCAR issue of the Matador had stock grille etc,,,,,,so not much work, Stock Matador is an acquired tatse.....but I like being different!!!

For many people trains are a unknown concept........ Many think a train is just a long truck......hit the brake pedal and it will screech to a stop. TOTALLY unaware they can be the largest heaviest things that move on land. Stopping distance is in miles not feet. I don't fly but travel a lot.....so I ride trains.....talk to an engineer about horror stories about folks driving in front of them....or worst walking......you just hold on as there is NO way to stop. I know for the most part I am preaching to the chior........but it always amazes me how LITTLE people know about their surroundings.

The Gremlin had to be restored......the Pacer wagon just had add-ons.....not mold alters.....so just put the stock parts back....PLEEZ! Or include both! Same thing with the Matador......stock and custom would be OK...

PLEASE R2 do a stock Pacer wagon....that custom is still cheap today....

VETIGO has a strong hold n me. I can watch it, and N by NW, over and over......A #1 film??? Can't pick one....

NUTS!!!!

She is SO GOOD in VERTIGO......if by chance anyone has never seen.....

A little tougher.......maybe not a Bacall......but still......

A super easy one.....but my ALL time favorite........

Again....pretty sure they have all they need but a slot in the schedule and the 'capital' to do so....... Look at ALL the product lines R2 has....slot cars in 2 scales, die cast in many scales, auto, truck, space and sci-fi....time and money......

Pretty sure the retooling of the 'goodies' is the reason for the dely of TTT........R2 brings it up now and then....I want a few....

Some track in my stash still has masking tape on the back with a red crayon mark......that was my mark!!!!

ONE of the very few Hot Wheels Sizzlers items I never got.......and still want one today. I have most of the HW sets and most of the Fat Track sets....or the major parts of them. There are a few really odd single lane Sizzlers items I saw in catalogs but never in person. Once about 1969 my buddy and I combined our HW track, set it up outside (So Cal). He lived on a steep hill and we made a track about 100 feet long with curves etc......to be 12 again!!