Dave Van

Then the millions of motorcycle riders are REALLY in trouble using that logic!! When I first got my Smart I went to our local Fall festival and parked it right on main st and sat on a nearby bench. Most folks coming by stopped and looked....wondered if it was electric or how many mpg it got. One guy came by and loudly announced, not knowing it was mine, 'Can you imagine what would happen if you pulled out in front of a coal truck?!?!?!?!" I stood up and just as loudly asked ' So you are the guy that always pulls out in front of my truck???' I don't drive a truck....but people laughed .....made them think...you have to DRIVE a smaller car and be aware 100% of the time. On Prius....not a fan...costly....but has assigned one on a long trip to Los Angles. I was VERY impressed at the entire car. Ride, comfort and power,,,,,good mpg too!!! Still not buy one....but seemeed like a decent car after 2 weeks.

I read that Road & Track is reporting that a good number of new Vettes, including the cars GM gave them for testing, have blown motors due to defective oil filters. They blew their car up....and discovered they were not the only one. 67million is inexcusable in anyone's world. My job, before I retired, was a IT Senior System Analyst for a top 5 bank. I made sure every night that the computers end results were 100% correct. We were not allowed any errors. Errors caused you to lose your job. Let's look at it this way.......... The computer makes a $1 error to 50% of the accounts each night. No one should hold us responsible for $1 million a day lost due to 'things beyond our control', right??? It's just a dollar error......can't buy coffee for that!!!! Or 67 million iPhones are recalled today. People would riot in the streets. Storm the Apple store and burn it down. Demand the government investigate. Most would vow to switch to another brand. If each recall takes 30 minutes start to finish......how long will it take GM to repair the cars at 33.5 million man hours......makes my head spin. I have a feeling most of us here are held to a higher standard in our jobs than GM is being held to.

Very nice work......I've wanted to build a Hudson LSR car since the sketchpad in that other mag a few years ago.

Whatever.........I just highlight whatever I have a question about, right click on it, select Google and my answer appears in a new tab in under one second. The original page is still there....I have my answer.......much quicker than I can type 'what is xyz...I've never heard of it' and then wait for someone to help me. Just a suggestion for self help. I don't think I KNOW EVERY topic that EVERY member here may or may not know about. The Elio is common knowledge in my circle of friends so I may have been 'RUDE' too if I had made a post about it. Remember when we called it the 'information highway'??? It still is.....

Don't forget the Lindberg 77 Thunderbird in 1/32 too!!!!

I am hoping they can meet their cost projection. They can if they really try. Henry Ford is quoted as telling the BoD the Model T would sell for $825. They said it could not be done.....he says 'find a way'....they did. Same holds here IMHO. Things like no windshield washer bottle....just a space for a round one gallon jug....buy the fluid, place it in car. Little things like this will add up. We'll see....

Google is your friend....

Been on their e-mail list since day one. A interesting vehicle for sure. Having owned 2 Smart 452 I am thinking about getting one. But like the Smart I need to see and sit in one. I am 6'2" and the Smart is plenty roomy......but I am not sure this big guy will like the Elio for sure. In DEC the cars will be in Charlotte for a demo.....if that goes well I can see ordering one.

I do wish the APP that only allows you to film with the phone/camera held sideways (wide screen) was law........ Looks like a clean 4 door......

BINGO!!! I am really glad I am not on either side of that Grand Jury.........some folks are proclaiming 'all is well'.......they might think differently if they were in Tony's shoes. Some sleepless nights ahead.

So sad we lost most of those great tools........they will never be made again.....nice work guys

Thankfully only the greenhouse, trunk and rear panel are the same today. Everything from the A pillars forward is unique to each make and each make has it's own sides. The Gen 5 car was the same but for the hood and front fascia. We used to joke that someone could change car brands during a pit stop by changing decals!

I was allowed to take a test shot to the International HET (Hudson Essex Terraplane) meet in July @ French Lick Ind. This is the largest gathering oh Hudsons and Hudson experts in the world. In fact folks came from all over the world to attend. We allowed these folks to go over the model and tell us what they thought. We had 100% positive feedback on the kit. Many of these guys own and have built the 1952 and 1953 Hudson kits and say this one may be better.....or at least more desirable kit. Look up the racer versions.....makes a great race car too!

Sorry......but I'd not be surprised if it took off......not a mega hit.....but if it did come to production. NOT for me.....but there are folks out there. I'm a hands on guy.

The original few runs of the Petty street/race Superbird were in a decent Petty blue. There was a banner on the box top saying so.....'Molded in Petty Blue'. But I have had them in purple, orange, off white and red. Never a green one....but I'd never say it never happened!!!

I have seen JoHan kits in about every color possible........I have a nice 73 Javelin kit in a odd dark green........ I Think John used whatever was CHEAP that week!

Grab this kit and the new Moebius (Model King) Ford pick-up kit and create a late 60's step side........the same bed box was still in use!!!! Another option to build!

Great sketches and work.......a great film BTW

Thanks for thinking I am in the know......but NO ONE at R2 has talked to me about a current car. We gave some help on the vintage Mercury and Chevy S-3 because I did some work on those tools when Dave Burket Model King re-issued them under RC2.....R2 just asked for some info and advise. But current kits???? They ain't asking. I DID say that it looks like (and I heard it was true) that R2 has a blanket license with Petty Ent.....that's why we have a 69 Petty Torino, Petty Dodge, Petty die cast. So a Petty Fusion could make sense...... but I still have my doubts.....hope we get a good kit of a Ford....but no insider info on this one.

Any of those containers full of model kits????

I like the wings mounted so they are providing lift!!! front of the wing tilted up......see a lot of Sunbirds and Cavilers like that around here.

DITTO!

sexy Vader confuses me....... the car ugh...

The AMT 1972 Gran Torino stock car racer was a re-box of the JoHan kit.....like the Javelin and AMX kits AMT offered.

The first cover car is more like this....a Monogram Ford