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Dave Van

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  1. The common sense train pulled out of the station and ain't coming back. I took 4 years of auto tech, true it was the 70's, and could have done the work if not for some surgery I had that kept me from it. I PAID to have the work done by professionals so the car would be ready when my wife retired as a RN....now it will wait until I am able to do it. What pro with any common sense puts a belt on backwards??? The 16 year old at Auto Zone knows better.
  2. From what I understand Pride in workmanship is wrong....it hurts other peoples feelings. That said it is SOP today. We sent a barn find 1975 Mustang, sitting for 30 years, to a well know shop for a check up. After $1000 to make it a safe daily driver, we got a car with no oil pressure, will not idle and had the new fan belts installed tooth side OUT!!!! We are currently negotiating a partial refund.
  3. The car did not run many races....and as a back marker...not many photos. The one I used is about it! Pretty simple. All white but the hood gloss black. Small '53' on head light doors and tail light covers. Black chassis with red wheels and grille. thx
  4. Well engineered......I see the future.....
  5. Nice work as always! NASCAR front spoiler rule was it was the same width as the cars frame rails!!
  6. Your builds keep getting better!!!! I like it as I own two Mustang II real cars. Your model is a hatchback or fastback and not a coupe. My real car is a coupe.....Just FYI
  7. GREAT work on my favorite F1 car ever!!!!! I have two of those....need to build!
  8. I like what Atlantis and R2 are doing......Ignorance is bliss I guess........
  9. You made that kit look really good!!
  10. Pretty sure THAT is the main reason they spent the $$$ retooling that kit. Add a full detail and a drag car.....4 kits from one investment.
  11. Most new tooling has 3 - 4 versions planned......Nova wagon no different I bet.....
  12. WOW that came out nice and clean!
  13. Ours had a cookie sheet with a sign 'Backing Sheet for cookies' I am beginning to think it's part of the Ollie's \Charm'......
  14. COOL!!! I built that one box stock with just the 'Black Gold' logo....nice kit IIRC
  15. Or Tweet them if you don't do FaceSpace thing
  16. The Beckley store got a dozen stagecoaches and after I decided I needed one a few days later I went back and got the last one. My Ollies still has Civil War cannons from 2 dumps ago!!!
  17. First....THANKS! As a retired Sr System Analyst I have an idea of the amount of work you and team do. A great place.
  18. Traveling TUE....will check a few...I want a Gremlin and VW.....
  19. As a retired bank Sr Analyst of 30 years.....either do i!!!! Maybe I've been out of the biz to long.....maybe I'm the dumb one. I feel all this 'digital items of value' is a fad for those raised in the digital age. Not to get political but at some point all this 'digital' can collapse because of what one or a few people say. See Mr Musk. I'll keep my original made in 1967 Hot Wheels thank you!!!!
  20. My store is down to 3 ALF pumpers, a few Daytonas, 1 OLDS and 12 snap Camaro.......just about done. I was going to pick up a IH truck....but gone. We are in a very rural area.....so folks are building or flipping.....
  21. True.......but they got 400 cans of beans per store where as my store got 10 of just a few kits. (IH, ALF, OLDS and Merc police) IF you do get 6 cans of beans....pick up some Gas-Ex too!
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