David G.

It's a strange configuration, but it has 1950's USA written all over it! I can almost see one of these beasties lumbering through Yosemite Nat'l Park sometime in 1958! I think I might have chosen a different color for the interior fittings, the blue seems a bit dark to me. But, all in all, very well done!

I remember this one from Wide World of Sports on the Sunday afternoons of long ago. Excellent work, and thanks for bringing back some fond memories! David G.

That must be the same engine they put in the new Lincoln hearses. The one I drive on occasion is so suprisingly quick that the first time I merged onto the freeway with it, I was actually startled by the rate of acceleration! I was like "Holy Moses! This thing could give a Vette a run for its money, and I could sip tea while doing it!"

Cars, busses, motor homes, motor cycles, sand rails, delivery trucks, pick-up trucks, tractors (both farm and freeway type)... I've driven just about every type of vehicle that can be licensed for American highways, and I've found something to like about each one, with one exception. The 1984 Dodge Aries K with a four cylinder engine. Worst. Car. Ever. Over weight and under powered with a profile that looked like it was designed by a toddler. A long horizontal rectangle with a taller box-like portion in the center on top of two circles one quarter of the way in from either end. If it was just a little smaller, it could have been a prime candidate for a gov't staff car in the former Soviet Union. Oh, did I mention it was grey with a grey interior. Like the old commercial. "Svim-vear, veeeerry nice..." But that's it. The only car in which I couldn't find something to like. Other than that, in my opinion, cars are like women, "No such thing as a bad one, just some better than others."

Well to me they're all just cars, and I like cars. Is it difficult for some tuner purists to accept the fact that many of these cars are now manufactured in the US, and thus technically "American" cars? When I bought my Ford Ranger, somebody said to me, "Yeah, it's nice, but too bad it's a Ford." I told him he could think of it as a Mazda, if that made him feel better. I can also think of a couple of American "classics" that are more rare, expensive and therefore, more exotic than the five or six Lamborghinis I've seen zipping around Scottsdale this month. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that American companies are building cars based on Japanese and European platforms and Japanese and European cars are being built in the US by Americans. It's become a big international mish-mash and now, to me at least, they're all just cars. And I like cars!

Is that to say that there are no Japanese classics? How about the 1974 Datsun 240-Z? I used to have a 1977 Celica Supra hatchback with a fuel injected six cylinder- one of the quickest and most nimble cars I've ever owned. I know that there are some folks that think anything other than the most current model is nothing but junk, but it would be a shame if cars like these were not considered classics. On second thought, if there's any of this "old junk" out there I'd be happy to take it away for folks!

Everything looks great. The exterior details on the camper look as good as the interior. You should whip up some curtains for the windows too.

Excellent build. The angle of the front wheels kind of puts the car in motion- like the it's pulling up to the line.

As far as I can remember the one noticeable difference between the '71 and '72 Chevelle is the little horizontal division on the front turn signal / parking light lenses. What (if anything) else was there?

Your styrene fabrication skills amaze me! I'll have fun watching the progress on this one! I may even learn a thing or two.

I'm just old enough that I can actually remember seeing two of these in 1:1 on different occasions. One in the red-orange color and one in yellow. At seven years old, I thought they were the coolest cars I'd ever seen- and they're still in my top ten!

Ah, the 70's! Back when men were men, the blowers were tall, and the tires had sidewalls! Everything I see looks top-notch! Cool choice of colors and your paint looks really good.

Well worth the effort, the detail is fantastic! Two questions, though: 1. I'm not familiar with the mechanism attached to the differential. Is it something similar to a multi-range axle on a truck? 2. Did you actually open the cowl vent? Regards, David G.

I love old school hot rods like this. A simpler car from a simpler time. Very well done, I should add!

The engine is coming along nicely!

I love these big ol' bombers. My uncle had a dark green 1970 Polara wagon that he bought new in 1969. Being just 5 years old at the time, I thought it was an army tank! He had it repainted to a color similar to yours before he sold it.

Most digital cameras take huge photos around 2000 X 1500 pixels or more. The best way I've found to deal with the situation is to use a photo editing program to crop and resize to about 640 X 480. Most computers come bundled with some version of Paintshop or Photoshop or some other editing software, Even MS Paint works to a limited degree. There are also dozens of programs that can be downloaded for free. Reducing your camera's resolution will give you smaller, lower resolution photos. Croping and resizing your higher resolution photos will give you the option of focusing on a particular area of detail. If you wanted to point out tha black-wash on the grille or the awesome job you did painting the raised white letters on the tire, cropping and resizing is the way to go. If you just want to get a picture posted and aren't worried about showing particular details or features, then resetting your camera's resolution is the answer. Hope this helps. David G.

Send me a PM, Brian and let me know what you're interested in and maybe we can work something out.

Buy it... Build it... Enjoy it! A great looking job on a great looking car!

Last year, I joined the "Half-Way to 90 Club". There are no fancy "clubs" this year, I'm just 46. I'm in the same optical boat as many of the rest of you, I use a lighted magnifier and have worn "progressives" for almost seven years. I can still remember being able to see small thingies by moving them closer to my eyes instead of having to move them farther away.

Beautiful work, the interior looks especially nice.

Looks to me like it was worth the wait! Nice detail.

Hey, another Labor Day baby! What are the odds? Happy Birthday!

A good find, thanks for the link!

Wow, born on Labor Day! What a coincidence Happy B-Day! Carpe Styrum! (Seize the Plastic)