MrObsessive

Just ran across this on one of my car sites I visit.............This is pretty cool if you want to get a look at what your new Porsche Panamera will look like in a particular color. Or you can graffiti spray naughty things on the car if you don't like the way it looks! Just give a click here to take a peek!

I vote model because the glass has that somewhat wavy look. Also as Rick mentioned, the taillamps don't have that "crystal clear" look to them. Just the same, if it is a model------it's FANTASTIC!!

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Great tip Ollie! Norm Veber of Replicas and Miniatures used to sell a set of "Wizard O's" that came in a variety of sizes. I'm not sure if he still carries them, but they would work great for the detail you've shown!

James, I've had all three in the past (electric, gas, and oil) and all are expensive! At least with oil you have the "luxury" of it coming down in price and not at the wim of the electric or gas company when they decide to really jack up the rates. By 2010, PA is expected to significantly raise the electric rates here-------due to the caps expiring on electric rates at that time. I think I'll stick with oil. I can tell you that I've heard more fire sirens go off from the fire station down the block from me than I can remember before. Sure enough, it's a house fire------due to someone who's had their electric (or gas) cut off due to lack of payment and they've tried to heat their homes by other means. You can bet as the economy gets worse, you're going to hear a lot more of these stories as people get desperate to keep warm. As far as the use of oil in the northeast...............it may be because the refineries are closer here? I don't know, or it could be the tradition of the type of homes built here were meant to use heating oil.

You ain't kiddin' Bob! Just looked up the auction myself and $46.00 is a steal!! If I'd had seen it I would of snatched it up at that price.................and he would have been definitely paid by now!

Superb job Cruz! I'd get real nervous having it on the edge of that balcony railing though!

Yes, The Modelhaus does carry one.........it's a full kit meaning there's no kitbashing it with anything else. He's pretty much the only game in town unless you want to go other scales such as the Brooklyn you've got pictured-------and they can go for MUCH higher than your price ceiling. Don's is a curbside (no engine) but I've seen the kit once in person and it can't be beat. And yes, it's 1/24-1/25 scale. Unless you luck out on the 'Bay, I don't think you'll find one cheaper than what you're asking.

Just passed a gas station yesterday here in my part of Central PA, and it's a $1.79. Yeah, don't expect prices to stay this low forever--------unless the economy gets really bad (collapse) it'll go back up again soon. What I want is the heating oil to come way down in price! The last time I bought oil for the house, (end of October) it was $2.90/gallon. That adds up mighty fast when you need to fill up a 275 gallon tank!

Hey Art, how 'bout hydraulic brakes as the other? I'm not up on my '30's cars as that's waaaaaaay before my time! I'm not sure if others were using hydraulic brakes by then..............electric or mechanical?

The bodywork looks good so far..................Just one tip on the door jambs though. You'll want to make a "lip" for the door to rest on once closed before you make the rest of the jamb. The way it is right now the door wouldn't have anything to rest on unless you make a catch or something. Here's an example.................... Notice how the door jamb on the body sticks out past the rear quarter just a bit. That way when the door shuts, it'll be even with the bodywork provided there wasn't too much material taken away from the door. I do quite a bit of test fitting when I do opening doors to make sure they close pretty much flush. If you can wait a spell, I have an article coming out in the next MCM mag that shows how I do opening doors, up to making gooseneck hinges (Yours wouldn't use those). I don't want to tip my hand too much before the article comes out though. BTW, if you click here you'll see how I modified the hinges on the above model to be more durable as this kit was notorious for not going together well.

Thanks Randy! I knew it was something late '50's/early '60's but wasn't sure of the make. Looks as though GM's styling cues were kinda widespread weren't they! That little black car with the crazy siren looked like an old Ford Cortina maybe? It was so denuded of chrome (and bumpers) that it's hard to tell! I'm surprised that '58 Olds even got up the hill it's so heavy!!

I think that kit originally came out in the late '80's as I have their '66 Pontiac Bonneville------which looks for all the world like the old MPC annual. IIRC their lineup included these: 1966 Chevy Impala 1966 Ford Thunderbird 1966 Cadillac 1966 Pontiac Bonneville All of the kits were curbside (no engine) and they all had generic wheelcovers and no dash detail 'cept for the basic shell. Chassis' had all molded in detail like the old '60's promos. They're excellent for first timers getting started and as shown by that beautiful Cadillac build, can be made into a nice showpiece. I'm not sure about the scale..............the box says 1/24, but I've measured my Hasegawa Pontiac body against an original 1/25 MPC '66 Bonneville I have, and they measure out exactly the same. BTW, I didn't know they were back in production.

That WAS hilarious!! The guy with the bike had me dying laughing! I've never seen someone have to "help" a motorcycle get up the hill! What kind of car was that in the first clip at 2:00? It looks like something European, yet it had fins and a wraparound windshield. Opel maybe? Another one that cracked me up was the little Beetle that putters right up there with no effort, while the others are slippin' and slidin' around like crazy!

One thing that drives me nuts is when someone forwards something and it tells you "If you want to be blessed, please forward this message to 10 other folks you know". That borders on being a "chain email/letter" which if I had the power, would send an electric shock the moment they hit the send button. Also I get crazed when someone forwards an email, but it's not their original message..............Noooooo! It came from seven persons removed that you have to wade through to see what the original message was! As Bob said, more often than not, it's from folks you know you get that nonsense. It's too easy to simply copy and paste! Those I won't even open------it's usually someone from work, and when they ask me if I got it, I tell them no, because there were too many attachments to get through to it, so I deleted it. That ends the chain email/letters from them.

I like the blue one the best! I also love '57-'58 Plymouths as I think they were one the best looking cars of the '50's. My Dad had a '57 Belvedere when I was a kid------so I've got some good memories of the car.

Wasn't that the name of the Ford estate? (The Manor)

That's true Art------ I was gonna include the '49's but since Cadillac was all new for '48, I let that year go. One could argue also that for '65, Imperial may have been the only full size make that didn't change since they got an all new body for '64. The rest of the full sizers did change though (among the Big Three).............. Anyone still wanna take a stab at the intermediate question?

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Gorgeous Caddys!! Your builds look flawless! What a difference 7 years makes! If one didn't know cars, you'd think they were two completely different makes. I like the newest Cadillacs, though the old ones had such a presence on the road!

Well not exactly...............all of the full size models were carryover from 1979. The answer is 1965. If you look at all the full size (not intermediates) out for the '65 model year from the Big Three------you'll see that they were all completely redesigned from 1964. '64 wouldn't be it as they were mostly carryover from '63. As I mentioned before 1958 wouldn't be so either because while a few makes changed, others were carryover from 1957. There may be some other years out of the '80's...........but '65 is the first year post war AFAIK that the Big Three went all out and completely redesigned their full size models in one model year all at the same time. If you were achin' for a really new car that year..........You had LOTS of choices!! Now another brainteaser-------when did the intermediates (Mid-Size) get the same treatment??

Yeah, I know! With all the BS I see on other forums (Not this one) in regards to the bailout (Gm and others), it makes me want to do just that! Especially come this time of the year do folks get nonsensical!

I played that trivia game and I originally got a 14 out of 20! The taglines/slogans are what got me............I don't pay much attention to the ad lines much anymore as they've become meaningless over time.

GM was the only one that changed that year..............Ford and Chrysler were basically the same. Both those makes had mild updates from 1957, while GM had a total redo for '58, although one could say that Olds, Buick, and Cadillac were mild updates from '57.

I've got a trivia question for you: Which model year did the Big Three totally change their FULL SIZE models' styling all at once? In other words the model year did not carry over any styling from the previous year. Be careful-------because their were some model years that Ford and GM changed, but Chrysler didn't. And also Chrysler and Ford may have changed, but GM didn't. I'll give you one hint...........it's definitely post war........... Also take note that I said full size................Not intermediates, although there was a year that all the intermediates between the Big Three all changed at once from one model year to the next. There may have been another year when this happened, but this is the most significant year post war.