paul alflen

That's an extremely Hard car to get Junkyard Jeff., Looks like Testor's brushed on enamel, which will strip off easy! RMR (Resin Model Ranch) should have a rear bumper for it. I think that model had red tail lenses that go in the rear bumper with stock chrome rectangular open covers on them. Nice find! I build this model as a 7 year old . It is a Amt 1967 Galaxie 500 convertible! It said "Hemi Henry" on the side of the car for the box art! I fell in love with it!

Tom Geiger is the stamp collector on this board! Just PM Him I'm sure he can help out!

Also hit up the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, IND . Looks like you are going right through there too!

1930 fordpickup, I agree 100% with what you are saying. Now the real question is , do the builders of the 1/1 pickup want a 1/25th scale one to build? 3-d print files can make everything!

If you do Stahl's auto museum, then do Great Lakes hobby and train in Utica , Mi. The 3rd Friday of the month , is the Downriver Model Cars meeting from 6 to 8 Pm in Dearborn, Mi ,If you are in the Detroit area at that time . Lots of kits and parts for sale at the meeting! Call Paul ( this is not me)the slot car guy when you are in Detroit 248 760 6960. He always has stuff to buy or sell! If you are near Canton , Mi ,stop in the bar called Club Canton and see the owner Emmett. He is into slot cars too!

Do the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Mi and the Stahl's automotive museum in Chesterfield, Mi. Also Empire, Mi has great sand dunes on the left side of the state if you have extra time! the museums are on your route! also the last Hudson Dealership museum in Ypsilanti, mi! Do model cave and then the Hudson dealership. The wife can antique shop when you go in there!

Remember in the video he says he is riding the brakes because the idle speed is too high. Think that would heat them up? Yes! Also the brake fluid should be changed as moisture gets in it when storing a car . If the throttle sticks, put a heavy return spring on it! That car should have never been on the main road. A shake down run should have been done on it, on a service road where there is no one on the road! Too late now! Also an emergency brake could have stopped the car by slowly pulling up on it? Did he have one installed ? No! He should have popped the chute but didn't have that either!

Starvazer, I clearly didn't think it through the other day. Gas is expensive in California! The trip would be a rough one. Look into those senior computers that are easy to operate that you can video conference with him. That's a lot cheaper than driving the 960 miles both ways Sorry for the stupid answer I gave. It was before morning coffee!

Yea, Jeff MInks ,( HOMERS) I buy my dad books from the Salvation army, or Goodwill cheap,2 for 99 cents. I load him up and he can read for hours on end . He is like a kid in school again. He loves to read and we have a discussion on what he read. Things from the past are still in his mind you just have to dig it out for them!

My dad is 92 and has Lewie Body Dementia, Mom is 91 and has Alzheimer's. Spend as much time as you can with Dad now so you will not feel as though you have neglected him when he is gone. Remember you have a thee day weekend coming up= Fourth of July= 3 day weekend. One day to drive up , one day to spend with Dad, One day to drive back! No guilt , but now is the time to do it and ask questions about family history etc! (I forgot you said you didn't drive anymore)Also family medical leave act is there when you need to take it also. Try to combine your vacation days with a 3 day holiday weekend to make it a 4 or 5 day weekend! God Bless you. If you need to talk privately just PM me. Hang in there, and don't give up on him!

1972 coronet(john shoe) Exactly what I was talking about. You got it right on the Money. ON Saturday nights they would play for an example " Ted Nugent live, or Dave Mason concert from somewhere, etc. We would hook up our 8 track tape recorders( cost 69.95 back then from Radio Shack) ,put in a blank 90 min 8 track, and record it for playing in our cars when cruising. I think I still have the tapes in my closet. All cool stuff that you would never hear on top 40 stations. Iggy pop developed his fans that way! Free publicity w/o paying the promotional fees. Brilliant!

It has to be the Cosma Ray Corvette( MPC kit released 1966 or 1967 , never reissued), or ( I'm going on out on a big limb here) Carl Casper phone booth "t" by MPC. I just looked at my show rod book last night and this is what I speculate it would be!

Yeah Tim K with the "Streaker Vette " coming back, didn't the MPC Cosma Ray use those underpinnings? Only have to tool the non-stock body, interior, wheels then and copy the engine and chassis. I think it is the "Mission Impossible' Coronet convertible though

Joe Z, we lost a cat that we loved a year ago! We know what it feels like to lose a loved one. They are part of the family. They help us Humans with our nurturing skills , then they are gone! May God bless your pet, Fmeep and send healing graces down to you and your family.

WABX in Detroit played the songs on the albums that you didn't hear on the top 40 stations . The "alternative" Rock station that catered to the people into mary jane.

Thanks Tim Boyd for showing us this one. I wouldn't have guessed that kit proposal in a million years. Dennis Doty has aged well after 50 years. Take care!

Do not buy any used ford truck. The undercab pinch welds are not sealed with any sealer and the cab corners and wheel wells rust out when dirt gets in there then gets wet from snow and rain. The rockers rust out at 100k miles. I know this because I own one. 2011 ford f-150 , not aluminum body.

welcome back Snake45(Richard). Hope all is well and you are on the road to recovery! God bless!

Justin Porter, I recall when the 1963 Chevy II wagon kit was out, OH how you raved how they were flying out of your shop at the time! And you reordered and sold another case! What changed your attitude? When I worked in retail , when our competition was blowing out a certain product for a certain price ( lower than us) we were supposed to price match it!( no profit in that, and the competition usually didn't have it in stock anyway!) (bait and switch? I don't know") So if Walmart has the Sand Shark for 25.00 retail, just don't put it on the shelves , or order it! For your customers walking in your shop, they have to take home "Something" for you to keep surviving.($$$$$$) Now Back to the regular scheduled programing " the fabulous 1/25th MPC 1968 Dodge Coronet convertible" with trailer that has never been reissued since 1968. Thank you Round 2 for this kit offering! Now I don't have to buy the SMS resin body at 45.00 I can get a complete kit with Chrome, Glass, trailer, and kit enhancements for that price! Justin, you better order for your for your customers right now ! It is going to sell out its 5,000 kit run fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It must have been Dennis Doty! as far as the car, I'll guess the Jordan Playboy, Muntz Jet or a Hudson Jet?

AFX, don't be shy, go knock on the door and ask permission to go look at it and take pictures. give him a copy of you drivers license to make him fell at ease.

Alison, if that was you at the club meeting last week Friday, then welcome! Hope all is well, look forward to the next club meeting on June 17th,2022 at the DISC. Theme is muscle cars! see you then!

Welcome Joe I'm a little southwest of you in Highland!

MisterNNL ,IIRC, I think someone said this car actually ran in the movie"Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" from 1959. I haven't watched it yet on U-tube.

Hey Snake45, get well soon! Now you'll have time to catch up on all those Snake-fu projects you have been wanting to do. Remember there is no one who can fill your shoes like you do ,Grasshopper! Model on and get well! Or vise-versa? God Bless