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Wow. All the complaints are from guys who want to live in the past. That's not a bad thing, but it may mean that magazines that are exclusively about old cars may be a better choice...it doesn't mean that HRM sucks. Carbs and stripped-down Camaros are fast becoming a thing of the past. Guys who built hot rods back in the '50s and '60s didn't shoot for the retro "grampa built it that way" look. The styling of the cars may be timeless, but what's under the hood doesn't have to be. Was Stu Hilborn a heretic? I say no. HRM is changing with the times. I'd rather see efi swap articles than those two-wheel v-twin turds they put in the magazine for a while in the '90s. I think they are doing a great job. That's why I subscribed for the first time in about 20 years.

Wanna make a deal?

It's 2014. Computer controls have given us street cars with 1000+HP, docile enough to be a daily driver. Ford and Chevy both have cars with 600+ and a factory warranty. Why would anybody want a car with no heat, a/c, power steering....ugh. No one wants that. You can have all those comforts and still do everything better than the '60s cars.

Ira- I have a Jetson's car that I bought for parts. If you want, I can take some measurements to see if any of it is useful to you. The canopy is perfectly round, though.

Wow. I shouldn't have paid eBay prices for three Stutz Blackhawk LSRs. No sour grapes here, though. It's great that everyone will have the chance to get these kits again. I'm looking forward to getting some of the Millers and Duesenbergs.

Love will no longer keep them together Young and beautiful no more, his looks are gone When then the others turn him off...so does she Up next: The Wedding Song But seriously- it is kinda sad. The music may seem campy today, but it really did fit the times.

The anomalies in the link could have a much simpler explanation: someone replaced parts using a later issue kit, then resealed the box. I know video rental stores could seal their used movies. How many other businesses could do the same? Plenty, I'd guess.

Hopefully not too much of a hijack: A friend and I were at a local sports bar for team trivia a week before Christmas. On that night, the host gave out prizes for the ugliest Christmas sweaters. My friend got a prize for his Buffalo Bills sweatshirt.

I'll work on it.

Get a cordless sawzall. Find the bike and cut off the steering neck. Place steering neck in customer's bed while he's asleep. He'll get the message.

Have sleeves custom machined with tread on them. You'll have the only one on the contest table, guaranteed. Maybe find resin tires of the right outside diameter and machine the inside to the right diameter.

A Porsche 962 road car is exotic. A Porsche 962 road car that has been rebodied is also exotic. Which is more exotic? Up for discussion.

Assault with a dead weapon?

I got a subscription as a Christmas gift. I don't know if it will start with the "current" issue or not. Either way, it's not here.

For reference info, try vannin.com. If you want diamond-tufted interior, look at AMT's '62 Pontiac custom. The back seat is a bench. You could get several and make a C-shaped couch in the back. Tamiya's r/c "Vanessa's Lunch Box" van is around 1/12 scale and a pretty good representation of a '70s Dodge. The body is styrene and easy go work with. You'll need go make a chassis and interior, though. It is sold with a monster truck type chassis and no interior. The body can be had for cheap on EBay. If you want to go large, it's a good start. The Cragar S/S mags from Monogram's 1/12 '57 Chevy look good on it, and they are certainly correct for the era.

An awesome substitute is team trivia at a local bar/sports bar. I go every Wednesday. It's loads of fun, and habit-forming. Look for it in your area.

I'd love to see the pearl over candy lime green.

Mine, too. She wants to hold peoples' hands so she can give them kisses.

You can have Hilborn FI and boost. Tried posting pics and links, but my phone is not cooperating. Look up "Early hemi guide to death". Its an article from Hot Rod magazine with pictures of an engine with twin turbos feeding a Hilborn setup. It has two "logs", one feeding each side of the engine, but IMHO, a single log or rectangular box looks more aggressive.

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I caught a little of it on TCM recently. Cool looking vehicle.

Eh. A handful of people excited about an old pickup.

Continental is my pie in the sky daydream only. As for the subject of this thread, is all this excitement really over a 1971 Ford pickup? We've known about it for a year or more.

[Christopher Walken voice ON] So I jumped out and beat him to death with my tire iron. You shoulda seen the look on his face. It was classic! [/Christopher Walken voice OFF]

There is a 1/16 step side pickup. Revell made a '73-...'80ish. I have a couple of glue bombs. There's a 1/12 scale diecast '59 Cadillac convertible and a 1/16 diecast '53 Eldorado. Things I would love to see in 1/8 styrene: '71 Barracuda with pro/street option '29 Ford roadster and Tudor sedan...if only a building option for the Big Deuce Pretty much any Duesenberg...pipe dream, I know