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A Danbury Mint 1/16 1953 Cadillac Eldorado.

Heller made a couple of Z1000s in 1/8 scale; a street bike and a racer.

I think Aoshima's 1/12 Z1R would be a good starting point.

Does this mean that the big 'cuda is ready?

I won't bid on it, but if you win it, I can ship it for you.

It's worth whatever you're willing to pay. I once paid $225 for a book about Duesenbergs. It was expensive, but other sellers were getting a lot more for the same book.

For ideas on what was available, check out the 1959 Professional Cars page on Yann Saunders' Cadillac Database. It is the most awesome car website EVER. http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_txt/prof59.htm

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Skip- If you were in the same town, I'd buy you a beer for that OP.

Which casket are you talking about? I may have a Jo-Han casket.

And THIS bad boy! It will be 1/144. The real thing has a wing span of 141ft, so the model will be very close to 1ft span. Pretty cool.

This is what they're talking about.

Photos of the model parts or real engines? I have 3 of the real engines in my garage. One short block, one bare block on a stand, and one assembled long block and a C6 trans (accessories removed/carburetor manifold)

Another site is having a contest for Land Speed Racers. My entry is a lakester, a.k.a. belly tanker. Frame is scratchbuilt, and really just there to hold the 4 wheels. The only visible part is the cockpit. Front suspension and rear axle are from Revell's '47 Ford convertible. Belly tank body was made on a home made tiny vacuum former. The master was intended to be a P-38 tank, but the profile was wrong. I used the front half of that, a scratchbuilt straight cylinder extension, and the tail end of a 1/18 scale V-1 "Buzz Bomb" to make a generic tank master. "Blue collar" vacuum former and tank halves, showing the extreme redneck frame to hold the plastic sheet. Hey- it worked and it was made from stuff lying around the house. Vacuum former is made from parts bought at Radio Shack; a project box topped with perf board. I used plumbing parts to connect it to my shop vac hose.

Will the Pro Mod body be offered in pieces? If so, will it cost less than the other bodies that TDR offer? I love that Aston Martin, but I just can't spend that kind of money on a model.

Pretty much.

Which degreaser? I looked at Sam's website but didn't see any $3 black jug of degreaser. Model is in the freezer now.

I just got a cool builtup for a song, but I'd like to take it apart without breaking it.

Eh. Seven minutes or less. Not bad.

Just 3 more and you'll hit 7,500

Maybe I need to take reading lessons. When Art said "During WWII...", I thought he meant during the war. Jesus Christ, man. Try decaf.

In John Carpenter's "The Thing", there's a scene with with some old Revell model boxes on a shelf in the background.

Yeah, Jesse seems to like a weird riding position for his own bikes.

I took the plunge. I ordered a pair of turbos for a motorcycle project. I got left and right handed. The site says they are not technically correct, but the June 2009 Hot Rod magazine had a cover photo of an engine with mirror-image turbos. It's correct enough for me.

I also have spares if you need any.