johnbuzzed

"Doooo YOU... feel like I do?" Peter Frampton

Dazed and Confused, Led Zepplin... first album?

Nope, that's not right. Both battery leads are red- the negative electrons wouldn't like that...

That Cutlass with the ginourmous wheels might just be strictly for advertising- all show, no go, but the onlooker will wonder "Who the he11 did THAT?"

As long as the sanctioning bodies allow it, certain big-name drivers will continue to participate in those races of lesser prestige. I don't think there is a kid born in the USA who has not been told to not step out into traffic, much less someone who wants to drive a race car and compete against such known luminaries as Tony Stewart. And I don't think it was very smart of that young man to have THC in his system during a race against drivers of ANY capabilities. In today's society, one has to be crazy to get stoned and drive down to 7-11 for some Doritos. None of us know how we would have reacted in Tony Stewart's shoes that night; we have no idea of what he did or didn't see from in his car to be able to determine that. Still, we might speculate and hope that we might know what to do and to act accordingly, but nature and life have their own ideas. From the video that I saw, Stewart was driving pretty much on the same line as the few other cars that proceeded his. Ward didn't try to avoid Stewart's car as it approached; we will never know what was going through Ward's mind that caused him to take such obviously stupid action. Why the race wasn't "called" due to bad visibility has nothing to do with the incident. Accidents do occur during broad daylight during all kinds of auto racing. Ward's parents are looking for $$$ (for what reason, really- will it help them to mitigate the loss of their son?), and as long as there are greedy, bottom-feeder lawyers and a judicial system that will allow someone to sue because their take-out coffee was too hot, we will have suits such as this.

Many years ago (1979), I was on a civil suit jury in which someone was injured while using a mower sold by a large department store. The suit not only hit the store but also the manufacturers of the mower, engine and engine controls. (edited to correct mispellings...)

I will continue to beat the horse. I think none of us here expect to see a perfect kit of any type. Some are better than others. But, I think that we also expect to open a box to see a kit that is relatively free of manufacturing flaws (come on- plastic has been electroplated for years, can't you get it right?) and has correct overall dimensions and contours. Is that wrong?

Really, really nice. I would be proud to have that on my shelves.

That really came out nice. The interior detail brings a lot to this build.

But these look like "hot rods" or even "race cars", if maybe a little "Zingerish" or "Switcherish. What really differentiates a "show car" from a "kustom" ? And, my answer is: "none". Never did care for most of those garish, overdone art pieces, not even as a kid. Everyone has their own taste in art forms. (edited- now I can see the first car in total.)

Cool. I'll follow along.

"Bang bang, shoot 'em up , destiny. Bang bang, shoot 'em up, to the moon Bang bang, shoot 'em up, 1,2,3..."

Pushme-pullyou from Dr. Doolittle. Whoops, wrong thread

Yep.

"I'm alone here, with emptiness, eagles and snow Unfriendliness chilling my body And whispering..."

"You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine, you make me take off my shoes before you let me get in, I can't believe you kiss your car goodnight. Now come on, baby, tell me- you must be joking, right?"

"Our Lips Are Sealed", the Go Gos "Hot Stuff", Donna Summer, from the "Bad Girls" album- whcih actually was pretty good, for the late disco era.

Bingo! She is a "fellow" native Long Islander.

"It's all so confusing, this brutal abusing They blacken your eyes, and then 'pologize..."

"Dance with Me", Orleans. We saw them live at a small venue back on LI. My wife went to school with one of the guys in the band, and his cousins attended my high school. "Morning Train"... Sheena Easton

"Physical". Olivia Newton-John, one of my favorite Aussies.

I have seen some 1/25 scale, die-cast Harleys in a local Hobby Lobby for less than $20.00.

"I'm covered with skin that peels, but it just won't heal"

Yep, thinking about my stash, I do have the Sedan/Phaeton issue from about... 2008. It's gonna be pretty much a box-stock "beater"- NOT a "Rat Rod", just a well-used-abused-and misused phaeton. I think the "American Grafitti" Milner's Deuce kit from MPC was based on the '32 "Ford" kit. And, waaayyyyy back in about '73, I built the '25 T.

Bingo! Some credit that with being the first "rap" song, I kid you not. "Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black, don't look back, and I love you"