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Gov't spending has been spent on other frivolous projects...

Perhaps the dumbest traffic-flow "improvement" I encountered while travelling through Arizona was those asinine traffic circles on US 60 !

Step 1 : Leave California.

There was a lot of discouragement being spread around during the 1980s : cinema, television, advertisements, etc., etc. ( social engineering ? ) . The dead-centre Middle Class was on its deathbed . 99% of the shop classes were D.O.A. before I arrived high school. So, I took drafting classes (just as I did in middle school), as that was the closest I could get to automotive classes. Then CAD came along - at least that was my first time learning of it - and I gave up on drafting, too. Bitter victory here. It's great to see a return to calloused hands and missing teeth and other Blue Collar indicators. On the same note ; I'm still angry that those courses were stripped away during my formative years.

A reissue with stock option would be boss ! I'm keen on those long bed step sides (or whatever GM's nomenclature was).

Ah, yes... the "San Francisco Stuffed Potatoe" !

There's a handful of YooToob videos I'll watch - subscribe to if the content doesn't irritate me terribly - and , yes, that prattling on about nonsense gets under my (Celtic) skin immediately. As others here have mentioned , I prefer the "ASMR" kind of builds - no jabbering, no ad nauseam instrumental tracks , no rubbish. I can cite Mr. Lin and A4 Garage as two of the best that come to my mind. Mr. Lin provides English subtitles ; A4 does not. Apparently, Louie "Autistic Modeler" was slagged HARD recently. He happens to be one of my favourite content providers. Being Autistic myself, I know how difficult it is to provide content (let alone get though daily requirements - work, etc.). But, yeah... those nut jobs whose performance-content is akin to someone who took psychedelics before starting their gig...

I have some original, bootleg recordings of Shakespeare ( Live ! At the Lyceum MCCCCCCCCCDC ) , and I can totally hear his voice when thinking of opening a sealed , vintage kit.

I seem to remember the B&M 'J' converter from c.1967, 1968 being one of those early , high-stall , "loose" converters. Those were in the '68 Hemi Dart and Barracuda models.

C.A.F.E. Standards seem like a more likely contributor ; "world platform" , secondary. Should a non-perf version of it find its way into truck / van applications, that's good... a comparable V6 doesn't have comparable low-end torque (all being equal). Like the 3.9 "chopped 318" V6 - absolute dud in full sized pickups and B-vans. Fine for the Dakota , but that's all. Gutless gas hog of an engine.

As much as an I-6 can be a fantastique engine, it has no place in a vehicle such as a Charger... (1968-1972 models ? Yes.). Why is Chrysler-Renault-Yugo-Fiat-Trabant et alia hacking around with that instead of a, I dunno, small-displacement V8 sans turbos and/or other oxidisers ? Not that piece-of-it 4.7 junk, but rather an all-new engine with similar engineering properties as the Ford Modular V8 ? ( attention ALL manufacturers : pretty please kick back on the "infotainment" screens and other techie rubbish, please ? )

Then there was the Liberty 4-speed as well. IIRC, it was the opposite of the Clutch-Flite ; it was typically a Chrysler A-833 , but with a torque converter instead of a clutch. Thanks for the article !

I'd be good with not only stock rims / tyres / hubcaps, but also a regular , single 4 Bbl. intake (vs. the originals' rare Autolite inline four barrel, and the later issues' fuel injection setup). Some nicer aftermarket rims would be lovely, too. Not those "Vectors" from the original, either ( !! ) , nor those 1990's junks in the F-100 kit . Okay, since I'm dreaming here... an interior whose appointments aren't out of a c.1996 "Gold Card Build" catalogue.

I'm not speaking of the personnel , only the title. I'd never entertain the idea of calling one a "grease monkey" (unless they want to be called as such... haha). Even the position I hold at work has an ostentatious title : "Delivery Service Specialist". Scoff !

I still scoff at that "title"... same scoff today as the first time I'd heard it. Soooooo many ostentatious job titles anymore...

The mid-late 1971 model year - and 1972 , ad seq. - is colloquially called "1972 Blue". It's more grey than the example you've provided. Dupli-Color should have that blue available . Barring that ; Testors made Chrysler Engine Blue , both in enamel, and lacquer ( not sure if was ever offered in acrylic ) . Those can be found via eBay - that's where I found a bottle of the lacquer.

Gorgeous 'Torbie' ( combination of Tortoiseshell and Tabby ).

I haven't finished any one-of-the-four which I'd purchased (the first attempt was disappointing - 97% attributable to me) . The decals are a big disappointment. They look nice, but are too thick and too glossy (not sure what Round2 was thinking with those bummer decals...) Insofar as the grille ; here's another aftermarket source for upgraded grilles (yes, plural : he offers the 1972 grille, too !) : Dodge Demon 1971 1972 3D Printed Grille for 1:25 MPC Model Kit | eBay

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a fantastic - and arcane - reference !

I've long wondered why work and fleet vehicles fell under the umbrella of C.A.F.E. standards ; when were they - vans, pickups - dragged into that hot mess ??

904 is solid, too. Stone-stock T-flites ( 440+6 & Hemi iterations exempted ) have the dreaded "2nd gear clunk" when left... stock. Trans-Go kits help monumentally - as well as Type-F fluid, and frequent band adjustments. Every 'Flite-equipped car I've owned received a rebuild , Trans-Go improver, deep capacity oil pans, and annual service & adjust.

10 speeds... that's about 5 too many. The 10 speed auto in the 2022 Ranger at work ; it's cr4ppy ! Hangs-up between gears ( torque converter flair-up ? ) before blustic acceleration. That stupid Fœcal-Boost certainly quantifies the problem. Granny shift-points, too-high-a-stall-speed torque converters, and lack of maintenance ( "Sealed for life ! " RUBBISH ! ) equate to an early demise.

Does the S10 Extreme come with weeping spider fuel injectors ?

I was spoilt when I was a kid - spoilt by my paternal grandparents ! They were financially well-off ( made all of their income honestly ; my grandfather had a construction business, tile making business, and other ventures , dating to the late 'teens ) , whereas my parents were financially poor ; they were middle class. But, I digress... I'd perform chores around our home, which was typically yard work. Then I'd be dropped off at my grandparents' home, where I'd perform minor chores (cleaning windows, vacuuming, some weed pulling), and my grandfather would "palm" me anywhere from $10 to a crisp $50 ! That was quite a lot in '75 - '80 ! Later, my friend and I would push a lawnmower with a broom and rake straddled on it. We'd go door-to-door and ask for work. Did pretty well there, back in the early-mid 1980s. Biggest job paid $150.00 !