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Very good then. I see the differences now . Not being familiar with the unique hubcaps , I didn't pick up on the original comparison.

Hubcaps (kit) vs. wheel covers ( 1:1 example )

This guy's videos are sooo much fun ! Firstly, they're de facto ASMR . Secondly, he has a gorgeous feline companion ; a richly-coloured Calico who makes appearances here and there

There are a couple of video tutorials about fixing just the offending relay and its pins ( i.e., resoldering them ; installing new relay ) . That's the route that I'm going to take. * my apologies to the O.P. , @niteowl7710 , for unintentionally taking your post off-topic.

NICE ! Unbelievable stuff there ! '63 LeMans ?!?!?! Incredible !!! My finances definitely are not safe this time around ( Lighting Control Module repairs for my 1:1 Crown Vic be darned ! )

Well, there are two of those rare rascals... Underwear smoking : engaged .

1969 part number on that scoop C9GB-16056-C .

Firstly, I'm glad that you're okay physically. Too bad that you couldn't part it out - lots of CVPI-only equipment on those ( Certified Calibration speedometer ; dash trim where the centre trunk-release button is ; driver-side door panel... just to name a couple ). Heck, I'd buy the Lighting Control Module from you ! The one in my '04 has a bad relay - rebuilt ones are $300 my cost.

Denatured Alcohol for brush cleaning .

Nice to see the Holden-GTO is due for reissue. The 1:1 was a fine and fun car by all standards - its downfall, IMO, was that it didn't stand out enough amongst the other Pontiac offerings ( in es. , it appeared to look like nothing more than a two door Grand Am ). I'll have to add one of those reissues to my collection.

I'm looking for the Dauntless 225 V6 that's included in the MPC Jeepster kit(s) - not sure if it's in MPC's other Jeep kits. LMK what you're looking for in-trade. Thanks.

I wasn't aware of the other roundabouts you've mentioned ; only the one in the middle of nowhere , on an ages-old stretch of US 60 ( I-10 replaced US 60 ( 60-70-99 in California ) by c.1972 ) . That is what made me laugh : applying those Blimey rascals to a highway which dates to the 1920's , 1930's , as to just test 'em. Personally, I've no issue with 'em. I just find them funny.

I remember gasping at the $3.25 price tag on the MPC Datsun Pickup annual (1977) that was in the toy section of the local Alpha Beta (supermarket) . Sears had that same kit for +/- $2.65 . Eighty cents was a big difference some 50 years ago . WoolCo in La Mirada was the cheapest - their selection was priced around $2.00 - $2.25 for new releases (or, more likely, within a year-of-release ; last year's annuals, as someone earlier pointed out). My folks also frequented Gemco and Fedco. Excellent selection in those stores.

I've said this before, and I'm certain that I'll say it again : Jay Leno is one of the nicest, most down to earth fellers I've ever met. He attends the annual Spring Fling Chrysler show in Van Nuys every April (sometimes, May). He'll talk to anyone ! Just a helluva nice guy.

The tail lamps on the '71 MPC kits lack the correct backup lamp provision ; the Monogram et alia kit has it right... except that they're moulded-in .

IF that F&F issue would've included a '72 rear bumper / taillamps , I'd have snagged quite a few of them. The c.1995 'GTX' revamp includes lots of great upgrades / corrections : under-hood details which were / are missing from the original ; very nice Six Barrel induction and Air Grabber; and a Tuff-Grip steering wheel. I'm going to bash the c.1983 R.R. with the '71 GTX for a 6 Bbl. / T-Flite 'Runner.

The 1972 Road Runner was an updated 1971 Road Runner & GTX (the latter being , IIRC, a mid-year issue), then ad seq. through the 1974 GTX. I seem to remember that the '71 body was modified for the Richard Petty edition from c.1972. It was later - 1987 - "returned" to "stock" and reissued with then-contemporary custom rims ( Weld Wheels ? ) , which took the place of the originals' Cragar S/S rims . Apparently, the tooling - at least the body - was damaged in c.1995 , on the heels of an announced reissue of the c.1972 Petty car. Be really nice if Round2 was to work their magic in a similar manner as the '68 Coronets and '71 Demon 340 - 100% new tooling.

A million dollar house in California is "normal". Houses here go for upwards of $800,000 -- for an average house. Then there's the whole insurance cancelling nonsense...

First rule-of-thumb : Don't give the workin' man a hard time. In the line of business that I'm in ; the retail end is, for the most part, okay ( personally, I positively despise working retail in any fashion ) ; however, there are a handful of ballbusters , skinflints, and other churlish boobs which make my - our- job hard. Those kinds of folks are either completely out of touch with reality , or they've forgotten what it's like to deal with angry crybabies - like the kinds of jobs they'd have in high school. The fifth wall society has only made these situations worse. So detached from how things feel, sound, and smell in person.

Gorgeous mum she is. Is she tough to catch ?

The 1968 340's are Chrysler Engine Red (Tamiya's gloss red is close enough, really) with red "pie tin" displacement callout.

Stripes are different, too. Yes, it should also have a Carter AVS , but the kit's Thermoquad is largely hidden by the air cleaner assembly anyhow. Anxiously awaiting the '72 Duster 340 kit !

"California Kool-Aid" , is what I call it.