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Change Is Now (alternately called Universal Mind Decoder) , which is arguably the first Country Rock song (at least in popular culture). "Red" Rhodes on pedal steel ; Clarence White and Roger McGuinn interwoven solos

Emily's mum and dad . Unusual to see sire and queen chillaxin' together .

I just adopted 'Emily' this evening at 1830. Drove 40 miles to get her ; daughter of a feral mum (a virtual "mini me"). That's her in the background, left-of-centre ; mum's in the foreground.

RE: Microchipping : One of the other big reasons for microchipping felines (any companion animal, really) comes down to locale -- I live in earthquake country, and when a big one comes along, my bratty Tao may escape or hide or both should the apartment come apart (think : Northridge 1994 ).

Magazines whose target audience is the automotive world , I mourn their passing

Yus, but - at least in the city / county where I reside - it's not mandatory as far as I'm aware. The last three love bugs I've had were / are microchipped via the local, county-run-and-funded shelter.

Nice B-body Monaco Pursuits ! @Terry Jessee , do you still have the one from 40 years ago ; the one on the cover of an issue of SAE ? Where did you get the rims/hubcaps for that '78 Squarebody ?

Argent is silver , just in another language (haha). Think of its element assignment Ag ; "argenté" in French, for an instance.

Great work and mods on this bad boy ! Reminds me of the 1994 F-150 CUSTOM that I drove ages ago ; it was my work truck. So easy to keep its interior clean : vinyl bench seat, rubber flooring (grey and black respectively) . Had the 300 six / AOD combo ; dual tanks, A/C , AM/FM radio , and power steering. And that is all. Only thing that bothered me about it (and not exclusive to my sample) ? Replacing the " [BLAH-BLAH-BLAH] " headlamp bulbs ! Every 3-5 months like clockwork ! And, yes, I drove with the lights on regardless of weather. Keep up the great work ! Make me want to get one of those (excellent) AMT '150s , and follow your work insofar as "de-XLT-ing" it.

1970-71 Dodge Volcano full wheel covers, 1:25 (8LX53BQJA) by BasementResin (shapeways.com)

Same with the 1971 Sizzler , which has the standard instruments (e.g., same as the Duster non-340). Oddly, the Tuff-Grip tiller was standard with the Sizzler , irrespective of power steering - something exclusive to that appearance package. 1972 was the "acorn" centre caps, yus. IIRC, the MPC 1972 annuals - at least the 1972 Duster kit - still had the 1970-1971 centre caps ; this was corrected for the 1973 models (easily found in the reissued 1975-1976 Dart Sport kits). The finest aspect of the resin grilles for the 1971 is the separate parking lamps - something which was overlooked in the new-tooling '71 Demon 340. That, and the grille is moulded-open, too.

Rainbow, She Was Like A Bearded

Exactly. The MPC 1972 Duster annual has the correct upholstery pattern (for the bucket seat option). I messaged the seller/creator of the grilles and enquired about him doing a 3D print of the correct '72 interior (in addition to a 1973-1974 Dart grille and tail lamp panel).

Yus , I believe they sold out rather quickly. The 1971 grilles sold out, then were available again a day or two later, after I'd purchased the 1972 grilles. Check back daily, is the only advice I can offer.

I recently purchased two-each of the resin 3D-printed 1971 & 1972 Demon grilles from eBay via a seller whose user name is brah 61 ,and am awaiting their arrival. Apparently, this seller (creator as well ?) has other items available (1988-1997 GMC / Chevy pickup grilles, and later D/W Series updates), and has a 100% positive feedback. The 1971 grille looks like a nice upgrade over the MPC kit grille, insofar as its separate parking lamps/ turn signals ; but it's that 1972 grille which really got my attention ! Not only is the grille and (separate) parking lamps included, but also includes the 1972 & later "universal" side markers ! Here's a link to his eBay page : Few Sprues Loose LLC | eBay Stores

"Noggin.", was the response from the congested teen when asked what he was doing for the weekend

[ side bar ] I have a lithograph of that . I inherited it from me aunt a few years ago - I've been intrigued by it since she hung it in the living room back in c.1976.

My word, she is a beauty ! I like the bell on her collar - like the Maneki Neko . Thank you for rescuing her and for providing her a loving home .

I can't help but wonder if the MPC Econoline kits - 1/25th and 1/20th scale - are in the inventory. Personally, I'd like to see the 1/20 scale E-150 get the stock parts again ; the 1/25th could be run "as-is" I'm sure... hasn't been available since 1981.

I'd like to see a 225 and a 273, with either the 904 or 3-speed manual as options.

I wonder why the kit's festooned with a catalytic converter ???? No such an animal until the 1975 model year...

F.E. (and M-E-L for this matter) is a completely different engine family vs. the '385 Series' (429/460 ; 370 truck engine) . Headers - exhaust manifolds, etc. - won't interchange between the two . I haven't checked to see if one of the resin casters (3-D offerings, etc.) offers headers for the 385 .

That Cali ! All gorgeous tykes with lovely marques .

Person of drumming 'fame' by the name of Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson of the MC5 passed away on the 8th of May

An M-350 at that !