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I used to hang around a biker who lived in an old apartment. He woke up at 0300 to go to work ; he was out like a light every weeknight by 2100 at the latest. Across the way - apartment block across the driveway - there were some noisy folks who'd make noise until the wee hours. There are enforceable noise ordinances here : no loud noises between 2200 - 0600. That did nothing to quiet those morons across the way. My buddy used to coast his H-D down the driveway and start it there out of respect for neighbours. Well, he got so tired of the neighbours' yucking it up so late that he did something about it... he backed his Hog up to the front door of their apartment at 0300 one morning, and kicked it off. You could hear that roar on Pluto ! Things got quiet after that. The other neighbours were made aware of his plan, so there were no complaints (haha). And, believe me, Hank was not someone you'd want to have any problems with ! 6'5" and arms as big as cannons. But, a true friend and otherwise quite pleasant.

I dig the lowered suspension the most. Wood bed floor is interesting ; appears to be nicely executed. The rims don't bother me (most 1980s and 1990s custom rims do not appeal to me) - at least they're not dime-a-dozen Centerlines. The engine looks quite nice. Too bad that the provision for the A/C compressor is there, but doesn't provide for the non-stock hoses and routing. I'm not aware of any oxidiser (GMC-type esp.) which would allow for A/C, let alone power brake booster. But, that's just being petty on my part. Similarly, I wish that the transmission's oil pan was a separate item. Oddly, air cleaner decals are included... but no where to put 'em ! Haha. That being said ; the decal sheet is very well executed.

Fantastique ! The background is a nice touch, too - I can just hear Lover of the Bayou playing !

Taking pictures of some guy who's hunting ?

I was at my friend's condo (2nd floor) on the 13th of April when that 6-something earthquake hit around the San Diego area (100+ miles away). That sum-uh-nuh made my fanny pucker-up, 'cause it kept rolling. "This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poorhouse / it seems like the whole town's insane... "

Typical transitional season stuff here - Sunday 4th May - Wednesday 7th May , overcast and cool ; temps barely reached 60 degrees. Thursday 8th May, 90 degrees ; Friday 9th May, 101 degrees, and ; today, Saturday 10th May , projected to reach 103 degrees. A radical difference of 40+ degrees . Tomorrow, Sunday 11th May, supposed to drop back down to around 70 degrees - rain expected by Tuesday... and maybe 60 degrees again. These radical changes feel soooo goood on the ol' arthritis !

Received mine yesterday- you won't be disappointed ! The grilles are 'open' (why can't this be done with mass-produced kits ? Maybe I'm comparing grapes and watermelons here ; and, at the risk of going ad hominem , why doesn't the Revell Stranger Things Blazer (a sweet kit unto its self) have an open-grille ? If the 3D printed parts can be produced with open grilles, why can't the moulded kits have that feature ?). I haven't test-fitted them yet, so I can't attest to how much reworking is done ( '73 / '74 Dart Sport ) , nor how well they'll fit to the original MPC '73 , '74, & '75 Duster annuals' bodies ('75 / '76 Duster 'Custom' ( Silver Duster for '76 ) ).

Bucket seats were standard with the R/T ( along with a column shift automatic ) . Anything -within reason- was possible with Chrysler and their ordering system.

Other than fleet orders, they couldn't care less.

Factory-applied Panther Pink (paint code FM3) 1971 Charger R/T - the only one of its kind. FM3 was a 1970-only colour, introduced for Spring 1970. It was discontinued at the end of the '70 model year ; however, at least one '71 model was slathered in it via a special order. Oddly, the typical "999" Special Order Paint code was disposed of in this instance - its paint code is "147". Seemingly arbitrary assignment. I'd read about this car some 30+ years ago, and put it in my memory bank. Concurrently, a friend at the time had a '71 Challenger R/T 383 which was Panther Pink. The paint code on its tag was "999" - but without any supporting documentation, that "999" could be any colour from any year prior to 1971. No build sheet , no nothing. Not sure whatever became of the car; he sold it in '94. Anyhow, here's the Charger : World's Only 1971 Dodge Charger R/T in Panther Pink Is a Stunning Muscle Car - autoevolution

"My wallet's safe."

21-5-1973 fuel receipt for one Holmes Sterling Morrison , former member of the notorious Velvet Underground (1965-1971)

6702 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles 52 Calif.

1969 Dart "'M' Code" ( 375hp 440 ) in period livery. This was at Spring Fling MMLXX (or whatever this one is) in Van Nuys , 3rd May 2025 . Photos are courtesy of my friend Brad Miles

LOL at the right headlamp on the illustration of the stock '53 F-100. Nice to see the customised '68 Elco back !

That's what mums - "queens" - do with their babies. Felines - whether big cats ( Cougars, et al. ) or small cats ( our "domestic" companions ) - are clean by nature. They eliminate as many traces of their presence as possible, which includes burying scat and urine ; or, in the case of a queen , grooming her babies until they are capable of performing that on their own - including the ritualistic hand, face, and ear grooming which they partake in after eating anything. (BTW, notice how they shake their head when taking the first bites ? That's a hard-wired compulsion which emulates the tearing of flesh of their prey).

Coupla my favourites , in no order-of-favour :

Available now !!! 1973-1976 Dodge Dart Plymouth Duster 3D Printed Grille for 1:25 MPC Model Kit | eBay

Here's a NOT A.I. map for youse :

He'd mentioned to me via our messages that he won't be listing them until after NNL-East.

I was admonished to delete a forwarding statement in another post regarding the 'tear-ifs' - a P.M. from one of the admins . I obliged. Apparently it's open season now ?

I wonder as to why Moebius has that addendum (for the lack of the proper term) attached only on the 1970 Ford F-350 Ramp Truck ? Must be because of its pending arrival status vs. the kits that are already on terra firma...

Played trumpet on "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star" - studio and live at the Monterey Pop Festival '67