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Built this back in 04 after I saw a rendering done bt Steve Stanford. Started with a junker 78 Dodge. I shortened the wheelbase,shaved the emblems & trim,filled the cowl vent,made a 1-piece rear door & sunk the taillights. Custom made the grill,& used masking tape for the vinyl roof.Added Prowler wheels.

Mark,so good to see you are still plugging along on this project. Wrapping those headers must have taken a while to do as I know wrapping real ones are a pain.

Just looked thru the entire 20 pages of everyone's tribute builds. Great stuff from all of you! I bookmarked it & will be checking back.

I built a 50 Ford back in 2009. Great kit with a ton of cool parts, although I went a different way with mine.:) Your model is coming along nicely! Will be following your build.

Got a built 65 Riviera a while back,mostly because the Green car that Snake 45 built on here looked so cool. I believe it is the 1986 issue. Not real sure why there are Fairlane GT decals & rims on it & what looks to be Vega rims on the back. Engine compartment was wired using thread. Is a pretty clean build. I am going to take off the decals & try to wax the body and change rims.

Vince,I am sorry to hear of the loss of your wife. My deepest condolences to you & your family. May she R.I.P.

Awesome job replicating the truck & trailer! Your pics outside make them look so real!

Have always loved the 34 Ford PU model. Nice work RRR ! Your truck looks sweet! I love everything about it!

I paint a lot of other stuff. Have always loved to draw, paint. Kinda practice at pinstriping from time to time. lol

I believe the rims & tires are the same as the ones that came in the old MPC Dodge vans. If you don't locate any, I have the van ones.

Non-subscriber here too. If anyone finds out where to purchase this issue,please let me know! Thanks!

Nice Cal Look bug cruising the highway.

Bill is correct. There are rims & hubcaps in the MPC 78 Ford "SunRunner" van kit. Probably in other MPC vans as well, but that's the only kit I have. They are not correct. The lettering should be stamped into the cap, not raised.

Nice looking parts Bill !! The 1st hubcaps would be 1969-72 truck, but have seen them later on the vans. The 2nd hubcaps would be 73-87 3/4 & 1-tons. The 1/2 tons only had 5 spokes,not 6. I have all those Dodge grills from original models. Will have to order yours to see how they compare.

WOW! All great looking stuff Bill!

I like your color chose. I like #4 for the air cleaner. It's gonna flow more air in real life.

Someone say 62 Lancer? LOL. Mine is slowly being restored.

Like Snake said, I try to build em all to look cool. I picked this one because I built it when I was challenged by a great friend to build it in just 30 days for a club model meeting contest. Never really cared for the F1 Trucks. I prefer the 53-56 Ford F100's.

There are 1/24 scale diecast Airstream trailers out there.

Good to know stuff! Thanks Bill.

1st picture is my 56 Ford pickup I built in 1975. 2nd pic is my TransAm Ford Courier I built in 1980. Next pic is my 56 Victoria I built in 2015. 36 Ford roadster I did this year,2019 I do love building models & love repairing old kits & old builds. The Vega I originally built in 1975. Been repairing the hacked quarter panel wheel wells on it. Also repairing the quarter panel wheel wells on the Falcon.

Kit was issued in 1973

I still have my original QuickSilver version I built as a kid. It had the Gold colored felt for carpeting.