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As war as I know they were called Crackerbox due to their squared-off styling and strange proportions.

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It is finished see here

I call my GMC Crackerbox finished Truck: Strato-models: GMC Crackerbox kit, Detroit Diesel 6V71 CTM: Hendrikson RT suspension, Center Point Steering Spyder wheels, Generic US Style front axle, Salt spreader, Radiator screen, Generic Air Valves, Trailer couplings, various 0.8 mm Fittings, Modellers Resource: 10mm frame rails Auslowe: 45 mm diesel tank amt: Air condition unit, decals 3d Print: crossmembers, air filter, drive spyder wheels, brake drums for spyder wheels that fit CTM drive axle, drive axle tires, front springs Unkown supplier Road Ranger 13 speed transmission Scratch build: Radiator, rear mudflaps Paint: Zeropints, MIG Productions, Tamyia For WIP pictures go here

1955 Willys Bermuda, a failed attempt of Willys as a car mnaufacturer. This was the last car before the focused on 4x4 The correct answer were sent in by: Thom Fabrux Richard Bartrop Mittagskind otherunicorn ChrisR (sorry) Congratulatuions

Sorry it is a 1967 TVR Tina

This little car designed by Trevor Fiore was presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1967. it is based on a Hillman Imp (engine, floor pan, transmission and most other parts). with a steel body. Beside the coupe a spider was build in 1966. 1967 TVR TINA (sorry) The correct answer were sent in by otherunicorn Mittagskind thatz4u Matt Bacon Richard Bartrop (sorrry for late recommendation) Congratulations

A few drops of paint, some weathering and add the missing parts and it is finished

Hint it is not what you think off

This is a rare 1951 Lincoln Lido Coupe and not a Lincoln Cosmopolitian. The main differences between a Lido and a Cosmopolitian are the vinyl roof and the side trim. The correct answer were sent in by Bucky otherunicorn Ace-GArageguy Fabrux Richard Bartrop thatz4u Thom Congratulations

Truck: Strato-models: GMC Crackerbox kit, Detroit Diesel 6V71 CTM: Hendrikson RT suspension, Center Point Steering Spyder wheels, Generic US Style front axle, Salt spreader, Radiator screen, Generic Air Valves, Trailer couplings, various 0.8 mm Fittings Modellers Resource: 10mm frame rails Auslowe: 45 mm diesel tank 3d printed parts: crossmembers, air filter, drive spyder wheels, brake drums for spyder wheels that fit CTM drive axle, drive axle tires, front springs Unkown supplier: Road Ranger 13 speed transmission Scratch build: Radiator Paint: Zeropints and Tamyia Trailer: amt: Wilson Live Stock Trailer Custom Hobby Decals: Wilson decals set

I think I'll have to provide a hint: Italian design on American base

This Pininfariana build car is a Buick Lido. Built in 1957 The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn Matt Bacon Richard Bartrop Ace-Garageguy thatz4u Congratulations

Here the same truck with its name plate

It is not a Willys MB or the form 1958-1966 under license build Hotchkiss M201. It is 1942 - 1945 Ford GPW (General Purpose Willys-design). Willys had compete with Bantam and Ford to build a US Army truck 1/4 ton 4x4 Command Reconnaissance vehicle. The Willys MA won it but was modified to the Willys MB which was build 370,000 times. Ford build of the GPW 270,000 units until end of WW II. The MB and the GPW were nearly same but with a few differences that identifies a GPW, like a missing rear crossmember underneath the rear body section letter "F" on all bolts, bigger spokes at the steering wheel. But the main difference is the first crossmember, a pressed steel crossmember on a GPW and round tubular crossmember on a MB. The 1/24 Jeep from Italeri is in fact a Ford GPW due to the first crossmember the missing rear crossmember The correct answer were sent in by ChrisR otherunicorn Rihard Bratrop Russel C Ace-Gareguy Fabrux Thom DonW Congratulations

In my opinion is 3D printing also a kind of scratch building. If you did all the 3 D models for your project yourself and print them then I would say it is similar to scratch building. But buying a 3 D printed kit or ready to print 3D models has nothing to do with scratch building.

HINT: this one seems to be tricky. The type could be a bit complicated. The first 3 digits stands für HP the digits behind the letter stood for gross vehicle weigth. Check the tire size, the smaller the gross vehicle weight the smaller the tire!

I think this time was a bit tough due to the fact that the type wasn't that easy to identify. Magirus Deutz had named their trucks until 1964 after planets and stars, like Mercur, Saturn or Sirus. After 1964 they used the an new identification were the first numbers represent the power of the engine and the second numbers stood for GCW. In German called "Eckhauber" (edge nose) trucks were the AWD version of the "Rundhauber" (round nose) on-road trucks. There were engine available between 125 and 230 HP and the GCW goes from 9t up to 26t in 4x4 or 6x6 axle configurations available. You could only identify them via the nameplate at the side of the hood. Truck with higher GCW had 10-20 tires while the smaller GCW trucks had 9-20 tires. Deutz engines were air cooled 6 or 8 or 12 cylinder. Until 1958 there was also a 4 cylinder air cooled diesel available which had a smaller hood in but same length as the hoods for 6, 8 or 12 cylinder engines trucks. I took the picture during a photo shooting for the owner of this 1967 Magirus Deutz 125D10 (only in German). This truck was a former firefighter vehicle that was converted to a flatbed truck. This truck is power by a 6 cylinder air cooled diesel engine. Most answers were not 100% correct due to the above mentioned points but I said correct for most of them. otherunicorn ChrisR Fabrux (You got it 100% correct) thatz4u Ace-Garageguy Congratulations

Hint. The rear trunk trim is all chrome. (Same car as above different angle)

I thought that this would be an easy one but some guys had their problems with the correct year of this car. 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk or Studebaker Grand Turismo Hawk This was the final development of the Hawk lineup that started with the Golden Hawk in 1956. The Hawk was the top line form Studebaker. In 1962 a radical facelift of the old Hawk gave it a more European look. At the front a Mercedes styled grill along with rectangular turn signal lights while at the trunk a brushed aluminum cover was installed. In 1963 the turn siglnal ligths at the front were round and the Studebaker Hawk nameplate was now covered by a black strip in the aluminium cover at the rear. There were some discussions about the color of the rear indicators. There were clear and also amber lens installed. It is not clear if the amber lights were only for export cars or not. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn Richard Bartrop Ace-Garageguy CHris R thatz4u Thom Congratulations

This car is in principal a prototype or preproduction car like the Chrysler Turbine car. A series cars were build and sent to selected customers to test them under real day drive conditions. Usually those cars had to be scrapped after the test period is over. But like the Chrysler Turbine car a few cars weren't destroyed. And this one is one of those. It is located in Germany, registered and regularly drive to classic car shows. Between 1969 and 1971 Citroen wanted to build 500 cars with a single rotor engine and want to sell them to high milage drivers in France. But only 267 Citroen M35 were sold. After the the end of the test period Citroen tried to rebuy these cars but failed. Approximately 80 cars are still existing. Some in museum some on the road like this one. The M35 is based on the Citroen Ami 8. The chassis of the AMI 8 was modified for a hydropneumatic suspension and the Wankel engine. The engine is a cut in half 2-rotor NSU Ro80 engine which had 498 ccm and 49 hp. This car is prototype #63 The correct answer were sent in by DonW ChrisR Mittagskind thatz4u Richard Bartrop otherunicorn matthijsgrit Earl Marischal Ace-Garageguy Congratulations

I got today a delivery of a well known shop in Canada who is selling copies of Strato Models Detroit Diesel 6V-71 engine kit . I'm currently build the original Strato Models Detroit Diesel 6V-71 kit and it is exactly the same except the resin color. I know that Strato Models did only 25 -30 kits and those were sold in a box and not in a plastic bag. I usually doesn't support those guys how sell copies of other casters., but I didn't know this. Pavel from Strato Models is not happy with this.