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My current project is a 1961 Ford F100 Utility. cab is from Dan's Models before Moebius brought the F100 on the market. Utility box from a 1965 F100. Chassis, rims and twin turbo Coyote engine are 3d printed.

Looking good. Got mine today

This is a 1986 - 1990 Ford Escort RS Turbo. It was the top model of the Escort. The engine was a 1600cc fuel-injected CVH engine taken from the S1 Turbo but now fitted with the Garret T3 turbo (water-cooled, unlike the S1), revised engine management settings, lower overall gearing, an improved gearbox and limited-slip differential, a larger clutch and improved KE Jetronic unit and inter-cooler. Suspension and chassis changes included stiffer front and rear springs, uprated anti-roll bars, mechanical ABS and larger brakes. The S2 car produced an impressive 132bhp at 5750 rpm, with maximum torque of 133 lb/ft produced at 2750 rpm, giving it ample performance with a top speed of 125 mph and a 0-60mph time of 8.3 seconds. The correct answer were sent in by: Fabrux Bainford otherunicorn Ace-Garageguy ChrisR stitchup DonW matthijsgrit Matt Bacon Congratulation

Tim, i think that the Stromberg 97 carbs from Model Car Garage are the best that you can get. The valve cover are also very good. I had used them one all of my flathead models

Replicas Miniatures of Maryland has a bunch of Flathead parts. Don't forget Model Car Garage they also have some nice stuff

Nearly complete

What's going on guys? No clue what this car is? Let me give you a hint. The designer envisioned the car "would be Build by black hands in a Black community". An idea what car this is?

Excellent build Adam

The mid engined 1969 Corvin Getaway was created by Afro-American photographer and designer Cliff Hill. He wanted it to serve as both an inexpensive, agile city car suited to Los Angeles driving conditions, and a source of reliable, well-paying jobs that would allow Black families in Los Angeles to build wealth. He envisioned that it is build by Black hands in a Black community. He starts with to work on the car shortly after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. The only prototype was finished in 1969. Many black celebrities like Sidney Portier, Muhammed Ali or Marvin Gaye supported the presentation of the Getaway at the 1970 Los Angeles Auto Show. Hall couldn't get enough money together to get the Getaway into production . He stored it for many years in his garage. First he loaned the Getaway to the Peterson Auto Museum later he donated it to the museume. It was fully restored in 2018. Under the fibreglass's body was originally a motorcycle engine and transmission planned. The only prototype was powered by a 4 cylinder Subaru engine that was mated to a Subaru transmission. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn thatz4u Matt Bacon Ace-Garageguy Bainford Congratulations

Old revell/Germany truck druck figure added. I have to remove 2 mm of the cab because it doesn't fit the truck cabin, GRRRRRRR!

And some progress on the interior. A driver is ready for paint.

Next will be the engine. I'm not sure if it is a Cummins NH200 or NH220.

Let me give you a hint. This car was the last rear engine car for this manufacturer until today. It was produced along a front engine car.

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It seems that a prewar car makes it tough for you to find the correct answer. This car is a Mercedes Benz 170 H (W28) build from 1936 - 1939. The W28 was a derivative of the former W23 (Typ 130) which uses parts of the front engine W136 (Typ 170 V) . The H stood for Heckmoter (Rear engine) while V stood for Frontmotor (front engine). The engine was a flathead 4 cylinder lilne engine with 1697ccm and 38 HP. The 170H was more luxurious than the 170 V and 15% more expensive. With the upcoming WW II and less demand production was stopped in 1939. The correct answer were sent in by: thatz4u thedragsterdude DonW Junkman Ace-Garageguy Congratulations

Thank you for all your comments

This model is not based on the old amt Henderson. This is a 3D printed kit from Cixmodels from Italy. The have excellent board track racer's in 1/34, 1/24, 1/12 and 1/6.

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A nightmare was the installation of the rear axles. YOu need at least 4 hands to hoöd everthing in place and glue the tiny parts to the axle and the frame. But in the end it I got it fixed

Thanks Bren. I used the kit hood as a master to get the rough shape then I used a rolling tool from RPToolz to get the correct radius. I used 0.2 mm brass sheet.

This time a car from Japan was the one in question. This is a 1971 Subaru FF-1 station wagon. It was also called Subaru FF-1 Star. The FF-1 (A-14) was development of the Subaru 1000. It was powered by a 1100 ccm flat four cylinder engine (EA-61) when it was introduced 1969 in Japan. It was sold in the USa from 1970-1971 as the FF-1 Star while the 1972 model was sold as the Subuaru FF-1 1100. A second 1300 cc engine (EA-62) joined the line up in 1971. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn Ace-Garageguy Snowbear Thedragsterdude thatz4u Congratulations

I had started with the excellent Strato Models Kenworth 925 with sleeper. The frame is a a photoetched one that I had soldered together. The quality of the frame is similar to those of the A&N Trucks photoechted frames. You can build the truck either with a Kenworth factory build sleeper or without. I cut out the rear opening to the cab to fit the sleeper to it. The Cummins NH200 is covered by a resin hood with photoetched side panels. To show the engine you have to lift the whole thing from the truck. No way I want a folding hood. I first did one out of thin copper sheet with rolled in hinges. I wasn't happy with the result, therefore I made a new one out of brass with single hinges that were soldered to the panel.

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This odd looking car is a Bombardier Venus. In the early 1980 the president of L’Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée visit Paris and was fascinated by cars that could be driven by 14 year old child's and those didn't require a licence. Due to the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards such micro cars are illegal in Canada. In 1984 Bombardier found Daihatsu as a manufacturing partner for the Project Venus (Vehicle, Economical, New, Utilitarian, Safe). Bombardier wants to build most of the car while Daihatsu provides engine and transmission. It never went in to production. The correct answer were sent in: Ace-Garageguy otherunicorn thatz4u Thedragsterdude Congratulations

Some thought that this is a photoshoped car, it isn't. This is a 1982 VAM Lerma. Vehiculos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) was a license partner of American Motors Corporation AMC) in Mexico. VAM imported and produced cars and light trucks under licensefrom Willys, AMC, Chrysler, Jeep, Renault or Eagle, they also designed their own vehicles based on AMC platforms. The Lerma was one of those. The Lerma was a cut and weld built body. The front section was based on an AMC Concord, while the rear half was used from a AMC Spirit. VAM present the design to AMC but manufacturing cost and the sales the aging Concord/Spirit line were not up to adding a new body stlye. The correct answer were sent in by: ChrisR otherunicorn Thedragsterdude Fabrux Ace-Garageguy thatz4u Bainford Bucky Congratulations, well done.