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The body lines look nice. If the engine and interior look as bad as their 62 Impala and 70 El Camino, I would definitely pass. I don't have that much love for the subject personally.

A synthetic cork would probably work better than the natural one. Dash looks great!

Kris Morgan (MAD Modeling) makes a nice resin C4 with a separate pan. I don't know what his international shipping policy is though. http://www.madmodeling.com/store/ccp0-prodshow/c4.html

A very solid looking 61 Falcon still working for a living.

First the dam, now the fire. More excitement than Oroville has seen for 40 or so years. Glad you are safe (again).

It is a little different here. The Bolt with convenience package and nothing else is $38050 US. The federal government throws in a $7500 tax credit and California throws in a $2500 rebate. That makes it $28050. My local utility company will give you a free level 2 charger ($650 retail) or a $599 rebate. Installation isn't included. I don't have 220 in my garage, and the panel is about 60 feet away, so figure maybe $700 to add an outlet. The Sonic you cite is $20880 here. In reality, the Sonic will be considerably less than sticker right now, and the Bolt will be at sticker or above. My employer has four 110V outlets in the parking lot for electric car charging, and they do not charge for the power used. Unfortunately, it takes forever to charge a car at 110V. Also, we already have two Tesla Models S (sometimes 3), a Volt, and four Fusion Energis to share the four outlets with.

Both engines look like they have the very light duty "paper" 3 speed that was used in Falcons and Mustangs with the 6 cylinder. First gear isn't synchronized. It looks like they used it in 170 powered Econolines as well. Heavier duty versions used the full synchro V8 3-speed which has a top cover. I think that the paper 3 speed was discontinued after 66, at least in passenger cars.

Floyd, I have been following both of your builds. I have an original AMT 66 FB that I have been working on a little bit at a time for years, lol. The AMT rear valence panel has always bugged me. 66s had standard backup lamps, as well as the GT exhaust trumpets. Also, the bumper guards were deleted on GTs to make room for the trumpets.

That 70s Show notwithstanding, I would rather have a '70 myself. I assume that it will come with the chassis too? Should be a great seller, and a basis for converting to other years. Thanks to all involved!

Using Metalizer is a good way to subdue red or yellow plastic, but I agree with the guys otherwise.

Last Tuesday, I saw an older Bluebird school bus that had been tarted up and converted into a motor home. Behind it on a dolly was a bright green (think Sassy Grass) 2CV. Definitely not something that you see every day. Yesterday, a very nice 58 Mercury and an extremely nice 35 Ford V8 pickup. Ford was on the freeway, probably topped out at around 55 mph, lol.

Great build JC. Looking forward to the next installment.

John, that is an interesting idea with the RTV. I will have to try it!

A.K.A. April Fool's Day?

If you are careful adding the trim, you can add a black vinyl top. Paint looks really nice in the photo.

No no no no! The ones that went for big money are the FIRST EDITIONS. The ones on the way now are COPIES. The originals will be as coveted as AMT uni body pickups! The copies will be two for $10 at the swap meet.

Expiration Date is a fun little indie black comedy about a 24 year old guy who believes that he will be killed by a milk truck on his 25th birthday as were his father and grandfather. It's silly and irreverent, but a lot of fun to see Charlie put his life in order because he knows that he is going to die. Spoiler alert: he doesn't die.

Mailed a birthday present to the nephew in Orange County and some parts to a member in Kentucky on a Saturday morning. Both packages went USPS first class, and both were delivered on Monday.

Last thing I bought was 1:1 parts from a dealership in California, so I expected sales tax.

Put a post in "wanted". I am sure that someone here will send you a better set if you want to stay with chrome. Must be quite a few of these in parts boxes.

Bill, you and I are the same age. In second grade, I would have sworn that my teacher was seven feet tall and 80 years old. I didn't stay in contact with her, but my parents did because she lived nearby. She attended my mom's memorial in 1999. I was surprised to see that she had shrunk to about 5' 5" and had just had her 80th birthday.

So, spill the beans Pat. What did he get today? Curious about what someone his age would pick. I was 9 when the neighbor injured his back. He asked my dad if he could hire me to mow the lawn. Wages were set at $2.00, which was the cost of a 1/25 car at the time. This went on for several years, and each time MPC raised the price of a kit, I had to plead the case and raise my price. Finally wound up at $5.00 and I was mowing and edging three neighbor's yards to feed my model addiction. I hope that the little guy enjoys building his first of 13000 kits!

Definitely like these. Would be in for some. Had a 1:1 68 County Sedan, so I will be anxiously awaiting the 68. Glad to have you here on the forum!

Don, what flea market has that kind of stuff? Seems like none of the thrift stores and such have models around here. If they did, they would think the Corvette was really from 1957 and ask $100 for it.