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Scored this sealed (or resealed) GMC and some Spaz Stick at the LHS today. They must have purchased part of a collection or something. They also had the 72 stepside, a Mach Won, and an original AMT 62 Corvette. Some other stuff too, like the original Revell 240Z, original red, white and blue 53 Chevy panel truck POS that we all tried to build as kids.

"Black plate" doesn't mean a whole lot on a pre 1963 vehicle. The black on yellow 1956 plates were replaced by yellow on black plates then. Plus, if you can come up with a pair of black plates that DMV considers clear (not assigned to a vehicle) they will let you reassign them to a 1963-69 vehicle. Likewise the earlier plates for an appropriate vehicle. Nice Cameo nonetheless.

Interesting. You didn't get the updated interior that we got in 1998. That is identical to the '95-'97 US models.

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You are correct. My foggy memory was picturing the slightly older style with the sharper peaks. Odd thing is that the valve covers aren't plated in the GT/GTA kit.

You are going to need the "Powered By Ford" valve covers from the Revell '68 CJ Mustang or '69 Mach 1 to make an accurate '67 FE engine. The stock LTD air cleaner will be a problem too. You may have to scratch build one or modify something to replicate it.

The AMT '70 Monte Carlo also has one.

It was definitely plastic, not diecast metal. Curbside, almost like a miniature promo.

When I was little, an older neighbor gave me a white plastic Oldsmobile, probably a '61 or '62 88. It was fairly well detailed if I remember correctly, with chrome parts, and probably 1/43 scale. I always thought that it was an assembled model, but maybe not. I can't seem to find anything on the internet showing that such an animal ever existed. Any ideas? The neighbor was killed in 1965, so I am assuming that he gave it to me in 1964 or so. The car itself is long gone. Thanks for any leads!

This W-30 is paint code 75, which Olds called Matador Red, Chevy called Cranberry Red, and Pontiac called Cardinal Red. You can see that the liners are a little lighter/brighter than the body color. If I remember correctly, the earlier A-Bodies had metal inner fenders, so the 66 GTO had plastic liners on the bottom. When GM went to the plastic inner fenders, they just molded them in red plastic.

Completely un-helpful as they were. The ones that I remember seeing were kind of an orangy-red, kind of like Chrysler Hemi Orange/TorRed. Being red and being plastic, they tended to fade and hold dirt and grease. I think that I would try the model master Hemi Orange with dullcoat and see if it looks right.

Probably not. Doesn't the magazine give you a car allowance?

They are plastic even if they are black. I had a '70 Cutlass convertible in the early 80s.

E85 is 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline. E15 is 15% ethanol, 85% gasoline. The EPA says that it is LEGAL in 2001 and newer PASSENGER CARS, not light trucks or other engines. That is, it will not adversely affect the emissions of 2001 and later cars. This is what Ford and GM say about E15: http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/9195/gm-ford-announce-e15-compatibility-with-new-models If you want to use it, it's easy: Trade your '07 for a '16

Not really fond of 1960 cars, but I would probably want a Crocus Cream Impala convertible. Make it a 348 with lots of options. One of my cousins had one. He was killed in Vietnam in 1965, but his parents used it as a daily driver until 1969 or so. I have fond childhood memories of that old boat.

This has been in the local news lately: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article75892317.html By all reports, a really sweet young female shepherd that appears to have had a pot of boiling water poured on her I am sure that she will have many offers of adoptive homes once she heals a bit. Just like the Chihuahua that the CHP corralled on the Bay Bridge a few weeks ago.

If you know the DPI of the image and the size of the image in pixels, you know the size in inches. (That is, if you can't find exactly what you are looking for)

You may have seen a Renault Clio. They sell them there. Mexico gets a lot of cool stuff that we don't.

I suspect that both of those vehicles had Mexican license plates.

I still have most of my original convertible in very restorable condition. I have toyed with rebuilding it on a 68 Road Runner chassis and Hemi. I even went as far as to order new bumpers and taillights from Modelhaus.

AMT 1989 Ford Taurus - promo and kit I think that the kit was also released as a 1990 (identical) and as a 1991 with the updated stock wheels.

Yeah. Pretty much true about the explanation. I will attempt to explain the fruit thing though. It's not the fruit, live plants, or bouquet of flowers that they care about. It is the little critters that may be hitchhiking along with them that we don't want here. Agriculture is too important here to introduce yet another non-native pest to destroy citrus, almonds, grape vines, etc. I once had a chat at a SoCal hotel with a chap from Vancouver. As he was walking down the ramp in the (international) airport, an officer barked at him to stop. He finally figured out that the apple he was eating was the problem and the officer was pointing for him to put it in the trash. Guy was internally panicking because he had a small quantity of another "agricultural product" in his pocket.

Grand Touring is the top trim here. You have to get the autotragic transmission to get the tech package wit adaptive cruise control and lane keeping with the automatic high beams. Mine has adaptive lighting and blind spot detection with rear cross traffic though. Has 1300 miles so far and seems quicker every day. Upper end of the tach is getting more pleasant. Our other car is a 2014 Focus Titanium with the handling package. Cornered the market for fun to drive affordable compacts, I think.

Just got this three weeks ago. 2016 Mazda 3S Grand Touring with the 6-speed manual.

I haven't been to Hobby Town for a while. Last time I was there, it seemed like they may have been reducing the number of car kits they had on the shelf. They had a decent assortment of Model Master paint, but some holes in the Tamiya stuff.