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Folks got me a 64 Galaxie Craftsman and a 49 Ford when I had my tonsils out c.1967. I handled the Galaxie OK, and Dad helped with the 49. Or I helped Dad, IDK. I built miscellaneous small scale planes and ships, and some small scale cars. First 1/25 glue kit I did by myself was the MPC Mr. Norm Charger funny car. Dad helped with the paint because Mom was SURE I was going to spray paint my face instead of the car.

It was mentioned a while back on this site that Kenny passed away. He did a custom sheet for me, and they turned out great. R.I.P.

GT/CSs weren't GTs. If the SS wheel was ordered on a GT/CS, it would have had a plain cap. That said, if it was equipped with the 302-4V or 390, it could have been ordered with the GT equipment group and would have had the GT center caps. I have heard that three 428 CJ GT/CSs were built and they would have had the GT caps as well. I am slightly older than you are, and I grew up ~100 miles from the plant where these cars were built. They were pretty common when I was a kid and started appearing in the wrecking yards in the late 1970s. I am by no means an expert, but the overwhelming number of these cars I saw were 289-2V automatics with manual drums and low option content (AM radio, standard interior, no A/C, etc.) They were definitely available other ways, but I suspect that hardly any of the dealers ordered them as performance or luxury-oriented cars unless a customer special ordered one that way.

Bangle Butt? Well, not really the same, but still infamous.

Coral Orange for $7900 looks interesting.

I shot one with the Duplicolor engine paint over Tamiya pink primer and it came out great IMHO. Using a primer definitely helps the engine paint cover better with fewer coats (again IMHO). One thin coat covered very well and it agreed with the Tamiya primer.

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Ron_Courtney's_1951_Ford

Ugh. When I was 14, my parents and I went to northern Alabama to visit my dad's family. It was a bit of a culture shock for me, but fun. My grandmother had a 20-30 pound mutt. One afternoon, there were maybe 10-12 of us sitting on her porch, and the dog walked up from the yard, flopped down, and proceeded to "do that" and seemed to enjoy having an audience. Everyone was watching in silent polite horror. My slightly younger cousin Greg suddenly blurted out, "Steve, did you teach him that trick?" Of course, I was mortified.

Very weird,unless Spotlight got them from "a collection" they were reselling.

We have been asked to not do anything that uses excessive amounts of power from 4-9 PM. Laundry, dishwasher, unnecessary lights, etc. And yes, charging cars. The folks I know that own EVs and PHEVs are already charging on off-peak hours anyway because the power is cheapest then. Saying that Californians can't charge their "mandated" electric cars and leaving out the 4-9 PM part is borderline fake news.

I saw in the "What Did You Get Today" thread that @niteowl7710 recently received one.

Phone says it's 115 in my area, expected to reach 116. It's 111 outside my south-facing front eaves in the semi shade. I am in an eastern suburb of Sacramento.

It's all cool if it helps pay the bills...... LOL

Dude, aren't you like 6' 5" or something? Not exactly built for underdash work.

True, and no worries. Not sure what you are building, but there are several versions of the Revell '68 out there. Some only have the parts to build the Bullit car, and some have stock CJ/GT parts as well. They are all big blocks. The version you have pictured can built to resemble a 390 GT or a 428 CJ.

The black one is a '66

Not generally a NASCAR builder, but I ordered two directly from Salvino's last night.

One could argue that the Polyglas and Wide Ovals are just this for pre-1971 cars.

The "FORD" letters appear to be 2+ scale inches high, but the overall shape of the hood doesn't look awful to me. I have an original, a couple of hardtops, and a couple of promos. I will have to dig them out and inspect.

"Avocado" sounds a lot like the Portuguese word for attorney.

This was a lot of fun for a newly-minted 20-year old. Laying in the sun, drinking (!), chilling, and listening to four bands for $15. I believe that my ticket was a birthday gift from friends.

Yes. I have a friend that works for the local railroad museum and he mentioned that. Their steam excursion locomotive has been offline now for a while, I have forgotten why.

At what point did you stop reading what this was really about? And what does this have to do with electric Dodge Chargers?

Modelhaus used to offer them in chrome and plain. They are now available in plain (unplated) from their son who is still selling wheels and tires. https://www.modelhaustires.com/collection/802