Modelmartin

Very nice build and detailed correctly. If I make make one suggestion to make it look even better - Keystone wheels had black accents on each side of the spokes. It would really set the model off nicely to add that. Use PollyS flat black. It has a water base so if you slop it where you don't want it it will wipe off without damaging the chrome. Keep up the good work.

Beanbags for brains!!! I say let him voluntarily thin out the herd.

Back in the day, I believe that Baracudas outsold Challengers by a bunch. Too bad Chrysler killed off Plymouth and the chance to use the Baracuda name. I don't know if that would have helped sales. I don't like the car anyway. It is too tall and looks ungainly. The Camaro has a great look and stance and the Mustang is pretty good too. The Challenger is awkward looking. I think the whole retro thing is shortsighted anyway. As show cars they are great. It gives the designers something fun to do and it generates enthusiasm. But on the other hand show cars in the good old days were about the future, not the past. I prefer going forward, not backward.

I think the interior on the blue car was that color. I had a few pics of it. The headlights are probably off of the Heller also. I built the Jo-Han coupe also and I thought it went very well. The key is finding an older release with the Gold-cup logo on it. The tooling was much better condition. The only thing I changed was the ride height in the rear. i thought it was too high out of the box. I have always picked up classic car kits over the years when I saw them cheap. I have rarely paid more than $10 or $15 for complete kits. I paid a bit more for Monogram metal kits. I have stacks of parts cars too. Too many actually! I will probably start throwing some of them on Ebay soon. I think have at least 10-12 Duesenbergs kicking around and 3 or 4 Gangbusters Lincoln roadsters.

Skip, I did the Blue coupe and you are in for it!! The rear deck and the area between the rear fender and the roof all have to be re-shaped. I used the spare cover and hood sides from a Heller 540K. Also the tops of the doors have to be re-done. Is that enough yet?? The skirting on all four fenders is deeper on the Coupe than on the Monogram roadster. It needs to be extended all the way around. I did make all of the changes plus added new chrome strips. I enjoyed it but do have to say that it is the most work I have ever done on a model and no one notices! I have to say that that kit is one of Monogram's most inaccurate.

Modelhaus.

Congrats, Darin! All the best to you.and your bride!

......and they typically had no throttle (it was wide open all the time, speed controlled by a magneto cut-off switch)and no clutch! It was definitely for the brave or the foolhardy!

I know the actual car.....Real.

A Russian assembled Chrysler! EEEEUUUUUWWWW! I thought those things were bad enough over here. I suppose they are better than Russian assembled FIATs.......oh wait... who runs Chrysler now?

I guess it confirms my auto history nerdiness. I knew what it was right away and just looked up the proper name for it. It was a big car and it was rear engined!

You will really be surprised when you find out what it actually is!

I like it! Great job!

I know! I was researching Blower Bentley dashboards for some guy!

I hope it's a Camero with Cragers and is a convertable. Your welcome. Their we go again.

I concur with the dash lights. I ran across these same items on the '48 Ferrari that won Lemans in 49. They looked identical and were mounted vertically. Besides that - what would you need a defroster for in that car! I don't even think they had heaters in them! Those big engines radiated enough heat. The bowls on the lower part of the dash are the drip feeds for the supercharger gears. I also agree on the fuel pressure pump handle.

I could just about scream everytime I see someone (and there are a lot of people including some boxart artists!) who seem to think that everyone's favorite gasser material is called a Willy's. IT IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF A GUY NAMED WILLY. Willy's is possesive. The actual and real name of the car is Willys. The founder of the company was named John North Willys. It is disrespectful to so casually misspell his name especially after he gave us such cool cars. The second syllable is pronounced like the name Chris. Always has and always should be. And yes I am a spelling nazi and a snob, etc, etc. so don't even bother complaining about me and my superior attitudes. Sheesh!

I think that was due to "Trans Am" being licensed by the SCCA to Monogram. It was an exclusive deal so when MPC came out with theirs they did the random letters on the decal sheet thing. I believe that GM had to license the "Trans Am" name from SCCA also.

Why waste energy arguing about trashy cars?

Kill your TV! It rots your brain.

But Brooks was the first! I always thought the Excalibur was atrocious. It was the original pimp-mobile, gold chain express. The weird thing is that he was a DESIGNER and he came up with that!

The Hanomag pre-dated all of those designs. Google it!

It was. The car was called the Mint Grasshopper or something like that. It was featured in Hot Rod in late 50s, early 60s.

That looks very prototypical. It also looks like you had fun building it. Very cool.

Why is anyone obligated to participate?