Tom Geiger

I will be going to the race in Wildwood NJ with my friend Bill this fall. I will watch intently, ask tons of questions and bring back photos. Talking with people who had been to the races, it was said that they were lax with the rules once the cars were on the beach. Rules say no headlights, but the header photo for the rules page shows cars with headlights, some taped up, others just there. i had built my model for the TROG Class at Mid-Atlantic NNL, but I had headlights and bobbed rear fenders on the car. The fenders weren’t glued, just pressed on, so I removed them. I didn’t want to damage the model, so I kept the lights. If I was asked to remove the model from the table, I would’ve been fine with it. The fenders are back on the car now as I prefer the look.

That’s really cool. I always enjoy seeing hot rods from different countries and the spins people put on them!

Very nice! The fact that you owned the 1:1 makes it very special indeed!

We were out and about in the river and state border towns of Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA. And it was a nice sunny day and the old cars were out in droves. Lots of open tops, a '57 Chevy coupe, '68 Firebird convertible, a bunch of Corvettes and interesting... at least five of those Polaris Slingshot three wheelers. Didn't have the phone out quick enough to get photos.

Some dashboards are symmetrical and easy to swap. Here’s an AMT 51 Chevy I did sometime back. Others like the 55-56 Chevy could even be done without cutting, as easy as pasting photo reduced images

Great build! Right in my zone!

Nice finds! I like the Buick convertible with the up top! I have one awaiting restoration. I also have some Daulphenes, yours is one of the better ones that came with an interior. I watched one like that sell for $40 plus $10 postage on eBay this week. And the Corvair with the custom parts is neat! Restore it that way!

Sad! Those thoughtless vandals need some jail time. Our shows are a single day with set up in the mornings. One of the reasons.

I have the Porsche tractor and will get this one too. I'm sure the hoods will make their way onto some rat rods too!

It's a funny thing. The written rules and what they actually allow once on the beach. I was talking to someone who went to the races the past few years. He said that his buddy removed his headlights and windshield to compete, and then they allowed cars in that had them! Even on the official rules list... the header shows cars that don't comply with the rules, in competition action shots. I'm planning on going to the TROG event in Wildwood, NJ this fall.

I've never gotten notifications, which is just fine. I get way too much email and I do check the board daily. I am on a board for another hobby where I wanted to get notifications, and somehow AOL was blocking them. I switched my address over to my gmail one and I'm getting notifications just fine.

Very nice! My introduction to the Samurai was in 1986 in Colorado. I went to a computer seminar and someone took us to lunch in their new Samurai. They weren't available across the USA yet, so I had never seen one. I thought it was pretty primitive and liked it. I was sitting in the back seat and you could feel every bump! Go forward a few years and I rented one on Aruba. I drove it for a few days, it didn't even come from the rental place with the top. It was a lot of fun to tool around the island. When I got back to the USA I investigated getting one. I test drove one in New Jersey and realized it wouldn't be great on our busy and fast highways. So I moved one model up and bought a Geo Tracker, the Chevy version of the Suzuki Sidekick. This was 1991. My daughter was young at the time and loved my bright yellow convertible Tracker. So I bought the Fujimi Samurai kit and we built it to match my Tracker's color scheme. I still have that model sitting prominently in my show case! Model built in 1992 by my 10 year old daughter with my coaching! My Geo Tracker. Yes, 1991 was 28 years ago and what happened to the Tracker? It's out in my garage right now!

Thank you! I've been told that the car has "the look", color scheme and style. That's what wins in People's Choice. It's not that complicated or detailed a model. It's an original 1962 release of the kit that had the parts like the toneau cover, cycle fenders and frame mounted headlights. It was started and I had to undo all the little kid work. The chassis is absolutely stock from the box. I wired the engine. I added bigger rear tires from the '28 Lincoln kit. I chopped the windshield and roll bar. I added the wood floor. The hubs are Molotov pen. It was a simple and fun build. Which is why I'm really enjoying this old Monogram kit series.

Very nice! I have always liked the Opel GT since I was a kid in Germany when they were new! A few summers ago I pulled into a local gas station in my Geo Tracker with the roof off and came across a guy gassing up an Opel GT. He nodded at me as car guys will acknowledge each other. I walked over and complimented his car and he was pleased I could identify it. He said most people couldn't! Wheeler Dealers had a nice episode on the Opel GT that I enjoyed, and learned a bit about the car too! I have a few of those AMT units in a box. I should get them out and rebuild them! I had planned on building one with the lights open.

Yes! The American Post Exchange in Europe sold Raleigh bikes.

Very Nice! I love the wagon conversion

Thanks Guys! I did get a few more of this series while at the show. Cheap too! The woody was $15.

I like it! That's one loooong bed! I have one of those kits around here somewhere. Years ago I was going to build it for the motorcycle category at shows.

I just came across this Under Glass thread and thought I'd add this as the finale. I was shocked when they announced my name! I did display the car without the rear fenders (they are just press fit) since TROG doesn't allow fenders in their rules. I don't build for competition anymore, just for my own enjoyment. I did build it with this show's theme in mind but just to participate. I had never won a theme award before! My thanks to the Mama Organization, Ron Bradley who was the award sponsor and everyone who voted for my car! And now my friend Bill and I are planning on attending the TROG races in Wildwood, NJ this fall!

Be careful! The oil will leak out that hole in the block! Your wheels are in the mail!

I lived in Germany in that era and I had a Raleigh Chopper! Orange one here got stolen and was replaced with a yellow one.

Bingo! People like and collect the cars they grew up with. I remember in the early 1970s people were saying nobody would ever collect 1970s cars because of all the plastic in them that wouldn't be restorable! Well, 1970s cars are very collectible today. And time has a way of changing how we look at things. Back then we pitied the carless kids who had to drive their mom's station wagon to school. Today, even those wagons look good to us!

I got this one in September. In my glee to snag it for $10 I didn't notice a previous owner had carved rear doors into the body. Not a bad job, so it will have to be built that way.

Oh what the heck.... 1950 Ford pickup that's been sitting forever. Paint is surely dry! I will start working on it. Note the custom bed and roof. This will be interesting.

What ever you'd like! As long as we are finishing something! Snake has convinced me to wait until the next "Bring Out Your Dead" round since I have one about to be entered into the current round.