Harry P.

I grew up in Chicago, too. Lived in the city until our son was born. Then we moved to the 'burbs. But I have nothing but great memories of growing up in the city as a kid. But the city I grew up in is a bit different than the city today. Times change, and not always for the better.

"I get the news I need on the weather report. I can gather all the news I need on the weather report."

Wow. That is one cool looking car. Joe... where was that, specifically?

Very sharp! Nice job, I especially like the wheels... always have been a fan of that style.

This site only allows a very small amount of space to upload images directly from your computer, because this site is NOT meant to be a photo hosting site. Can you imagine the amount of storage space we would need if this site hosted all of the photos we constantly post here? The right way to do it it to open a photo hosting account, like Photobucket. Photo hosting sites are designed to do just that... host (or store) your images on their servers. Load all your images into albums on your photo hosting site, then you post the link to your photos here in your posts, not the actual photo itself. The photo stays parked on your photo hosting site's server, taking up their space, yet we can still see the image here in your posts because you posted the link to the image here–but not the image itself. I have used Photobucket for many years, have hundreds (maybe thousands) of photos posted there, and still am at only 18% of my FREE account capacity.

AMT doesn't think so.

Real rubber tires look a lot different (more realistic) than most vinyl tires.

Right! And the "cure" wasn't a pill, it was a smack on the backside!

Yes, many came with beautiful real wood cabinetry. Our Motorola B/W set had a real wooden cabinet. I remember somehow the side of the cabinet got scratched and my mom freaked out! And I remember that when you turned it on, it had to "warm up" for a few seconds before the picture came on. You changed the channel by turning the big knob at the top of the control panel... no remote. And only 4-5 channels. Yet again, we somehow managed to do just fine without 300 channels...

Aren't they vinyl?

Beautifully done and super clean! I like it.

We had a B/W TV. I remember my dad taking a tube out of the back and taking it to the grocery store where they had a TV tube checking machine where you could check the tube to see if the it was blown or still good. If bad, you just bought a new tube and plugged it back in to your TV set... problem solved!

Great stuff, Rich! And so true. These days we've evolved into such fragile, frail, injury and desease-susceptible creatures that we can't enter a store without "sanitizing" the shopping cart handle! When I was a kid we all rode our bikes all day long. Bike helmets were unknown, yet somehow we all miraculously managed to survive to adulthood without a tragic "no bike helmet"-related accident. I guess we were just super lucky back then...

At the old monastery high in the mountains, the monks must take a rigid vow of silence. Only on Christmas day, and only by one monk, and only with one sentence, is the vow allowed to be broken. One Christmas, while the monks are seated at their Christmas dinner, Brother Thomas is allowed to speak. "I like the mashed potatoes," he says and he sits down. Silence ensues for 365 days. The next Christmas, once again the monks are seated at Christmas dinner when Brother Michael gets his turn to speak. "I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and I hate them!" Once again, silence ensues for another 365 days. The next Christmas the monks are again seated at their Christmas dinner when Brother Paul rises and says, "I am fed up with this constant bickering!"

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to go on a camping trip. After dinner and a nice bottle of wine, they decide to call it a night and crawl into their tent and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up, looks around, and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky, and by your powers of deduction, tell me what you make of the situation." Watson looks up and replies, "I see millions of stars." "And what does that tell you?" Watson ponders for a minute. "Well...astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. And meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes?" "Watson, you idiot! Someone has stolen our tent!"

A "sprayer?" Why not just buy a can of spray paint?

The thin rods are actual brass wire. All the other "brass" is paint. I don't like the look of brass plated kit parts... they are always that mirror-finish show car looking brass; I doubt many owners kept the brass on their everyday cars back then looking like that, so I try to go for a more "natural" brass look. I use Rustoleum "Metallic Brass," then a coat of Testors Transparent Black window tint, then finally a black wash made of black acrylic craft paint and Future to accent the "nooks and crannies" and give the parts some depth.

The man? Or the company?

It's barely 8 inches long. Wanna call a cop?

A few days. Remember, no engine to deal with.

I think I'd pass. Building the same kit over and over would drive me crazy.

Remember, don't post any hints or answers here. PM me with year, make, and model. The answer: 1959-65 Panhard PL17

Maybe this will work. I just enlarged some of the existing photos. I might have to take new ones with macro on.

That is one bee-yoo-tiful model.

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