Harry P.

The black panel lines are too dark already... do not add more. Aside from that, what's not to like? It's beautiful!

I'm pretty sure black smoke means no pope yet, white smoke means a new pope has been chosen. Not sure what the other colors mean...

PT Cruiser? Chevy HHR? VW Beetle? Embarrassing to be seen in? Really? I think those three cars are actually pretty cool, or at least certainly nothing to be embarrassed about. Another of those "who came up with this list???" type of list...

Oops! Sorry, I missed you. It's there now...

Tuckers were built in a huge factory on the south side of Chicago at Cicero and 72nd Street. The plant was used to manufacture B29 bomber engines during WWII, and after the war Preston Tucker got possession of it from the US government. At that time it was the largest building in the world. After the collapse of the Tucker corporation the plant had various tenants over the years. Eventually part of it was used to manufacture Tootsie Rolls! And another part of it was turned into the Ford City mall.

This week's car is a 2008-present Marussia B1, the first Russian sports car! Who got it right: wisdonm Chris R foxer Badluck 13 matthijsgrit george53 maltsr mr chips patami Richard Bartop sjordan2 customsrus

Speaking of history... in Chicago, south Michigan Avenue used to have a whole string of auto dealers. Now the area is basically run down and slummy and you wouldn't want to be down there after dark (or even during the day), but if you look closely you can still see various old logos like "Packard" in some of the buildings facades... stonework above the entrance, mosaic tile logos at the entrance floor, etc. None of these buildings are auto dealers now... that all went away years ago, now the buildings are mostly run-down hulks. But south Michigan Avenue used to be "dealer's row" in Chicago back in the '20s and '30s. Hudson dealer then: Same building today, vacant: "Dealer's Row" today. Not quite what it used to be. That old Hudson dealer in the photos above can be seen towards the right in the photo below:

Not in our lifetimes. Just rebuilding the city alone would take decades. Detroit has almost as much empty land now as it has buildings. In fact, I was watching a TV show the other day and they were talking about how some Detroit residents are living completely "off the grid" by growing their own food on the vacant land, keeping chickens and bees, etc... because city services are so bad–or even non-existent in some areas. No streetlights. No water, no 911 response, etc. How scary is that? A major American metropolis has devolved into some sort of "Lord of the Flies" every-man-for-himself wilderness. Unbelievable!

No fair kicking Detroit when it's down!

I like to think of it as "tough love"...

For a while there I thought I was the only one who thinks the Uncertain T is certainly ugly...

But it does have a mirror! but no inside mirror...

I wouldn't be interested if it was 75¢!

Google search to find as many reference photos as possible.

Prince Harry to clean up my act???

I'm not sure I like the "buy a few parts a month" thing. Although it does seem to make the model "affordable" and takes attention away from the real price!

Yeah, that one I know. I've never seen a modern 1/8 Citroen. Sorry, I wasn't clear.

Pocher makes you jump through hoops to assemble everything! But the shutters on Pocher RRs are nice... they're metal strips with the vertical rib embossed into each vane, just like the real deal, and the RR radiators go together well. Too bad the rest of the kits aren't that painless!

He missed the spare tire well.

"Hey... where's the alternator bracket?" "Don't need one. This is one of those 'magic floating alternators' that keeps the belt under tension by magic. This car also has the 'magic invisible lower radiator hose' and the 'magic remote-control battery'... no cables needed!"

$750 for an Uncertain T kit?

I've never seen a 1/8 Citroen.

You might want to try polishing the paint on the next one. That hood (bonnet) looks pretty rough... nothing that can't be fixed by polishing out the paint, though. Too late for this one, but for the next one.

1/8 scale??? Are you sure?

Beautiful! Fabulous! Spectacular! (I like it... ). Nice work on the taillights.