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OOoo, If we only still had Jackie Gleason around. He was able to be what ever person a director wanted him to be and you would believe it when you watched his acting. I used to love to watch him threaten Alice that" he was going to send her to the Moon". And in real life you would not want to challenge him to a game of Pool. He would take your money and show you how it's done on the felt. Should anyone here not be familiar with Mr. Gleason might want to try YouTube and see if they don't have any of his old skits

You know thinking about they way the world is right now with very few or at least largely reduced number of cars on the road using far less gas this may be having a major impact on all of the oil companies. The other issue, and I'm not trying to be political here so check on these things on your own and form your own opinion on this. My understanding is that the Saudi Royal Family and the members that control their Oil Interests and Russia are kicking dust on each others shoes over the price of oil. We might as well start hording gas since we can't find any TP. That was a thing years ago during the gas shortage in the early to mid '70's. We're seeing a buck and a half for regular and I'm astatic about the price, just can't go anywhere right now.

This is something I've been working on. I didn't bother with a full chassis build up since it's very straight forward OOB style with the only real detailing being the use of different shades and gloss finishes of black much like a 1:1. The interior is based on photos from the internet from original sales brochures. I added a 2 way radio and eliminated the factory AM and clock. The steering wheel is white since this was something that the CHP had on all of their cars into the late '60's or early '70's when they started to have AC in their cars and was based on cars being used in the high desert area. The engine has spark plug wiring and I even tried to replicate spark plugs. This is a first for me and will require some more practice on my part. The door trim molding has been removed as was the 1:1. The spot lights are from a '48 Chevrolet Galaxie kit and the rear deck lights are the fog lamps from the same kit. The door decals are from a sheet I bought from Chimneyville Hobbies long ago. The paint is Tamiya TS-14 Black and TS-26 Puree White with TS-13 Clear. Before final assembly I need to add a 2 way radio antenna and some other small details. I hope to have this Under Glass this next week. Thank you for looking and any suggestions are always welcome.

I had know idea of Spams popularity in other parts of the world. The only way I knew about Hawaii was this was a fact pointed out to us on our visit there in '87 or '88.

The only thing I noticed about this casting is the windshield opening. The original AMT kit had an odd mounting for the upper windshield making it appear as if the windshield is "tunneled" or the top edge of the opening is just to thick. From the picture it seems that all of the original trim is present and sharply done. A couple of years ago I built an Olds fastback that was based on a combination of the AMT fastback roof body section but used the Revell Olds for the remainder. It is my opinion that the Revell Olds has a much more realistic windshield opening and moldings. This body looks nice enough I'd consider getting one but work on the windshield area to see if I could improve its appearance. I look forward to seeing your build on this.

Looks like a great job on the chop. Very hard to keep the roof proportions on this body style when you whack the roof.

Ya, you were able to slay the beast. I know how you fought this one. All worth it in the end, Beautiful looks finish and the chrome body trim is very clean.

You might have a plot for a rerun here. More valid than a load of Coors Beer.

Ya me also. I was just trying to be funny.

You should have gotten out of the safety of your car and grabbed him and explained how rude he was being. I'll bet no one waiting in line said a thing let alone a store employee.

Last time I bought gas that cheap I was thick of hair and thin of waist, unlike now.

I haven't had any Spam for years and it was a big part of my early adulthood. Sort of an economic issue you could say. You will not believe what state consumes the most spam. Aloha.

Great looking old work truck.

This sure looks like the truck on the TV screen. A lot of scratch building and I like how you even got the Utility Bed Doors done.

This should be interesting. A suggestion on the channeling of the body. Unless you're going to move the engine forward there may be some fitment problems between the cowl/windshield area and the back of the blowers. All part of the fun and it looks cool so far.

The Aztek was the result of several focus groups that GM had with young buyers who couldn't afford to buy a car anyway. Then they took the most bizarre suggestions from these groups and created the Aztek. I with hold my personal opinion, but who ever let this creation hit the showroom is also partially responsible for the demise of the Pontiac Motor Division and should have to give up their company retirement benefits. Something more on the order of Mike 1017's picture might have sold a few.

I was just wondering. You made it look factory.

Great looking build. I followed along when you were working on this and know how hard you worked to make it correct. This was an interesting chapter in racing with the Big 3 slipping untold amounts of money out the back door to curtain teams. Great looking paint finish and all of the sponsors decals.

Your build looks nice especially with all of the horror stories I've heard about these kits.

This is a beautiful looking Plymouth. I like the Convertible idea and the 6 Cylinder "Leaning Tower of Power" really catches your eye. The paint is great and the chrome body trim looks perfect. You are correct the Cragars add to the appearance. Hmm, right hand drive. Was that a personal challenge ?

I like the way you built your custom here. You mentioned the rear roll pan, but I think it looks fine. Sanding the large expanse of the body sides must have been fun. The paint finish is also smooth and looks great. As an aside on the engine. Your engine matches the appearance of the one year only 350 cu in 305 hp 2 four barrel engine. In '59 they increased the bore and became the 361 cu in with the same horsepower rating and a single 4 barrel. This engine was also offered in two versions for '60 with the option of duel four barrels and 310 hp. This block also had another bore increase too 383 cu in. The standard 383 with a single 4 barrel was rated at 325 hp with a 2 four barrel option both rated at 330 hp. The top 2x4 option had a torque rating of 469 lbs @2800 rpm and was called the Ram. The normal 2x4 had a torque rating of 425 lbs @ 3600 rpm. With a difference of 44 ft lbs and at a 800 lower rpm you have to wonder what all they did with the Cam and Heads. This information is from one of my old Motor's Auto Repair manuals copyrighted 1962. More information than you might want, but you got the engine correct on this.

In the 1:1 world these always seemed so elegant looking, and with the way you used different colors you did the same with this build. I have know idea what all you had to do on the engine but it looks factory to my eyes. Almost expect to see Clark Gabel or some other movie star leaning on the fender.

Beautiful looking Sedan. Besides the great looking subdued colors the Arden conversion engine just looks like it should.

Great looking interior and chassis.

Very clean looking build. I like the added details on the engine also.