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You might consider an adjustable Track Bar for the rear suspension.

That's funny.

I was poking around on his web site yesterday and he was stating that he wasn't taking additional orders at this time as he was trying to take care of back orders. This may account for the slow response to EMails at this time.

I never saw the show and really didn't know at first what everyone was so excited about. The four door hardtop Impala got my attention as a more main stream passenger car then what most kits are based upon. I'll wait until I can use my 40% off coupon at HL, and by then everyone will have picked it apart so I'll know for sure if I want one.

One thing I noticed about the "Petty Plymouth" when it was first issued had to do with the interior panels. On one side it had a sheet metal type panel that you would find in a race car, and if you flipped them over the other side has the normal passenger car interior panels. At that time we didn't actually know if they were going to offer a stock street car. A few months later they offered the street car with an engine that could be a 361, 383 or a 426 edge. The only Slant 6 that I recall, not that there might be others, was in the Lindberg '64 Dodge 330 two door kit. The kit had an option of the 6 or what they were calling a 383 V8. That kits Slant 6 is a very nicely done engine if someone is wanting to build one.

Very cleanly built. I look forward to seeing more of your builds.

My mother had a line she would use when describing someone that always complained. She would say "They would complain if they were hung with a new rope"

That's a beautiful looking piece of furniture.

Ya I'd go with that idea. Not much gets done after lunch on a Friday in most companies anyway.

And the same gas in the tank that they were selling for $1.83 is now $2.40. This way they pickup an extra 57 cents per gallon profit.

I which they would just split the difference and then leave it alone. Just set the clock ahead 1/2 an hour and then end this.

Great looking panel. I agree with everyone else on the colors and I like the signage also. Good color separation between the two colors.

A beautiful build of a beautiful car. Very cleanly trimmed and the Wheels give it a great look.

Great looking paint effect.

That looks much better.

I also have a couple of these. I can't remember when they were first issued, but from the catalog number this has to be one of the very early ones. This is a great find and it does build into a very nice model.

I see what you mean. A couple of suggestions. The 1:1 continental kits usually had the spare tire set into the body extension. Think of the spare having say a third of its diameter below the top edge of the rear bumper. This may mean extending the bumper a little bit further back to drop the spare and lean it toward the body a little. The top edge of the continental kit should be even with the trunk lid. You may consider redoing the rear bumper. Most of the 1:1 kits would have body colored sheet metal between the body and the bumper that would curve down on the sides. Most of them even used the stock bumper and used the sheet metal to cover the area between the bumper and the body. Another thought would be to look in the '53 Ford kit that has the faux spare option on the trunk. That was a precursor to the big add on continental kits.

You are correct. GM used the 4 piston calipers thru the '68 model run on the passenger cars and went to the single piston "slider" calipers starting in 1969 models. I ordered a new '68 Bel Air and ordered it with the Disc Brakes which were the 4 piston caliper design. This required 15" Wheels and I paid very little to up grade those to the 7" wide Rally Wheels.

Great looking build. I like how you did the interior colors. The body color and the finish look very nice.

First off it's nice to see you back here. Man that paint is bright in a good way. I like how you detailed the engine and interior, all very clean looking.

Beautiful looking short track car. Your build looks like the start of the season and the middle picture looks like a Sunday morning toward the end of the season.

Beautiful restoration. Looking at the original build it's almost a shame to not save it. The color wasn't that normal at that time, I do remember one running around town back then but that was the only one I can recall. This is very cleanly detailed and nice to see you have both tops. The more you look at it the better it gets.

Great looking build. The shinny paint and the Maroon color and trim this really looks the '50's Kustom.

Great looking build. You really captured the car in the magazine.

Given a choice I would take the Gremlin. Not that it wouldn't get it's fair share of attention, but the Lambo just wouldn't fit since I stopped wearing the Mr. T starter kit around my neck.