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I have to agree with NYLIBUD about the XJ as a vehicle. The only problem I see is you mentioned that it has been attacked by the Tin Worm and that can be fatal for any unibody vehicle.

Hard to realize these are models, they are so realistic looking in every way.

That is a truly exceptional looking build. All of the finishes look perfect and the fine detailing is just like a 1:1.

The wheel and tire combination look perfect for the Comet. I also have always liked the duel inlet hood on the Comet. I notice something about the windshield header that doesn't look right to me. The kit's body looks as if there is a brow over the top of the windshield. The box art looks more correct to what I remember of these cars. What is your feeling about that ?

Reminds me of an old Johnny Cash song, but about an Oldsmobile instead of a Cadillac. There is a saying in the car business " there's an *** for every seat". Lots of luck finding that wright one.

In my humble opinion I'd stay with the black walls if this is a rust bucket or barn find. Now if the chassis and engine are upgraded along with the interior then white walls would be perfect. With the current look you might try and find one, no more than two very dirty white walls or even a snow tire for good measure.

I like the way you blended the parts from so many other kits. You didn't mention the engine but it looks like a 348/409 maybe.

I really like how this looks. Who was the resin caster on this ? The shaded two tone colors look perfect on this.

Very cleanly done. I like how you stayed with the stock theme and the skirts add to that appearance. Ford had some bold color combinations then.

Great looking build. There is a lot more detail work building on one of these than a street model.

Looks great. I like how you got all of the roof mounted stuff on there. You're wright these kits are huge much like the 1:1's were.

First off all this is a beautiful looking build, very accurate looking. I had a brother in law that got one of these when he was 17 or 18 years old. The exact same color but with the black interior. The lad was over 6'3" so he looked like he was in a go cart. He also would up flipping it in just a few months. No roll bar and he only skinned up his hand when it was trapped between the steering wheel and the road surface. He later was a driver of a troop carrier that got blown out from under him in Vietnam. Great guy with amazing luck.

Very accurate looking. Amazing job.

The convertible Vicky looks factory. Who ever did the conversion did a beautiful job.

Amen. I have looked in the mirror many times and wondered who that old man is. Getting old is not for the faint of heart, you have to be brave that's for sur.

Great looking collection. You are very fortunate your mother hung onto these for you. I had a lot of the dinky cars and trucks and latter started building plastic models. My situation in life had me moving a bit and was unable to hang onto any of them.

Thank you for sharing. A lot of interesting subjects.

Thank you for sharing your great photos. Based on Moebius presents there may be hope for their future.

Another function to consider is the slight amount of shade on the rear window. Any shade will help in a vehicle of this design, hence the factory dark tinted rear and side windows. There is a lot of volume in these vehicles to try and cool in sunny weather. The dark area also makes the third stop light easier to see from behind. I'd give this design a pass based on the function alone.

We have had some very heavy rain the last three days. Yesterday we had to go run some errands and it started to snow. Roads remained clear. Today it's just above freezing but the sun is out and the birds are singing so it's all good.

Again a very accurate looking build. Outstanding paint.

Beautiful paint finish. All of the trim looks very realistic in color and finish.

There used to be a kit to put lights in the port holes. Some were even connected to the distributor in such a way that the lights would flash depending on which cylinder was firing.

My father bought a new '49 Ford four door and it had the plastic "white walls" on it. I remember the Pep Boys Auto Parts chain selling what used to be called porta walls. This is before tubeless tires were standard and everything had tubes in the tire. Yes this was some time ago. What you would do is let the air out of the tire and mount the porta wall white walls between the rim and the tire. Air up the tire and the porta walls were held in place. I remember seeing cars that people had gotten to close to the curb while parking and tear these things. The would be going down the road with part of the porta wall flapping the fender.

Something has to be way out of scale here. At first ready about your fitment description I thought maybe a little out of the grill surround and the head lights. After seeing the two grills side by side in the photo there's a lot more to this than scale.