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Well the mower fiasco is in the rear view mirror now. I got the Air Filter that I needed at Home Depot as well as the Fuel Filter. Sears sent an acknowledgment that they received the returned over price Fuel Filter and they were crediting our credit card. Well we all now know that Sears is filling for Bankruptcy so getting any refund will be doubtful at best. This whole mess started because I couldn't find the belts locally. I saved the belt packaging since it had Suzuki part numbers and I recorded those numbers in my owners manual for the future. Since these were the original belts from 2002 I have my doubts that it will still be in service in 2030. I do know it will not be under my butt for sure.

I was only sharing what the writer put forward in his article. That is really all the more I know about this vehicle. The writer mentioned the fact that the vehicle his was driving was rear wheel drive only and that's all I know on that subject. The Roxor you mention as being a 4 wheel drive makes sense to me but I really don't know .

These Cougars were very nice cars in 1:1 and this model shows that well. Interesting color combination that really looks good on this model. Nicely detailed engine also.

Great looking paint work and the chassis and engine are cleanly detailed.

I was going to suggest a NASCAR chassis since the body seemed to be heading that way. I like how you changed to look of the body with just a few cuts.

One of the best feel good stories in a long time. A note on the cars colors. If someone described the Yellow with Green hood I would have said it would look hideous. After looking at the way that Ford did it I think it looks far better than if they had painted it Black the way it would have been done here.

We live near a small body of water, and the bug spray guy says that promotes the growth of Spyder's. Now that the weather is starting to cool off from summer the Spyder's are coming inside. I have sprayed but that hasn't seemed to slow them down much. They seem to like door ways and corners. I'm about ready to carry a brume with me when I go from room to room.

I think it was Motor Trend or Auto Week magazine had an article on this very car in the last month. In the article the author drove one in a river crossing and back and was very impressed with its performance especially since it is a 2 wheel drive only. Other than its general appearance it shares nothing with the Wrangler as the author points out. The rig has been a very big seller in India, but with a limited top speed I think the idea for the US is to offer something along the lines of the popular side by sides that people use off road now.

I was in fact talking about the rollers. As for the haul, in my opinion anyway, the bow portion running too about the seating area is more Tug Boat than Flat Bottom. Based on the boats that I have been around that were owned by friends that had Flat Bottoms this area was much narrower and sleeker looking. This may have to do with the hauls manufacture as much as anything. It would impossible to say really without knowing which manufacture the haul is based upon. This is still a great kit and I have a few others that I have picked up thru the years for future builds. The trailer thing can be fixed. One change I did on my build was to cover the step plates on the side of the trailer with some scale diamond plate much like you see on many boat trailers. The rear lighting and license plate mounting is another area that you will need to get creative with, but isn't that half the fun of building a model in the first place.

Another superb Ford. Always enjoy looking at your builds.

You're right about the Tail Lights, decals are present for a custom version but the stock tail lights are still on the chrome tree. They are very small and easily overlooked. The only other difference, if it really makes a difference, has to do with the Hood. The stock version has the holes for the Hood Rocket predrilled and the Custom has pilot holes on the underside that can be opened if the Hood Rocket is going to be used. Again you can't go wrong with either kit.

I have built both and enjoyed them. The main differences that I noticed was that the first issue, the one with the green car on the box, is stock as stock can be. Nothing wrong with that as it's a very nice kit. The Custom kit, with the maroon car, offers some options for the engine. Besides the duel exhaust there is a 3 x 2 carb set up, finned valve covers, headers, and the '55 Olds style Fiesta hub caps all on a chrome tree. The Transmission is a Hydromatic in the Custom and a Manuel in the stock. A set of pad printed white walls are also included. There quality may very as my first kit's tires had to be striped and I made my own white walls. the second Custom Kit the white walls were fine, so that part may just be the luck of the draw. The Decal sheet is smaller and the focus is on pinstriping and some car club plaques. The original has the decals Mexican Pan-American race from 1950. The city of Portland sponsored such a car at that time and it carried "City of Roses" livery and some sponsors names plus a set of white wall decals. I would highly recommend either kit as they are easily built and the proportions seem correct to me. I think the biggest difference depends on what type of build you have in mind. For me it's the Custom because that is what I usually build, but I grab either one since the stock one can be easily modified.

Beautiful looking build. Great paint and the trim is all cleanly done. I'll bet the interior is just as nice.

So glad to hear of your sons progress. Whish him a speedy recovery.

The white Mustang must belong to an over the road trucker ?

Without knowing for sure, the lines may have been ex "heads" that hadn't inhaled in years and now that it's legal they're thinking why not.

One of the Peterson publications ran an article over several months where one of the editors had bought an ex sheriffs Ford in California. They followed his modifications and the lowering of the car over several months. We got a new '10 Charger RT in a dark gray color when the Kansas Highway Patrol was using similar looking Chargers. When driving much over 70 mph on the freeway it was like the parting of the sea as everyone scrambled to get out of our way back then. Very funny at first. Since they all use the later model Chargers in white now it just doesn't happen anymore. Sure was fun while it lasted.

I love that when they say something is based on a true story. The original participants often can't agree on what was true and what was not in any story. So just think about what Hollyweird will come up with.

Wow, great body work.

On the issue of rollers or sliders, The rollers would work well if the trailer could not be submerged enough to get under the hull for loading and unloading of the boat. The draw back to the rollers was rapid deterioration and pressure on small parts of the haul. The two boat/trailer combinations that I have owned were both the slider style and this spread the support of the haul over a much wider area and these were Fiberglass hauls so that was very important. I built one of the Hemi Hydro kits last year and the kit represents a combination of the two styles. Assembly is a little fussy and the mounting points for the rollers are very iffy to say the least. The kit provided parts for a hand cranked pully assist for loading the boat. The scale is off, but if you think about it it would be very hard to replicate the 1:1 in 1/25th scale anyway.

Great looking weathering on this.

I have to agree with everyone else, you got the Hot Wheels theme perfectly. You should send a picture to them of your build.

I followed your build and I think that is the only way someone can appreciate what all you did with this basic kit. In addition to all the major body modifications the finish is very cleanly detailed and a beautiful paint job.

Beautiful clean looking build. I like the "candy stripe" interior and the body color and finish is great looking also.

The gauges look so real, amazing.