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I've seen several of your builds, the quality shouldn't be a problem for you, just keeping them all going would be the hard part.

You see the advantage here is that when he rolls over, and he's going to roll over, he'll never dent or scratch the paint.

I knew a guy who had one many years ago. I had a Bradly GT II and offered some advice , but five years later when I left the area it was still sitting in his garage and all he had ever done was sit inside it and make strange noises like a sick engine and spinning tires. I'd just hand him another Beer and go do something else.

Here on the Edge of the Prairie you can hear people practicing they Pyrotechnics for the fourth. Very few fireworks are banned in Kansas and those that are you just drive 25 miles east to Missouri and you can get most everything up to a Rocket Launcher. The biggest problem in this area is the idiots that shoot hand guns into the air to celebrate and not thinking about where the bullet is going to come done. Every year we have injuries, and a few years ago some people on one side of a lake shot into the air and a 10 or 12 year old girl died on the other side of the lake as she and her parents were moving into their new home.

Very cool looking old truck. It's fun to build something you used to own and brings back memories. This looks like a truck that spent some time close to the coast and never a garage.

I have seen the Tractor Pulls on TV sometimes. I have a fairly limited knowledge or understanding of the rules. Most of it you can get the idea by watching. I'm always impressed with what these rigs a capable of doing.

I enjoyed your story on the AMT trucks. I remember them well and built several. I even shortened on of the Ford trucks to make a short wheel base. Very big deal back then, not so much now. I think the Service Truck option also had a Push Bumper also. I look forward to what all you do with your build.

Well here we go again with some must haves. The afore mentioned El Camino is a '65 year model. Way back when this was first released with the '65 Chevelle wagon and almost everything will interchange between them. The '39/'40 Ford is also a great kit. The kit can be built as a '39 Deluxe or '40 Standard as well as a '40 Deluxe. Two different hood and grill combinations along with two different headlights. I'll mine one of the Tiger Sharks for parts. I like the Wheels with the old Firestone "Hot Rocks" as they used to be known.

There used to be a company called Motor Rim or something like that. They were an O.E.M. Supplier of wheels to many of the Big Three years ago. We also sold them when I was working for Good Year in the early '70's. They usually were 15 by 7 wheels and they later offered 15 by 8.5 when they started putting them on the GM pickups. The centers differed depending on the bolt pattern, but they were basically the same looking wheel.

Turned out perfect. I enjoyed watching you work on this build.

Great looking Custom. I like how you detailed everything under the hood. I guess the chassis is done in much the same manor. I also like your little Green '49 Ford.

I'll enjoy watching this build. Now I want one also, but its above my pay grade.

You have mentioned thinking that the kit represents a 3 speed manual transmission. I think you're mistaken. Look very closely at the drivers side of your engine/transmission part. There is three very faint ridges representing the shift linkage. The bottom two are for the 1 - 2 gears and the next up is for 3 and 4th gear. the top one is extremely short and is for reverse. The Brake and Clutch pedals are hung from the bottom of the dash board, unless yours have been broken off at some point. If you don't already try Googling '67 Impalas or Chevrolets. This will give you pictures from allover the Net to give you a general idea of how they looked 1:1. Beyond that this builds up into a very nice looking kit and you should enjoy building it. I personally like these cars a lot and I will watch what all you do with it.

I also noticed what I thought could be a Bugatti. At first you would think who could afford to drive or own such a car ? At that time it was just another old Pre War race car and maybe it could have been had for far less than you may think.

In the past I would have 3 or 4 build s going at the same time and it seemed like nothing ever got finished and parts would move from one kit to the other. The last few years I have made myself build one at a time and that seems to work best for me. Do one task at a time and do it to best of your ability. Often Multitasking means everything is not at its best when finished.

I have always liked the looks of the Canadian variants. They seemed to have a lot more chrome trim and looked like a mild custom sometimes. These were great cars and I'm sorry to hear that Holden was stopping production . When I retired in '05 I bought a new '05 GTO, Metallic Black with Black Interior and a 6 speed manual. We traded it off in '14 for a new car for my wife. I had a hard time ducking my head to get in or out. This is one of those cars you will always regret getting rid of. The build quality on this car put anything GM was building at that time to shame.

I remember talking with my wife's niece, some time in the mid 90's, and she mentioned her favorite vocal group was Wings. My wife mentioned that she liked Paul when he was with the Beatles. She said she had never heard of the Beatles. O my that is when you know your getting old.

But did she have a "great personality" ? I always knew when I heard those words it was time to RUN.

I like so many others like the '56 model Chevy as the best of the Tri-Fives. This kit has a lot of parts that should go a long way toward building a Gasser. The only short comings with this kit is the some what distorted body proportions, but I have seen many other builders overcome this and build great looking models as I'm sure you will also. Look forward to following your build.

While I appreciate all of the great things that can be created with 3D printing, in my mind it is very much a tool that changes materials from one configuration to another. This sounds like a tool to me. In some ways it could be considered "cheating" as far as creating a part since it's not like you had a chunk of plastic and carved something out of it. Like I said I like all the things you can do with a 3D printer, just wonder if anyone else think of it as a tool or not.

Usually I build a model they way I would want it if I owned a real one. Most often a day two style lightly modified drive train and wheels and tires. Presently working on an old AMT '69 Corvair with a rear mounted Corvette engine and transaxle setup.

Shaping metal is a great skill to have, and when everything goes into the "Pull Chain Facility" you will have a skill set that few others will have.

He might need a drive shaft or two. The pinion angle might cause a vibration though.

So many pretty ladies, how do you pick the best one ? Answer is you don't. You just enjoy their loveliness when ever you can.

Very funny but not that far from true. We got my wife a new '98 Jimmy and it had the Memory Seat option. The few times I drove it the seat and mirrors would automatically go to my settings with my key. The problem was that when my wife drove it she would be going down the freeway and the seat would start pinning her to the steering wheel, she's 5' 10''. This only would happen when she drove the car and never with myself. It was dangerous and the dealer looked at it a couple of times. I think it was the third or fourth visit we got a Tech. that wanted to find the problem. It seems when the car was assembled some of the seat wiring was mounted wrong under the seat mounting. Her seating position was such that it only would do this when she drove. My setting put me far enough back, I'm 6' 2", that the wiring wasn't getting pinched we were told.