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I saw a black coupe in traffic last week. I'm try to market a vital organ or two to see if I could afford one. The lottery thing hasn't worked out yet.

Very good info for all to many drivers. In the KC Metro area there is a hiway that goes around the area north to south and east to west. Three lanes in each direction. One of the reasons that it is so congested all the time is what you see in the clip. Another big problem is that the slowest traffic seems to be in the center lane. This makes it very hard to move over for faster traffic, and forces many to drive in the slow lane which is what Lee may be dealing with. I try to use the cruise control so that I don't speed. As you over take some one in the middle line and signal to move into the faster lane they all of a sudden wake up and take off so that you can't pass. If you pull back in behind them they slow down again. If you do get by them and pull back in they start dropping back to see who else they can mess with.

Photo etched brackets are the most correct for scale, but I have used very small strips of Plastruct and have been pleased.

On the color it all depends on what vibe you're going for. When new these were the family hauler and were usually middle of the road colors. Most often a light beige or blue. They could be ordered in just about any color Chevrolet offered, even Iris Mist. I remember seeing reds and maroon, and Chevrolet even had a metallic teal that was very popular. One of my favorites was a medium blue metallic. Lighter colors will not tend to show any imperfections in the body where darker colors tend to show every sin. A trend for a short time in the mid '60s was to have the roof painted a metal flake or high metallic in a contrasting shade.

Do you have a Michele's or Jo-Anns near you ? I have used items from their jewelry department. They carry many gauges of wire. They also have something that looks like a straight pin with a loop on the end. You can cut off most of the straight part. Use that to glue to a small hole drilled to the inner fender and run the heater hose thru the loop. The loop can be easily bent or reshaped as need be. Hope this is of some help.

I am also have this kit on my work bench. I have also changed the front, and rear inner fenders for more tire room. Could you share more pictures with how you did the front on yours ?

Wouldn't miss it. I'll have two table again this year. Lots of old kits and several NASCAR kits. I know I know, but I sold over twenty NASCAR kits last year and lots of Corvettes. Hope to have a half dozen models on display.

This is a must see event. Many years ago the tour spent the night in nearby Overland Park Kansas. Drove over after work for a look see. I was pulling into the parking lot and looked in the rear view mirror to see Vic Edelbrock Jr. behind me in his '40 Ford delivery. So many great cars and people.

It seems that I have had to buy a new car every few years because of changing needs. I used to keep a car for 10 years and more. Had a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP that had the head gasket go at about 120000 miles. Pontiac had a recall, but since I had it done at a local garage before they notified me about the recall they would not reimburse me. After that the car needed a valve job. Once fixed the bottom end got a rod knock. Replaced it with a 2010 Dodge Charger RT. My wife wanted a new car for her commute to her new job a couple of months ago. So we sold my '05 GTO with less than 40000 miles on it since we were not using it and got her a 2014 Dodge Avenger RT. The 26-28 mpg hiway is a lot better than anything else in your garage. I could of just put a new engine in the Grand Prix, but as nice as it was it could not hold a candle to the Charger. Just hope that nothing else changes, one car payment at a time is about our limit anymore.

Great job on the new top. You cut it so precise that it will hardly need any filler. It looks like you have done this before.

In the July issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine there is a three page article on this car. It also shows pictures of : engine, dash board, right rear 3/4 view. Even with all the repairs that he has had to do it seams it cost less than buying a new car every few years. Just depends on what someone is looking for in transportation. I have owned a few of these little "shoe boxes" years ago and really loved them at the time, but it wouldn't work for me today. The newer cars have spoiled me I'm afraid.

I'm not a "Service Vehicle" modeler, but do own a 2010 Charger R/T with all wheel drive. I used one of these kits to build a civilian Charger. The only issue I experienced was the intake manifold. The instructions showed the intake 180 out. Other than that this is a pretty spot on model.

I know this is to late, but you can use the stock mufflers found under most Revell kits. Just cut them to length and make a new end where you cut the muffler.

I didn't want to put a vent through the wall and didn't have a window near where my spray booth is. I use an area in the basement that I use to store all the garden tools and such. There is a door to the outside, and my spray both is on a shelf right next to the door. I use a dryer vent hose from Home Depot that I just stick out the door when I'm spraying. Just keep the door closed except for enough room to put the dryer hose through. This may not be the most ideal, but it has work great so far.

Did something on the same order, but used the manifolds, carbs and air cleaners from the AMT '57 Chrysler 300. I know the 300 is a Hemi and the Plymouth engine is not, but it didn't take much sanding for it all to fit. I don't know where you would ever find the OEM air cleaners that Mopar used at this time. They had very low hood lines.

If it feels good, do it. As others have told you the Merc. didn't get used as a gasser that often because of its weight. You should remember that the Gas Classes are set by weight and engine displacement . So just about anything will work depending on the class you want to run in. Back in the late sixties there was a group of guys that did very well at the Pomona Winter Nationals in a '50 or '51 Packard with a 283 Chevy and a Powerglide . These guys marched thru eliminations and did very well because of the handicap system. So build it already.

Joe, As I said , some of what they are building is interesting. While I'm not into the rat rod thing myself that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate their efforts. It does take a fertile mind to put some of these cars together. Again its the "side show " that I can't stand.

I agree with Dale on the cultural thing. I believe all to many of these auto based shows are blown way out of proportion. Its hard to believe any of these people are real. Sometimes interesting in what they are building, just to much made up drama and dialog.

I was never into the whole General Lee thing like so many people,. I enjoyed all the stunts and such, but hate to see all of the Dodge Chargers lost to it all. Good video though.

Looks like it's sitting on the showroom floor. That's great.

Like you, I have never cared about vinyl roofs in scale or 1:1. The one that I have done was a '50 Ford Crestliner. I had good luck using Rust-Oleum Textured paint. It has an almost to rough finish for vinyl, but with a light coat of flat or semi it looks good. Being a rough finish you need to remember to paint it last as masking would be very difficult.

I have used aluminum tubing from a local hardware store. You can cut it any length you want, and use a nail to flair the end as needed. Have seen tubing at Hobby Lobby also.

Lookout Dad, there's a new Modeler in the house.

Henry would be proud, and so should you. Looks fantastic.

Only one car left in my garage now with a manual transmission. We have an '09 Jeep Wrangler, and the dealer changes the oil and filter for not much more than it would cost me to do it myself, and I don't worry about disposing of the old oil. The only problem is that they don't have any lot boys who can drive a stick. I think it is partly a generational problem. When I was first learning to drive that's about all we had. If you wanted a performance car, and that would be me, a stick was always faster then the automatics of the day. As automatics improved and the demand increased more and more people just bought automatics. Now you have a couple of generations of drivers with little or no experience with a manual transmission. Manual transmission owners do need to be careful about who they let drive a stick shift because many people find just driving a real challenge without worry about a clutch.