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Great looking color. Like the interior details.

Remarkably clean looking '66 Bel Air considering its age.

Read today where vandals have been stripping these charging stations of the copper wire. I don't condone that, but it does serve the same purpose.

He needs a treat for just looking so cute.

Read about this this morning. I liked what he was quoted as saying afterwards. He said, "Time's running out, and I'm trying to hang on." Guys 75 and still one the most competitive drivers in the sport. Who else could blow and engine at over 300 mph, bounce of both retaining walls on fire and sit up on the gurney and smile for the camara.

Great looking paint color and finish. Like the clean chassis and engine detailing.

Great looking build. Like the realistic looking finishes and markings. The chassis looks much like the bottom of my '18 Charger GT.

Thats a radical Z'd front frame. Drive shaft tunnel might make a good arm rest. Like the Pie Crust Slicks.

I took a '58 Yoman Wagon in trade from a guy I worked with, back in the '60's for a '57 Ford I was selling. They were the base model, but they could be had with options. I the case if this particular car it had the 283 with a 2-bbl. carb. a 3-speed column shift and overdrive. many had the blue flame 6. I never really know for sure, or even was that concerned about it, but it was painted an unusual shade of light green with a cream-colored roof above the drip rails. Looked strangely like the color used by the California State Division of Forestry at that time. When I got it was a 100k plus miler with no rust, faded paint and like new interior. Had been used for years by a local house painter so the inside of the back has colorful. At the time it was considered just an old ugly station wagon that no one cared about, unlike now.

What a great gesture for your father. I agree with him on the '40 Ford as it has always been something I would have liked to own as well. The dark blue color would look great, remember this was a non-metallic color when new if you're trying for the OEM look.

I agree with everyone else on your VW, very tastefully done and I like the engine upgrades. The newer color and a little less chrome trim along with the wheels make it look brand new again.

For those of us that were, or maybe still, financially challenged the black wheels with the PEP Boys baby moon hub caps and narrow white walls was sort of the style for a while.

You have to wonder how it has been kept in such nice shape.

Not sure what the exact size is on the Revell exhaust tips, but I have been using Aluminum tubing size 1/8 x .014. I use a well-worn Exacto miter box to cut to the length needed. This size fits a little lose over the end of the plastic exhaust systems in almost every kit I have come across. When cutting the tubing it tends to have some Aluminum shavings that will partially close that end. I use a simple wood construction nail to ream the opening enough that it will be snug on the plastic exhaust. Sometimes you may want more if a flared open end and again I use a nail to flare the end. A touch of polish on the tubing will give it a bright finish.

My impression is that dogs really enjoy these trials. They have such natural skills anyway and this helps then realize some of them. Sort of like play some sort of stick or ball sports for humans.

I know you're pretty resourceful, maybe some peal and stick weather stripping would work as a seal around the edges of the bed and cover. Is it possible that there is air and wind entering through the bed floor?

I'll bet that was fun running around town in. Looks like it is based on the VW Thing. Like how you did the interior.

Great looking color and like the smooth looking body lines. Always nice to have something under the hood like this.

I didn't realize that JoAnns carried these paints.

Like the bed cover, and in theory it should reduce wind drag at hiway speeds.

Great looking color combination and finish. The dash and interior are well detailed. The wheels or hub caps remind me of the Chevelle SS hub caps, and they look good on this.

Great looking color and the carbine fiber decals match it well. Like the interior and the engine details.

Great looking paint color and finish. The body trim looks good. The detail painting under the hood is very realistic looking. Your build captures the look of the real car.

I also like the colors, sort of an understated look, but does catch the eye. Like the deep off set wheels and the stance. The interior colors are a nice match to the body colors.

I'm with you on the wheels being painted black whether it is scale or real. Why would anyone want to pay a premium for black painted alloys when they look much better shinny or polished. We used to paint the wheels on our old cars black because we couldn't afford chrome rims. This may be the basses for this feeling.