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Guess I'm the exception here because I actually have photos of my first car , a 1969 Torino 428 Cobra Jet . When I saw a new one a few years earlier I started saving every dollar from a job as a janitor at night and pumping gas after school making $1.15/hour . In early '72 I bought this while I was still 16 (I turned 17 in Oct. '72). Needless to say my Dad wasn't too thrilled with my purchase and I had to sell it a year later . The owner of the gas station had been racing at a local strip for a couple of years and said I should give it a try . Here we are loaded and ready for my first trip to the drag strip .

You don't want mig wire . . . find some aluminum tig welding rod . I recently bought some 1/32 - 1/16 - and 3/32 rod at an older Ace Hardware , the newer stores don't carry it . Or ask at a local metal shop that welds aluminum , I've been able to get a few lengths this way in the past .

Thanks Larry !

This Deal's Wheels Never Was is built using the Entex 1/32 Snap Kit . After converting the body from the Targa to a Carrera I added a resin driver cast from Bug Bomb parts and resin cast tires . The front wheels are resin and the rears are 3D printed , all modified to fit the tires . Also added are fabbed driving lights and the engine vents . It's painted Tamiya Bright Red with my own printed decals . A Porsche Deal's Wheels kit was planned by Dave Deal but unfortunately it never made it past the prototype stage . . . too bad .

Beautifully done , that's a really sharp looking race car !

Great collection Ludwig , very well done !! . . . but no '68 ?!?

Well done Elliot , great looking Vette ! This is actually my favorite Vette kit even tho' many don't care for it . I built the kit back in 70's and still have it as one of my survivors , I also have another NIB and plan on building it one day .

forward_resin also has them . https://www.ebay.com/itm/264945736184?itmmeta=01JQ9VV0YEWT5R4JEZYN2NZHB2&hash=item3dafff19f8:g:LNgAAOSw9GhYdnow

forward_resin on Ebay has resin shallow Daisy wheels set of 4 for 7.99 + 5.50 shipping . https://www.ebay.com/itm/265168033744?itmmeta=01JQ9VV0YFZ97575A4F2EGD0YA&hash=item3dbd3f17d0:g:at8AAOSw7UZbSqub

Exoto polished aluminum Daytona Coupe . I don't display it anymore , it's safely packed away .

Well done Mario , I really really like that color ! As for the wheel arches . . . we all have similar problems , I also don't have the patience I used to have .

Thanks Carl !

Not quite that far back , I started in the early 60's and was "allowed" to start painting my models by '62 . Definitely remember using only Pactra 'Namel in both the small bottles and spray cans . No primer with the spray cans , they went on very very smooth even for a 7-8 year old . As for metal finishes "Rub-N-Buff" was recommended by the magazines back then and my Mom used it on her ceramics so I definitely tried it on my models . The gold and silver looked great !

They're back now , seems to have been an issue with my hosting site .

Blasphemy !! We only built "to customer order" and in 19 1/2 years we only did 4 or 5 Chevy motors , the vast majority were 427's and quite a few 351W's .

Nope . Same wheelbase and track as original 427 S/C Cobras .

I worked for EM from 1987 thru 2006 when the owners decided to retire , in 2007 the company was sold and moved from Florida to Texas . As far as I know EM is still selling replicas using our Gen IV designs , although the last I heard they have upgraded the drivetrain and are now selling a Gen V Cobra Replica . I've been away from that industry for many years and really don't have any more info than that . I have hundreds of photos from my time there but here a few , these are all from the early 2000's .

I can tell you with 100% certainty that this was built using an Everett-Morrison Motorcars Cobra kit , there are at least a dozen areas shown in those photos that are unique the EM Cobras . I know because I was Chief Engineer and Shop Foreman at EM for nearly 20 years . I don't know the owner/builder but he made several changes/improvements to our kit resulting in a very convincing replica , still there are some of our parts used that were never seen on original Cobras .

Such a clean looking build , beautifully done !

Sharp Impala Douglas ! Like the colors and it's a cool tribute to your own car .

That is really really nice , great save Jesse !

Great save Tom , the Mercurys are sharp looking cars ! Love that blue !

Thanks Chris ! Thanks very much Pierre that Daytona has always been one of my favorites too ! The Woody is a simple kit but really fun . . . I printed decals for the wood , lots of tiny ones on the sides but much easier than you'd think . Thanks Mike ! I started building those types many years ago and still enjoy them . I'm building a special display case for the Daytona .

Very nicely done Jeff ! Is this the Monogram kit ?

Well done Billy , very realistic weathering !