Ace-Garageguy

Gladly. Sure like that '64 GTO...

SO nice to see somebody who actually knows what he's doing actually doing it.

"Worthless" is what I consider advice and opinions posted by people who have no experience or firsthand knowledge or background in the subject, but have an odd need to be perceived as experts, and just rebleat what somebody else said...whether it's true and correct or not.

Another period reference mag from 1964, at the dawn of "electronic" ignition systems beginning to replace points, plus solid info on battery and magneto systems...

Got a set of Cady decals for the Peking to Paris Studebaker.

Yes, it's WAY underscale. But it makes a dandy starting point for a '34 Fiat Balilla.

No problem, though it'll be a couple of days before I can get the bench cleaned off, straightened up, get something done, and get pix shot and uploaded. I've been putting off cleaning the bench for months, as I have very little free time right now, but this will give me the kick in the butt I need. The 250 I'll be starting with is the Italeri version, as the body is the closest to the #32 car as-pictured, with the correct rear wheel arch lip, though it needs an extra gill on each side. For the 275, rather than starting with a virgin kit, I'll be rebuilding a glooey built-up that really needed a purpose in life. This is primarily because, after checking, it seems both the new 275P kits already moved west with the first load, and the only one here is the gluebomb.

I'm liking the Ferrari 250 GTO #3767, race number 32. Though it DNF'd, it was an American team...Angels Aviation Racing...with Don Yenko as one of the drivers. I have kits in stock from several manufacturers to choose from, and the nose of this particular car at this particular time looks like it will require enough minor body mods to make it interesting (it looks to me like it's been crashed and repaired, with the lines not coming back exactly as they were originally, and this might be why the car apparently got a new nose in 1975). There's already some potential research conflicts coming up too, with one history showing it was repainted from green to blue in '63 when it was purchased by Ed Cantrell / Angels Aviation. Another history says it wasn't painted red (from green) until after the Nassau race in '64, but the site referenced here says it was red with blue and white stripes at Sebring in '64, so the color on the photo below will need further verification. EDIT: Sign me up for the #2 finisher as well, the Ferrari 275P #0820, race number 23. I already have an ancient Monogram 1/24 curbside kit (based on the slotcar body) and a nice set of wires for it...and I don't want to get myself bogged down in doing a full-detail model of the winning version, which I would probably never finish.

...and the psychic vibrations of unicorns.

Stars of the "influencer" sphere on the interwebs can make a pretty fair pile of money for not producing much of anything of intrinsic value.

Just cut to the chase.

Profits get a bad rap from lotsa folks who've never tried to run a business without generating any.

Much of the world has run on bovine exhaust for as long as I can remember. It's about time we can actually accomplish something useful with it.

Five Guys has pretty good burgers.

Forums can be great sources of information and inspiration, or a total waste of time.

Fruit is something you can eat just about all you want of, without fear of gaining weight.

I'd love to participate, but there's no way I'll have time to do anything justice. Still, I really will look forward to seeing the entries. EDIT: Oh wait...March 2024? Yeah, I can make that deadline. Let's see now...hmmmmmmm...

Body proportion, line, and dimensional discrepancies are quite common in model car offerings from most manufacturers.

8" of water at the end of the access road, 3" on the track. But not to worry. Lake Mead is shaping up nicely.

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Very nice. You certainly at least captured the real spirit of one of the most potent of all junkyard dogs.

Years pass, but dwerptitude is forever young.

Damm. Now there's a finely reasoned and insightful comment if I ever heard one.

I only look at the pictures.