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Phil May ( 09.11.1944 - 15.05.2020 ) , lead singer of The Pretty Things , left this world yesterday at age 75 . Some of you may recall their most-recognised songs 'Midnight To Six , Man' and '£sd' ( alleged to stand for Pounds , Shillings , Pence ... haha ) . Their 1968 album SF Sorrow is a psychedellic masterpiece as well .

Some of you are familiar with 60's Garage Punk pioneers The Pretty Things and their most-recognised songs Midnight to Six , Man and LSD ( *moderators : I'm not advocating the latter ; just mentioning the song's name ) . Here's a gem from Emotions (1967) , which is , I believe , the follow-up album to S.F. Sorrow (whose theme gave birth to The Who Tommy , and other concept albums) . Without further ado :

The Panther 6 was a limited production car produced by Panther in Great Britain. According to World Cars 1978 book, it had a Cadillac 500 c.i. with twin turbos, Turbo-Hydramatic 425. The tires were P7 205/40 VR x 13" front, 265/50 VR x 16" rear. The length was 192" (487cm), front track 61.50" (156cm). Wheel base was 105" (267cm). The Tamiya Tyrrell P34 is 1/20 scale. It was 155" (3.94m) long, front track 49.56" (1.26m), wheelbase to first axle 96.58" (2.453m), second axle 78.48" (1.993m). When I measure the wheels using the 1/2" = 1' architectural scale (1/24 scale), I see 12" front, and 16" rear. When I sketched out the converted 1/20 to 1/24 length, it's about a 1 3/8" difference, or a 1/4" shorter than the Panther. Is it plausible to use tires from a 1/24 classic Mini Cooper (for example), or use 1/43 something for the front wheels? I also know this would hardly be accurate, but the Ford engine and transmission is too nice to toss, and seems to be about the right size for 1/24, and adding tow turbos would be too cool. The kit also has different parts for a motorized version, so good scrap box goodies. Of course would not use the Tyrrell rear tires. LOL The body shouldn't be too hard to make, other than the front bumper/grill. I have more ideas than time.