Lottery Winner- What Model Car of Yours Would You Build 1:1 ?

[Tom Geiger]

New thread!    The Powerball Lottery is up to $625 Million tonight.  My wife and I aren't major players, but will invest a few dollars when the jackpot is crazy.  We understand the odds, but it's worth $6 just to dream about it.   And people just like us do win the lottery, I always enjoy watching the TV coverage where some stunned dude is standing there with the big check.

So here we go....  What model  of yours would you have built in 1:1 if you won the lottery?

 

I believe I'd have a reputable shop build me a copy of my Model A Woody Pickup!   I'd love to drive that one around!  Only difference is that I believe I'd want a cooler old school engine than the Chevy small block.  Thinking a Buick Nailhead!      Next?

Edited March 23, 2019 by Tom Geiger

[cobraman]

Not sure I really have to give an answer for most people to know my answer,

[Straightliner59]

41 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Not sure I really have to give an answer for most people to know my answer,

Let me guess. A Corvette!

[Rusty92]

Great thread idea Tom! I would have a 1:1 of my '56 F-100 with a blown 351 in it!

Edited March 24, 2019 by Rusty92

[Straightliner59]

Well, I guess if I won, I wouldn't have to worry about a daily driver, so, I'd maybe go for this one, and go hang out at nostalgia drag race events.

[Richard Bartrop]

Not my model, but probably this one

[Scott Colmer]

My wife and I talked bout this. We agree. It would be this one...

 

[Zoom Zoom]

Easy answer; my Flashback II. Start w/a Camaro, add a Challenger front end and Mustang rear end and enjoy the mayhem at Caffeine & Octane every month!  It was funny enough reading the comments when the first one I built went viral on car blogs almost 10 years ago. 90% of people wouldn't give it a second glance. 

 

 

[Snake45]

Limited to something I've actually built? Hmmmm, I'd have to go back and look at them all. Meanwhile, I have one started that would be The One: a '65-'66 Mustang 2+2 that would be a blend of features from the '65 GT350R, the '66 GT350, and the '69 Bullittmobile. Basically, the perfect Mustang, with a modern drivetrain. And I'd actually DRIVE it. Daily. 

And it would be followed by a '68 Camaro RS in Corvette Bronze, a '67 El Camino in Marina Blue, and a '66 Nova in blue--all of which I plan to model, but haven't yet. (Haven't even started them.) 

Edited March 24, 2019 by Snake45

[Scott8950]

21 minutes ago, Zoom Zoom said:

Easy answer; my Flashback II. Start w/a Camaro, add a Challenger front end and Mustang rear end and enjoy the mayhem at Caffeine & Octane every month!  It was funny enough reading the comments when the first one I built went viral on car blogs almost 10 years ago. 90% of people wouldn't give it a second glance. 

 

 

lol all those cars look so much alike you almost can't tell.. nice work for sure.

That would be a fun car to ride around in and watch the double takes.

Edited March 24, 2019 by Scott8950

[StevenGuthmiller]

Honestly, I think that I would go with my '61 New Yorker.

 

 

Steve

 

[Bucky]

Well........it would be more than one for me:

1962 Chevrolet "Palamino"

1962 Studebaker Lark

1959 Cadillac

1969 Dodge SuperBee

If I hit the big lottery.......why not have 'em all?? LOL

[Luc Janssens]

Well I haven't built my dream car yet, so guess I will build it together with the contracted resto shop, so I can detail it inside out, just as the 1:1

 

[ChrisBcritter]

This. Only this.

[Yahshu]

That's easy 

 

[SSNJim]

Based on the number of projects I have going, their status, and the number of kits/parts, I think I would just buy a junkyard and call it even.

[TarheelRick]

Have not built a model of my dream car yet, but I do have the parts collected (I think).  It would be a 1965 Chevelle SS with 4 or 5-speed and a '69 Z-28 engine, painted Tahitian Turquoise, Keystone mags with L-60's on the rear and G-60's on the front.  Now the one I am going to build is a model of the one I owned, which was a 283 4-speed.

[NOBLNG]

13 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

New thread!    The Powerball Lottery is up to $625 Million tonight.

So here we go....  What model  of yours would you have built in 1:1 if you won the lottery?

All of 'em !!

Edited March 24, 2019 by NOBLNG

[Tom Geiger]

Just learned that nobody won the Powerball last night, so the next jackpot will be even larger!   

My wife informs me that we didn't even get a single digit on our three tickets.  Oh well, no woody this week!  

[DPNM]

If it is a model I've built I would go with my avatar, the DeathProof Nova.

If it's a vehicle available in model form I'd replace this, although it would be a 4 speed this time around.

 

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:

My wife informs me that we didn't even get a single digit on our three tickets.  Oh well, no woody this week!  

[espo]

If won that kind of money I have a couple of shelves worth of models to build in 1:1 scale. 

[Snake45]

Thanks guys for reminding me--I'll need to add a '67 Corvette and a '65 Chevelle to my list. And also a 1G Nova, gasser or AWB style. 

[ChrisBcritter]

11 hours ago, SSNJim said:

Based on the number of projects I have going, their status, and the number of kits/parts, I think I would just buy a junkyard and call it even.

Edited March 24, 2019 by ChrisBcritter

[mikemodeler]

I would probably end up with 1:1's like my model collection, lots of unfinished but big ideas! 

There would be a few old pickups, some classic muscle cars and maybe a new car or two.