George Bojaciuk Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 1:47 PM, Snake45 said: I built the MPC '77 Monza as the '76 Buick Skyhawk I drove in the early '80s. Started the model in the mid-'80s, finally got around to finishing it up last year. Well...don't know how to tell you this, but...
Snake45 Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 This would have been good information about 35 years ago.
gray07 Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 wasn't there one called Monza mouse or something, I remember one with a mouse.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, gray07 said: wasn't there one called Monza mouse or something, I remember one with a mouse. Indeed there was Edited December 28, 2019 by Modelbuilder Mark
Faust Posted December 28, 2019 Author Posted December 28, 2019 "Monza Mouse" just doesn't sound very aggressive or terrifying...
Can-Con Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 11 hours ago, gray07 said: wasn't there one called Monza mouse or something, I remember one with a mouse.
Motor City Posted December 29, 2019 Posted December 29, 2019 The mouse motor became a hot rod term for a small block Chevy V8, while the big block Chevy was often called the rat motor.
Faust Posted January 1, 2020 Author Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 11:07 AM, Motor City said: The mouse motor became a hot rod term for a small block Chevy V8, while the big block Chevy was often called the rat motor. Oh! I must admit I didn't know that (obviously). What's really dumb is I knew the "Rat" moniker, but never have encountered the "Mouse" name! Makes a bit more sense now... Thanks, man!
dimaxion Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 This '79 Spyder in Firethorn is a replica of one of the Cargo Units I delivered from the Lordstown , Oh , GMAD . It was one of the few that started with the Key without the CAR HAULER EMERGENCY quicko chango Fuse swap due to a Factory Defect . MPC Kit , Auto Touch Up Airbrushed . Possibly Fred Kady Decals ? Thanx ..
Motor City Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Faust said: Oh! I must admit I didn't know that (obviously). What's really dumb is I knew the "Rat" moniker, but never have encountered the "Mouse" name! Makes a bit more sense now... Thanks, man! The nicknames are kind of dumb. The Hemi has been referred to as the elephant motor, and elephants are supposedly afraid of mice. But you never hear of a small-block Chevy beating a Hemi!
Straightliner59 Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Motor City said: But you never hear of a small-block Chevy beating a Hemi! Not since Logghe, Steffey and Rupp...that was one bad small block. Edited January 1, 2020 by Straightliner59
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