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HRM June 1987: release of the Monogram Firebird Pro Street "White Lightning"

A nice discussion on this kit, as well as its siblings at;

 

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Don Garlits' dragsters by Revell. HRM June 1987

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Belt driven overhead cams, in 1955.

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Hudson Terraplane Hot Rod; Art Deco meets Attitude! HRM July 1987

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2nd Hot Rod National Model Car Contest announced! HRM August 1987

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Hot Rod National Model Car Contest additional information. HRM September 1987

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Great '77 Chevy van. HRM September 1987

Apparently still alive and well with new rims and even lower attitude!

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Pro Street '67 Mercury Cougar. HRM September 1987

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You've heard of "hemi under glass", well this was apparently "dragster under tarp" What a cool barn find!

HRM October 1987

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Hot Rod National Model Car Contest update. 

Great Ferrari Daytona racer!

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17 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

Belt driven overhead cams, in 1955.

I wonder when it was they discovered the downside of belt-driven overhead cams where it came to interference motors!  

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Two interpretations of what a "futuristic" hot rod might look like. Both very kool! HRM January 1988

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2nd Hot Rod National Model Car Contest results! 

My personal favorites were the Gary Fox '39 Chevy, Bill Taylor's aged '34 Chevy, and Randy Moyer's '63 Avanti racer. Anybody have any differing opinions? 

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HRM April 1988 was their second swimsuit issue, and one model therein looked kind of familiar to me...

Anybody recognize her? How about now?...

That's right! Debbe Dunning - otherwise known as Heidi the "Tool Time Girl" from Home Improvement! What car buff didn't love that show?   

Jill's '55 Nomad

Tim's '33 Roadster (which actually belonged to Tim Allen)

Tim's '46 Ford project with his eldest son (also belonged to Tim Allen)

The race between Tim and his nemesis Bob Villa driving the Boyd Coddington Alumacoupe

Jill's '67 Austin Healey

Now I'm going to have to pull my dvd collection out of mothballs and watch the whole series all over again!  

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Deja Blue. HRM June 1988

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It amazes me how cheap these cars were back then ($25k was about $63k today)

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HRM July 1988 excited me, not only because they were announcing the go-ahead for a 3rd annual Hot Rod National Model Car Contest, but also because they showed another view of the awesome Gary Fox '39 Chevy.

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15 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Home Improvement! What car buff didn't love that show?   

 

 

Never liked that show , can't stand Tim Allen.

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53 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Never liked that show , can't stand Tim Allen.

 

53 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Never liked that show , can't stand Tim Allen.

Next up is Miami Vice as a topic. Let's see how you felt about that show?  

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Next up is Miami Vice as a topic. Let's see how you felt about that show?  

I have the boxed set on disk. ?

But you did ask about the first one. [What car buff didn't love that show?] and I answered. 

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2 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

I have the boxed set on disk. ?

But you did ask about the first one. [What car buff didn't love that show?] and I answered. 

I totally respect your opinion, both about Tim Allen and about Miami Vice (and yes, I too have the boxed set  )

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HRM August 1988 had not one, but two blurbs related to the Ferrari Testarossa. First up was a custom called the "Brillante" that was a C4 Corvette underneath. Interestingly, although the proportions were nothing like the Testarossa, the overall look of the car was pretty 80's glamorous! I might even try this one in plastic sometime.

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The second Testarossa was regarding the Miami Vice white car. Lore had it that Ferrari sued the show over its use of a Coachcraft 365GTS clone. As part of settling the suit, Miami Vice got rid of the black car (in a momentous explosion no less), and it was replaced by two black Testarossas given by Ferrari to the show. These cars were repainted white because Michael Mann thought the color showed up better on screen. What I didn't know is what this article in HRM had to say about a third car that was made for the stuntwork:

Thus, for any Miami Vice hound (such as myself), it will be necessary for me to kit blend this "stunt car" together  

 

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"Too Bad T-Bird" Pro Street in all its twin supercharged glory. HRM November 1988

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Revell did a kit of the Matt Hay T-Bird. I bought and built it as soon as it came out! No longer have it. But, I used the chassis from them under a '64 Fairlane and a '49 Ford. I also have a really old project with that chassis under a '56 Fairlane. Revell also did the Rick Dobbertin Pontiac J-2000.