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5 hours ago, espo said:

Kits of all of the race cars in the movie were produced just one time to the best of my memory. They were all based on the Chevy Lumina body and those kits are around. Finding the originals may be a challenge.  

Thank you David, I will begin my search forthwith  

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On 12/17/2022 at 5:31 PM, Plowboy said:

I remember Cole Cutler's '49 Ford! IIRC, it has the 429 Boss engine that was in his '34 Ford that he crashed. 

Roger, do we know if anyone made a diecast or scale model of Cole Cutler's '34 Ford? I would love to own it. (Also, just to give you a giggle, I had to look up "IIRC" because I thought it was a specific racing series I was unaware of!  )

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On 12/4/2022 at 12:16 AM, ea0863 said:

The Pete Chapouris "California Kid" '34 three window coupe. HRM March 1978

 

Reading this article was definitely a blast from the past. I had totally forgotten about the movie featuring this car. I'm looking forward to watching it again, and it's apparently available for free online. 

 

Speaking of the "California Kid", I was browsing online and came across the following kit:

It seemed a reasonable price at $20, and would make a pretty good facsimile of the "California Kid". It would also save a lot of time and effort for someone - especially if they were like me, and challenged by two left thumbs where it comes to painting bodies. Has anyone tried this kit (or one from this series)? I'm just curious how good they are.

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'70 Dodge Diamante. HRM November 1990

Too cool!

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Ken "Dutch" Fennical Speed Coupe. HRM November 1990

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13 minutes ago, ea0863 said:

Ken "Dutch" Fennical Speed Coupe. HRM November 1990

i remember this one from the uk custom car mag while it was in the build stages. it stuck in my memory cos it was styled after a perambulator (kiddie carriage/pram) he bought for either his kid or a grandkid

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3 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

i remember this one from the uk custom car mag while it was in the build stages. it stuck in my memory cos it was styled after a perambulator (kiddie carriage/pram) he bought for either his kid or a grandkid

It's so fascinating the places where we can get inspiration. I myself see '30 Bentley Speed when I look at this car.

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And speaking of finding inspiration in various places, check out this pedal car done by Dick King! HRM December 1990

Apparently this was what he was doing when not busy making beautiful roadsters, such as the '29 Roaster below:

You can see more of this reclaimed classic at https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/dick-king-roadster/

 

 

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Likewise, an article about Ron Fournier and his stunning 1/4 scale cars. HRM December 1990

If you do a search of his scale models, the results are incredible!

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Smooth '48 Cadillac. HRM March 1991

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An up-and-coming Chip Foose got a little write-up in HRM April 1991 with a concept he modeled in college. 

This project was, of course, the genesis of what later became known as the "Hemisfear".

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With yet another genesis of an idea, here is a Thom Taylor drawing of what became "Frankenstude". 

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A nice article on the Wood-N-Carr '34 Woody build. HRM April 1991

[Plowboy]

18 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Roger, do we know if anyone made a diecast or scale model of Cole Cutler's '34 Ford? I would love to own it. (Also, just to give you a giggle, I had to look up "IIRC" because I thought it was a specific racing series I was unaware of!  )

Not that I'm aware of. I was thinking the '34 was totalled in the crash. But, I guess not.

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Nice motorcycle companion to Cadzzilla - Hogzzilla. HRM August 1991

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On 11/10/2022 at 1:30 AM, ea0863 said:

I got this link at this year's SEMA - Motor Trend booth. It truly is free and you don't have to provide any personal information. I LOVE all the photos and articles from the golden age of hot rodding!

https://www.motortrend.com/hotrod-archive/

Thanks much for the link. That is the mother of all rabbit holes. It also means that I can now dump that pile of magazines in the basement without my head imploding.

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24 minutes ago, Bainford said:

Thanks much for the link. That is the mother of all rabbit holes. It also means that I can now dump that pile of magazines in the basement without my head imploding.

My pleasure Trevor!

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Cadzilla - one of my all time favorites - is currently resting in the Peterson basement. 

If I remember right from a youtube vid - Chip Foose made more than one of the Hemisfear show cars. I really wish that one would have won the vote to be kitted.

Scott

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41 minutes ago, Scott Colmer said:

Cadzilla - one of my all time favorites - is currently resting in the Peterson basement. 

If I remember right from a youtube vid - Chip Foose made more than one of the Hemisfear show cars. I really wish that one would have won the vote to be kitted.

Scott

I agree Scott. I wish there was a kit of Cadzzilla, and of Hemisfear. As it is we have to make do with the diecasts of these cars. Also personally, my number biggest wish would have been for a kit of Impostor.

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1991 seemed to be a "building year" for a lot of hot rod makers. Occasionally though there was an interesting new car that caught my attention. 

From HRM November 1991 was this '56 Lincoln done by John D'Agostino

In color, it is even more impressive

D'Agostino also did a '57 Lincoln that too came out awesome

 

 

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Another subtle beauty from the same issue was an article on the build of this Pro-Street Studebaker ("subtle" and "Pro-Street"; two words you don't usually hear together  )

HRM November 1991

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On a totally different front was an ad for the "Patriot" kit car by Corbett Automotive Design. HRM November 1991

Based on the Fiero, it had some interesting innovations and a look all its own. 

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Having gone through all the 1991 issues of HRM, I find myself confused about one thing; whatever happened to the 1991 Hot Rod Magazine Model Car Nationals they had advertised would be happening in March of that year? Look as I might - there is no mention of it in April - December 1991 as might be expected. I tried to get an answer by googling it, but again found nothing. Does anyone have any insight on it? Hopefully, it didn't just go away.

HRM November 1991 had this little blurb which almost made it sound like the competition was being melded with others in the scale modeling world.

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[Scott Colmer]

Can you tell what is going on with the roof of the Lincoln? If I remember correctly about this car, there is a cool trick there.

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Last night I checked out the link. I could get there, but once I went to an issue, I could not get back to the home screen with all the issues unless I closed out and relaoded the link. Any suggestions?