pitchas! get ya pitchas here! as i promised.

[62rebel]

let's take a stroll down memory lane (and imagination station!) and check out some of my junk.

[62rebel]

and my Matadors, stock and X versions:

[62rebel]

an attempt to replicate my (now-gone) 1:1 1978 Mustang II Rallye T-Top V8 car.... lots of fabrication and some super glue, paper clips, styrene stock and aggaravation.

[62rebel]

others; like the AMT 49 Mercury custom i did just before the Revell kit came out....

[62rebel]

and these unfinished Scouts in showroom stock versions.

[Harry P.]

an attempt to replicate my (now-gone) 1:1 1978 Mustang II Rallye T-Top V8 car.... lots of fabrication and some super glue, paper clips, styrene stock and aggaravation.

Paper clips?

[62rebel]

yep, Paper Clips. where i had to cut the roof open for the T-tops, i bent and glued in sections of paper clip in the A-pillar, header bar, and down the center, expecting to lose lots of rigidity if i didn't reinforce it. if i'd had the digital camera during that build i'd have documented it. i'm still trying to figure out the optimum reduction in pic size to fill the available holes... those were reduced to 25% and still too small. will try 30% for next batch; the closet is full of boxes and the boxes are full of cars. was hoping the extent of the modification i did on the rear of the Matador X would show more clearly... can't understand why AMT spent money to retool the hood and grille but not the rear pan? it was a separate piece and using stock taillights with that cool custom grille wasn't going to cut it. that version had the unplated Cragar SidePipes in it, too. unplated sidepipes? in the days before BMF? i also replaced the automatic trans on the X with a 4spd from a parts box Hemi. any self respecting Matador custom ought to have a 4spd in it! stock rims were all they included, too.... but they look cool on it, so they stayed. those are the 2-piece plastic tires, too.