Message Index

• question about the AMT 65 Dodge Coronet re-issue.....
  • speaking of 65 Coronets, you can buy your own if so inclined...... *NM* *LINK*
  • Body parts molded in pale blue. Other parts in a variety of colors. Check out this video link... *NM* *LINK*
  • The original prepainted ones came in a bunch of colors. I got the paint off of a red one and found a black body shell and tan hood. Strangely, the red covered both colors and everything matched well *NM*
• Display table diorama expansion *PIC*
  • IMPRESSIVE *NM*
  • Looks great, lots going on with a lot of models in the mix. Congrats! *NM*
  • Ditto!!! *NM*
• AMT 1949 Mercury *PIC*
  • Looks great! I'd just mix up some thin rust acrylic paint and dab it on the bumpers then rub it for the look you want, wash it off and try again until you're happy! *NM*
    • Great advice. I'll give it a try. I also picked up some Vallejo acrylic wash in a soot color to dirty everything up. I also got some of their pigments to mix up and try for a rust wash over my salt technique. *NM*
• Detroit Autorama... *LINK*
  • good to see some classics still around, probably recreations? *NM*
    • Mostly originals, many refinished and updated. *NM*
• '54 MERCURY WOODIE WAGON *LINK* *PIC*
  • Re: It's a '53 Ford Country Squire....cool though! *NM*
    • Yup, sure is a '53 Ford...Thanx....gotta fix the Fotki album now. *NM*
  • Good looking wagon! *NM*
  • Alex was quite the customizer it appears, I really liked the 53 Leadsled and the 68 Bird *NM*
• WIP - 1999 Ford Focus WRC by Tamiya (2 Pix)
  • Very nice so far...can't wait to see it finished. *NM*
• "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" Salvinos Jr. Models Richard Petty "STP" #43 1973 Dodge Charger - We opened a kit so you could see what it contains *PICS*
  • Thanks for posting that. Looks like they have a winner on their hands with that one, far superior to the Polar Lights mess.
• Oh more ebay joyousness...
  • Plus, you now HAVE to have eBay linked to a checking account. *NM*
    • How else would they do this: "You get paid directly to your bank account"? Which isn't a big deal anyway if you ask me, they had a credit card number and linked to paypal anyhow.
      • They require a link to a checking account so they can.....
        • I would say that's a rare anecdote but yes they do want to be able to get to funds that you owe one way or another.
          • They have the right to do what they want, it would just be nice to have an "opt-out" option for those of us who don't want to participate. *NM*
            • They do have an opt out option, it's called selling your stuff at swapmeets/model shows like the good old days. *NM*
  • much of this because people are so dishonest and greedy these days>
    • On ebay, it's greedy sellers who want to make a fortune on stuff. Sure, some dishonest buyers, but it's really a seller's market over there. *NM*
      • there is no such thing as a greedy seller if there is a willing buyer. *NM*
        • I see the same high priced stuff on ebay over and over again. They ain't budging down on price due to market pressure it seems. *NM*
          • yeah I agree with you on the same stuff over and over for way too much money. Its kind of humorous though. And I have found if you make them an offer of about half their asking price, they go for it or at least a lot closer to it.
  • Show the Ebay rules/guidelines to your bank and see what they say...
    • thats vastly simplified and you (probably) know it. Any JUSTIFIABLE reason, maybe, its certainly a security device for them. Just like just about any other organization you do business with. Including that bank there, have the dude analyze their own T&Cs. *NM*
• Corvair emblems - anybody?
  • I suggested some smaller, exterior-only PE sets to MCG a few years back, nothing came of it. Corvair was one of those, wouldn't take much to cover '65-'69 *NM*
  • Contact Billy Gooche, Gooche Decals. He's made decal emblems for me in the past. *NM*
  • Do you have pics of the emblems you are looking for? *NM*
• OFF THE BENCH OF DR KERRY..... The Dr. sent me these before he head out to the NNL, some detailed shots of POTBELLY Ford truck. I'll always call it Mis Piggy. PICS
  • WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
  • Thank ya Frank!!! Glad to have it done after 30 plus years!!!! Video link inside if anyone wants to see more... *NM* *LINK*
• THANKS everybody for chiming in on the hosting post. *NM*
• Was there a How To Article in one of the model car magazines, on the Bud Moore '69 Trans AM Mustang ? *NM*
  • only thing I could find doing a google search was from Model Cars Magazine from 2011 on the blue #2 *NM*
  • I checked the Motor Racing Replica News issues I have and found an article on doing the Bud Moore 1970 Mustang. I have the SA dvds and I can try checking them to see if there is anyhing. *NM*
    • I checked the SA dvds, and only found an article in the Dec 2013 issue(& it is also in the download "Building The Legends") and it is of the Bud Moore/Parnelli Jones driven 1970 Mustang. *NM*
      • Thanks. I have the Dec 2013 issue of Scale Auto. Sad to see the mag go. *NM*
        • Yeah, it is sad to see SA go. I sent you an email with a copy of the MRRN article, maybe it will be helpful to you. *NM*
• Dave, sent you an email, my power was out for a couple days because my neighbors house burned down and they had to cut the power on the line. Got back to you asap, thanks. *NM*
• Last Test I hope....
  • You passed! *NM*
• Test
• Here it is in Black and White.. just a mixed bag of oldies shaken up..lets see what comes out first..they are all great in my oppinon. grab a cup of coffee and sit a spell.
  • Fun stuff!!! Glad I didn't have to put that BOSS 429 in a Mustang!!! *NM*
    • The North Texas Mustang Club celebrated 'National Mustang Day' on Saturday by driving to the city of Mineral Wells, Texas, to see a collector's collection of Mustangs from 1971. Her also has TWO Grabber Blue Boss 429 Mustangs. One of them was restored from a rusty pile!
      • Tight fit - almost didn't happen
        • Probably shouldn't have happened...KK had to rebuild the car from the firewall forward, the thing comes out way nose-heavy, then Ford chokes the engine off with a too-small carb *NM*
          • The goal was not to build a cool/fast/streetable muscle car. All they were trying to do was get the engine legalized to run in NASCAR. *NM*
            • Ditto! *NM*
            • Would have been simpler to just drop them into XL fastbacks then. They might have at least broken even instead of losing a grand plus on each one sold *NM*
          • Dearborn assembly did most of the black metal work
      • The website is OK... *LINK*
  • Thank you, interesting collection of photos! *NM*
  • Thanks!! What a great bunch of photos! *NM*
  • Wonderful PIX. Thanks so much. (Was that a PIC of the Orange Crate?) *NM*
    • Ken, I'm not Jim (RS) but this photo from Facebook may answer your question....PIC
      • Well, Rich, this wasn't the PIC to which I was referring. But then you didn't know that. There's a PIC of a show taken above the floor looking down on what looks like the Orange Crate.--same intake, same 6"chop in a '32 sedan, same push bar, etc. *NM*
        • Re: Ken I pretty sure it is the orange crate in it's early days before it became the Revell model we all built,as the body tilts forward. *NM*
        • Oops! Sorry 'bout that. *NM*
  • For a second there, I thought those models on the table were real cars. lol!
    • Retired Soldier, is that a collection of some of your cars from the black and white pictures era? *NM*
  • NEAT! NEAT! NEAT! Thanks OD! That Impala concept is cool. *NM*
  • Thanks R.S. Great Pics! *NM*
  • wow theres some real corkers in there! Thanks! *NM*
• You really nailed that! Nice build! *NM*
• I love the Baldwin Motion hood on the Monte! *NM*
• HELP PLEASE..... I'm in need of different picture hosting sites. I don't know of all the different sites so please let me know the different site. I'm helping a friend. THANKS *NM*
  • Gonna "ditto" on Frank's request. Would like to get started posting pics on the 'Board *NM*
  • I use Fotki. Just signed up for another year. Just two bucks a month for my subscription. *NM*
    • I use Fotki, it works great and is very inexpensive. *NM*
      • Yeah, just pay the little it costs and you're set. *NM*
      • Re: Ditto! *NM*
  • I use Imgur. Free, and no problems at all (yet). *NM*
  • Fotki is great for me... My subscription ends in November of 2023... I'll renew for another 5 years without question. *NM*
  • imageshack has worked for over ten years for me with only minor hiccups. It costs a couple bucks a month and is well worth it *NM*
  • Re:been with FOTKI forever, think I pay 25 bucks a year for unlimited and no ads or tags. *NM*
  • for less than the cost of a new kit Fotki is great, been with them over 15 years *NM*
  • Fotki went down with all my pix from, oh, ten years of so of projects and shows, etc...
  • I like to use Postimage.org *NM*
• I tried to get a digital version of the magazine and it is ''not available'' at this time. Huh? How can they be shipping printed mags and not have a digital copy available? *NM*
  • I've gone digital for my subscriptions to everything, but I've seen that not all mags offer digital editions. Maybe they don't do digital for all the "one-off" mags. *NM*
    • Kalmbach does offer this one as a digital download. *NM*
• '41 LINCOLN CUSTOM *LINK* *PIC*
  • nice stuff, very cool . *NM*
  • Ditto!!! *NM*
  • Re: Wow! *NM*
  • DANG that looks good *NM*
  • Sweet!! *NM*
  • Is that red/purple shift paint or fades? Looks really fine. *NM*
• PIF: MPC annual 1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 coupe warped body only...*3 PICS*...
  • Hey John, I'll take it. *NM*
  • Make a good rollover in a junkyard dio! *NM*
  • Super hot water followed by dowsing in ice cold water can usually fix that... Especially since none of the pillars seem compromised. *NM*
    • That driver's side pillar may be more challenging. *NM*
  • Wow ! Look how nice those emblems look. *NM*
• Port Vue Reo Installment # 12
  • Beautiful as usual, Charlie. *NM*
  • Of course you had to fill the compartments with equipment, amazing! All that’s missing is the Dalmatian pup! *NM*
  • Re: Just Incredible!
  • Remarkable! *NM*
  • This thing is fantastic. Where did you source the fuel can? *NM*
    • From a piece of plastic tubing, some sheet stock, a piece of brass tube and a strip of aluminum. And some bell wire for the yellow nozzle. *NM*
• Well, here are my Mustangs, most have been seen before.
  • Great collection!! *NM*
  • Nice! *NM*
• Red Chariot Build PICs
  • Looks nice, neat that you were able to piece it together. Looks good with your other Monogram A's! *NM*
  • WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
  • very nice and nostalgic. *NM*
  • Nice addition to the collection! Love the wood floorboards, really adds a lot *NM*
  • Really nice build! *NM*
  • Thanks Everyone! I really enjoy these old Monogram classics! *NM*
  • that turned out nice, especially like the wood floorboards. *NM*
• Mustang Junior Stock...I think I built this about 20 years ago...hood fit's not great...my take is the owner messed with the hood hinges for cooling and "ram air" effect, hoping tech doesn't spot it...(PICS)
  • Re: Mustang Junior Stock. I ran L/S with my '65! *NM*
    • What era did you run? *NM*
      • Mike, I started drag racing a '58 Chevy Convertible in '63 and '64 in G/SA. Then from '65 until '69 I ran the '65 Mustang in L/S. I raced at Kil-Kare in Xenia, Ohio mainly but also at two other strips. Those were fun days. *NM*
        • If you ran L/S in '65 must have been a 6 ... *NM*
          • Yes it was, a 200 - 6!.....PIC
            • Very cool! Check out the story in the Boyce "Junior Stock" book about the '65 Mustang 170 cid at the Winternationals if you have a chance... *NM*
          • Back in 2014, Vintage Racecar magazine did a story on what was the FIRST Mustang to win a race--they determined it was a '64 1/2 coupe with a 6, that won an ANRA Stock Eliminator class in Arizona...in MAY 1964! *NM*
    • Re: I ran L/S with my '65!.....K/S in 67, L/S in 68 with my 67 Camaro 327/2bbl/210hp/'3 on the tree' *NM*
  • Very cool *NM*
  • Re: Mustang Junior Stock...I think I built this about 20 years ago...hood fit's not great...my take is the owner messed with the hood hinges for cooling and "ram air" effect, hoping tech doesn't spot it...Raising the rear of the hood was a common practice, allowing underhood
  • That was also a Trans Am trick to let out the hot air under the hood. *NM*
• Better late than never! My Mustangs!............PICS!!
  • Always liked that custom 1st gen, looks like something from a different era of kit building *NM*
  • Cobra II's are still favorites of mine. *NM*
    • I wish that I still had mine! *NM*
• Interesting that the coupe box art shows the Buick engine that was originally in the roadster kit. *NM*
  • that was always the story for the reissue, engine swap, according to anonymous "insiders". *NM*
• Had a great time at NNL Milwaukee 28 ½, in West Allis, Wisconsin, last evening...... Wanna see some pics..... *PICS* *LINK*
  • It is so great to see models on a contest tables and then know that on the other side of the contest tables are VENDORS! *NM*
  • Thanks for the pics Marty! *NM*
  • Thanks Marty!! WOW, what great looking builds!! *NM*
  • Re: Great pics Marty of awesome models and I wish I could've been there this year as I haven't missed the Milwaukee NNL for many years now. Sighhhhh. *NM*
  • Re: Had a great time at NNL Milwaukee 28 ½, in West Allis, Wisconsin, last evening...... Wanna see some picsGreat shots Marty. I love the Bugatti Royale Hot Rod. Thanks... *NM*
  • Looks like a great show, too bad we couldn't be there this year, always had a great time, next year!!! *NM*
  • Lots of cool stuff on the tables!! Thanks for sharing! *NM*
  • The turning radius on this one must make it a bear to drive in the city. ;^) *NM* *PIC*
    • And yes, I do know it would have hydraulics but it would have to get really high for that wheel to clear the side opening and the engine/frame, too. Not a slam on his work, he has a lot of entries with a lot of imagination. *NM*
  • Amazing pics, Marty. Thanks so much for sharing them! *NM*
  • Thanks Marty! Awesome pics! *NM*
  • Great photography, thanks for sharing! *NM*
  • Great show and had a great turn out considering the last couple years!! *NM*
  • I wish there were more pics on that stockish looking red Cutlass sitting next to the Hurst Olds. *NM*
• Sunday photos.................................................................................................PICS
  • SOMETHING about that AMX I really LIKE! *NM*
  • And that 440 is cool too!
  • Great PICS as usual Nick! *NM*
  • Gorgeous Marlin! *NM*
  • Another Cheetah, YAY! Thanks, Nick. *NM*
    • I always loved the Cheetah. During the heyday of slot car racing I ran a rewired Mabuchi in a 1/32 scale Cheetah for over a year. Beautiful car in my eyes. *NM*
  • The 1966 Cadillac is an immediate second but this one is the winner *PIC*
  • Am now in the mood to go fishin...and...I want to watch that girl get out around that roll bar...(evil grin) *NM*
  • I like that Pantera! *NM*
  • Thanks for the great pics! I really liked the locomotive and the Cheetah. *NM*
• IMPORTANT UPDATE - the '30A box art is legit. It was shown at an IPMS event by a representative for Revell. Firm release date unknown....participants at the show were told possibly mid-summer, personally I would plan for sometime later. Will let you know if/when I hear
• Have a Revell Routemaster London Bus kit??? Interesting video..... *NM* *LINK*
  • What a great and informative video. I got the kit, now a little more inspired to build it *NM*
• A day late for Mustang Day, but here's a few of mine, most seen before I believe. Thanks for looking. PICS
  • They look great Bob!!! *NM*
  • Quite an assortment. Nice work! *NM*
• Another Mustang. *NM* *PIC*
  • WOW!! *NM*
• Mustang Day. *NM* *PIC*
  • Looking good Peter!! *NM*
• Those orange 70 Roadrunners could almost be the one I used to own. *NM*
• How hard would it be for Round2 to issue their '68 Camaro as Grumpy's Toy? I know it would need some parts tooled up. Would it be too much to do that? *NM*
  • Quite a bit, including the engine. When it's not designed in at the beginning, it's a lot more work *NM*
  • The more logical start would be the Revell tool *NM*
• '01 Mustang GT *PICS*
  • Nice. *NM*
    • Ditto! *NM*
  • I agree!!! *NM*
• Mustang day......pics....
  • Nice collection David! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • I bought a 94 new....one that got away!!!! *NM*
  • Dang, only somewhere around 300 miles a year? Drive that baby, man. Enjoy the ride! ;^) *NM*
    • Re: I agree as that's all they're good for is to drive. *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • Nice build! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • Wish the tooling for this kit was still around. You have a great group of Mustangs. *NM*
    • A good candidate for a clone scan. *NM*
  • Ditto!!! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • All very nice... clean *NM*
  • I agree!!! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • Love it!! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • A big wow on that paint job! *NM*
  • Ditto!!! *NM*
• Mustang Day *PIC*
  • Two thumbs up!! *NM*
• Mustang birthday post Big one and little ones...
  • Nice! What years are the 1:1 Mustang Cobra and the green and purple models? *NM*
    • The Cobra is a '97 (Clear rear tail lights). The purple is a '96. Green 95(?) *NM* *PIC*
• Thanks for this post and link! *NM*
• Off the bench......PICS......
  • That is just plain kool. What color is that think I need that? *NM*
    • Seafoam Turquoise. It's a little bit greener than the pics show. *NM*
  • VERY NICE!!! I can smell the raw gas wafting up from those carbs! *NM*
  • Re: VERY nice as I just love dem B-bodies. *NM*
  • Bee-utiful! *NM*
  • Definitely fits in your muscle car stable. Nice! *NM*
  • Looks great David!! *NM*
  • David, you did a great job on that build. Did the fuel lines on the carbs come with the carbs? *NM*
    • Yes. I added the line from that to the fuel pump. *NM*
    • Here's what you get when you order a Six Pack from Fireball...... *PIC*
      • Thank you Dave. *NM*
  • Love it! *NM*
  • Nice build. *NM*
• Is that a spoiler on the red MC? *NM*
  • Yes I scratch built that *NM*
• John Angus, I responded to your email about Billy's decals. *NM*
  • Got it. Thanks. *NM*
• SNEAK PREVIEW NNL MILWAUKEE.... Marty is teasing me cause I'm not there or he knows what I like. PICS
• Gotta say, Spotlight IS THE FASTEST shipper in the west!
  • (East, North and South too!!) *NM*
• You know which one I really like! That solid black plain wrapper Polara *NM*
  • Dittos! *NM*
  • A "REAL" Police car.. *NM*
• Re: Miscellaneous Mopar Madness.....Love that white Valiant in PIC #8 *NM*
• No Mustang birthday post???? *PIC*
  • Dave love your Stang! Here's my only Mustang build.*PIC*
    • I like some Mustangs, only from 1964.5 to 1970 and I'm kinda picky about them. But I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your model! I've always loved those GT-350's in race form fully decorated. Yours is one of the coolest looking ones that I've ever seen! *NM*
  • I may have to build that HUH! *NM*
• Re: Nice Catalina wagon!.....X2 *NM*
• Was there more than one color of the AMT 63 Impala Craftsmen issue with the hood molded shut. *NM*
  • I only know of the medium blue one. What color do you know about? *NM*
    • I missed a white one on that action site, but it was listed as the 63 impala from the Chevelle Drag Team set, maybe that was exclusive to that kit. *NM*
      • A kid I knew back then had the drag team set, the Impala was white as I recall. I have a couple of parts from a very dark blue one here somewhere *NM*
• OK, who'll be the first to do it? *NM*
• What Chevy and GMC pickup trucks, Blazers and Jimmys from 1962 - 1972 have been kitted in the last 25 years? I'm not interested in Suburbans, Panels, tow trucks, just pickups and Blazers / Jimmys. Thanks! *NM*
  • Hey, Mark B... *NM*
  • I'm pretty sure Chevy pickups from 62 to 72, most fleetside longbeds, but MPC had a long stepside. AMT had a late 60s/early 70s GMC pickup, longbed fleetside. Blazer and Jimmy from AMT, 1972 style. And Revell has the more recent 64-66 Chevy in fleetside and stepside. There..
    • Forgot the year, but Revell also did a ''64-6 Suburban. It also exists in resin. *NM*
  • AMT did only two Blazers ('70 and '72) and one Jimmy, the Jimmy is out now. Between AMT and MPC, you have Chevy pickups '67-'72 and GMC '71-'72. Both did '69 and '70 Chevies. No panels, no Suburbans in plastic *NM*
    • Amt 1972 Chevy long bed due out in May with Coca-Cola vending machine *NM*
      • It's out now as the wedge hauler. Stock bed is still included in that one *NM*
• That Roadrunner is probably easier to find than a phone booth... LOL *NM*
• If you don't get them from Keith, ask Billy Gooche. He's made a lot of decals for me. *NM*
• Seeking the impossible - AMT Mist Green (or was it Green Mist) Lacquer
  • There's probably no saving that, the body may not have been sanded or even washed prior to paint. Any new paint will likely creep under the edges and lift them *NM*
    • Plus, it gives you the opportunity to remove the very ugly mold lines/flashing. *NM*
  • I think it's Surf Green... *PIC*
    • Re: I think it's Surf Green... *PIC*
      • I think you are probably correct... had a can of it in the day
  • I had a 69 Galaxie in '76 in that color, or close to it. I'd love to know the color too! *NM*
  • If you REALLY want to match it, you can but it isn't cheap. NOT CHEAP like 45 bucks a can. *LINK*
    • It all depends on the color, reds and oranges are usually the most expensive. I got a huge can of silver a couple of years ago for the truck I had then, it cost $26 locally *NM*
• In Search of 1959 Impala boot
• John Angus, I sent you an email. *NM*
• Where I come from, it is an all purpose curative - reference Chris Rock's "Tussin" riff - same idea! *NM*
• I didn't hear that .. but glad I got what I did. Will make the silicone path easier to justify *NM*
• I honestly don’t recall as the last time I had it done was about a year ago. *NM*
• NEED SOURCE: Anybody offer a panel delivery body for the AMT 1950 Chevy pu? *NM*
  • Here's one I did maybe 15 years ago. I think it was Hendricks Resin. *PIC*
    • That's really cool, Ken. *NM*
    • That sure looks cool, nice work! *NM*
  • can we list other vendors here?
    • lol Just did! I think if it is informational, there is not an issue *NM*
    • Actually, Board Rule #4 is fairly strict but has evolved in practice through the years to be no for sites selling kits, promos, or full built kits like the products sold here, okay to some extent if they are related products like paint, tools, aftermarket parts like
    • Thanks, modiol. Forgot about him. *NM*
• that bronco with extras looks pretty tempting too.
• I am kind of gunshy about taking up with these corporate bandwagon jumpers though, think I would rather spring for a proven product and that would be a Tesla. Beautiful car and a real performer too.
  • According to reports, the Mach E is selling very well, perhaps even taking sales away from Tesla. *NM*
    • Tesla is close to burning up their tax credits, now they're going to have competition from companies that know how to build cars in volume and have actual dealer networks *NM*
      • yeah I bet they are scared...not. Besides they have intergalactic travel in mind in the big picture. *NM*
        • LOL unless they figured out how to break most of the laws of physics, I don't think we'll be seeing that. Ever.
        • They're scared enough to where there have been reports of Tesla owners actually threatening Mach E owners in online chat forums. *NM*
          • What exactly does that prove? There are plenty of idiots out there. *NM*
            • Why do they feel the need threaten other EV owners? They can't be all nutcases. Right? *NM*
              • Do you seriously think that happens, or matters even one bit? I don't. *NM*
                • There have been reports of it happening and I can see it extending into some possible road rage situations as well. *NM*
        • I can't wait to see who the first suckers/volunteers will be. Hope their life insurance is paid up *NM*
          • So I take it you will not be on board? *NM*
            • Musk is a con man, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him *NM*
              • thats a pretty serious charge. Care to share exactly what proof you base that on?
    • Except for the Model S and the defunct roadster, the rest of the Tesla lineup looks like goofy fisher price vehicles with duck faces. And, I don't even want to talk about that abomination called the Cybertruck. Shame Ford has to call it a Mustang to get it to sell though. *NM*
      • yeah, what they really need is a big chrome front grill(e) (non functional of course), some big tail fins (ditto) and some big blocky features added to the body to reduce airflow (also non functional of course).
        • Does everything have to look like a derivative jelly bean though? Tesla's have no style. Feel better now? *NM*
          • why would I feel better now? Your comments don't really affect my feelings.
            • You must have Tesla stock so you need them to succeed. Sorry, jelly bean style is so '80's and '90's Ford. The aerodynamic argument is weak because you can style an aero car to look good. It's a slippery slope to driverless pods and you drank the koolaid, I guess. *NM*
              • yeah I have Tesla stock, that must be it. Its all about me. Thanks. *NM*
                • See, I just knew it. lol! *NM*
  • My son bought a Teska Y model lasyt month and couldn't be happier with it. *NM*
    • I recently had the opportunity to hang around a Tesla recharging station a bit and talk to some owners and 100% of them were in love with their cars. And their anecdotes were remarkably similar.
      • Mostly short term leases I bet. Right now, they're a status symbol for the Starbucks latte drinking high-end market crowd. They look goofy, but the 0-60 is good. *NM*
        • Based on observation, 0-60 means noting to 99.9% of all drivers around here. Their motto is : "slow and steady wins the race", or some other damn stupid thing! *NM*
          • They look goofy. They're expensive to service parts for. The gas savings is negated by higher electricity rates. The green benefit is cancelled out by battery pack manufacturing and disposal. And, they're an extreme fire hazard in crashes. 0-60 is all they got. lol!
            • None of that is backed up by facts, and yeah they look goofy, Good response, no sense in any further discussion from this corner. *NM*
        • You seem to really know a lot about this subject and the demographic. No, in fact, almost all had bought the car although with the battery life, leasing might be attractive option
          • It's suprising they would decide to buy instead of lease on a car like that. I'd hate to be the one that has to replace the center I-pad control screen when it zaps out in a few years. Or, heaven forbid, having to replace the battery packs when the warranty runs out. *NM*
            • I think the acquisition model will change
• YAAAAAY! Got my Power Wagon fix--even if it isn't stock. Thanks, Bill. *NM*
  • bobby beausolei power wagon *PIC*
    • Re: War-time Dodge WC 12 (1941/'42) (PIC)
  • Thanks, jbwelda & Cliff. What a contrast... *NM*
• The vinyl top contour above the quarter panel looks much better on this one. Nice! *NM*