Cars...?

[Thorlifter]

Looking for a '78 Monte Carlo, one of the nicest vehicles I have ever owned.

I had a '78 Monte Carlo also. When my parents bought it for me, it had a standard 305 with wire rim wheels. When I was done with it, I had put a 350 from a '70 Corvette bored .030 over, 4.88 rear end, high rise intake and Holley carb. According to my buddy's at Harry Hot Rod shop in Dallas, it put out over 400hp. While it rode on the street just fine and quiet, she would do 12.5 in the quarter mile and in 1983, that was faster than any production car except the twin turbo 911. Loved that car.

 

[Westfield Charlie]

Glad to see a car thread! Serious part of my collection, and why I build most of my aircraft 'whee's up' and hang them with monofiliament--the cars claim a lot of the shelf space.

 

[dirkpitt289]

I just picked up this reissue. Its a blast from my past. The first model kit I ever had. Might start it very soon despite all the unfinished projects already on my bench.

 

[Lucky13]

Never stopped me! Now, get it started!

 

[tigerdriver]

prefer messing about with the real ones really, the gloss finish gets me down

I have a tamiya lotus 25 in the stash, scared of starting it lol

 

[dirkpitt289]

yeah the gloss finishes are hard for me to achieve. I rationalize it by saying cars don't come from the factory with those deep gloss shine.

 

[Lucky13]

What did Humprey Bogart drive in The Big Sleep, was it a 1938 Plymouth Business Coupe?

 

[dirkpitt289]

The kind of car that Humphrey Bogart drove in Big Sleep is either a 1930's Chrysler or Dodge. The other cars used in the film include the 1941 Buick Series 90, 1942 Cadillac, 1936 De Soto Custom, 1940 Dodge Luxury Liner Special and the 1938 Plymouth Deluxe.

 

[Lucky13]

Will be using these on my '40 Ford pickup, which I've decided to paint black... I'll be using these,
which comes from my '49 Mercury kustom, instead for the....

....modern ones, that I did not like together with the rest..

Which leaves me these beauts, on the Merc...

Voila'!


Just saying....

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Lucky13]

Some fiddling while other things are drying...

 

[woljags]

i only build the real ones,i'm going over to the garage tomorrow and i will take a couple of pics and post them in the next couple of days,be prepared for a shock,if there is enough interest i might start a thread in the start to finish build postings if there is enough interest and the admins say its ok

 

[Lucky13]

Go for it mate!

Would have been nice to have had a flathead with Ardun Hemi heads, talk about centrepiece in the livingroom! 8)

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

What's the Flatty going in Jan?

 

[Lucky13]

My '40 Ford pickup Aaron...

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Lucky13]

Can even get Ardun heads for your models I think... 8)

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

YUP! You can.

 

[Lucky13]

Same place who sells the Ardun heads, also sells sets of 8 Stromberg 97's... 8) Something for my '37 Chevy Coupe or '36 Ford 3 Window Coupe... Hmmmm

 

[Lucky13]

Wish I had a better camera, don't get me wrong, the camera is alright for most things but...
Anyway, you get the general idea.
Now, as the kit come with whitewalls as decals, the question is, on the '40 Ford pickup....

Whitewalls or not whitewalls?