This one is a AMT kit I built to represent a car my grandfather once owned.

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Haven't shared any WIP here in quite a while, so thought this would be fun .

This is kinda a difficult kit to begin with the way the pieces fit, and the plastic is pretty brittle, at least on my kit. I decided to take it back to stock appearing as much as I could.  No bumpers or other parts available, but I discovered that a Lindberg '53 Ford kit could supply alot of the parts I needed to modify it. A '67 Corvette donor kit would supply the frame, and a '33 Willys kit would supply the SOCH engine/trans. I wanted to build the body back to stock as I really like the looks of them in stock trim, especially the rear wheel well opening, which was a little bit of a fun challange, to not only get the right shape, but same from side to side.

The doors are already opened, so that was nice. I added my own hinges, and then hinged the hood, but with a twist – to the front. A little street-rod look if it was real, and you pulled into a gas station to check the oil. Course, the sound of the "rumpy" motor might just give it away first.

Anyhow, here's the first pics of a fun project.

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Matte wraps have been all the rage in 2011 but even before year's end a new trend is starting to emerge. Say hello to the highly reflective chrome wrap.

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First previewed back in April, the final version looks quite different than the initial design renderings which took an obvious influence for the BMW M3 and subsequently the BMW M5 which was revealed in July.

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Team Lotus (the one who raced last year) have become the second team to officially pull the covers off their new 2011 car. The green and yellow liveried machine will start be raced by Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen this season under the name of Team Lotus as the management’s row with Group Lotus, now [...]

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According to a report by Bloomberg, Malaysian investors say the time is now for government-owned Proton Holdings Bhd. to sell its stake in Lotus Group International Ltd.

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Jaime Alguersuari says he?s in a positive mood despite yesterday?s decision by Toro Rosso to drop him from the team. The Spaniard has issued a statement outlining his thoughts on the situation, in which he confirms that as of earlier … Continue reading →

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