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D Crowe
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Joined: Dec 11, 2020
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RE: Interview with the folks at Brooklin, here's the scoop!

A 1/8 scale Cadillac V16 engine. That should be impressive! And BIG !!!

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RE: What if...

@frank Fore River Motors wasn't exactly prompt with updating signage. The pic is 1965 or later yet they are still flying Edsel and Comet neon. Great...

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RE: Las Vegas Metro PD Fleet

Are you the same Jack Daniels who made 1/43 scale Indy Pace Car decals quite a few years ago? I bought at least three sets for a 1961 Thunderbird and...

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RE: Minimarque expert advice needed

Here is a 1/43 Auburn hood ornament, but the seller is in the Russian Federation. Not sure if postal deliveries from there have been restricted. eb...

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RE: Frobly foibles?

The Frobly Hawk is as awkward looking as the real car. I hope I have one, and if I do, it will be on ebay as soon as I can get it listed!

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RE: Wanted: a Willys coupe that's not a hot rod

@chav I suspect all of the issues you point out apply to the printed cars I have. But they are unmistakable representations of a 1939 Willys. My int...

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RE: PICS: A very rare car: a '57 Chevrolet 210 Sport Sedan, Factory Fuel-injected, complete with dog dish wheel covers...........

Here's a great period image of a similar car that was exported. Not a fuel injected example, not even a V8. This is a factory photo of a pre-prod...

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RE: Wanted: a Willys coupe that's not a hot rod

@chav Yes, I have both 1/32 and 1/25 scales.

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RE: Wanted: a Willys coupe that's not a hot rod

The same ebay seller offers the Willys in 1/43, 1/32, and 1/25. The proportions look good to me but I have never seen the real car in person. Based ...

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RE: Wanted: a Willys coupe that's not a hot rod

Here is a 3D printed 1/43 1939 Willys on ebay. I have this car in 1/32 and 1/25 scale. The body is stock with correct wheel openings and no hole in ...

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RE: What if...

11. Thou shalt NOT shorten a wheelbase! I've seen many wonderfully modified images from this artist and these are not among them. Wagons, limousine...

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RE: PONDERISMS

Add these to the list. Why does everyone play ketchup, but no one ever plays mustard? What grows if you plant a sesame seed?

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RE: whatever happened to Stylish Cars from Germany ?

Whatever Bruce said about the MM43 "Cadillac," it was too kind. It is a pathetic excuse for a model. Almost as bad as Brooklin's 1960 Cadillac.

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RE: What if...

Absolutely YES !!! The Mk II looks perfect. The prominent horizontal line on the turquoise car seems to lose definition in the front fender but woul...

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