| In '74 I bought a '67 Shelby GT-500, dual quad 428 and a C-6 automatic with 12,000 miles on it for $1,600. It didn't take much to burn the tires off of it. This was my hobby car. Couldn't wait for the summer car shows and cruisin'. The car is featured on the Automobile Quarterly "Striped Lightning" poster and in Volume 16, Issue 8 of their publication. What a neat car. Turned heads everywhere I took it. I sold the car in '88 for $13,000! Damn! |
| SCALE AUTOMOBILE MODELING (Precision Replicas) |
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| '66 Fairlane 427 AMT/ERTL 1/25 Scale |
| '63 Galaxie 500XL AMT/ERTL 1/25 Scale |
| '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt Revell 1/25 Scale |
| My first car was a white '59 Ford Galaxie, 352 V-8, 2 barrel and 2 speed Ford-o-matic. What a tank. Man I used to beat the crap out of it. Blew it up one day. |
| '87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe Monogram 1/25 Scale |
| '64 289 Competition Cobra Marsh Models 1/43 Scale |
| COBRA SNAKE PIT in 1/43 Scale |
| 289 AC Cobra Roadster Monogram 1/43 Scale |
| 289 AC Cobra Roadster Monogram 1/43 Scale |
| 289 AC Cobra Roadster Monogram 1/43 Scale |
| Between the '63 and '85 I had a couple of family cars. A '67 Rambler station wagon, what a piece of crap, and a '76 Maverick which turned into a rust bucket piece of crap real fast. I know, it's a Ford. Definitely not one of their better ideas. |
| 289 AC Cobra Roadster Monogram 1/43 Scale |
| '06 Mustang GT Maisto 1/24 Scale Die Cast |
| '06 Mustang GT Revell 1/24 Scale |
| 427 Ford Fe Engine Revell 1/6 Scale |
| 427 SOHC Ford Engine Revell 1/6 Scale |
| 427 SOHC Ford AA/FD Revell 1/6 Scale |
| 427 Cobra Engine Revell 1/6 Scale |
| '67 Belvedere GTX Hemi Revell 1/25 Scale |
| Next was a '63 Galaxie 500 XL, 390 V-8, 4 barrel and 3 speed automatic. Another tank but a good car. Served me well till I retired it to the bone yard. |
| Some of my automobile modeling. You'll probably notice most of it is Fords. That's because I've been a Ford enthusiast long before I was old enough to drive. |
| In '85 I bought a new Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and in '88 I traded it in and bought another Turbo Coupe. Both great cars. I kept the '88 for 15 years. Sold it in '03 for $2,700 with 114,000 miles on it. You could drive that car for 12 hours and never knew you did. I still miss it. That's what makes me a FORD man. |
| '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt Revell 1/25 Scale |
| '70 Mustang Mach 1, 351C 4V Revell 1/24 Scale |
| Garage Diorame Revell Testors/ Fujimi 1/24 Scale |
| '70 Mustang Boss 429 Revell 1/24 Scale |
| '69 Mach I Cobra Jet Revell 1/25 Scale |
| '70 Mustang Boss 302 Revell 1/24 Scale |
| July '03 I bought new loaded Acura CL Type S, 6 speed to replace the T-Bird. Nice car, lots of power. Closest thing I could find to the '88 Turbo Coupe but it didn't ride as nice or handle as good as the T-Bird.........and I miss looking down that long hood. Traded it in Aug. 2012 with 17,000 miles on it to get my next toy. |
| After 24 years, I decided to get back into the car hobby. Yes, in my 60s. '70 Mach 1, 351C 4V, 4 Speed, 3.50 Traction Loc. 1 of 171 this color and 1 of 52 this color/trim. Not a Shelby and not the ride of the Turbo Coupe but it's nice. Not perfect but I'll probably get it there someday. What a blast to drive! A FORD guy again and have a long hood to look down again!!! |
| '05 Mustang GT Revell 1/25 Scale |
| '07 Mustang Convertible Revell 1/25 Scale |
| TOP GUNS |
| '69 Torino Cobra 428 CJ AMT 1/24 Scale |
| '67 Shelby G.T.500 AMT/Ertle1/25 Scale |
| '05 Earnhardt #8 Revell 1/24 Scale |