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Apparently this version of the Predicta was photographed and measured by Monogram for starting work on a model kit then the car was sent back to...
I knew going into it that building a fenderless '36 Ford was a "no no" among hot rodders but I did it anyway. See the build thread here:...
A fenderless '36 is a real challenge. I sort of like the idea... It's not done very often. Are there more/better pix of this?
[ATTACH] February 1961 Car Craft
I like building HAMB-friendly models of customs that are a bit wacky. The original car is easily seen but there are one or more major mods that...
OK, I've revisited the OP and the content following. I see a subject line of "VINTAGE TROPHY GIRL PHOTOS" and the last words of the text of...
No, no, no! See the blanked-out area at the bottom of the fender lamp grille casting? Replace that with the turn signal assembly from a 1965 (not...
[ATTACH] Hot Rods and Racing Cars, Issue 14, Feb. 1954
[IMG] Here's one I'm working on. It's a highly modified Revell Club De Mer dream car body with a Moebius 1961 Pontiac Ventura frame (modified to...
[ATTACH] Southland Motorist Feb. 1956
[ATTACH] Hop Up September 1951 A rod and a custom.
[ATTACH] Here's my only completion for 2017. It received the Klingon Kruiser Award as the most "out of this world" entry at a prestigious contest...
[ATTACH] "I've always loved this nasty truck. It was from up in the San Francisco Bay area and they would haul it down to Lions. The fans loved...
Cool! There's a ton of them here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/hot-rods-on-album-covers.15867/#post-221166
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Vintage.....trophy.....girl.....photos.
[ATTACH] Undated ad in unspecified magazine. Probably from the mid 1960s based on the $2.00 price.
[ATTACH] Jan. 22, 1966 Drag Sport.
There sure are a lot of photos posted of women without trophies lately...
[ATTACH] Overlook this low-res photo, the damaged cardstock and some missing lamps to see an effective combination of text, layout and product.
[ATTACH] Engine Hop Up, April 1958. Having four pots up top is a little different. Visually, they make it look balanced since one can only see...
[ATTACH] Here's a pic of me at age two in the back of Dad's '55 Buick. I've always liked those factory pin striped wheels — it would be nice to...
[ATTACH] 1001 Custom Car Ideas, 1966
Looks like a custom painted car with spots and aftermarket chrome on the fender skirt. [ATTACH] 1949 pulp novel
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No, Gary was 100% right in my opinion.
So the GM term for Dagmars is "guards" — I was hoping for something more descriptive and entertaining! Thanks rudestude for posting all this neat...
[ATTACH] 1952 Fawcett book See the "Create Your Own Custom Body" article at:...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Motor Life, May 1955
[ATTACH] Car Craft, August 1960
btt Is black chrome HAMB-friendly?
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