I imagine the whole crew retired to a local lounge for a celebratory libation after wrapping the piece. But there was no time to include that in the show.
Alternatively, that could also have explained why lunch required 45 minutes. #kitcars
Kit cars back then had more soul than they do today. Ever see the ad for the kit that makes a T-bird (not the retro roadster, the older ones) into a faux '50 Ford? Hideous. #kitcars
@CptSevere: Their Camaro to '57 Chevy is equally horrendous. I want to know who the goofballs who buy those things are ... and steer clear of them. #kitcars
@4130: Actually, if you look, they used 2 different cars. Initially they show a 1947 Ford 2 door, but the actual car the kit is built off of is a 1942 Ford (or is it a Mercury) 4 door sedan. The grilles are very different with the 1942 being the only year Ford had the 3 separate grille openings. They are mechanically almost identical as Fords in the immediate post war period were essentially the same as the pre-war models except for a mild facelift. Ford would not have a truly new model until 1949.
A Fiberfab Avenger/Valkyrie. One of the better looking GT40 style kits from the 70s. I think all those kits have too many weird proportions (mainly due to the use of flat glass for the side windows).
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Nasty quilted headliner and dash.... vega tail lamps... bizarro belt routing. This thing is so totally craptacular I think I should feel guilty for liking it. #kitcar
Oh this brings back memories even if my kit car was red. Did I ever tell you about the time in the 80s when I got busted for stealing cars? I was facing some serious time but the judge was retiring so I just went home and lived with him instead of going to jail. #kitcar
Well, whaddaya know? Fiberfab is at least sort of still around and a new Valkyrie kit can be had for a measly $5,750 for starters. What could possibly go wrong? Any brave souls out there ready to enter a very special Project Car Hell?
I'm so conflicted. In some ways it looks very cool, in other ways it looks like a tired old p.o.s.
Perhaps it could be recycled into a...into a--hmm. I have no idea. But apparently Fate has decided. #kitcar
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I imagine the whole crew retired to a local lounge for a celebratory libation after wrapping the piece. But there was no time to include that in the show.
Alternatively, that could also have explained why lunch required 45 minutes. #kitcars
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Side note:
LA to NY in less than 8 hours.
/the vtec kicked in, yo... #kitcars
10/23/09
I also noticed that hoods have not become better attached in the past fifty years. #kitcars
10/23/09
I prefer not to think of my 2001 Saab as old and busted. But maybe it is. #kitcars
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10/18/09
"But Sweetie, I promise I'll finish it up this weekend."
"Damn it, George, I've been hearing that for six months now. I'm sick and tired of your excuses. Why do I have to keep parking my Lexus outside?"
"Honey, this time I really mean it. Just give me one more weekend..."
"One more word out of you and I swear I'm gonna pack my bags and leave. Get rid of it!"
Manfully fighting back tears, George calls for a flatbed truck. Yet another in a series of dead dreams...
10/18/09
A Fiberfab Avenger/Valkyrie. One of the better looking GT40 style kits from the 70s. I think all those kits have too many weird proportions (mainly due to the use of flat glass for the side windows).
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10/18/09
I looked at them and now it's bugging me.
Vega? #kitcar
10/18/09
@The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Yep, '76-'77 Vega. #kitcar
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[www.fiberfab.us]
Well, whaddaya know? Fiberfab is at least sort of still around and a new Valkyrie kit can be had for a measly $5,750 for starters. What could possibly go wrong? Any brave souls out there ready to enter a very special Project Car Hell?
10/18/09
Perhaps it could be recycled into a...into a--hmm. I have no idea. But apparently Fate has decided. #kitcar
10/18/09