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Detroit, 2:18 PM
Sat Nov 28
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    engineerd: Murilee, does this mean you're going to lift the restraining order against me? No? It was worth a try. Nice job on the model. That is some crazy t... more »
    Full_Moto_Jacket: I'm pretty sure I saw this on CSI. more »
    philibuster: He even got the panel gaps right! more »
    that ain't the way to have fun, son: When did Canadian pennies come car-sized? Could be tilt-shift has gotten outta control. Or...this guy is incredibly talented. Looks like it's door #3. more »
    highlandmiata: It also appears to be parked on a miniature street. I wonder if this guy has a whole miniature Alameda going on here... We must know more! more »
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: That is amazing, and possibly also a sign of mental illness. more »
    Novaload: Well, dang, Murilee, we all love you too and we would have made you one of these if we'd known you wanted one! You've got a world class fan or a worl... more »
    stoke: A miniaturized collection of WWII world leaders beside the postwar automotive achievements of their respective nations would absolutely RULE. Hitler ... more »
    Six Flags Over Tomsk: Are you sure it's a tiny replica of Hubert and not a full size replica that's been shot with a tilt-shift lens while parked next to a giant coin? more »
    smalleyxb122: I really want to nitpick what few things aren't 100%, but I can't bring myself to do it. It is just too damned cool. more »
    MushyHeirloom: Imagine that SC/Rambler kit mated with a model of one of these. Jeep chassis, possibly the Rambler engine, red, white, and gold. more »
    Impalamino mkIV: Legend has it there is a barber in Iowa City that owns a SC/Rambler... /cryptic more »
    Novaload: That's easily $20 bucks, I wouldn't even blink at that. What's good is that so many people would NOT want that when they could have a Camaro or Mustan... more »
    MushyHeirloom: The problem is the rarity of the model kit. If there were fifty thousand of these left new in plastic, not only would I build it, I'd paint it olive g... more »
    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Pretty neat, but it'd need to be a car with a higher AMC goofycool factor to tempt me, I'd say.. like a 1/25 scale version of this perhaps: more »
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  • #fail

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  • #models

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