General Chat
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Hi folks,
Okay, I know some, maybe even alot, of you got your interest in cars the same way I did, working on models. Does the term "funny fur" bring back memories. I used to win trophies for the models I built. And come to think of it, I still do!!!!! Same principle, just bigger and more expensive parts.
Junky, crappy, no detail models are going for $15. I paid $1.69 growing up in the 60s. A $1.69 and you could actually learn, to some extent, how a car worked by assembling the model. I remember a 69 Corvette model that had metal coil springs for the front suspension and the suspension worked just like the real thing. Back then they were rather complex and detailed models. I was disappointed when I saw the junk that is now being sold. What a shame and a rip. I've posted this before, if all you "old fart" types want a blast to your childhood check this out. Now, THOSE were models!!!!
http://www.showrods.com/home_page_links/alpha_list.html
Best wishes,
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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Oh! I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about dating.
They were very high maintenence in my day too.
Ed and Jeanne's
ZXelda 1981 280 ZXT: ZXena 1990 300 ZX
1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty)
1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy)
1971 Buick Riviera (Rita)
1975 Ford F-150 Stepside (Fiona)
1992 Firebird (Frieda)
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http://www.womenrussia.com/russian-models/
Is car related comrades!
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Me YORGO...You Not
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anyoen remember the coca cola vending machine car?
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1981 n/a 280zx
1952 m38a1 jeep willy's
1971 fairlady 240z
95 300zx N/A
72 240z
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OMG Yorgo, they make 'em like that in Russia? I'm there.
1981 280ZX Turbo
60,000 original miles
Still OEM (except for tires, fluids, and filters or course)
Swartz Creek, Michigan
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants.
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Great Just Great
27 years too late
Ah ah ah
nevery mind
how do you delete
this
Ah Jeanne
it wasn't me
someone hijacked by username
I swear
I was ah ah
only looking for an article on cars
honest
cross my heart
hope to
Now wait make sure that cannon bore is clear first
Ed and Jeanne's
ZXelda 1981 280 ZXT: ZXena 1990 300 ZX
1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty)
1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy)
1971 Buick Riviera (Rita)
1975 Ford F-150 Stepside (Fiona)
1992 Firebird (Frieda)
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Hey Ed,
Makes me wonder what you were thinking about with the "funny fur" !!!!!!!
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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After YORGO's post I haven't been thinking too clearly - thank Whatever that I only have 9 more hours to work and it's quiet so far.
Actually, a couple of those models look very much like a couple of Polish girls I used to know 30 years ago.
No Polish jokes here - one is a doctor and the other an engineer and either would give Miss USA, World or even Playboy Playmates a hard time placing in a beauty pagent.
Eastern European women - when the genes are right, are very very right.
That's a gene pool we all would want to take a dip in.
Ok - someone get norm to come up with some gloom & doom fact we can all argue about so I can get my mind on track. These cold showers are murder.
Ed and Jeanne's
ZXelda 1981 280 ZXT: ZXena 1990 300 ZX
1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty)
1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy)
1971 Buick Riviera (Rita)
1975 Ford F-150 Stepside (Fiona)
1992 Firebird (Frieda)
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I remember those days.... I built a few of those. One of my favorites was the Little Red Wagon. Dodge Pickup with Van front end and a Hemi.
"Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting"
Quote - Steve McQueen
'04 350Z Silverstone 6spd
Previous owner of 240, 280, and 300 Z's
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I have a friend that's pretty into models. I went over to his house and he was showing them to me and he says "touch the carpet"... I think to myself, "wtf, carpet?"... Sure enough the "carpet" was all fuzzy. He puts braided steel fuel lines in, and spark plug wires, brake lines... He really goes all out. Weird.
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I remember when the engines had piston details and the heads had combustion chamber and rocker arm details as well. Of course, back then there were a lot of warped body parts and a lot of sink marks too. Some give and take with the modern models. Just like everything else, prices have gone way up. Didn't gas cost like 25 cents a gallon back then?
1990 2+2 N/A
SHIFT_style
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Peanut,
I worked in a gas station and it was 19 cents a gallon. When it went up to 21 cents, people started yelling at me!!! I was 12.
Man I wish I'd kept those models! Good memories there.
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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"Ok - someone get norm to come up with some gloom & doom fact we can all argue about so I can get my mind on track. These cold showers are murder."
Did you know that everyone who has sex with those women eventually die??? haha
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12.804 @ 107.26 mph on crappy street tires with Dual SU Powered 2.9L Stroker!
ZCAR.COM member since Aug 1998
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I think models are so expensive because they don't sell as many now as they used to. The model section at Wal-Mart and other stores is dwindling here. I probably built 300 or so models in my life. Now all kids wanna do is sit in front of a tv and play video games. Hard to get them to build anything with thier hands. I try to pull my boy away from the tv as soon as I get home in the evening. I had him helping me clean my Swastika wheels yesterday. We are also building a batmobile model right now. He's 6 now so I am starting him off early. Paul
'77 280Z
'72 510 Wagon with Ka24de conversion
'68 1600 Roadster
'74 MGBGT
'96 Nissan Maxima GLE
www.paulbrewyet.com
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