I still haven’t gotten around to building my 1/25 scale Billy Carter Redneck Power Pickup kit, but that won’t stop me from adding more projects to my “get to it someday” collection… which I’m about to do, now that TTAC reader Neb has pulled my coat about the huge lineup of 1960s and 1970s plastic model kits being made from the original tooling by Round2 Models. (Read More…)
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Last month, while I was judging at the Arse Freeze-a-Palooza 24 Hours of LeMons, a team with a Billy Carter-themed Ford Fairmont Futura handed me something I’ve been trying to find for years: a gen-yoo-wine Malaise Era 1:25 scale Revell model kit of Billy Carter‘s customized Chevy Stepside. I am so happy! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1970s, 1978, 1978 Chevrolet C10, Billy Carter, Chevrolet, Malaise, Malaise Era, Model Cars, Model Kits, Pickup Truck, Toy Cars, Toys, truck
Tagged as 1970s, 1978, 1978 Chevrolet C10, Billy Carter, Chevrolet, Malaise, Malaise Era, Model Cars, Model Kits, Pickup Truck, Toy Cars, Toys, truck
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