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
In what kind of limo did Chou En-Lai and the Great Helmsman ride during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? The “Red Flag” CA770, of course! (Read More…)
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Tagged as China, Diecast Cars, FAW, FAW-Hongqi, Hongqi, Hongqi CA770TJ, Limousine, Red Star Limousine, Toy Cars, Toys
Tagged as China, Diecast Cars, FAW, FAW-Hongqi, Hongqi, Hongqi CA770TJ, Limousine, Red Star Limousine, Toy Cars, Toys
As Chief Justice of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court, I receive many gifts from racers wishing to establish a foundation of mutual respect and understanding during the period in which I inspect the cars for possible cheating. The traditional judicial bribe tends to be a jug of top-shelf booze, but my drinking hasn’t kept pace with the intake of bottles of Stranahan’s bourbon and Zaya rum, and so I’ve been encouraging teams to bring weird diecast toy cars to lubricate the gears of justice. After the last round of LeMons Supreme Court diecast toy car bribes, I thought it would be hard to top the Leyland P76 and Moskvich 402, but the racers at the ’11 Southern Discomfort and the ’11 Gator-O-Rama have done so with the current crop of diecasts. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, bribery, bribes, Citroen H Van, Diecast Cars, LeMons Supreme Court, Nissan, Nissan Prairie, Nissan Stanza Wagon, Oldsmobile Toronado, Simca, Simca Aronde, Toy Cars, Toys
Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, bribery, bribes, Citroen H Van, Diecast Cars, LeMons Supreme Court, Nissan, Nissan Prairie, Nissan Stanza Wagon, Oldsmobile Toronado, Simca, Simca Aronde, Toy Cars, Toys
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