MAMA Sez! Volume 25, Issue 4 December, 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone! This is the newsletter of the Maryland Thanks for yet anoth- out of hiding. One of the- decal sale. Thanks to the Automotive Modelers er good turnout for our se days, Hopefully, be- raffle donors, whoever Association annual Toys for Tots fore much you are—in drive last month. Hope- longer, I‟ll my desire Duntov Recognized 1 fully, it got delivered be able to to get orga- ‘57 Ford Custom 2 without drama. Thanks, start dis- nized, I guys! playing musta dis- ‘Gov-a-mint Motors! 4 This month, Rich some of my posed of A Car Guys’ Night 5 Wilson pores over the builds! last Before Christmas! Revell „57 Ford 300. The raf- month‟s T ‘n T 6 Thanks, Rich! fle raised results With me back at the $47.00, while the door prematurely. I swear, that Ford vs ‘GMC’ 8 meetings, the kicked in an additional (almost?!) never hap- REALLY Cool Stuff! 9 Parade has also come $123.00, plus $5 from a pens!  Pontiac Parade 11

Events 11 design chief William Mitchell, New This Month 12 Duntov Recognized Corvette racer Dr. Dick Classifieds 12 Zora-Arkus Duntov, event is held in late June. Thompson, Corvette the first chief engineer The „13 event is sched- Black Book author Mike 2013 Meeting Schedule for the Corvette, is uled for June 28-30 in Antonick, Corvettes at Meetings are scheduled for among 10 people who Champaign, Ill. Carlisle co-founder Chip the third Saturday of the month will be added to the The Great Hall effort Miller and Corvette parts from 11 am to 2 pm (unless Bloomington Gold Cor- was started in „10 and noted otherwise). Do NOT as- seller and collector Mike sume meeting dates—confirm vettes USA‟s Great Hall runs through „14. It adds Yager, owner of Mid them with a club officer! next summer. 10 people and 10 Cor- America Motorworks. January 19th The Great Hall is a vettes each year, recog- The list of inductees in- February 16th form of hall of fame nizing key people and cludes two promotion March 16th started by Bloomington vehicles in the car‟s 60- companies, Bloomington April 27th (4th Sat!) Gold, an annual Corvette May 18th year history. Gold and Carlisle Pro- June 15th restoration and car show Other inductees for ductions, which produces July 20th NOTE! event that rewards cars „13 include Corvette tun- the Corvettes at Carlisle August 17th for being maintained in er Reeves Callaway, for- annual show in Pennsyl- September 21st original or factory- mer Chevy general man- vania. October 19th correct condition. The ager Jim Perkins, former (Continued on page 7) November 16th December 21st Inclement weather phone MAMA Sez is the official monthly publication of the Maryland Automotive Modelers Association. Articles as attributed by author and number: (301) 474-0646.  source, and may be reprinted with proper credit given. Opinions expressed are those of nobody of any importance. Any correspond- ence or contributions should be sent to: Timothy Sickle, 15905 Ark Court, Bowie, Maryland 20716. Page 2 MAMA Sez! '57 Ford Custom 2 „n 1 “Dedicated to a missed ther single four- friend” barrel or dual four- Well, it‟s finally here, at least barrel carb setups. the first version. Though not as The latter is for the popular today, the „57 Ford out- drag version and to sold, (admittedly only by a few me, the lack of thousand vehicles), the „57 Chevy. tuned exhaust head- Personally, I think the Ford is by ers is very odd. The valley cover cylinder and wiper motor for the far the better looking though may- has been included for the first firewall. The inner fenders are be not in this roof style. Speaking time. Both systems have com- part of the floor but separate of which; this was the first year plete fuel lines with filters and starter relay and battery mount to for the „hardtop ‟ that‟s pumps. The lower part of the them. still copied today by every manu- carbs are cast to the intakes but Tires/wheels: Those on the facturer EXCEPT Ford—ironic, the uppers are a separate pieces real car were 83 series, 8” by eh?! This car was available with a and their detail is very minimal. 14,” and the ones in this kit look 223 cubic inch 6-cylinder, or a There are “Thunderbird Special” the part. As usual with Revell (el 272, 292 or 312 cubic inch V-8. decals for the valve covers that cheapo), there are no sizes or The 272, with 7:1 compression, in my opinion really make this lettering on them. The white developed 176 hp at 4400 rpm and engine stand out from other „Y‟ walls (narrow) are on the decal 264 lb./ft of torque at 2400 rpm. blocks. Leaving off these decals sheet. I wish Round 2 could The 312 was available with a Pax- would make it the less powerful show them the better way. The ton . With a curb 272 engine. The only wheels are open type and weight of 3731 pounds, it did 0-60 seems to be a three-speed with have correct dog dish caps that mph in 15.1 secs. and the ¼ mi. in the longest tail shaft ever. The get decals. Also included are a 20.0 secs. chrome tree includes the Paxton pair of narrow „no name‟ slicks There are 129 parts in this kit, supercharger and bracket, but and a pair of open wheels (15") but the highest part number is 171 nothing else for it in the kit. for them. They all mount with which leads me to believe there Chassis: It‟s cast separate the „hateful‟ rivets. are 40-some odd parts we haven‟t from the body underside, which I Interior: It builds up plat- seen yet. And it‟s believed that like a great deal from a painting form style on the chassis. Some- two more versions are due out lat- standpoint. This was the first thing we don‟t see often enough er. We saw the test shots at NNL year for the now legendary Ford is included here. The upholstery East, so we know the „F‟ code 9 inch rear axle. It‟s used in cus- patterns (grey) are on the decal (a.k.a. supercharged) engine tom-built hot rods, street rods, sheet, which I like, but I would counts for some of those. The gas muscle cars of all makes and prefer the door releases and win- tank and spare tire well are sepa- „stock‟ racing cars. In this kit, it dow cranks to be separate. I‟d rate items from the underside, is an eight-piece affair not count- recommend cutting the slot be- which reminds me of the „56 ing the driveshaft and there are a tween the seat backs of the front Chevy of several years ago that pair of extra leaf springs for the seat, just for realism. The fire- was modified into a Nomad wag- drag version as well. The front wall doubles as the interior front on. suspension is all in one piece— and the dash gets a trio of pedals Engine: The engine represents only the steering box is separate. to hang from it as well as a decal the top of the line 312 c.i. op- The exhaust system is a dual ar- for the speedometer. Because tion. There are a total of 30 parts, rangement with the now com- this is the base line model for though some are alternate parts. monplace metal tubes for the 1957, the interior is very plain The builder has his choice of ei- ends. There are separate master (Continued on page 3) Volume 25, Issue 4 December, 2012 Page 3 Custom (contd)

(Continued from page 2) and it‟s reflected well in this kit. Body: Revell has gotten the shape dead on right. It compares amazingly close to the AMT Fair- lane. The mold line is to the out- side of the front fender crease, up the „A‟ pillar, back along the roof to the inside from the gutter, down the „C‟ pillar and on top of the tailfin; all very minimal and easy to remove. I was curious if the custom parts from the older AMT kit would fit but I don‟t have any in my parts box. So I did the next done in a sort of gold leaf. One that reason, my plan is to build best thing and measured both kit says “Flat Out” the other says this kit the way I think he would bodies with a caliper. I was “Bent Eight.” With a little rear- have wanted to himself. A while pleased to find they are very near- ranging of letters for the “Bent back, I bought a Ford straight six, ly the same. There are two dimen- Eight” version one could spell the „big six,‟ from Kitchen Table sions I found that are different. “gEt Bent” instead. There is an Resins. It‟s not perfect, it has a One was the width of the interior assortment of emblems and letter- couple of mistakes, but it‟s a good by about .040-.050 inches. While ing for the stock version, and start and can be corrected. It just an interior swap would be diffi- „tons‟ gold scripts for the drag happens to be the correct vintage cult, anything else should be quite version. Oh, and I was wrong— for this car and Harry liked to easy; like a roof swap. And I no- there IS „M &H‟ lettering for the build models of the base versions. ticed that the trunk of the AMT slicks, but the slicks in no way I may even try to „rust‟ it like he Fairlane is maybe 1/8” longer than look the part. was so good at, but I doubt I will the Revell 300. There‟s not a great When I first heard of this kit be able to do it as well. deal of chrome. The bumpers have announcement, the first thing that This is a very nice kit; I‟d a mold seam across their ends like struck me was how much our highly recommend it, but remem- the kits of years ago. But the grille friend Harry Charon would like ber, the AMT had opening doors is cast open. The door handles, this kit. I believe he bought a resin and poseable steering. wipers, mirrors, hood ornament, conversion of this body style. For by: Rich Wilson  and headlight reflectors are all chromed. Two interesting pieces are the chromed Ford „crest‟ that would hide the trunk lid key slot and what appears to be a gate han- dle that‟s not shown in the instruc- tions or parts list. The headlights are clear parts while the taillights are clear red plastic. Decals: Besides those already mentioned, there are two pairs of logos for the drag version, both A New „Tribute‟ “Grumpy” Jenkins S/S Camaro Page 4 MAMA Sez!

„Gov-a-mint Motors!‟

As expected, Chevy recently and then copied docu- took the wraps off of their all-new ments until she accepted a NASCAR entry for this season, severance offer and left the SS. The simply named car will the company in „05. be the stock car racer of the pro- Prosecutors said duction car, which will be a rear- „GMC‟ trade secrets were wheel drive V-8-powered sedan. found on at least seven The racer will make its formal de- computers owned by the but at Daytona Speed Weeks, re- couple. placing the Impala. „GMC‟ alleges How deep does some When the passes went up for the NASCAR version closely re- people‟s passion for the Corvette sale on the museum‟s website, sembles the SS that will be in run? Deep enough that 150 of www.corvettemuseum.org, they showrooms for purchase. them paid as much as $995 each, sold out within seven minutes. Production of the new SS se- plus travel expenses to Detroit in That‟s faster than sales for the dan will take place in Australia at early January, to be among the museum‟s high-performance driv- „GMC‟s‟ Holden subsidiary. The first to see the redesigned „14 Cor- ing events, which typically sell car is based off of the upcoming vette. out in 10. A waiting list formed, VF Commodore, the next-gen Those 150 fans will be in the just in case any of the original Holden rear-wheel drive sedan. room, along with hundreds of in- buyers drop out. Many enthusiasts see the SS as the vited journalists from around the After expenses, the museum spiritual successor to the Pontiac world, on Jan. 13 when Chevy will net about $40,000 from the G8, which was also based on the pulls the cover off the new C7 on C7 reveal program. The package Commodore. Chevy has yet to the eve of the Detroit auto show. includes bus transportation around release details or photos of the They also get a ringside seat on Detroit, two nights in a luxury ho- production SS, though they have Jan. 14th for the new Vette‟s press tel and a private dinner with the confirmed it will have a small conference on the show floor in Corvette program team. block V-8. It will mark the first Cobo Center. The museum charged $995 per time in 17 years that the bowtie It‟s another sign of the intense pass to the reveal. A pass buyer brand has had a rear-wheel drive anticipation for the new Corvette, could add a guest for $205. But sedan in the showroom. Expect it the seventh full redesign in the the total number of people for the to arrive sometime in late „13 as a car‟s 60-year history. Enthusiast event was limited to 150. „14 model. mags and websites have tracked Participants also have to make A former „GMC‟ engineer and the car‟s development for years, their own travel arrangements to her husband were convicted earli- publishing spy photos of proto- get to Detroit. Passes were sold to er this month of industrial espio- types, artist renderings and specu- Corvette fans from across the US nage, for stealing trade secrets re- lation. Chevy has teased the new and Canada. lating to hybrid technology for car in photos and videos at In light of the demand, the possible use in China. www.one13thirteen.com, a refer- museum asked Chevy for more Shanshan Du and Yu Qin were ence to the car‟s reveal date. passes but was turned down due to found guilty by a federal jury in Chevy gave the passes to the space limitations. Chevy is keep- Detroit after a trial that lasted events to the National Corvette ing the location under wraps to weeks. The government claimed Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., avoid attracting a large crowd. that Du attempted to get a transfer which sits across the street from Sorry, I‟ve got better things do to while employed at „GMC‟ to get the Corvette assembly plant, to with $1,000+ than to go see a access to hybrid car technology, sell as a fundraiser. new „plastic‟ Chevy!  Volume 25, Issue 4 December, 2012 Page 5

A Car Guys‟ Night Before Christmas! Twas the night before Christmas, and in the garage Then he yelled, “Can‟t recall when I‟ve felt so alive!” There wasn‟t a Ford, a Chevy, or even a . So, I backed off the gas and said, “You wanna drive?” The presents were all wrapped, and lights were all lit, Ol‟ Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys, So I thought I‟d mess with the GTO a bit. When he walked past the headlights, he shook at the knees! I popped the release and lifted the hood, When a deep voice behind me said, “Looks pretty Then the 389 exploded with header sound! good.” Santa popped the clutch and the power shook the Well, as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick, ground! And there, by the workbench, stood good old St. Nick! Power shift into second, again into third! I sat there, just watching, at loss for a word. We stood there a bit, not sure what to say. Then he said, “Don‟t suppose you‟d trade for my Then I heard him exclaim as we blasted from sight, sleigh?” “Merry Christmas to all, it‟s been a Hell of a night!” I said, “No way, Santa,” and started to grin,  “But if you‟ve got the time, we could go for a spin!”

His round little mouth, all tied up in a bow, Turned to a smile, and he said, “Hey, let‟s go!” So as not to disturb all the neighbors retreat, We quietly pushed to Goat into the street.

Then, taking our places to drift down the hill, I turned the key and let the clutch spill. The sound that erupted took him by surprise, But he liked it a lot, by the look in his eyes!

With redlines a‟cryin,‟ and headers aglow, We headed on out where the hot rodders go. And Santa‟s grin widened, approaching his ears, With every shift up, as I went through the gears!

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laboration between AMG and In- This n That vestindustrial appears to encom- pass a much wider range of en- Italian Aston Martins?!? The for- gines, drivelines and electrical ar- mer owner of Italian motorcycle chitectures…‟s Back?! Af- maker Ducati has bought a 37.5- ter a tumultuous and sometimes percent stake in financially litigious couple of years (which strapped British car maker Aston included Steve Saleen the man su- Martin. The move means future ing Saleen the company for call- cept car that wowed the New Astons could use modern ing itself Saleen!), Saleen the man, York auto show nearly five years drivelines and electric architec- the car and the company with the ago, Steve Saleen says the super- tures from Mercedes-Benz‟s man again in the driver‟s seat are car—with a Saleen badge on it— AMG division, insiders with back, still in Southern CA and still is still in the works. “We‟d still knowledge of the deal suggest. in the bustling Inland Empire burg very much like to do it,” he said. Private equity fund Investindustri- of Corona to which they all en- The S7, though with a few or al has signed a memorandum of sconced a few years ago. So more rough edges to it, was pretty understanding with current Aston what‟s new? First up is a Saleen exciting to drive around a race owner Investment Dar of Kuwait 351 Mustang, which was recently track, after all. But wait, there‟s that will see it pay $240 mil for announced at the LA auto show. more. “We‟re working on an elec- the ownership stake. In a recent While Saleen and various enti- tric car,” Saleen said in LA, drop- announcement in London, In- ties—authorized and not—have ping the biggest news bomb of the vestindustrial also confirmed produced the 302 Mustang for show. An EV from the most plans to invest up to $800 mil in many years, this is the first time in -hungry name in all of new product development for As- 13 years that a 351 will come out the aftermarket?…High-Dollar ton Martin over the next five with one of those big SALEEN (REALLY?!) The first years. Investindustrial beat out a windshield header stickers on it. Ferrari F12 Berlinetta in the US rival bid from Indian automaker The Mustang maker promises 700 was sold at the Formula 1 US Mahindra and Mahindra, which hp from the 351-cubic-inch V8, Grand Prix in Austin, TX for was thought to have offered a sig- which sounds entirely doable $1.125 mil. The auction benefited nificantly greater injection of when it‟s paired with the Saleen Hurricane Sandy victims. Bidding cash. The Italian-based equity 296 supercharger system. It will STARTED at $315,888 and the fund is thought to have brought a also use a Saleen clutch in the price rose quickly with bids com- technical collaboration with Mer- Mustang‟s six-speed manual, a ing in from live bidders and by cedes-Benz‟s AMG to the bar- 3.73:1 final drive, Saleen wheels, phone. The winner was Larry gaining table. The deal announce- tires, 15-inch brakes and a Saleen Roth from Long Island, NY. Ac- ment did not detail a technical tie- S4 suspension. Look for S351 cording to Ferrari, company cli- up with Mercedes-Benz‟s perfor- Mustangs in January. The LA auto ents, dealers and friends donated mance off-shoot but insiders at show was also the production de- an additional $345,000. Ferrari AMG have revealed to Autoweek but of the Saleen Camaro, match- will deliver the car in the second that discussions on a deal to pro- ing existing Saleen versions of the (Continued on page 7) vide engines, gearboxes and elec- Dodge Challenger and Ford tric components to Aston have 302 Mustang. But that was taken place. Among the compo- not all. While the whereabouts nents Aston is rumored to be seek- of the S5S supercar may or ing from AMG is a new V12 gas may not be at an undisclosed engine to replace the aging Ford- location in an ASC building in developed unit used in the Van- Michigan, and while Saleen quish. However, the proposed col- may or not even own the con- Page 7 MAMA Sez!

from the bumper to the lower the show. As a matter of fact, Dr. T „n T (contd) front lip of the car. In the teaser Bellows, the psychiatrist who tried photo this is white, making the to keep up with Major Nelson‟s (Continued from page 6) change stand out even more. The exploits with Jeannie (played by quarter of „13, along with the rest 500e gets new wheel choices and Barbara Eden), drove a Bonne- of pre-ordered U.S.-bound F12s. new character marks behind the ville, if I remember correctly. To- The F12 is the company‟s fastest doors by the rear tire. A Fiat 500e ny‟s ashes will reportedly be scat- road-going car ever, using a 6.3- badge is also added. Inside, we tered around the world…Rik Hov- liter V12 engine making 731 hp. see a push-button transmission for ing Famous?! Most of you know Power is directed to the rear the first time, and what looks to be club Prez Lyle Willits‟ friend, Rik wheels through a seven-speed du- a pure white color scheme, as op- Hoving, as THE custom car au- al-clutch transmission…Battery- posed to the off-white in our long- thority. Well, Lyle relates that he powered Fiat in „14?! Fiat has term tester—a “500e” logo sits on has produced his first hard cover issued a few the dash- book. Don‟t let the title fool teaser photos board… you—it traces some history and of the „14 Fiat Condolences. photos of several cars. Go to this 500e battery- Major Antho- website and click on the picture of electric vehi- ny Nelson, the book to order—http:// cle. Changes a.k.a. Larry www.kustomkarbooks.com/KKB/ include a Hagman (also KKB_home.html (Thanks to sleeker all- of „Dallas‟ autoweek.com, and other Internet around look, fame!) recently sources for this insanity! Ya just new wheel passed away as a result of compli- can‟t make some of it up!! Thanks choices and a redesigned front. cations from throat cancer. Known also to those of you in the Peanut Instead of a body-color- not only as Jeannie‟s master, Tony Gallery who have helped me surrounded grille, Fiat goes with also drove a GTO convertible in entertain y‟all by sending stuff—I an accenting color that stretches „preciate it!) 

(Continued from page 1) ZAD (contd) The cars added to the Great Hall for „13 are:  „53 Corvette with serial No. 3. This car is being carried over from the „12 group  „57 Fuel Injected Corvette. This car had 1 hp per cubic inch of displacement  „61 Gulf Racing Corvette Icon  „62 Corvette, the first with the 327-cubic-inch V8  „63 Corvette Grand Sport  „65 Corvette Big Block  „67 Corvette L88 Daytona Racer  Corvette Factory Series Racer  Callaway Cars  „06 Corvette Z06, factory production car with 500+ hp  „09 Corvette ZR1, factory production car with 600+ hp Information on the Bloomington Gold event is available at www.bloomingtongold.com.  Page 8 MAMA Sez!

Why Ford is More Profitable Than „GMC‟

It has been more than three hicles that account for about 70 outside marketing firms and tak- years since „GMC‟ (a.k.a. General percent of „GMC‟s‟ US volume. ing information-technology pro- Motors) emerged from bankruptcy That includes those long-in- grams in-house to cut costs longer liberated from much of its bloated the-tooth pickups and SUVs. Ste- term, for example. cost structure. So why is „GMC‟ vens expects “at a minimum” to Akerson labels those more- still far less profitable than erase that $1,000 pricing gap mundane measures “taking com- archrival Ford Motor Co. in the when the next-gen pickups are plexity out of the business.” It‟s a bread-and-butter North American launched, which is expected by chore that is as obviously neces- market? the summer. sary at „GMC‟ as it is daunting. An equity analyst sprang that „GMC‟ is banking on higher But the real key to erasing the question on „GMC‟s‟ top brass transaction prices and fatter profit profit gap with its archrival, last week during its third-quarter margins when the next-gen Chevy „GMC‟ execs know, returns to a earnings conference call (albeit Silverado, and other big trucks truism of the auto industry: It‟s all worded a bit more diplomatical- and SUVs, go into production about the product. ly). He got a refreshingly candid next year. Get the next-gen trucks right, answer. 2. Global platforms and „GMC‟ can sell more of them Chuck Stevens, „GMC‟s‟ CFO Stevens says Ford is about two for higher prices. Ditto for for North America, laid out a few years ahead of „GMC‟ on its move „GMC‟s‟ new name- key reasons why „GMC‟s‟ pretax to global platforms, which cuts plates, for example, and the rede- profit margin of 7.8 percent in engineering and purchasing costs, signed Chevy Impala due out ear- North America lagged Ford‟s 11.9 thus boosting profitability. ly next year. percent. „GMC‟s‟ answer: By 2018, it “The first and most important” “We have a clear understand- expects to get 90 percent of its step, Stevens acknowledges, “will ing of the gap,” Stevens says. “We sales volume globally from vehi- be the product launch cadence.” know what we have to do to close cles made on about 14 “core” ve- I guess time will tell if these it.” hicle platforms. That would put bozos have a handle on ANY- Here‟s how he sizes it up: „GMC‟s‟ platform structure THING yet. 1. Product cycle roughly on par with rivals Ford (Thanks to autonews.com for „GMC‟s‟ most profitable vehi- and Group. this enlightening article—http:// cle lines are also its oldest: full- 3. Fixed costs www.autonews.com/ sized pickups and SUVs that ana- „GMC‟ still hasn‟t done article/20121106/ lysts say carry profits of more enough to whack away at its cost BLOG06/121109911/why-ford-is- than $10,000 per unit. That helps structure. „GMC‟ CEO Dan Aker- more-profitable-than-gm? the much-fresher Ford F series son is accelerating those efforts, utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_me garner an average transaction though. „GMC‟ is consolidating dium=twitter)  price of as much as $1,000 more than the Chevy Sil- verado. „GMC‟s‟ answer: It will go from having “the oldest portfolio in North America to the freshest” over the next two years, Stevens says, with rede- signs or freshenings of ve- Volume 25, Issue 4 December, 2012 Page 9

REALLY Cool Stuff!

MAMA‟s Boy Gary Sutherlin recently sent along the following really neat pictures of nifty (I absolutely shudder in calling them antique!) gas stations. Thanks a bunch Gary, for this short trip back to a simpler time!  Page 10 MAMA Sez! Volume 25, Issue 4 December, 2012 Page 11

 April 20th, 2013—27th Annu- al NNL East in Wayne, NJ. Theme—Resin Rules, with a  Feb. 25th, 2013—The IPMS sub-theme of Vans. Old Dominion Open from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM in Rich- mond Int‟l Raceway‟s Hein- rico building, in Richmond, VA (see flyer opposite).

Pontiacs on Parade! As noted a few months ago, As I‟ve said the missing signage has been continuously— „ordered,‟ and should reappear I‟ll bring the shortly! „Reserved Rich Wilson: Even though Parking‟ as long Rich‟s „Ol Goat was „illegally as interested parked‟ (not in the clearly marked parties trot out „Pontiac Parade‟ area—Ha! Ha!), their Pontiacs, I include his GeeTo Tiger buildup thereby needing here. somewhere to To this, I added two more park! I am also diecasts—the Danbury Mint VERY intent on Montero Red “45th Anniversary” „ramping up‟ my own building „PoP‟ (Pontiacs on Parade!) GTO. Don‟t ask me—looks like schedule, no thanks to those of Sickle signing off for now! And these companies are reachin‟ for you who have fed my „Pontiac don‟t forget—MAMA may not ANY sort of theme to release a Fever‟ since this display has come need all these Ponchos, but I‟m new car. into existence. So, lemme just sure diggin‟ „em!!  I also displayed Kurt John- say—“Thanks, I needed that!!” son‟s 1995 AC Delco Pro Stock So, c‟mon—bring „em and Firebird. show „em! This is the newsletter of the KITT Firebirds, late „80s Chevy C Maryland Automotive Modelers Classifieds -3500 dually kit (not promo), Po- Association lar Lights funny cars, and empty Chapter Contact: WANTED: I‟m always on the Pontiac kit boxes. Would also like Timothy Sickle hunt for unbuilt/rebuildable to buy or borrow old AMT/MPC/ 15905 Ark Court Monogram/Revell model car Bowie, Maryland 20716 Pontiacs in general (and GTOs, Phone: 301-249-3830 specifically „68 MPC hardtops catalogs. Contact Tim Sickle at Email: [email protected] and , and „71 [email protected], or see me at hardtops in particular!). I also a meeting. Thanks! MAMA’s BoyZ do it in scale! have an extensive collection to trade from. Want Mickey Thompson Attempt I/Challenger I kits, 1/8th scale Monogram „79 T/ A, 1/25th scale „81 Firebird

“New” Stuff this month: (snap), „66 Bonneville (MPC or Hasegawa), „69 to „72 Grand  Revell „93 Mustang Prixs to name a few. SVT Cobra Revell 1/32nd scale „70 T/A kits,  Revell „84-‟87 MPC Fieros, and GTO „70 -„81 Firebird For- We’re on the web!  Revell „64 1/2 Mus- http://www.mamasboyz.org/ tang convertible mulas and T/As, „82  Revell BMW Z8  Dump Truck Directions

From the Baltimore Beltway (RT 695): Take Exit 7, Route 295 Websites (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) south towards Washington approx. Philly Area Car Modelers: 18 miles to Route 193 (Greenbelt http://www.pacms.org/ Road), and exit. When on the off- Central PA Model Car Club: ramp, stay to the right and merge http://www.freewebs.com/cpmcc/ right onto Southway (see below). Once on Southway: Go NNL East: straight to the second (2nd) STOP http://www.nnleast.com/ From the Washington Belt- sign. Make a left onto Crescent East Coast Indoor Nationals: way (RT 495/95): Take Exit 22 road. Go to the STOP sign and www/eastcoastindoornats.com north, towards Baltimore. Stay in make a right into the parking lot Maryland Intl Raceway: the right lane and take the first exit behind the Greenbelt Library. http://www.mirdrag.com/ onto Route 193 (Greenbelt Road). Once in parking lot, look to the Old Toyland Shows: http:// When on the off-ramp, bear to the right. The large, white building is www.oldtoylandshows.com/. right and take Greenbelt road west, the Greenbelt Community Center. Carlisle Events: towards College Park. Stay in the Enter building using the doors near http://www.carlisleevents.com right lane and immediately after fenced tot lot. The multi-purpose York US30 Musclecar Madness: passing over the Parkway, make a room is on the second floor. There www.yorkus30.com  right (at the light) onto Southway is an elevator to the left of the en- (read on!) trance. 

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