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tail dragger
Topic Started: Jul 1 2012, 08:17 AM (871 Views)
harry
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http://hwpics.blogspot.ca/2012/07/tail-dragger.html

the purple one is the 1998 first edition and the green one is the first time it was reissued with the plastic base.
Edited by harry, Jul 1 2012, 08:18 AM.
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juantoo3
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1941 Ford 3 window Coupe...sledded. I love it, and have from the beginning.

Can't say I didn't expect a plastic base sooner or later, but this one held on for a pretty long time. The metal base ones are heavy!
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Billy Kingsley
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I really like this one. I have quite a few variants, including, I believe, both of these. Although I prefer factory stock, I've been going to hot rod shows long enough (since before I could walk!) that I really like this one too.

It's also the earliest scale Mercury. (1941 was only the third year of Mercury)
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juantoo3
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Well, except this is a Ford...not a Merc. Merc grill looked more like the Lincoln, and both shared a lot with the *40* Ford, but the 41 Ford had a facelift that incorporated a noticably different grill. It took me awhile and some time researching this one some time back, so I'm confident its a 1941 Ford, essentially a Business Coupe with a serious top chop, giving it a Zephyr-esque Opera Coupe look.

Here's a good look at the nose of one:

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And here's one well on its way to having the exact same lines as the HW

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accobra64
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1941 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe:

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1941 Mercury front end:

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Harry, thanks for the images.

Cheers. Cobra
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Billy Kingsley
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You're absolutely right. I'm not feeling too good tonight, I think I'll stop posting before I make myself look any more like a fool. ;)
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juantoo3
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You're not a fool, Billy, nobody here thinks that of you. Anybody can make a mistake.
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accobra64
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Billy Kingsley
Jul 1 2012, 08:57 PM
You're absolutely right. I'm not feeling too good tonight, I think I'll stop posting before I make myself look any more like a fool. ;)
Not a big deal.
Nobody knows everything about everything.
You're not the only one that has made the same mistake over the years.
We still appreciate your input.

Cheers. Cobra
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GothicCarsUrban
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One of my all-time favorite HWs, I spent many years looking for one, ended up with several, including a few mint-in-package special editions, all were destroyed from being stored outside in the plastic hanging cases the non-DLM diecasts were displayed in, while I was in jail. The rotted, soggy or mouse/squirrel/wild rabbit-chewed blisterpacks, dulled paint, yellowed windows, rusted axles and a couple of them having no rubber on their Real Riders wheels, was heartbreaking. They were all thrown away after I spent about 5 minutes crying about thousands of dollars in diecast, tin or plastic cars ruined...
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Billy - don't worry about it. I've got no clue on a lot of small scale versions with regard to their 1/1 counterparts shown and only learn by asking . . .sometimes after mistakenly ID'ing something. Happens to us all. You're in good company. :D
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Billy Kingsley
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You guys are the best....this really is my favorite forum. I meant that I was going to stop posting for the night, but I didn't think to include that. (Another mistake!) Not feeling a whole lot better today, but at least I can think a little better. At least, I hope so, LOL.
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Pegers
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Billy,Billy,Billy,,,you worry too much about the inmates that hang around here.....
just roll along, sing a song and hit the gong...
if one the trustees doesnt like your posts then he/she can move along when they see your
name...
and on the plus side for me.i like having some one else here that will admit they dont know
what the heck some of these castings are of.i get at least 1/2 of them wrong myself.
stick with it and post away....................................

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juantoo3
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Pegers
Jul 2 2012, 05:22 PM
just roll along, sing a song and hit the gong...
Whoaaa...

Gnarly Dude!

*cough cough*

Oh! You said "hit the Gong!"

Oops!

Later Dude!
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Pegers
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Billy Kingsley
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Heh...I will readily admit that I am pretty darn clueless when it comes to a whole lot of stuff! And even the stuff I do know I can make mistakes with the best of them, lol.
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