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For many of us, Christmas of 2020 isn’t going to wind up in the record books…unless its recorded as exceptionally bad. For me personally, this is the first X-mas I’ve spent without my family; I was able to see a few close friends one-on-one, but when my mother was diagnosed with Wuhan Flu only aContinue reading “MERRY CHRISTMAS!“

BODY: Auto World WHEELS: MEV TIRES: Auto World The 5th T-jet I bought as a complete car, this came new all pre-assembled and ready to go in an Auto World clamshell. At the time it was the fastest car I had, and although it has been eclipsed many times over, it remains extremely consistent; itContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Muscle Cars: ’64 Pontiac GTO – “Old Reliable”“

I’m curious to hear from other builders/racers about your experience finding the screws needed to hold a T-jet together. I have found them to be quite difficult to obtain. Ace Hardware, which has rarely failed me on fasteners of any kind, has failed here: I’ve been to 3 locations in my area and all haveContinue reading “Screw this!“

Even purists who strictly stick to the original Aurora chassis for their T-jets will sometimes find a need for a tiny amount of additional clearance beyond that which is afforded by screwing the chassis to the body. This becomes a common need when using the Auto World chassis or aftermarket wheels, or both. The solutionContinue reading “Shimmed for your pleasure“

BODY: Aurora Model Motoring WHEELS: Vincent TIRES: Road Race Replicas This is one of 2 copies of this body I have acquired. Johnny Lightning/Auto World made a duplicate of this style but they chose to make it appear as a convertible with a raised soft top; I prefer this original, which is slightly smaller, sinceContinue reading “Meet the Fleet – Sportscars: Corvette Stingray hardtop roadster“