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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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Personally I like some variant of Lift Off Hoods or The Lynch Road Buys Kinda sounds like something from a western. The others at the event would be heard to say in muffled tones as we walk past..."Hey...in't that one O them Lynch Road Boys??" 
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/15/04 05:02 PM
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I am thinking of driving my 6bbl replica down for this. I know its not the real thing, but "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". I can't wait to see all of these cars in one place.
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/15/04 05:19 PM
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Dave, all,
Just to let you guys know I am working on hats for this 2005 re-union/club.
Typical baseball hats which have of course a black bill to represent the lift off hood.
On the front of the cap the words: 'LIFT OFF HOOD RE-UNION' - in capital letters and 'Carlisle July 2005' in lower case letters. On the rear, on each side of the cutout-- A road runner or super bee emblem, and on the other '69 1/2'.
The kicker will be a little plastic scoop which will mimic the lift off hood scoop which will be fastened (sewn) to the bill. Those with runners will get the '440+6bbl' decal and those with bees will get the 'six pack' decal. I'm trying to keep the scoop looking cool-- not stupid...LOL, we'll see.
These plastic hood scoops will be approx 3 inches long, by 3 inches wide, by an inch high. I can get the side scoop decals made and the hat embroidery is not a problem. Even considering making underneath the scoop orange. Finding the right scoop might be hard.
As for color, all black, F6 green or Vitamin C....not because I like them but because they'll better work with everthing else. But still not sure about cap color, or getting multiple colors.
I'll tell you one thing...these hats are going to be very cool. Hopefully something you keep with your car at future shows.
I'll ask for suggestions but realize I'm trying to keep this somewhat under control so that it actually happens! Can't take everybody up on every suggestion or the hats will never get done.
I'll get back to you guys and submit the final product before making.
Any suggestions?
Best regards,
Coop
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/15/04 05:36 PM
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I am thinking of driving my 6bbl replica down for this. I know its not the real thing, but "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". I can't wait to see all of these cars in one place.
For sure you should bring it down!
Are you gonna be cruising around Mississauga in it this summer?
Dave
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/15/04 06:45 PM
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Brad, (and all others  ) The email I received back from Carlisle Promotion's Lisa Leathery indicated that we will each need to register for the show under a group name/club name. It doesn't look like we can even register for 2005 yet. I will in the next couple of weeks have a letter go out to all MOPAR clubs that I can find on the web(there is a link on one of the sites for clubs) and will make sure that at least the club officers are aware of the Reunion. That way we won't just be counting on this Forum and word of mouth to get the max. number of A12s. I think I saw about 150-200 clubs so the hard part will be addressing the envelopes. No big deal, just takes a little time. When it comes time to making plans for the event I will continue to communicate with Lisa and make sure we have the amenities we need, ie. club tent, space for the cars to park together, etc. To have adequate space for the cars will require each owner to register with Carlisle Promotions so that they know how many of us will be present. I can add a post to this thread and add names as I get them from all the guys here and from responses to the letter I will send to the clubs. That way the list will grow, we will probably find 'new' cars and increase the traffic on this board as well. So far I know only first names and a few last names of guys here. Should I do a list by first and last name, first name and Registry Car #?? What do you guys think? Frank
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/15/04 07:08 PM
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Is that engine noise and the vibration the same problem or different? Mine had a bad vibration that was caused by the steel plate in the trans mount being broken into 2 pieces. Just a stress fracture from 25 years of street racing. A new mount cured it but good.
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/16/04 09:57 PM
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I'm trying to keep the scoop looking cool-- not stupid...LOL, we'll see.
These plastic hood scoops will be approx 3 inches long, by 3 inches wide, by an inch high. I can get the side scoop decals made and the hat embroidery is not a problem. Even considering making underneath the scoop orange. Finding the right scoop might be hard.
I'll tell you one thing...these hats are going to be very cool. Hopefully something you keep with your car at future shows.
I'll ask for suggestions but realize I'm trying to keep this somewhat under control so that it actually happens! Can't take everybody up on every suggestion or the hats will never get done.
I'll get back to you guys and submit the final product before making.
Any suggestions?
Best regards,
Coop
Maybe you could contact Ertle, Campbell, ect to see if they have left over lift off hoods from when they were making the 1:18 scale models and then you could put on the whole hood. Just my 6(bbl) cents  Lon
Maybe we would get lucky enough to have Ertl make another production run of the lift-off models as well.
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/17/04 10:39 AM
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Hey, Frank, RoadRunner, Lon, ahooah... good info.
While you guys are at it, sounds like you may know more about models than I. Perhaps check around to see if some version of the lift off hood scoop is avaialable from a model maker.
I am looking for either just the scoop, which might be found through some of these custom resin shops who supply model making hobbyists with custom parts....
Or...
We might go with the entire hood which came on the Revell Monogram 69 super bee. I see on their site they have a 'lost part' form where you can order special parts from kits. I'd need the kit number for their 69 lift off hood bee kit (if anyone has that handy) then I can run the 'lost part' route through.
Whatever we can find that would sit on the bill of a cap and look like a 69 hood scoop. You guys who are up on models might have some ideas on this. I figure we need about 50, plus or minus, to go around and have some extra.
I'm sending emails to possible suppliers with this link so they know what it looks like:
http://www.aeroglass.com/scoops/mopar6.php
and I'm asking for one that is approx 3 inches by 3 inches by 1/2 to 1 inch high.
I'm a busy guy just like the rest of you and doing this search inbetween paperwork, roof inspections, and other much more important work (car). If you fellas could help run down this scoop I'd be very thankful and it'd make the hat project much easier for me.
Here's a link you can run through and check out. Send emails to those you think could help.
http://carmodeler.net/links.htm
Here's a forum thread I started:
http://www.modelcarkits.com/cgi-bin/webbbs/board.cgi?read=428710
Thanks for helping. You guys find the scoops and It'll help make the hat project easier. gotta run.
Best regards,
Coop
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Re: A12s at Carlisle 2005
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03/17/04 12:18 PM
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I am going to stick to my conviction that Road Runner items will be hard to get. This is based on a conversation I had with a supplier of the die cast cars a few years ago. I ran into this gentlemen in a store in Minneapolis Mall of America and struck up a conversation about cars. I don't recall his name, but we got talking about 1:18 die cast and such and mentioned that the Road Runner character and name was purchased and was going to be used for another product. He could have been the president of one of the die cast car makers for all I know. I actually put 2 & 2 together because you can get Road Runner (complete with the bird) high speed cable internet access in parts of NY. If someone is producing Road Runner items then they got permission to use it, its grandfathered, or it is being used illegaly. Some grandfathered items are the re-release of AMTs 68 Plymouth Road Runner 1:24 scale model. I am sure Time Warner's lawyers are probably as nasty as DCX lawyers can be if its being used illegaly. Either that, or they don't see a 1:48 scale car as a threat. If they got permission then I hope to see Road Runner floor mats, and new Ertl (spelling?) die cast cars with Road Runner emblems instead of GTXs.
68 Road Runner (383/4speed, post car w/decor pkg) - Major Project
69 Road Runner w/472 Hemi & 4 speed.
70 Challenger R/T SE EF8 w/ V9J, U - A32 - Major Project
2023 Ford Mach 1
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