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PETERBOROUGH, ONT

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One I wish I never sold
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I was about 18 when I got this one.  A guy named John Ball built it in West Hill.  A 1964 Rambler American with Ford Econline truck suspension, Chevy drive line, Dodge interior seats and stuff.  Never had a lock on the trunk.  Just stuck my finger in and flicked a lever.  Made a small step stool for my girlfriend (future wife) to climb in.  The wipers always slowed down when I stepped on the gas if it was raining.  I had an I-beam running from side to side to hold the transmission in.  One day a nut and bolt on one side came loose driving through Peterborough and all of a sudden when I went to shift, my shift was gone !  It had dropped down to the floor.  Drove to the zoo nearby and used a couple of concrete parking stops stacked up with the jack on them and jacked everything back up into place and through on another nut.! Ah memories.  Anyway, this is a model I built when I owned the car around 1971.  Still have the model after these many years.  I think the kit might be a Chevy but I altered it slightly to look like my ride at the time.  Anybody still have any of their old kits built on a shelf?  They sure do collect dust.  Had it in the wood shop in the basement for a while.  Lots of dust there.  I only had one photo of the actual car and can't find it.  I sure miss that car.

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SUDBURY, ONT

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sure wish i had many of my first model kit i build

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PETERBOROUGH, ONT

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This wasn't my first car or first model kit. It was just one I regret I let go.

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