Warbird Information Exchange

There's a WW2 Jeep hot wheels car just out that is serious hot rodded but neat anyway. Mine is at work so I can't take a photo of that.
What I did just find was pretty neat too, a B-17 car! I'm posting this as many people here have at least an affinity for the B-17. I don't collect hot wheels but I troll the toy aisles for "Sarge" stuff from the Disney movie, "Cars" so I usually pass Hot Wheels stuff when looking there:

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Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)

The "Fast Fortress" in your photo is about the fourth color scheme that "car" has been released in. The original release was OD green with period markings, including tiny nose art! I have that one sitting on my desk at work. . .

Cheers,

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

I didn’t know that, but then again I don’t collect stuff like that. I seriously considered taking it apart and painting it like a 91st BG B-17, but it’s riveted together and I don’t know if I’d be able to get it back together afterward. Yesterday I saw two more of them while walking past the die cast car area.

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Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)

I have a lot of experience doing customized Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Johnny Lightning, and similar die-cast toy cars (yes, Virginia, I'm a hopeless nerd). It's really pretty simple. Use your Dremel tool with a small ball grinder bit to carefully grind away the flanged-over portion of the rivet heads, then you'll be able to take the "car" apart. Work slowly and carefully, making sure to leave as much of the rivet shaft as you can, and don't grind away any of the chassis. When you're done doin' your thing, you can use a drop of JB Weld on each rivet head to put the "car" back together again. Voila!

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida