What
a neat kit. Painted in a gold color (automotive paint?) with
a Testors Gloss Black
top. There are some spindly parts, but it's still a great
kit after all these years.
This
kit also includes a skeleton ! If you look closely, there
is a gold trim on the glass, which I painted. A lot of people
miss that detail when they build this kit.
Below is a picture from my collection of the real Boothill
Express.
Classic
American Limousines: 1955 Through 2000 Photo Archive - An
outstanding photographic archive on this niche enthusiast
topic--perhaps the only one available in print--poorly-edited
captions significantly weaken Conjalka's effort. The uniformly-high
quality black and white photos (virtually all exteriors) are a
mix of snapshots from the author's collection and period publicity
pictures. While Conjalka does justice to the more common variants
from both Cadillac and Lincoln, he also includes the less-well
known, such as the Chrysler Imperial Ghia line. He also has ferreted
out several good pictures of numerous Presidential limousines
from the past four decades.
American
Funeral Vehicles 1883-2003: An Illustrated History - The most
complete, in-depth book on hearses and funeral cars ever! Beginning
with horse drawn, highly ornate hearses up to today's motorized
vehicles, this book takes you through the complete history of
20th Century hearses. Follow the overall style development from
the early carved-panel columned and draped boothill designs, through
the limousine-styled Funeral Coach and side-loaders, through the
sleek designs that have led to today's hearses.
The
Hearse - The Hearse is an example of a horror movie subgenre:
the demon-possessed vehicle. When Jane Hardy inherits her late
aunt's home, she faces just such a vehicle in the form of a vintage
hearse. Tormented by the car and harassed by mysterious townsfolk,
Jane has to unlock her aunt's hidden secrets or perish. Part of
the suspense comes from wondering if Jane is being tormented by
the supernatural, her fragile emotional state, or someone just
trying to scare Jane off her property.
The
Car - Accurately noted by several reviewers, "The Car"
is really "Jaws" on land. This souped up automobile
is a sleek black Lincoln possessing a fog horn and a bumper the
size of Wilford Brimley's mustache. It runs over bikers, hitchhikers
and tuba players with hungry ease, tormenting the local yokel
police force with demonic glee. The cast is the key here, with
small town policemen James Brolin, John Marley and Ronnie Cox
joining forces with dynamite expert R.G. Armstrong to corner The
Car and blow it kingdom come. These actors have been around the
block a few times in films far better than "The Car,"
but their experienced presence adds a note (albeit a small one)
of respectability to the proceedings.
Funeral
Home - The chilling tale of young woman who helps her grandfather
converts the town funeral home into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After
opening, bizarre family secrets are slowly revealed as guests
begin to disappear.
