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Post by hotrodzilla on Nov 28, 2017 16:19:15 GMT -6
A couple of old Car Model magazines covers caught my eye, both are from 1967 and I just wondered if the Great man may have seen these.
The bus has a 4 engine set up with a scratch built body., the June issue has a cut out to make an Ho slot racer of the bus.
May be interesting to hear other members views on these two.
I have not seen this magazine before but picked up a load with some Model Car Science.
 
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Post by kabdriver on Dec 3, 2017 20:18:58 GMT -6
I'm not sure when the S'cool Bus came out - anyone? 70-something? That one on the cover is really cool! I love it!
Found this on the internet, which I never knew before...
"In Tom's senior year of high school, he spent most of his time drawing and creating a portfolio to submit to the Art Center. Tom was accepted at Art Center and attended for four years, the course was very demanding the cost of materials were very expensive. Tom earned a scholarship from the Ford Foundation which helped his financial situation. A friend of Tom's that worked for Petersen Publishing’s Rod and Custom helped him get some sideline work after the editor saw some of his designs. Out of 80 students that enrolled, Tom and 13 others graduated in 1955. At the age of 23 Tom and four others from his class found immediate employment as industrial designers with General Motors. Tom was hired to work in the "Advanced Transportation" department at GM where they were designing futuristic looking trucks and machinery. At GM Tom designed the hood he for the 1962-66 Chevy/GMC trucks. He then designed the classic S’cool Bus model for Monogram, Tom based the bus design around the "62-66" GMC truck design so he could include his hood."
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Post by DVS on Dec 3, 2017 20:41:57 GMT -6
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Post by kabdriver on Dec 3, 2017 21:14:36 GMT -6
Oh yeah, I didn't think to look there  It's Sunday, my brain has the day off today 🤷♂ |
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Post by TooOld on Dec 4, 2017 6:14:03 GMT -6
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