Our test subject, in its native environment...

I found a 1:24 scale car in it’s native environment, and snared it in a trap for “testing”…

I found a 1:24 scale car in it’s native environment, and snared it in a trap for “testing”…

2 doors down from the bike shop I work at, I stumbled across this car..a 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt, in 1:24 scale.  An ugly car, at 1/5 the price of the GTO I'm restoring for my dad, I snatched it off the shelf..we had a little fun in a nearby parking lot shortly after purchase, as you can see..Interesting side note; my research on the '64 Fairlane seems to reveal that this car, in full scale  was a not-much-of-anything car that tuners got their hands on and made better.  Seems perfectly fitting that this is my test subject for the GTO...