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Richard Freeman"Rick" "Dick" or "Rich" 617-628-1373 "My scale model interest in collecting and building customs, hot rods, and factory stocks. I enjoy spending years gradually adding modifications to bodies, under-carriages, and engines. In the interim, this process inspires aspects of abstract drawings and paintings that I concentrate upon as an advocational career and complete every few months to exhibit. I'm always interested to swap information about any of the above." How long have you been a member of MassCar? Approx. 10 years How long have you been building models? 38 years What do you usually build? Customs, street rods, special interest factory stocks & low riders Where do you usually build? Anywhere that I can How many built models do you have? 0 How many unbuilt models do you have? 300 Do you ever take built models and run them around on the table or floor making "Vroom, vroom" noises? Yes Have you ever won an award for building a model? No Are you bitter about it? Heck no! What are you favorite 3 models you have built? (Back when about 15 years old) '36 Ford roadster street rod; Beverly Hillbilly street rod; (nowadays) many design exercizes Did you take your medication today? coffeeeeee!! What 3 models should win an all time kit of the century award? AMT 1953 Studebaker Starliner Hardtop; Aurora 1949 Mercury Woody; 1960 Ford Starliner hardtop What 3 models are so horrible that you would buy them just to protect others from having to build them? '70s issue of factory stocks of '70s cars; stuff that has a few cool aftermarket parts but sucks otherwise; MPC V6 Thunderbirds What do you drive now? A 1986 Ford Taurus LX (First year of the Taurus) Are you bitter about it? NO! It's a statement in protest of oversized SUVs Are you saving your pennies for something fun to drive? Ya! A horse! With an unlimited budget, what 6 full size cars would you have in your garage? 1953 Studebaker Starliner with a Buick Grand National V6 engine; 1958 Edsel 2-door station wagon; 1941 Chevrolet Pickup Truck, factory stock; 1960 Ford Station wagon with a late model small block V8; Mid 50's Nash Metropolitan low rider; any efficient late model vehicle for commuting. Do you have children? Not that I know of. Yikes. Do you deserve a medal? Who doesn't? What one person (living or dead) in the 1:1 automotive world would you like to meet? Edsel Ford Do you go to car shows? Yes Do you go because Tony makes you? No What are your favorite car shows and why? Eclectic venues. What other information do you want to share with other members of the club? My principal recreational passion is fine arts painting & drawing and I teach these at an art school. I also read non-fiction about better comprehending the world that we live in & I enjoy conversing with people of many walks of life.
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