Cliff,
He usually stated his name to me when calling before saying " What’s up".
I worked for a trucking company , and the company name was HR Express, the owner and the only employee and answered the phone kind of loudly “MIKE SPEAKING!!!” David must have had some English background , but probably not with the Marconi last name!
I guess I need to update my Mik build as it’s been a bit stagnant. I can’t really add much currently other than I believe this is fitting.
This build is dedicated to Dave (Hollywood) Marconi as it was the last one of mine he was part of. I would like to thank him for all the cheers and jeers over the years but most of all the down right fun!
I know you would approve of the choice of song “old man”
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SO with that said this is what I got for 2026 Mik. I feel pictures say a 1,000 words and besides they are nice for guys like me that cannot read very well.
As you know it’s just an interior but a “goofy one” that will slide into any Aristo Smoothside car. Haven’t tried the Streamliiner yet but it probably will as well.
Staying in the spirit of Mik I spent “zero” money as I had all the raw materials on hand. I will also note that all this work could be easily done with out fancy tools and can certainly be done with hand tools only as that’s how I did most of it. Kinda speaking out loud to a gentleman with the name Wade which comes to mind but that’s a different story.
I decided to pull this car NIB Aristo Smoothside out of the box ( to the horror of the Lionel guys) and slide my 2026 MIK build "Limpid " into the car. I realized I now have plans for this car and know it’s name but it will not have this interior.
The entire crew showed up for the dedication along with a band and some behind the scene’s guys.
Drone Shot …
Then the after hours party…Note my dog Rocky left and went to lay down in the car.
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Ya done good Rooster, whoo hoo!! Great photo spread!