Fred Engels

Fred Engels
Scale Modeling Interests: 30s-40s-50s-60s cars, street rods, customs, rat rods or any kind of old pickups

Born on Date: Feb 13 1943

Family: 2 grown daughters 1 wife 1 grown stepson 2 cats

Profession/Job: Letter Carrier USPS (Retired)

My Celebrity Look Alike is: Sean Connery Definitly

Personal vehicle: Jeep Liberty-Chevy Silverado

My First Car was A: 58 Volvo

I've been building models since: 1959

Boxers or Briefs: ? What Briefs?

Favorite Automobiles: 55-57 Chevys, 64-69 Chevelles, 49-54 Fords + Mercurys, 32 Fords, some 65-69 Plymouth, 36 Fords, Model As, 60s Pontiacs-Buicks

Other Hobbies and Interest: Stamps-Painting as in arts and inking

Favorite Place: Adirondacks or Maine + NH

Favorite Movies: American Graffitti, The Omen, John Wayne + Clint Eastwood Flicks

Favorite TV Shows: History Channel/Discovery

Favorite Foods: raw vegtables, peanut butter, ice tea

Favorite Recording Artists: Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin-Byrds, Bob Seger, Rolling Stones

Favorite Sports Teams: None whatsoever

My Modeling Ambitions: Experiment with paint/do better paint jobs

My Modeling Regrets: Disposing of or selling old now rare models that can't be misplaced

Why I'm A Modeler: Good way to have a winter or indoor pasttime, combined with a love for fine American cars, and a way to create your own version of whatever car you can envision