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I think it's still possible that Andretti Cadillac could enter F1 in 2026. There are some upcoming rule changes that come into effect for that season, so F1 was dubious that they could develop a car for the 2025 regulations and then a new car for 2026.

Ever notice how often the kit vinyl tires come nice and glossy, when the real ones are usually quite the opposite? A good treatment of sandpaper all over helps, then later a scraping of the tread through sand-dirt outside the front door. The wheel hubs are painted, then detailed including a light wash of watercolor sludge with soap to make it stick.

Here's the next problem: The Aoshima Super Beetle has the super-modern dashboard and steering wheel, while both the Revell kits had the older, classic style dash and larger wheel. Which to use? I sorted through all the footage I could from all six episodes it appears in, and almost no clues....except a couple views like the one below. Definitely the classic dashboard. Looks to be the large wheel, I'm mostly certain. Had to widen the classic dashboard to fit the wider Super Beetle, though.