jjsipes Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I am looking a building the 1970 Ramchargers Super Stock Cuda. Does anyone know what color the interior really was? It looks like from pictures I have found that it had a white interior but the dash doesn't really look white to me and why would the dash be white? I have never seen a white dash before in car. Could it have been a light gray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) I think it has a black interior.. I could be wrong.. Do a search on it... Edited September 9, 2014 by deuces wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's reported that this is a survior. Some pictures show painted white bumpers with gray grille, some show white grille with chrome bumpers? Older Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the pictures... I'm going to save these.. I have a set of the Cragar Trick mags that I'm saving for this build.. First I gotta buy the kit.. Edited September 8, 2014 by deuces wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w451973 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'll be watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine440 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Those are ths photos I used as baseline for the one I built from resin years ago. though no Cuda came from the factory that I know if with that type of interior. Look forward to seeing your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Those are ths photos I used as baseline for the one I built from resin years ago. though no Cuda came from the factory that I know if with that type of interior. Look forward to seeing your build. Correct,and I have serious doubts the car ran with that interior in it . That said , finding pics of the car back in the day is tough, when you do a search and 90% of what comes back is this restored car I remember seeing some photos of the car many years ago and ' I think ' it was black ,,but don't hold me to that. almost positive it had aftermkt seats in it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Is it me is does that look like a red door panel when you look at passenger door panel? Found this picture on facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Looks like it has a black dashboard on my end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW93 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) I would say as originally raced back in 1970 it would have had a black dashboard. It could have had a black or a white interior with the black dash as new in 1970. All other colors would have had a matching color dash. Also the seat insert material in the restored version does not appear to be the original material used in 1970. The insert stitching pattern is also incorrect for a stock 1970 Barracuda seat. I would say sometime during its racing career changes were made to the interior as the restored version depicts. Also, the dash & door panels in the restored version appear to have a non original pearl tint to them. Edited September 10, 2014 by VW93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Norton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have photos I took at Columbus in '86 at the springnationals...if I can find them I will post them,,,but the interior was all black, no back seat, etc...the reason it comes to mind is my friend that went with us on this trip said he would build his mpc original 70 cuda as this car,...pretty easy to build, white car, black interior,,,,if at the time, decals could be had for it, which they could not. ...the ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 This car was raced under the Ramchargers team name, but, it was not a real team car. So, yes, it may not be as original as they claim since the car war built and raced from the early 70's until the 80's They ran Dodge cars and it was only after they just became a parts division that they allowed these Plymouth cars to be run under their banner. I would just paint the interior black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) I would say as originally raced back in 1970 it would have had a black dashboard. It could have had a black or a white interior with the black dash as new in 1970. All other colors would have had a matching color dash. Also the seat insert material in the restored version does not appear to be the original material used in 1970. The insert stitching pattern is also incorrect for a stock 1970 Barracuda seat. I would say sometime during its racing career changes were made to the interior as the restored version depicts. Also, the dash & door panels in the restored version appear to have a non original pearl tint to them. This particular car ( as shown ) was not raced in 1970. I don't think it appeared as a Ramchargers car till either really late 70's or early 80's Edited September 10, 2014 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I like to use Dupli-Color black trim paint on the seats and door panels.. It almost looks like fresh black leather when dry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW93 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) I just checked the Ramchargers site and they state 1974 as the first year this car was run. There are so many difference between a stock '70 Cuda interior and how it appears now. Any time during its racing life something may have been updated/changed for whatever reason. Edit Even the Ramchargers site has contradicting info on this car. In one place they say '74 and in another stated its debut was at the Gator Nationals in '75. Edited September 10, 2014 by VW93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Started to paint up a body for the Ramchargers Cuda Super Stock. Primed and painted with Tamiya Paints. White primer, Pure White and Mica Red. I purchased the Quarter Mile Replicas decal sheet for this car but once again, I believe the strips were a candy red on the real cars so, I taped and painted them. Have some clean up to do due to tape not sticking well in some areas but over all doesn't look to bad for shelve model. This was taken prior to clean up and spraying clear on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 So long as a car *looked like* the year it was competiting under , that was good enough for Super Stock . For an instance ; the triple black 1970 Hemi'Cuda convertible that's recently been restored . It was campaigned by Bill Bagshaw starting in c.1973 (complete with its $7,500 paint job !) as a 1971 in SS/EA . Its primary target was the SS/EA 1970 LS-6 Chevelle convertible (whose name and owners I've forgotten at this moment ...) . So , to the point : by all means (V.I.N. , etc.) , Bagshaw's "1971" Hemi'Cuda was a cosmetically-updated 1970 . NHRA (et al.) didn't check VIN's ; they were more concerned that a car look its represented --and classification-- model year . The 1971 convertible had its shipping weight "fudged" so that it "weighed 'more'" , so that model would qualify for SS/E(A). What I'm getting at : The alleged "Ramchargers'" 1970 'Cuda very well could have been a body-in-white 1972-1974 Barracuda hardtop , skinned as a "1970" . Good enough for SS/D(A) - SS/E(A). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) A good question is,,,,, is this the same car? If so ,,,is it before or after the Ramchargers paint scheme? Edited September 12, 2014 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That Nicopolis car has a RPO V.I.N. : http://www.ramchargers.com/ . The website asserts that Nicopolis' car is the only legit Ramchargers SS/DA 1970 Hemi'Cuda ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Got the decals from Scale Racing Replicas on the body. First time using their decals, worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine440 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Very Cool..! Nice start..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Very Cool..! Nice start..! Ditto, If you don't mind how well does the red paint color match the red lettering of the decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys for the comments. Bill, actually the decals had the strips on them but everything I had seen showed the red strips to be a "candy" color with the lettering being a straight red. Not sure if it's just the pictures I've have seen or my eyes. I decided to try and paint the strips Tamiya Mica Red for the "candy" look and the color matched pretty close from the Ramchargers name to the painted stirps. Just no "candy" to the lettering. Here's a picture of the decals I used from Scale Racing Replicas. One thing I noticed while decalsing the model was, that the TEAM CAR lettering seemed to be a different size from side to side on the decals. Still decals were some of the best that I have used. Edited September 18, 2014 by jjsipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine440 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Never saw this photo before, The Duster and 2 Cudas . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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