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[sflam123]

I was a HUGE fan of drag racing and the Ramchargers in the 60's and 70's.  I have slowly been building examples of some of the cars campaigned by the Ramchargers group.  This the 1970 Challenger driven by Leroy Goldstein and was the first Funny Car to OFFICIALLY make a pass under 7.00 seconds.  The base kit is the AMT/Model King Challenger with a Parts by Parks pre-wired distributor added.  Paint is Tamiya gloss white and the decals are a set I acquired some time back.  Thank you for looking.

 

Steve

 

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[Mopar Mike]

Nice build.

 

Mike

 

Mopar To Ya

[mysterj1]

Great topic, I remember that car being one of my favorites.  I love the horsepower on the cars today, but really I think the cars today just have no character compared to the FC's of the day.

[ewaskew]

Very nice and clean.

[slusher]

Sharp and so clean. love it...

[vintagedragfan]

sweet! love he Ramchargers too

[Daddyfink]

One of the all time greats! Nice!

[brett]

great job ! love the Ramchargers cars

[Hondo]

Very nice, Steve. Good looking build.
RIP, Leroy Goldstein !!!

[Ramcharger]

Great Job!  I just got the kit to do this same build. 

[sflam123]

Amen Hondo.   IMO Goldstein was one of the pioneers of the modern day FC drivers.

 

Ramcharger,  FYI.....I sanded the styling "break" on the body side down considerably.  If you look at the reference pictures of the car on the internet, it looks VERY stock, EXCEPT the sides are pretty smooth, i. e. no styling "break".  Also, I had to massage the "tin" and chassis to get the body down to where it had that funny car "look".  It still doesn't have the attitude I wanted, but it is better than where it was when I started.

Edited by sflam123, 20 February 2013 - 07:01 PM.

[Ramcharger]

Thanks for your tips on the body. 

[Fortheloveofgassers]

Love the build! Love the topic! Have you seen the new Ramchargers book?

[bogger44]

Sharp looking build.  Ditto on liking the Ramchargers cars, too.