crazyjim Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Sweet, clean, and SHINY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Beautiful model. This old body style is rapidly becoming one of my favorites from the era, and I'm also in agreement that the Torque Thrusts look good on just about anything.Part of the reason for their appeal may be that they were among the first of the real lightweight wheels made for racing, and their appearance was somewhat secondary to their function.To me, clean functionality is always more attractive than overstyled designs that are about appearance first, with function running a distant second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 That looks great! Love those old Mopars! One nit pick: the chrome strips on the sides look way too wide compared to the photo on the box. Good work, though!Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks for the nice comments !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 One nit pick: the chrome strips on the sides look way too wide compared to the photo on the box. Sam Emmanuel got it right. They may just look thinner on the box art because of the white body color. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardlust Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Beautiful Mopar!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) That looks great! Love those old Mopars! One nit pick: the chrome strips on the sides look way too wide compared to the photo on the box. Good work, though! Sam If you look at photos of '62 Plymouths, you will find many trim differences across the model line. Same thing with the number of tail lamps. This always drives me nuts. Just found photos with the wide trim and a much slimmer trim piece on the front fenders. The model is cast with the wide trim that would have been found on a Sport Fury but it also comes with standard Fury tail lamps. Fat trim: Skinny trim: Edited October 31, 2016 by 6bblbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) If you look at photos of '62 Plymouths, you will find many trim differences across the model line. Same thing with the number of tail lamps. This always drives me nuts. Just found photos with the wide trim and a much slimmer trim piece on the front fenders. The model is cast with the wide trim that would have been found on a Sport Fury but it also comes with standard Fury tail lamps. Fat trim: Skinny trim: Are they the same model? The burgundy one also has a chrome spear running all the way from the tip of the front fender to the tip of the rear fender under the side windows. From what I've been able to figure out, the Sport Fury is the one with the thin trim & triple tail lights. So the Johan kit with the wide trim & double tail lights would be correct. Steve Edited November 1, 2016 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 The '62 Dodge Dart 440 (equivalent to the non-sport Fury) received an optional additional side trim package, based in part on the Polara 500 version, at mid-year. It was not widely advertised (I recall first seeing it in my Dad's Business Week magazine, in an ad targeted at fleet buyers), but it was intended to address the "chopped up" side view that concerned Dodge Dealers and others after seeing the original Exner design. I recall reading that the Plymouth Fury got a similar optional treatment at mid-year, again intended to make the car look longer with a full front to rear side molding. I believe this info may have been conveyed in Collectible Auto magazine. Perhaps the differences in the cars above can be traced to that mid-model-year trim option on the Fury. TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Oops! Looks like I was wrong about the trim. Sorry, Emmanuel. I didn't know there were differences in trim that year.Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Congrats on a very nice looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the nice comments, good to see it brings so much talk !!! I had some trouble also when doing my research before working on it !!! Looks like I forgot the surrounding chrome from the rear license plate looking at your pics !!! Edited November 4, 2016 by mangodart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Very nice,i like the wheels you put on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Very Nice!What a clean build.The look of Chrysler products from that era certainly can grow on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Herajärvi Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Super nice.. That paint job looks shiny and smooth under the sun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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