<profile removed> Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) I just came across a box of NASCAR models I built 25 to 30 years ago. They have held up pretty well thanks to the AMT Sho-Cases being fairly air tight. Anyway, I figured I would post some pictures showing the "state of the hobby" a couple decades ago. Yes, this is somewhat crude and innacurate by today's building standards but it will look ok on the shelf, I think. Unfortunately, the decals have started to yellow a bit. So, the model...and I am going to ask for some help as to the source...I got the body and nose cone in a box lot of beaters at a swap meet. I think it was a stock body, not the NASCAR kit. You'll notice the door scoops are molded on (these were not glued on) and they cover the character vents. I have never been able to figure out which kit this came from. Any ideas? The chassis, interior and roll cage are from an original General Lee kit, the one released in the day (before the back seat was added.) The wheels are from the Dodge Monaco 2 door police car. I believe that was called Force 440. They just looked right to me. The rear wing is a resin item and the decals were JNJ. The rear window straps are just black pinstriping. The taillight cover and front spoiler are sheet plastic. I didn't have access to all the reference materials we now have and realize the taillight panel should have been black, but in honesty, I really like it in red. I have to admit, it was kinda cool rediscovering some of my youthful builds. Thanks for looking! Edited December 7, 2018 by AMC ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 That looks great! Aside from the 4" roll cage tubing . Love seeing these old builds brought back, and from a fellow Green Mtn boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, bbowser said: That looks great! Aside from the 4" roll cage tubing . Blame the General Lee...it still looks better than the paper clip roll cage I made for one of my Thunder Road Flying Tiger replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Dang, this build still looks really good to my eye! Its good to see vintage kits from the past; especially when they "hold-up" so well! All of mine are long gone, and I really regret it! Love to see some under-the-hood pics and what this build looks like from the bottomside, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Nice looking build! You got the right stance on it, I have one of these planned sometime in the future. But the extra lugnut on the wheels will take more time in the pits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Some one correct , but wasn't this kit produced a couple times. One where it had said door scoops and one where it had the correct depressions like on the 1/1 ? One with a somewhat stock chassis and one with a full nascar chassis Notice slightly different boxart Edited December 9, 2018 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 10:23 AM, gtx6970 said: Some one correct , but wasn't this kit produced a couple times. One where it had said door scoops and one where it had the correct depressions like on the 1/1 ? Thanks for the info! I never realized there were two different versions of this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 10:31 PM, '70 Grande said: Dang, this build still looks really good to my eye! Its good to see vintage kits from the past; especially when they "hold-up" so well! All of mine are long gone, and I really regret it! Love to see some under-the-hood pics and what this build looks like from the bottomside, too! Thanks...alas, the engine and undercarriage are box-stock General Lee mostly in flat black. Nothing inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Very cool old build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) On 12/9/2018 at 9:23 AM, gtx6970 said: Some one correct , but wasn't this kit produced a couple times. One where it had said door scoops and one where it had the correct depressions like on the 1/1 ? One with a somewhat stock chassis and one with a full nascar chassis Notice slightly different boxart I believe that MPC did have two releases of kit #731 in 1970. On one the box art said DAYTONA and on the other the box art said CHARGER DAYTONA, but the internal contents were the same. A corrected Charger Daytona race body (without the door scoops) and a full race NASCAR chassis was released as the Richard Brooks NASCAR Charger in 1972. Edited December 14, 2018 by magicmustang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Rob, Another awesome build from your bench. Nice to know those cases will keep the models looking like new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 3 hours ago, MarkJ said: Rob, Another awesome build from your bench. Nice to know those cases will keep the models looking like new. Yes! Me too. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box! Probably more surprised that it wasn't just a crate of pieces that USED to be models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PettyKW43 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Other than the box art , the two MPC Daytona kits are the same ! It’s funny that MPC tooled the body with the R/T door scoops , although it has been speculated that a 70 Daytona was to be built . Some even speculate that it was to be an R/T as well . Have that kit and have yet to figure out what way to build it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PettyKW43 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Funny I just thought of a perfect build for the kit , a what if Richard Petty 70 Daytona ( if Chrysler had changed their mind and let Richard have the Dodge instead of building the Bird for him)! Nevertheless nice build on the Issac car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 The MPC Daytona NASCAR kits are different, the #71 K&K Insurance car and the #22 Brooks car is not the same. The #22 Brooks Daytona kithttps://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/nascar/mpc-richard-brooks-/The #71 K&K Insurance Daytona kithttps://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/1-sort/mpc-dodge-charger-d/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, PettyKW43 said: Funny I just thought of a perfect build for the kit , a what if Richard Petty 70 Daytona ( if Chrysler had changed their mind and let Richard have the Dodge instead of building the Bird for him)! Nevertheless nice build on the Issac car! Goody's Headache Powders did just that! (Well, maybe not a '70, but still...) Edited December 28, 2018 by AMC ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Beautiful old build sir, so typical of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MININORTHFORDMAN Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Awesome Build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Louis Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Great looking model! A lot of my favorites on the top of the list today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PettyKW43 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Force is right, the two kits are totally different, the K&K Kit was basically a warmed over Street kit and the the Brooks kit was part of the generic NASCAR series , but the Brooks kit t had a fairly accurate body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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