doorsovdoon Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 This is, or was, rather "The Fuzz Duster" by MPC. It can be built as a stock Volare or Road Runner R/T. It has the right parts in there but unfortunately none of the right decals for a good looking R/T. So I built it as a mid 80's student's car who can't afford the new Olds 442 or the Regal T-Type, but he's a wizard with the spanners, has vision, and knows his way around a paint booth, and has an eye for style! So when this down at heel 1980 Volare popped up for sale he knew all it would take is a little imagination, a bit of time and a good 80's ballad on a ferric C-90 to bring it bang up to date, Lol. Great little kit this one, I really enjoyed it. The solid plastic Goodyear tyres are from the kit but the rims are '66 Buick Wildcat custom option. I also modified the front bumper extension to bring the bumper closer in. Sorry for the different lighting in the pictures, weather is still rubbish here and my camera is the one who decides when the flash is needed! xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PappyD340 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Nice Plymouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Looks good! I did one of those as a kid about 35 years ago, might be time to find another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 The Volare came out really good, great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Great work on the Volare and the color striping looks so appropriate for the era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 nice work looks cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Enjoyed seeing the wip of this build and how you went about piecing all the details together, well done Gareth you captured the 80's style perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluebomber Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Nice work, Gareth. Good backstory too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Sweet 80s! The shiny tires fit the era where shiny detailer was all the rage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I think it's the first time I've seen one of these built-up, looks good Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 awesome job. don't see many of these built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I swear Gareth, sometimes I think you and I are somehow tapped into the same hive mind or something. This past Sunday I dug this kit from the back of the stash, spread it out on the bench and gave it a good study. Thinking that I had never seen one built up, I decided to bump it up in the queue and that it must be done in full-on, late 80s, day 2 fashion. Your Volare is superb! The paint is fantastic. As always, your eye for detail is stellar. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Another beautiful looking build. This should be the box art for this kit and I'll bet they would sell a lot more of them than they did. I also followed your build and like how you worked out the color scheme. You had mentioned the bumpers extending way out, welcome to the USA required 5 mph bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 6 hours ago, BeakDoc said: I swear Gareth, sometimes I think you and I are somehow tapped into the same hive mind or something. This past Sunday I dug this kit from the back of the stash, spread it out on the bench and gave it a good study. Thinking that I had never seen one built up, I decided to bump it up in the queue and that it must be done in full-on, late 80s, day 2 fashion. Your Volare is superb! The paint is fantastic. As always, your eye for detail is stellar. Cheers! Well, get that mix tape out and start building in true 80's action montage fashion, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, espo said: Another beautiful looking build. This should be the box art for this kit and I'll bet they would sell a lot more of them than they did. I also followed your build and like how you worked out the color scheme. You had mentioned the bumpers extending way out, welcome to the USA required 5 mph bumpers. Yea, the bumpers seemed to get worse and worse as the decade went on. I seen a video on YouTube where they were testing the 5 mph bumpers on an early 70's Buick, might have been an Oldsmobile I cant remember, but the front grill was part of the bumper which give the front end a much cleaner look. Cars like the Pinto and Vega looked like they had treadplate steps fitted to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, doorsovdoon said: Yea, the bumpers seemed to get worse and worse as the decade went on. I seen a video on YouTube where they were testing the 5 mph bumpers on an early 70's Buick, might have been an Oldsmobile I cant remember, but the front grill was part of the bumper which give the front end a much cleaner look. Cars like the Pinto and Vega looked like they had treadplate steps fitted to them. We used to call them "Cow Catchers". The background on this term goes all the way back to the early steam engine trains in the US. In the 1800's era as the rail system here was extending further west they were laying the rails across open grazing lands with a lot of live stock and Buffalo still running loose. They put these large bumpers that extended several feet beyond the front of the trains that would push aside wondering live stock and if speed was involved they were designed to deflect the often injured or deceased carcass. Thus the term "Cow Catcher" Got to love history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Terrific Mopar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Very nice, very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 6:32 PM, doorsovdoon said: I bought this 1978 Volare Fun Runner new back then. Super Six with all the Road Runner glitz! Great Car!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Vietnam Vet67 said: I bought this 1978 Volare Fun Runner new back then. Super Six with all the Road Runner glitz! Great Car!!!! Beautiful! One of the colours I was contemplating was similar to that, called Aztec Bronze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapSat 6 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Very nice- that really looks the part! I knew of a guy in my high school in the mid-80's that just happened to drive a Dodge Aspen 2-door in the same colors, so you nailed it as a period piece!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Looks great, excellent work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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