tim boyd Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Guys...given the interest some of you have expressed in my prior Chrysler 1960's C-Body models, I am going to go ahead and post the last two in my built model collection The first is this Jo-Han 1963 Chrysler 300 restoration. I started this in the very early 1980's from a store-bought buildup that, if I am remembering correctly, was originally painted fluorescent pink. I took photos of the restoration process, and it eventually became an article published in (IIRC) SAE in the early 1990's. . It was built box stock except for the AMT mags from an "I don't recall" 1AMT annual kit (perhaps their original 1970 Monte Carlo annual kit?). They were paired with the Revell tC3 Corvette and Shelby Cobra road racer kits Goodyear bigs'n'biggers (eventually found in many of Revell's street rod kits). They were mounted in the chassis' "lowered" axle holes for a nice/moderate ground hugging stance. . At the time it was near-impossible to get era-correct specific paint colors, so I painted in with a 1980 Chrysler Cordoba off-white paired with a flat burgundy/maroon interior. Bare-Meal Foil was employed as well. Ever since I was a kid I've always liked the 1963 Chrysler design. It was, admittedly, a bit of an odd duck at the time. However, this one should be credited to Exner, not Engel, as the latter was not on the job long enough to have designed this one from scratch given all his other higher priority work (like fixing the '63 Plymouth and Dodge B-bodies to the extent possible given the late date.) More recent auto historians, or at least some of them, have also taken this view. Anyway, here's the model.... Thanks for checking this out....TIM Edited May 12, 2022 by tim boyd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 In the real world these Chryslers were GINORMOUS luxurious cruisers, but your build and wheel and tire choice along with a light color choice makes it look smaller and sporty, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Nice build, I sure miss Jo-Han models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmak Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 The wheels look like the wheels that came in the original issue AMT 69 Camaro. Very cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Great build of a cool kit! Love the stance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Nicely Done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Thanks to all for looking at this one, and for the comments above. Cheers.....Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Beautifully done Sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 That is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamepainter Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Very nice. Great restoration and the colors look great together. Good job on this one.👍 Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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