tim boyd Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) This is the last of my current collection of Mopar C-Body model cars (though I hope to build more at some point the in the future). As background, up until the 1966 model year, the Chrysler brand offered wagons in two trim levels, both called "Town and Country". There was the lower priced, volume series Newport Town and Country, and the very luxurius and exclusive New Yorker Town and Country, which was without compare as the most luxurious wagon in the domestic auto industry in the 1950's and first half of the 1960's. Don Holthaus offered a resin conversion of the 1962 New Yorker Town and Country, which I bought for this project. The second piece of this background was that as Chrysler struggled to extract itself from the very odd early 1960's design language on offer, they ended up producing the 1962 Town and Country four door hardtop wagons by reusing the doors and rear fenders of the 1961 Plymouth wagon (only the taillights were different). And (third piece of background), not only was the 1961 Plymouth wagon offered as a four door, but also as a two door. Thus, many if not most of the physical stampings already existed at Mother Mopar had they decided to do a limited run, sporty two-door hardtop wagon version of the 1962 New Yorker Town and Country. That became the inspiration for this model. Further, I wanted a model to show the two exclusive spring 1962 "mid year colors" added to the Chrysler showroom, code LL-1 Limelight and code VV-1 Seascape. Finessing the resin body from a four-door to a two door, and cleaning up some of the casting bodylines that were not exactly 1/1 scale correct, proved to be a bit of a chore (I covered the bodywork steps in a how-to article for the other model car magazine sometime in the mid 2000's). I do not recall having ever shown the completed project at a later date in that mag, but.... Finishing the project included adding an annual-kit based 413 big block with dual quads on crossover ram tubes and the killer bigs-n-biggers from the Revell Thom Taylor Alternomad kit. Two complimentary surf boards finished the project. Here are some images of the finished project...and thanks for your interest. Happy to answer any questions....TIM PS: Surf's up....just sayin'! TB Edited June 22, 2022 by tim boyd 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Very nice work !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Interesting MoPar background. I like the change to a two-door body style. The soft colors look great on this wagon and the paint finish does as well. Clean chrome trim and the wheels look good here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Absolutely stunning model! The concept, two tone colors, stance and rolling stock - all perfect. Thank you for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 That's one sleek looking Mopar. Really nice colors. Nice and clean, very classy and sporty.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 really nice - stance and paint are perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 That's a sharp wagon! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 That looks marvelous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very cool build Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Far out man -nice execution and color choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 "She's real fine, my 413!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 So sweet! I have a sweet spot for cool looking long roofs and this really looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Amazingly recreated and imagineered. I like everything about it, except the hair hanging off the bumper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very good looking wagon. That color combo just looks great. Very nicely build model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 That is really beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 11 hours ago, James2 said: Amazingly recreated and imagineered. I like everything about it, except the hair hanging off the bumper! That's not a hair, it's a curb feeler - in accurate scale! Bet you didn't know Tim was that OCD about accuracy, did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Very cool, that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 That's one beautiful long-roof! Clean, crisp and tidy, it could easily pass for 1:1. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: That's not a hair, it's a curb feeler - in accurate scale! Bet you didn't know Tim was that OCD about accuracy, did you? James and Patrick....."eeehhhhhhwwww"....can't believe I let that one pass. As I commented on another thread a few days ago, this large format high res digital photography shows things (and undesirable things, too) that you just can't see by looking at a model car through a camera viewfinder lens.... Wonder if that "curb feeler" is still on the model.... maybe I better dig it out and check... Anyway, thanks for the comments and also for poking a bit of fun at me - model building is all supposed to be about having fun, right? Best....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Gorgeous build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Wow! A gorgeous looking model. And a kool concept. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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