gami8630 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) When I was in elementary school, I saw a beautiful Dodge Charger with a fastback style that was completely different from other cars when I watched a Japanese TV race program broadcast the NASCAR Grand National race. Since then, the Dodge Charger has become one of my favorite NASCAR stock cars. The only NASCAR version kits for the Dodge Charger are probably the old MPC ones, but I built mine from a combination of the production version of Revell's 1967 Dodge Charger and Lindbergh's 1964 Plymouth Belvedere stock car race version. Since both cars are based on the Chrysler "B-body" platform of the day, I combined parts of the Dodge Charger body and interior with the Plymouth underbody and engine. It took quite a bit of time to match the wheelbase, ride height, engine compartment, and interior parts, but it was a fun project. For example, the NASCAR race-spec roll cage did not fit well into the body of the car with the Plymouth kit, and since the shape was different between 1964 and 1966, I made my own with plastic round bars that conformed to the 1966 NASCAR rules. The dashboard was modified to race specifications by cutting off the instrument panel of the production version and using plastic plates and decals of various meters from the 1960s. For the body, I removed various moldings and emblems from the production car, putty-filled the fuel lid sculpture to recreate a race-spec fueling port, installed catch pins on the hood and trunk lid, removed the taillight area, and added a spoiler to the rear end of the trunk lid. Decals were purchased from "Mike's Decals" which I frequent, as they are from the car run by the leading team at the time, COG (Cotton Owens Garage), and driven by David Pearson. Edited November 22, 2022 by gami8630 image replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Love it. I have stuff in my stash to build this one as well. Hope mine turns out close to as good as yours. Looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Real cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Awesome work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Beautiful , your extra work to make everything fit definitely paid off ! Great job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gami8630 Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Thank you all very much. It is quite a challenge to recreate an old stock car, but it is very satisfying when it is completed. The car I am working on now is Dale Earnhardt's Monte Carlo. This kit was in storage with only the body completed about 10 years ago, and I have just resumed work on the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 A great looking build , nice detail work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) Your hard work paid off as that is beautiful! Well done! Edited November 26, 2022 by bogger44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Beautifully Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 It turned out great. Excellent race car modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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