sflam123 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I was a HUGE fan of drag racing and the Ramchargers in the 60's and 70's. I have slowly been building examples of some of the cars campaigned by the Ramchargers group. This the 1970 Challenger driven by Leroy Goldstein and was the first Funny Car to OFFICIALLY make a pass under 7.00 seconds. The base kit is the AMT/Model King Challenger with a Parts by Parks pre-wired distributor added. Paint is Tamiya gloss white and the decals are a set I acquired some time back. Thank you for looking. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Mike Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Nice build. Mike Mopar To Ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterj1 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Great topic, I remember that car being one of my favorites. I love the horsepower on the cars today, but really I think the cars today just have no character compared to the FC's of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewaskew Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Very nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Sharp and so clean. love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 sweet! love he Ramchargers too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 One of the all time greats! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 great job ! love the Ramchargers cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Very nice, Steve. Good looking build.RIP, Leroy Goldstein !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramcharger Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Great Job! I just got the kit to do this same build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Amen Hondo. IMO Goldstein was one of the pioneers of the modern day FC drivers. Ramcharger, FYI.....I sanded the styling "break" on the body side down considerably. If you look at the reference pictures of the car on the internet, it looks VERY stock, EXCEPT the sides are pretty smooth, i. e. no styling "break". Also, I had to massage the "tin" and chassis to get the body down to where it had that funny car "look". It still doesn't have the attitude I wanted, but it is better than where it was when I started. Edited February 21, 2013 by sflam123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramcharger Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thanks for your tips on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortheloveofgassers Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Love the build! Love the topic! Have you seen the new Ramchargers book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Sharp looking build. Ditto on liking the Ramchargers cars, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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