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Bill, the "lower teeth" were on the Custom Royal, I believe. This car is based on the Coronet, and didn't have the "teeth". And.... I just checked the 58 Plymouth...its very close and may not need any major surgery. Thanks for the suggestion. Strange, because the real cars' wheelbases are 118" for the Plymouth and 122" for the Dodge. For reference the Chrysler 300C is 126".

Kev...looked over my 72 from the NNL...its real nice, going to be a winner for sure. Good job lad, good job!

I was lucky enough to be able to snag one of The Modelhaus' new 1957 Dodge Coronet D-501 2 door sedan kits at NNL East. In a word, this kit is fantastic. Don & Carol have outdone themselves with this one. The body is superb. It is made as a curbside, with the hood molded in, but it has great detail, moldings and emblems that are clearly visible. The interior is a platform, with separate side panels. Its based off the 57 Chrysler 300 with new side panel detail and correct bench seats. The chassis is a one piece, but will do the trick for a curbside. Chrome is excellent, vacuum formed f&r glass is super clear, and lots of small detail parts are in there, too. Tires are wide whites with dog dish caps. It is possible to do some surgery and combine this one with the chassis from the 57 Chrysler, but its not a drop in. The Chrysler chassis needs to be shortened a scale 4". The engine should be good as-is, as the blocks were the same, but the air cleaners were a bit different on the D-501s. This will make a real nice replica of a car never before kitted. Of course, those who know me know it'll be a replica vintage police car when I'm done. My research so far show that this car was used by the Ohio Turnpike Patrol, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nebraska State Patrol and of course, the CHP. Its priced at $95, but well worth it.

Great job, really looks the part.

That looks tremendous. Great job, nice color combo. And may I add, the dashboard is way excellent. I have driven and owned a few of these, and it looks lifelike.

Very sharp. Perfect color for this build.

Great save, and nice result. You're not far off, NJSP starting using Plymouths in 1969.

Looks great, this is a great kit to super detail.

Very nice Rich, very nice.

Well, I guess I'll chime in on this one... First off, thank you to Luc for bringing back that detailed suggestion on the 69 Polara that we collaborated on many moons ago. The police car model niche has never been better, actually. There are so many resin coversions out there in the form of transkits and full kits that I'll be busy till you know when. Odd ball stuff like a 71 Ford, 75 Chevy, late 50s/early 60s Mopar sedans and wagons...the list goes on. Don't be afraid of the many 2 door sedans that are offered...they were used mostly as state police vehicles through the 60s and some into the 70s. And plastic kits...just in this past years we've had several kits that can be built as cop cars pretty much right out of the box, just add some detail parts and decals. You have to use your imagination, and do some research. There are plenty of subjects already here. But in the big picture, the group of cars missing are the 70s Dodge Polara/Plymouth Fury cop cars. (The 69 Polara can be included in this group) Tooling up one of those big Dodges or Plymouths would be a great addition to the hobby. For a model company to make the project work, however, it would have to have a wide ranging appeal. Translation...as much as I hate to say it, the answer is probably the 1974 Dodge Monaco. Yes, its been done ad nasuem in die-cast form in every scale except 1/25. But its probably our only hope of getting one of these older cop cars done in plastic and in our primary scale. Would it be my first choice, no. But would I welcome it, heck yeah. The possible tie-ins and alternate issues make it a good choice...Blues Brothers, CHiPs, and Dukes of Hazzard could make it a safe investment. So being realistic, that's my vote.

Promolite does the 59 Olds and 59 Buick sedans already, I believe the roof came from a reject body. Possibly you could contact him and see if he has any more.

OK, got it all up on its wheels, everything's even, and the test fit of the body went well. The 'glass' is going to be a tight fit, but we'll giterdone. Now the body is off to the paint shop. Hopefully get the paint done over the weekend..

Sharp car...hope your replica comes out just as nice

The 1960 car had them right up front. Every other year I have seen has them set back. I read that was for better (less) wind resistance.

OK, I'm calling the interior done, except for some touch-ups. I installed the 3-point roll bar by modifying a vintage cage from my parts box. Then I made up a pair of aftermarket headrests in a non-matching color, and installed a set of seat belts by using latches from an old kit with S&S Details belts. The radio & speaker are from the parts box, with a scratchbuilt microphone and a scratchbuilt police speedometer on top of the dash. I used the MCG photo etch pieces for the dash as well. I also added turn signal and transmission stalks to the steering column...getting ready to roll. P3314698 by tpsheehy, on Flickr P3314699 by tpsheehy, on Flickr P4024700 by tpsheehy, on Flickr P4054704 by tpsheehy, on Flickr P4054705 by tpsheehy, on Flickr

Nice array, a wide range of subjects. I really like that 79 Camaro, super clean.

Very nice. I love how it looks in red.

They both look great, I'd be proud to have either on my shelf.

Another old build that I want to show off. This is the Monogram Boss 302 built using a series of articles by Tim Boyd as my guide. I pretty much followed it verse by verse, adding details as outlined by Tim. Not only did his suggestions add a ton of detail to the model, it also came out as one of my best paint jobs ever. I used a can Tamiya yellow and detailed the interior with white seats and black dash/carpet. Tires are from an MRC Muscle car set. I used decals from The Last Detail in the engine compartment and interior. Seeing this one again makes me want to get to the re-release and do a Mach 1 this time. So without further ado...

Looks good. I'll guess I'll have to grab one!!

Here's an old build of mine I thought I'd share, since I posted a pic of it in another thread. I converted the AMT 69 GTX convertible to a Roadrunner by removing all the GTX trim and using the Modelhaus RR grill and taillights. I modified a RR interior by narrowing the back seat, and left it as a bench seat car up front. Wheels/tires are from MRC. Threw a couple of Keith Marks decals on the car and engine compartment. Of course, its a Hemi. Paint is duplicolor Chrysler bronze.

I think you nailed it. Looks just like the Turbine Car. Here's my attempt a few years ago...converted the GTX to a Roadrunner convertible..I used Duplicolor but yours looks better for some reason.

Thanks Ron, I'll get it off there before paint.

From the deep storage, comes a resurected project that I put away about 6 years ago. I started working on it and got pretty far along, but I hit a wall when it came to gettin 'er done. I started with the Trumpeter Bonneville convertible with some intererior parts from the hardtop kit. I grafted a resin sedan roof that was made for me by Tom Coolidge (Promolite). The body work is all done, and the chassis is actually 95% complete, too. The interior was more of a challenge, as I was trying to duplicate the correct Catalina trim on a 4 door sedan (I know the seats are "Ventura" trim, but that's as far as I'm going there!). I made new side panels from sheet stock and used vinyl tape in making the inserts. I have since toned down the white sections with a flat light tan acrylic paint. I still need to paint the body and get the final details done. The finished project will be a replica of a very historic fleet of police vehicles as used by the LAPD in the 1960s. In 1960, they launched a "Freeway Interceptor" Program. They had around 8 cars that they purchased specifically for enforcement on the growing Freeways around L.A. This was also prior to the CHP taking jurisdiction of the Freeways; that occurred around 1969. These cars were different from the standard patrol cars, which were mostly Mopar mid-sized cars during this time, with a couple of years of Fords. In 60 & 62, they purchased Pontiacs for this detail. These were specially equipped with heavy-duty everything and the largest engines available. The interiors sported roll-bars and seats with high headrests and racing harness seatbelt systems. From 63 to 68, they purchased Oldsmobiles for this assignment. Here's some shots from 2006, plus a couple of the real car (last one is actually one of the Oldsmobile's interior. I'll post more as I go along and get this one off the bench...

Great job Dave. Saw plenty of pics of it on another site. Lots of good work there.