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Have you tried Future acrylic polish? You just brush it on. Dries crystal clear, and ultra smooth, (no brush marks) and never yellows. I applied it to decaled models 50 years ago and they still look great. No yellowing, no chipping. no fading. Gerald

Yep, I found several pics and articles about the real car on the internet. The SMBC decals were a great improvement. I really like how the full taillight tuned out, I used a red Sharpie. Gerald

Thanks Vince. I have been inspired by all of you posts of your drag related builds. We share a lot of the same interests. Gerald

Well, here's another one I salvaged from the Ebay graveyard. It was a built attempt at the 1970 Flying Dutchman's Charger III funny car. I disassembled it and stripped the paint. Using photos from the internet I started to rebuild, added the green lacquer but what really saved it was the after market decals. Let me know what you think.

The MPC Mantaray slot car wasn't very accurate and the Nichimo one was better but both were impossible to find much less afford. There was the hot wheels diecast which is very good but in 1/64th scale.

Number one on my list has always been the Mantaray by Dean Jeffries in 1/25th.

Maybe I'm done. Increased the length of the ram tubes and added braces. Let me know what you think.

Have added some new parts. Wide white wall slicks donated by Vince Nelson, thanks Vince. Found some old Jo-Han Funny car headers that are a good match for the side pipes on the Ramrod. Let me know what you think of the improvements.

The real car was used in the movie Two Lane Blacktop and was also driven in the American Graffitti movie by Harrison Ford alias Bob Falfa.

A smooth side dish rag seems to work best.

You can remove Future clearcoat or thin out runs with a mix of Ammonia and water.

Oh, WOW! I am humbled. Many thanks for the website. Now that's a conversion.

Have added a set of wide whitewall tires to the front. If anyone has a set of AMT wide whitewall slicks they can spare let me know.

Picked up a built AMT '41 Plymouth off Epay. It was an attempt at a Ramchargers High & Mighty Ramrod C/A. The real High & Mighty was a 1949 Plymouth Business Coupe but there is no model available for that so the AMT '41 Plymouth is the closest I could find. I disassembled it and stripped the paint and started over. Rebuilt the engine as a tunnel ram dual quad but I just could not match the exhaust pipes. So I used a set of Jo-Han (scale 48 inch long pipes) headers. Rebuilt the frame and moved the rear axle forward. Rebuilt the interior to match pics of the real RamRod. Rebuilt the rear fender area. Made it into a 3 window coupe verses a 5 window.Tried to match the primer paint that they had on it in '59, but it's close. Their hand lettering I tried to match with a Sharpie. Let me know what you think.

MPC Ohio George Mustang Malco Gasser headers look close.

Yep, I agree John. I have the Sept. 1965 issue of Hot Rod that contains the article that details in pics both cars. The Tony Nancy Revell kit of a A/C roadster would work well. As you can see in your pic of Frank's A/C and the pic of Charlie's A/A, they both used '65 El Caminos for push cars. Now that would be a interesting diorama!! Thanks for your comments.

Many thanks Brad. I have been working on this model off and on for years. Good to have it on the display shelf.

Thanks to Brad Norgaard (gasser59) and his printing expertise to make decals, I was able to complete my Charlie Smith Altered 25 T. Thanks again Brad.

Hot Rod Did an article "The Dodge Chargers Story: 1964-2009" on the restoration of the #2 Jimmy Nix car. Shows good color pics of the body colors.

Have made a new addition, 1964 Dodge Chargers. See beginning post for story.

MCMA (Metroplex Car Modeler Association) used to meet once a month on a Sunday in Irving, Tx. I don't know if their still meeting as their website was no longer up.

Thanks, I done enough alterations, I'm bound to get better eventually. Waiting for the rerelease of the Corvair funny car.

Hey, talking about the AMT AWB '65 Chevelle "Time Machine". Here's one I got off the Epay. It was a minor gluebomb that I restored. The original decals on it had all but flaked off, but the aftermarket decals are a lot better choice. I did go ahead and alter the front wheelbase while I was restoring it.

You want to see original art? Here you go!

Here ya go! Had the same chassis as the Pirana.