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Another beautiful restoration!

Beautiful paint!

Nicely done restoration. This was one of the first models I ever built. Mine never looked so good!

Great weathering! Wish I could do that!

You did a great job on this. I’ve never reworked a die cast but seems like it would be a tougher medium to work with.

I am late to the party but I am really intrigued by your seat treatment. I have a project that will require some modifications on its seats and I may have to try your method! Great job on the work you’ve done!

Lindberg made the 1995 Grand Caravan. The 1st issue is copyrighted 1996 and the police version in 1998. I used the back of the cab, box, tailgate and rear fascia(?) from the Ram VTS. Used a portion of a 2nd box to extend the box to the length of the Caravan body.

There were 2 issues of the 1995 Grand Caravan. The 1st is copyrighted 1996 and the police version in 1998.

Thanks for the offer. It will be quite a while if at all that I get around to such an involved project. And albeit a snap kit, I’ve already built the 2 Caravans and have way too many other subjects I’m working on. To do a Little Red Wagon version would require a whole different chassis. I would probably use a modified Little Red Wagon kit to start but I would have to do a lot of research and decide if it would be contemporary to the age of the Caravan (unless I did a pure fantasy build with whatever parts that fit/work.) I have not followed any form of auto racing in years so I have not a clue as to what’s what. It would be a cool build for sure! Thanks again for your interest and offer!

That’s cool! I was thinking of a build like this too. Would you use the old 426 Hemi or something more contemporary? The A100 was definitely an inspiration & it is painted red as a nod to the Little Red Wagon. I have also considered a funny car using the van body just because I think it would look cool with a blower peeking out of a notch in the windshield and hood! Your pic is cool! Thank you!

Grocery getter!?! It’s a fire breathing drag racer! 😁 Thanks for the compliment!

Thank you! There is a resemblance but the CaraRam would have a larger bed/payload

Thanks!

Talk about synchronicity! I had just finished discussing steak with my gf when your post arrived. A pic of my granddaughter arrived within minutes! Well didn’t want to step on toes of Chevy or Ford so CaraRam won out. I figured since I modified the end part of the Caravan I would just modify the end part of the name Caravan💡😃 Perhaps the name El Carnivore, or Caravore(?) for a fire breathing drag Caravan that eats its competition! I need a steak now…

Your welcome. Glad I could help!

Thanks. That’s an intriguing comment as I really don’t know much about the vehicles there.

Thank you! I chose red as it seemed to be a color Dodge used a lot in advertising ( as I recall) and as a nod to the A100 and the Lil Red Wagon.

Thanks for the compliment! I have to agree it would seem a cost effective no brainer.

Thanks for the compliments! I have owned 3 Mopar minivans for my daily driver for 25+years. I knew they were cool even way back then! 😁 They handle well even with a load. The CaraRam would appear to be more aerodynamic than a conventional pickup and the load would have a lower center of gravity. Beefing up the suspension would be a plus. 😉

Thank you all for all the kind comments! I was indeed going for a factory stock looking “should have been”.

Thank you! OEM was my goal. I do think Dodge would have had a hit with a light duty, low easy to load tailgate pickup. I chose red as this seems to be a popular choice in Dodge advertising. Dodge did consider a FWD pickup…

Other than the body mods and custom wheels from the AMT ’66 Mustang this is a box stock build. This was my first attempt at a dice & slice since I was a tweenager and the first one ever completed!Thanks for looking! Comments welcomed.

Two years to the day from when I started this thread and the CaraRam is finally painted and assembled! (It may still need the Ram emblem fitted to the tailgate?)Thanks for looking! All comments welcome.

Here is a screenshot with the website. I’ve got mine at least 3 yrs ago. Hopefully they will still have one for you!

I contacted Atlantis about the status of the ’56 Buick. Here’s their reply: Hello, the buick is in the mold shop being worked on. It will be coming out. I just don't have a time frame yet. There’s still hope!