Daryl Romain

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I agree, and remember much of what you mentioned here. Especially the part about the factory sponsored MoPar teams 'bombing' the /MP and /Gas class records under factory orders. I believe this photo was shot at the 1968 Winternationals in Pomona. Dick Landy put a scoop on the hood of his Hemi Charger, making it illegal for SS/D, forcing it into the A/MP class, which is what it says on the side window. I was 11 years old at the time, so my understanding wasn't all there yet.

Thank you Michael.

You're welcome, Rich.

1971 AMC Matador Machine.

66 Biscayne

This. '70 Dart Swinger.

Ooof! '73 - ish Javelin AMX.

Oh Boy!

Not my style, but this is Queens NYC

Thanks. It has been a good little car for me.

Thank you Patrick. I do not have wheels like this in my stash. I'm sure, if properly motivated, I could make, or have some 3D printer make, or find online, these wheels. As this is my daily driver, and not one of my 'toys' , I feel that the kit wheels are close enough for what I'm trying to do here.

I do distinctly remember, at one point, that NHRA Modified Production race cars had to have the same brand of motor as the body of the car. I could not tell you at what point that was. By 1975, the popularity of the class was waning. Maybe the rules had changed by then. I can't remember any MP car having different make motor and body. I admit that I'm not an expert.

It was a Monogram glue bomb 1/24th scale GNX that I shortened, narrowed and chopped, ever so slightly, to reduce it to 1/25th scale. I used a 1/25th scale Nascar Regal for a size reference. I've done this to another Regal, a Monte SS and probably a few other cars. The T-tops came from a Monogram '89 Turbo Trans Am. My OCD wont let me build two scales, 1/24 and 1/25. The last pic shows this Regal, the incomplete Grand National mentioned earlier, and a stock, unmodified 1/24th scale Grand National body.

Thank you for kind words, Mark.

Hi Steven! Thank you. I was trying to get in here before but had some email hangup. Mopar rules.

There is something hinky about the Amt rear window opening. I've done builds with and without changing it. On this one, I had the parts available, so I transplanted an Mpc '70 Coronet rear window onto it.

This subject has been tackled before. Allow me to add my two cents. I've owned both (1/1), a '69 GTX and Roadrunner. Imho there are a couple of noticeable, but correctable differences. The rear wheelwell is too small, and improperly shaped. Cure? I stick a piece of tape on a JoHan wheelwell, peel it off, stick it on the Amt body and use it a pattern to cut. An Mpc Dodge wheelwell, or a Monogram wheelwell will work also. The Monogram has a larger opening, good if you are putting bigger (taller) tires on your build. The 'peak' on top of the quarter is too far forward. Judicious filing and sanding, and maybe a skim coat of putty should move it to where it belongs, centered over the wheelwell. I attempted to do that here, on my Amt '68 Roadrunner.

Jr Stock was A/S (A stock) through about U/S for manual transmissions, A/SA (A stock automatic) through about N/SA for automatic transmissions, depending on HP to weight breaks. Automatic trans cars below N/SA ran with the manual cars. Jr. Stock ran 9 inch slicks maximum. Super Stock cars had higher power to weight ratios. Those classes ran SS/B though SS/F, with corresponding auto trans classes. They ran up to 12 inch sllcks, IIRC. If you changed your intake/carbs, and added a hood scoop, or used a same make motor that did not come in that body (454 Camaro) you were in Modified Production, A/MP through about F/MP. Fuel injection, fiberglass, straight axles, non matching motor brand (Olds in a Willys) put you in the Gas classes.

Yup. Pill bottles. This is a Revell '70 Cuda, but the technique is the same.

I got these from Steven Zimmerman. He is on FB, makes and sells wheels.

I was told by the Ford experts in my life that the proper roof to use would be from a Cougar. ('67-'69?) Never tried it. Always wanted a '70 Mustang coupe. Did do a '68 convert, using a Revell '68 fastback and an Amt '66 convertible trunk lid and boot. Replica of my friend Diane's car.

Thank you, and yours looks darn good, especially for a 14 year olds' work. Sometimes, but rarely do I rebuild kits. As a senior citizen, an unchanged build from days gone by provides a look into where my head was at the time of the build. I do refresh and repair old builds, but try not to to change the flavor.

Two of my favorite mockups. JoHan '68 Plymouth Fury, 4 door converted to 2, pro street, and an Amt 69 GTX, converted to a Roadrunner, super stock drag car.

Actually this car has been completed. Painted red with a V10 Viper motor, but I just liked this mockup picture. '64 Belvedere. resin from the cowl back. Lindberg nose and chassis.