Rob Hall

The Magnum would have looked good with the Charger nose, never cared for how the headlights wrapped over the top on the Magnum. The Charger is in it's second LX generation now, so I would assume it will still be the Charger in 5 years or so. The compact is getting a new name because the Caliber was considered a dud.

It's now being sold as a Lancia Thema elsewhere in Europe...

The 300 Tourings (wagons) were sold up through '10. There isn't a wagon yet in the 2nd gen LXes. If the 4dr had been called Magnum, I bet it wouldn't have done nearly as well as it has done as a Charger.

Rumor has it the subcompact hatchback will be called Hornet. Have to wait and see..

Ouch...i like the Charger...nice to see Chrysler is still doing large, RWD V8 sedans....better than having the name on some weak FWD model like the crappy car they put the name on in the '80s.

Reminds me, I've been getting AARP invites in the mail since I was 39 a couple years ago....they must be clueless. I have a long way to go until retirement... As far as misplacing glasses, I've had a bad habit of leaving them in the bathroom then going to bed...then get up and fumble around looking for them in the morning...

Wouldn't have worked...Coronet has very little name recognition compared w/ Charger. Likewise for Monaco or Polara... I know the purists squalk over it being a 4dr, but it's a great car overall, IMO. The Charger is a good example of retro modern...very modern car w/ some retro touches like the name and some styling cues.

According to what I've read, the body is a few inches wider than the Alfa to accomodate typical super-sized Americans. Probably the MiTo...a 5dr hatch, most likely.

I've also read that a sub compact hatchback model (to compete w/ models like the Fiesta, Fit, Sonic, Accent, Rio, etc) is likely coming in another year or so...

And the Dart name fits well w/ Avenger, Charger, Nitro... as far other names they could have reused, Neon has probably a less than great image but better than past compact turds like Aspen or Aries...

I knew someone in high school that had something like that...a worn out, rusty '78-79 Regal with about a $2000 (1988 dollars) sound system...massive subs, etc.

If it's well executed, this could be the competitive compact Chrysler has needed for years. The compact market is a very busy segment w/ a lot of very competent, modern entries--Focus, Cruze, Golf/Jetta, Mazda3, Civic, Elantra, etc...

Pictures of the sprues w/ parts and the body were posted in the iHobby threads in October..not really close up, but decent enough to see how the parts are organized. The door panels are on a sprue w/ the firewall. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=49137&st=0

Ah...didn't know...long before my time, but I recall seeing the FHH livery in a recent CA article...

I'm surprised they didn't do one of the drivers that had the 'Fabulous Hudson Hornet' graphics.

I remember back in the 80s when paint schemes like this were called monochrome....all white or all red were pretty popular in the late '80s... Greenlight has done an interesting line of 'Black Bandit' diecast done in the all black style. I've got plans to do a few kits this way (such as a '69 Charger w/ vintage NASCAR racing wheels)..

Yeah...makes no sense.

Funniest thing are the people who seem to put more money in the stereo than the car itself...seen many worn out junkers w/ loud sound systems...what's the point?

Oh well...such it is. Packages are most of the mail I get via USPS these days...very little letter mail other than a few magazines since I pay all my bills online and have been switching to electronic versions of magazines.

I have 4 of the AMT '62s (incl. an original issue w/ the opening decklid) but I can definitely see getting a couple of the new one...one to do stock and one to do Pro Touring style...w/ a modern Corvette drivetrain maybe..

Yeah, that was a one-time only about 15 yrs ago...I stick to my dealer for the new car and a couple good local shops for maintenance on my older cars.

Don't know about the product they sell, but the one time I had an oil change at W-M they ruined my drain plug.

Really good independent hobby shops seem to be getting harder to find in many areas unfortunately. The years I lived in Colorado I was fortunate to have several, same with when I lived in SE Michigan and NE Ohio in the '90s.

And it's easier w/ the Shelby since the fascias are separate parts IIRC.

With a bit of work the front and rear fascias could be sawed off to swap in the Shelby ones to kitbash w/ the Shelby coupe...