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Finished:

This one is almost 9 years old so I suppose that I can bring it back! Under construction:

I could have built one using the Lindberg kit but I'm a glutton for punishment! I want people to look at it and scratch their heads like I did! Might stick a Lindberg chassis under it or use that horrible Johan chassis pan and build it curbside. We'll see. Can't find any pics of a 1:1 Fugitive but I assume that it was a real car. I also have Bud Faubel Honker decals so that is also a possibility. WF

I found the Fugitive decals at Southern Motorsports. I ordered a couple of different sheets. WF

Yep! That's what the original builder did. Transplanted the roof from a '63. I decided to leave the Fugitive alone (just gonna clean it up a bit) and build my own! I grabbed two bodies from my stash of old Johan parts and got to work. I have an hour into it so far. Pretty easy. I know that someone is going to tell me that the '63 and '64 roof lines are different. That's o.k.. Nothing a little sanding won't fix. WF P.S. Thanks for the info on the decals! I might be able to find them. I will also post some pics of the '55 later.

I found this in a group of models that were from a collection of built cars. What caught my eye immediately was the roof line. I thought that I was quite knowledgeable about Johan Mopar kits but this was odd! I never saw a Johan '64 Dodge sedan! Every one that I had ever seen was a hard top! The decals also made me wonder where they came from. Well, once I got it home I figured out the roof mystery. Can you? And can anyone tell me where these decals came from? I would love to duplicate this car. WF

Well done!

I'm a little confused as to what I'm seeing here. These are all computer generated images? Yes? Pretty cool and funky! WF

Jason, did you get any further with this project? I was wondering if you could tell us what paint you are using on this one. WF

All these years and I'll bet that the hood is still bent! always annoyed me!

You are correct Roger. That was a six pak car. I should have remembered that having run one myself. I believe that car wound up over seas in a Scandinavian country .

Im gonna follow this one to the end! I love when "real" car guys build models. They certainly know how to detail them correctly! WF

That one looks finished! Nice!

Conversion looks great! Have a question ........... do you have any finished models to show us?

Hemi E bodies were not light compared to many other cars. Rated at 425 hp, they had to weigh close to 4000 lbs (with driver) to be class legal for D and E. By comparison, a LO 29 ( Race Hemi) Dart weighed close to 3200 lbs (with driver) and was rated by the NHRA at 500 horsepower. It's all about factored horsepower to weight ratios. 1964 and 1965 426 Race Hemi B bodies were also lighter than the 'cudas and Challengers and ran in SS/B and SS/C. There were no cars that fit into SS/A and SS/AA in 1968 and 1969. No car had a high enough horsepower rating or was light enough to fit into that slot. Eventually, the Hemi Darts and Barracudas did fit into the class and were the sole occupants for many years.

Amazing what you can do with a tube of putty! You turned that Hudson into a very convincing '53 Ford!! Seriously, FANTASTIC! Great color combination ! WF

Well done! Nice work on the emblems and body trim. WF

Actually, a Hemi powered E Body would run in A/SA or B/SA. Convertibles would fall into B/SA or C/SA. Don't get confused with Super Stock classifications where Hemi E Bodies would run in SS/DA or SS/EA. Other cars that you might find in A Stock would include 427 Fairlanes, 396 and 427 Camaros, and 426 Max Wedge Mopars.

Some folks would give up parts of their anatomy for one of those! Maybe we can persuade Moebius to bring that one back as a new tool!

It's cool that you still have your Coronets

Nice job! The stance is very aggressive! WF

Thanks for all the nice comments! Expect to see a bunch more of these from me! Might get boring.

That turned out nice! Great looking engine!

Great job Bernard! Brings me back to my younger days watching the jalopies at Freeport Stadium!

Moon tank is mounted to a spreader bar that I made from tubing. I hope that the board approves.