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Ok, So who is going to be the 1st to replicate this one ?

Or another good choice would be : Also from Missing link

Do a google search for an article called ' Unraveling the snake pit ' It's a pretty good article on the Hawaiian Charger funny car that should give you everything you need. If you can't find it pm me with an email address and I send it to ya

One of my favorite funny cars back then. Well done. If you 'want to run another set' of those decals through said alps sprinter , PM me

Found it Can you tell I am really excited to see this kit come to market

Or a simple decal and wheel change. I've seen another pic of this car and it has the more common six pack style hood scoop

Only seperating the stock issue and typical drag race versions was the hood and usually the intake manifold. I already have a hood master done using an original MPC hood as a base, so I'll wait to see how it fits this Revell body before it procedes Plus , one could do this one with nothing but a decal change from the S+M car And I for one am certaintly hoping the aftermkt does multiple decals for the upcoming kit.

AFAIK, the hockey stick stripe was only avail in black

Very nice. and Well done, Even though I am not a gasser fan myself. I agree a SWC car is a must have on the shelf . And like you ,I built one as a kid, so having one today just seems like a good idea. And same here, I'll use one of the new tool Mazmanian car to do it

The original issue Johan kit was the only one that was an actual Fury kit. And afaik, all sudsequent issues were a base line Belvedere hardtop body Builtup original issues are not to difficult to find , if you really need one with the Fury only side trim . You will be in it at similar costs wise compared to a resin conversion , with less headaches I just sold one maybe 6 months ago, decent builder with all the side trim intact. I think it had everything it needed to build it . Body had been painted and stripped so it was an easy resto. It barely brought $50 I have about a half dozen of the common Johan versions and decided I didn't need the Fury only one.so away it went . I've seen them on that auction site a couple times and non have brought more than $50-$60 . By the time you buy a resin body and a Johan doner kit. You will have more than $50 in it plus have to deal with the thicker resin body / glass fitment issues my 2 cents

VERY nice. This very build has been on my short list to do and I was worried about the stance . After seeing this one done, worry no more. I'll bump it up the to do list. I like it

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Thanks, thats what I figured. I usually build to replicate the time frames when the cars were new . But at the most nothing newer than about 1974 time frame on just about everything. Once I get rolling I'll post a few pics along the way . I restore 1/1 cars for a living and at the moment I am quite busy . So model bench time is not easy to come by right now , so these will be winter projects

I wonder whos car this was then ? No idea when or where I snagged the pic off the net . Something else I've noticed none havea roll bar, and almost every T-Bolt interior pic I've found they all have the back seat in them. So I assume that was required by the NHRA at the time ?

different car - same interior trim

All the T bolts shared the same color and trim of interior correct? only differences were auto or 4 spd Were some column auto - versus floor shift ?

ps, scroll down thru this link http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,31613.0.html

IMO leave it as is. Mopar chassis's were a light grey primer( in most cases ) so a silver chassis is not that far of a stretch. Another scenario is did the actual car start life as an actual silver car I'll stay tuned either way.... I did this very car using an original MPC annual ( it was before the revell kit existed ) And have been looking for a 1968 Coronet kit to do the brother Mike drove

Thanks . When I get to the point I am ready to start these I post with questions ( probably a winter project ) If the weather holds out I may try to get bodies painted in the next few weeks . I have the decals to do all the cars I have listed in addition to the 2 I already have finished

So these are my best option for the S/S cars ? I want them to look accurate,, at least to a point. But not enough I want to have a big money tied up in aftermkt stuff either. http://speedcityresin.com/7InchCheaterRubberSlicks.jpg I'll have to look thru my stash and see what I have in the parts box without robbing from unbuilt Johan kits . Then decide how to procede.. Something I just thought of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is if I change the rear tires , it'll require a wheel change as well, which will require a Ft tire / wheel change as well to look right,,,,,,,, decisions decisions decisions

Ahhh, Another Bluegrass boy. Welcome aboard

Many thanks to all. I really appreciate it . Now, I just need to get to work Considering the cars were all very similar . Outside of exterior color - 4 spd versus auto. this should be pretty easy builds to do ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,should be . I know the slicks in the kits are technically wrong for the builds . And I knew the best rear slicks were the Johan slicks. And I doubt I have enough of them to do all these. And I know the AMT tires packages were to wide/tall for the years and S/S class designation to be replicated. Are there any other good sources for an accurate rear tire besides going aftermkt or is that my best option ?

Ok, A couple more questions in regards to T bolts, whci ones were auto and which ones were 4 spds ? Al Means Ford car - 4 spd ? Conner Ford car - 4 spd ? Butch Leal car , pretty sure was a 4 spd car ? Archway Ford car ? Bob Ford car ? I found several pics of this car, some gold wtih black roof , some all yellow . Same car - different time period ? or 2 completely different cars? Tasca Ford car - 4 spd ?

Great info. I will ck the Krylon color for the interiors . I looked thru my decal sheets and I have 2 different sheets for the Leal car. A white lettering sheet that has ' Frank Leal and Sons ' on it. And a 2nd sheet that has both white and gold lettering on it ( Fred Cady sheet ) maybe it does both cars ? I also have sheets to do the Archway Ford car, the Bob Ford car, Reynolds Ford, and the Al Means Ford I think I have my work cut out for me over the next 6 months (give or take 6 months )

Many Thanks fellas. I will pick up the Tamaya paint next week if my local hobby shop has it, if not I will get some ordered. Already have the Champange color on hand ( used it for a 1965 Dodge Interior color ) I think these kits set the bar for Revell and I have maybe 10-12 kits unbuilt . Already have the Hubert Platt and Gas Ronda cars done.