booboo60 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Here is the Custom Body Duster funny car, used the Mongoose as donor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 NICE! ARE THE DECALS FROM BILLY GOOCHE ON EBAY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 The very first funny car I saw run a drag strip was Phil Castronovo's Dodge Charger in the late 60s or early 70s at the Utica-Rome 1/8 mile strip. I was hooked right then. The photos I took in the pits got loaned to someone and never returned. My negs got damaged but I have great memories. Your build looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo60 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yes~ i had to paint all the white n under too, it would have looked gray! Then i used yellow 1/8th pin stripeing from auto zone to trim edges! The red was a pain too, but yes decals are from his daughter Nicki..good deal, ya just gotta trim them close! Wobt slide off single.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Nice! For some reason you dn't see that built often, if ever. I am from Rome and was a big fan of Phil's when I was young. I am working on his 71 Charger. Not much more bench time and I will be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo60 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks Chris, Yea,,I never seen any built, I really like the Charger your doing, I seen them run at dragway 42 in West Salem Ohio back in 74, it was a National event,,was very cool car, the snake and Mongoose were also there, was very neat,,But the car and guys stuck with me, the Castronova brothers were wild back then,lol I will post finished pics in the next day or so, its close,,Thanks Guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yes~ i had to paint all the white n under too, it would have looked gray! Then i used yellow 1/8th pin stripeing from auto zone to trim edges! The red was a pain too, but yes decals are from his daughter Nicki..good deal, ya just gotta trim them close! Wobt slide off single.. WOW, IT LOOKS GREAT ALAN. SO SHE DOESN'T PRINT A WHITE BASE, OR JUST NOT ENOUGH OF ONE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 the Castronova brothers were wild back then,lol I met Fred about 4 years ago at the Custom Body shop in Utica. He was emptying out the building and putting it up for sale. He was still a character. Talked about telling his crew chief he'd cut off a very important part of him if he didn't get the car qualified at the US Nationals one year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo60 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 yes, has white,,but on black,,it looks grey, right,,maybe to thin,,it was a trip doing, I laid the decals over the side's, and lightly traced over edges with pencil, worked,, I bet meeting him in the late years was a trip,,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Here's a shot I took of Phil's car at Utica-Rome drag strip. Like I said before, the negs got damaged and I scanned it anyway, hoping to fix it in Photoshop. Also a pic of the car I found on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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