difference b/t '68 Dart and the '69 Dart bodies

[fiatboy]

I've ruined my '68 Hemi Dart body with too-hot primer.  Can I use the '69 Dart body in its place?

[dartman]

The 68 has round marker lights and the 69 has rectangle markers.

Edited September 16, 2015 by dartman
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[Sport Suburban]

The body's will interchange and all the 68 parts will fit it. The 69 kit is harder to find since it was not reissued. The 69 kit was the first issue of this tooling. It was modified into a 68 Mr Norms GSS Dart, then issued as a Dick Landy 68 GTS Dart and last the 68 Hemi Dart. So the 68 body should be easy to find. Keep in mind the first Mr Norms 68 had a vinyl top. Dartman is correct that the marker lights are different. But if I remember right the 68 Hemi Darts did not have front marker lights anyways since the used fiberglass fenders.

[Bob Ellis]

Really, the Revell '69 Dart had a vinyl roof?

 

[tubbs]

  On 9/16/2015 at 2:43 PM, Bob Ellis said:

Really, the Revell '69 Dart had a vinyl roof?

 

only the 1st issue. the Mr Norms kit.

[Ron Hamilton]

  On 9/16/2015 at 2:43 PM, Bob Ellis said:

Really, the Revell '69 Dart had a vinyl roof?

 

The Revell '69 Dart kit did not have a vinyl roof at all. I built one back in the day, and added the vinyl roof to it. However the Mr. Norm's version of the '68 had a vinyl roof moulded in.The same as the Revell Charger kits. but in reverse.

[fiatboy]

Thanks everybody; this thread can now be ended.

[dartman]

  On 9/16/2015 at 7:20 AM, Sport Suburban said:

The body's will interchange and all the 68 parts will fit it. The 69 kit is harder to find since it was not reissued. The 69 kit was the first issue of this tooling. It was modified into a 68 Mr Norms GSS Dart, then issued as a Dick Landy 68 GTS Dart and last the 68 Hemi Dart. So the 68 body should be easy to find. Keep in mind the first Mr Norms 68 had a vinyl top. Dartman is correct that the marker lights are different. But if I remember right the 68 Hemi Darts did not have front marker lights anyways since the used fiberglass fenders.

Good catch......

[VRM]

The '69 also has rocker panel trim, the '68 does not.  You can make a '69 vinyl roof car be removing the round marker lights, adding the rocker panel trim, and making the rectangle markers (or use decals).

[fiatboy]

Thanks for all the great info.  Actually, I got a new body, hood, and hood scoop from Revell - isn't that great!!  So this thread can be closed - I don't know how to do it.  Thanks