A Six Pack To Go Please. Part 1

[Don B]

Hi Everyone, well I started my next project a Monogram '69 Dodge Coronet 440 Six Pack. Im working on the interior as it needs a lot of modifications as fellow board member forwardlook60 pointed out. The interior in this kit is a Plymouth GTX interior so I cut out the rear seat and added correct '69 Coronet seats from a donor 1/24 scale diecast Six Pack. I also Im putting a benchseat instead of buckets which also are from the diecast. I cut the headrest off and had to rescribed part of the seat pattern back in. Just when I thought I was getting somewhere I was informed the dash doesn't have a speaker or defroster vents on top.(THANKS FORWARDLOOK60) So I cut the Revell '69 Charger dash up for mods. Also added resin cast armrest and window cranks from the '69 Charger door panels. (Thanks Ron S for your help with casting them) But it doesn't stop there. The radio's round knobs look like they came out of a 60s Chevy and there is no ignition so I reshaped the knobs and drilled out the ignition. And I thought this was going to be an easy build. Here's some pics of my progress so far. Please overlook the flocking and dust as I forgot to clean the interior before I took the pics. Thanks for looking. Comments Welcome.

Here's what I'm replacating.

Correct interior pattern shot.

Donor diecast.

Wrong interior with correct seats.

Rear seat cut out with correct front seat headrest removed and seat pattern rescribed across the top.

Correct rear seat installed.

This is where it pays off. Seats, armreat and window cranks installed. I still have to add the seatbelts and finish the dash.

Edited March 11, 2008 by Don B

[george 53]

. Don, looks good! I once had a 69 Super B (without the 6 Pak) 440 auto, it was the same color combo as yours.But mine had these roller knobs on the radio not turn type knobs.I dont know if it was opional , but I also was fortunate enough to own a 69 Charger R/T, And it also had a roller knobs on the radio, so I'm kinda thinkin it was a standard thing. no big deal but if yer goin this far....... any way its lookin great so far, I'm really lokkin forward to the end result.

[Don B]

George, I did change the kits round knobs to the roller type. I can't believe Monogram even put round knobs on it in the first place.

Edited March 12, 2008 by Don B

[JAFFA]

Looking great man! ill be following.

[Mike Chernecki]

Super Bee looks great, can't wait to see more. Where did this diecast come from, I have never seen or heard of Route 66. I was about to start scrathbuilding a correct interior for the '69 Hemi Super Bee I am working, this work be a great time saver to get one of these diecasts.

[Don B]

Mike, I bought the diecast at a local Kmart about seven years ago. Route 66 diecast was and is no longer a Kmart exclusive. However MotorMax makes a 1/24 scale 69 Six Pack with the same interior and sells for about $10.00 on Ebay. I just got one for an R/T conversion I'm doing on another Monogram kit. You can leave the headrest on if you like because the 1:1 car came either way. It has mags instead of the steel wheels which BTW are the most accurate looking late '60s Mopar steel wheels I've seen yet once you de-chrome them. Hope this helps, Don

Here's the MotorMax diecast.

[Mike Chernecki]

Thanks for the information, I will have to keep an eye on eBay for the original, need the steel wheels too. No wonder everyone I called today thought I was crazy asking for a route 66 '69 Super Bee.

[Don B]

Mike, glad I could help. Good luck. I won another Route 66 '69 Six Pack on Ebay about two weeks ago. The first one I've seen on there in seven years. Maybe you will have better luck than I did. Don

Edited March 13, 2008 by Don B

[Tony T]

Very cool! I love the look of those cars...especially the black steelies, and the "fire wall" tires!

[kelson]

Looks amazing so far,keep up the good work!.

[FordRodnKustom]

Now that's shaping up to be another fine Mopar build! Great job on the interior details, glad I could help out. I'm working on a six pack right now!

[Don B]

Thanks Guys, I'll post some pics of my progress on the dash and chassis soon.

[Mike Chernecki]

I found one of these Route 66 Super Bee's on eBay. It came in the mail this week. The seats and wheels look great. Thanks for the help.

[rollinoldskoo]

hell of a nice way to use a die-cast great job so far man....