Smitty Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Here's a car that wouldn't have gotten a second glance back when they were roaming the streets of my town. My Aunt Ruth drove one of these many years ago and I thought it would be fun to have one of them in my collection. It's based on the AMT Duster 340 kit.The engine is from the Lindberg '64 Dodge. The grill is a resin piece from Harts Parts. The bench seat and windshield wipers are scratch-built and the paint is Tamiya sprayed from a can and polished.I swapped the dash for the one from the MPC '75 Dart kit- no 'Rallye' gauge option for this one! The dog dish hubcaps are from the MPC Sheriff Roscoe police car. One other thing I did to this model was sand off the roof drip molding so I could re-shape the upper contour of the side quarter window a little. On the AMT kit it looks a little 'off' to me. (otherwise it's a terrific kit in my opinion). I replaced the drip molding with styrene strip. As mundane as this car is, I wouldn't mind having the real thing in my garage!
Dann Tier Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 WOW!! -super clean! great job on this build!! -even "plain" Mopars look Sick!!
caine440 Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Very nice, I recall many of these running around back when I was in high school.
landman Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Love it. I may come to you for pointers on how to build the bench seat..
TooOld Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Very very nicely done Eric ! I wouldn't mind one in my garage either !
smellyfatdude Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Great swap! There were tons of those around here, too.
Mike C Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Really nice job. I like the way did the washer bottle too.
Ron Hamilton Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Wow!!!!!! Change the tires to whitewalls, and change the exterior color, and that would be my Mom's '71. That is one fantastic build!!!!
DumpyDan Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Awesome, this is great, I love the different but over looked cars. Great work 2 thumbs up
Tom Geiger Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) My Uncle Dan bought a new 1970 Duster in gold when they first came out. He had to wait months to get the car. His was a bare bones slant six with a 3 on the tree. He thought the Duster decals were too flashy so he peeled them off. Great work on bringing that one to life! Edited June 22, 2016 by Tom Geiger
peekay Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Excellent! Like many old car nuts, I'm also very fond of the forgotten, basic models. VERY nicely done!
shoopdog Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Very,very nice. I wouldn't mind one in my garage either.
bbowser Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Nice, love the 6 banger. Great grocery-getter from the past.
CometMan Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Very well done, Eric! Always great to have a model of a car that some relative had long ago!
Xingu Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 Base model A-Bodies get no love, which I why they are still affordable today. Brings back memories. Nicely done.
Sixties Sam Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Nice build! I like models of the "everyday" cars that we saw on the roads years ago. The six looks good!Sam
MrBuick Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Looks good, I wouldn't mind seeing a more direct picture of the front end...that grille looks like a nice piece.
slusher Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Good looking model. Did the 6 take much modification to fit...? Edited June 23, 2016 by slusher
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