1986 Chrysler Laser - Tribute build

[RestoModGuy]

My first wife bought this new in 1986 shortly after we met. We had a lot of fun in this little 4-cyl Turbo, even with it's horrible lag...

Found this old Dodge Daytona kit that had been started by someone else, stripped it down and built this as a tribute to one of her favorite cars she owned, she lost a battle to cancer in 1999, so now I have a little memento sitting on my desk.

I didn't go too far in detail, it was a one-day Saturday build but now one of my special builds.

[shoopdog]

Very special indeed.

[cobraman]

Cool little model.

[charger74]

Thats really nice !

[donb]

Cool Model. I forgot Dodge even made a laser.

 

[MsDano85gt]

very nice  build great way to remember a person with a  build saw this on FB  as well

[slusher]

Great looking model..

[fury3]

Cool Model. I forgot Dodge even made a laser.

 

Your memory is correct, Dodge didn't. It was sold as a Chrysler...by Chrysler-Plymouth dealerships. Dodge dealerships sold the "Daytona". They were both the same car with subtle differences. This is a "cool model" indeed! Take a bow. Fury3

[DumpyDan]

Cool looking

[PARTSMARTY]

Looks good !!!

[carman1]

I haven't seen one of these in years, good job  !

[espo]

Very nice build. It's nice to build models of cars that bring great memories with them.  

[Mike C]

I used to have one. Mine was in black, '84 Lazer Turbo. I still have the brochure.

[JohnD]

I had an 85 with the Turbo and 5-speed, that was a fun car! Nice job on the build!

[bogger44]

Very sharp build of a not so often seen car.  A very meaningful and special build indeed.

[Olskoolrodder]

Cool build! Back in the day (pre-'98) we'd owned several of the Daytona and Lazer twins from the 80's (the only Lazer was an '84 Turbo/5 speed,had 4 Daytona Z cars and 2 base models) over the years. They were inexpensive to get,and easy to mod (mostly DIY,but still simple to make a 13 second car out of,which wasn't bad for the little $ invested). Very nicely built,my friend,and thanks for the trip down memory lane

[charlie8575]

A well-done, and very special model.

Charlie Larkin

[bisc63]

Really nice job on this! A white car can be difficult to model; they tend to look too toy-like, but you really captured the look of an actual automobile.

I always liked this body style, and thought it deserved a bigger engine. Would be fun to "restify" one with an easy-to-source modern V6/5speed combo under the hood.

Beautiful tribute all around.

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[kruleworld]

I've also done a tribute model to a passed family member. They are just the little bit more special. This is a nice model and a good story too.