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I don't know why but I just keep adding to my collection of 1969 Funny cars.

Maybe it's the choice of chassis, or availability of decals. Anyway here they are, no super detailing but a lot of time on decals.

The Mickey Thompson Mustang isn't finished yet.  

1969 Funny car collection.JPG

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Very nice collection you have there. I myself wouldn't mind building a few of those if I had the time, and I would build mine as "injected funnies" as I remember them well at my local drag strip back-in-the-day.

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'69 was one of the greatest funny years ever. Maybe THE greatest. These are great. I especially like the Jungle Jim Nova. Can you tell us more about it? I've wanted to do that car for oh about four decades now.

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On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 5:56 PM, Snake45 said:

'69 was one of the greatest funny years ever. Maybe THE greatest. These are great. I especially like the Jungle Jim Nova. Can you tell us more about it? I've wanted to do that car for oh about four decades now.

Hey Snake, thanks for the comments, I do appreciate them.

 The Jungle Jim Nova is an AMT "Old Pro" body on a Polar lights chassis. Engine was from the parts box. The chassis had to be shorted a bit to fit the "stock" Nova body. Had to do some mods to get the tin work in. Decals are from Slixx.  Here's a website that shows pics for the restored version that I used for reference,. http://www.hotrodhotline.com/jungle-jim-liberman-1969-nova-funny-car   Hope this helps.

 

 

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Hey Snake, thanks for the comments, I do appreciate them.

 The Jungle Jim Nova is an AMT "Old Pro" body on a Polar lights chassis. Engine was from the parts box. The chassis had to be shorted a bit to fit the "stock" Nova body. Had to do some mods to get the tin work in. Decals are from Slixx.  Here's a website that shows pics for the restored version that I used for reference,. http://www.hotrodhotline.com/jungle-jim-liberman-1969-nova-funny-car   Hope this helps.

Jungle Jim 69 Nova Jan 12 002.jpg

JJ 69 Nova FC.jpg

Beautiful! Thanks for the details. Somewhere I've got the old issue of SS&DI with JJ as the full-color centerfold--with this car disassembled down to the last nut and bolt and laid out in a studio. No "what color was _____" questions with THAT photo on the workbench!

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Was asked for a pic of all the chassis available for a 1969 FC build.

Back row: original JoHan, new Polar Lights, new Revell

middle row: old MPC, Charlie Allen/ Ramchargers style MPC

front : later JoHan 

 

 

 

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