1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe

[Ron Hamilton]

I built this one from the much maligned Revell 1970 AAR cuda kit I reviewed on this forum a few months back. I made a few modifications to the body, such as re-working the "hips" on the quarter panels. I also removed the hood scoop, and added a peak down the center of the hood, as well as removing the indentations in the front fenders where the spoilers mounted, and I added the vinyl roof seams and mouldings.

The interior was re-done to replicate one of the Gran Coupe trim packages.

The car has:

The Gran Coupe Package (Model Car Garage Photoetch Emblems) and re-done interior to replicate the white leather with black trim,

Special Paint (1968 Dodge Turquoise Metallic(Testors Lacquer)),

383 4bbl V8 w/ 4-speed trasmission (Revell 1969 Charger/and 1969 Dart GTS),

14" Rallye Wheels (AMT 1969 GTX) on Whitewall Tires (Parts Box with stripes painted on with bow compass),

White vinyl roof (Testors Vinyl Roof Lacquer Paint)

This build is to represent a well equipped 1970 Barracuda Gran Coupe, ordered by a Miami Dolphins fan.

http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg59/Ro...mview=slideshow

[Zoom Zoom]

Very nice; almost can't tell it came from the horrid AAR

Nice details and personalization.

[Ron Hamilton]

Very nice; almost can't tell it came from the horrid AAR

Nice details and personalization.

I told ya it wasn't so bad!

[MrObsessive]

That is a looker Ron!! You oughta send construction pics to Revell to show 'em how it should've been done!

Where'd you get the double line whitewalls?? Those look pretty slick!

[Ron Hamilton]

That is a looker Ron!! You oughta send construction pics to Revell to show 'em how it should've been done!

Where'd you get the double line whitewalls?? Those look pretty slick!

See Bill? I told you that I could make something out of this one, not to say I have seen others do some decent work with the kit also.

The whitewalls are the kit tires, with whitewalls drawn on with my trusty bow compass. I used the same techique when I did the Vogues. The double stripe whitewall was the standard tire used by the big 3 in 1970-71 across the board on bias ply tires above D78-14, unless they were 70 series tires, which recieved the pin stripe whitewalls. I was originally going to do the car with Rallye Wheels and Goodyear Polyglas GT White-Lettered Tires' but the bow compass was sitting there, and one thing led to another.

Thanks for the compliments.

[FordRodnKustom]

Outstanding conversion Ron! Good to see one done up that way. There were a lot more like that on the road in '70 than Plum Crazy Hemi's

[cruz]

You did a great job on this thing Ron, I really enjoyed it at the meeting!! Thanks for bringing it!!!

[cruz]

Some more pictures on Ron's beautiful 'Cuda!!