1968 Mopar Super Stocks.

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I'd love to build one or two 1968 Hemi cars, as by blood I'm a Mopar guy. I know dodge has the S/S Dart kit, but what about a Barracuda? Does AMT's 1969 kit have the bits to make it a super stock car? And if not, could I just use the Dart parts, as they're both A-Bodies? I know the wheelbase is different, but I can easily fix that.

I plan on doing two bodies in white, with the primer and black gelcoat, and then two ready-to-go racers, undecided on livery though.

[Snake45]

The AMT (ex-MPC) '69 Cuda at one time had a Hemi, but I don't think it does anymore. 

There were no NHRA legal '69 Hemi Barracuda Super Stocks, since none came from the factory. Some of the '68s (such as S&M's) got updated '69 front ends and trim, but they then had to run in A/MP. I think there's some aftermarket parts to backdate the kit from a '69 to a '68 if you want to do one in gray & black primer, but of course no '69s were delivered that way. 

I wanna do a S&M Cuda myself someday, but I'm gonna take the easy way out and do it as the '69 car in either A/MP or B/Gas rather than deal with backdating. 

[Mark]

There were several kits to backdate the MPC kit to a '68.  Find a pre-Ertl issue (one of the street machines) as those have '68 side markers on the body.  All of the 1:1 cars were built as 1968 cars.

For the underbody, I've got a Dart kit set aside for mine.  The wheelbase will need to be shortened for the 'Cuda though.

 

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A Body--1960-1976:
Plymouth: Valiant (all), Barracuda ('64-'69), Duster ('70-'76), Scamp ('71-'76) 
Dodge: Lancer ('61-'62), Dart ('63-'76), Demon ('71-'72), Dart Sport ('73-'76)
Wheelbases: 
106: '63-'66 Valiant; '64-'66 Barracuda; '63-'66 Dart wagons
106.5: '60-'62 Valiant; '61-'62 Lancer
108: '67-'73 Valiant; '67-'69 Barracuda; '70-'76 Duster; '71-'72 Demon; '73-'76 Dart Sport
111: '71-'76 Scamp; '74-'76 Valiant; '63-'76 Dart (ex. wagons); Canadian Valiant (Dart front clip, Valiant body, 111" wb)

 

Edited January 14, 2020 by afx