MPC 73'DUSTER

[Slotto]

This looks great so far!

[crazyjim]

Good looking build.  Love the color.

[drodg]

Looks very good.  I love the exterior color and the white vinyl top.  I am planning on starting a 72 MPC Duster this fall to replicate my 1:1 car.  Love seeing your build.

[espo]

I like how this looks. The contrasting white trim and roof are spread out on the body so that is more of an accent than a focus point. 

[drodg]

12 hours ago, tim boyd said:

Wow....yet another Model Cars project close to my heart.  As my own first new car was a 1973 Duster 340, bought off the floor at Highland Chrysler Plymouth in Grand Rapids in late December, 1972.  Mine was Silver Frost metallic (a silver gray with a lot of flake) with a blake interior and stripes, no vinyl roof, and the Space Duster package.   Within a few months I had added factory chrome wheel lip moldings, G70 14 RWL Goodyears in back to go with the E70's in front, cranked the t-Bars down in front, and was running 14x6/14x7 Appliance Aluminum wheels.  I've had the MPC kit set set aside for what....47 years now....maybe one day I will finally get it built.   

Meanwhile, I did just finish another model of the new car I bought a year later, using the Duster as my trade in....a factory ordered 1974 Plymouth Road Runner E58 360 hi-po.....

Good luck Curtis with yours....it's looking really good so far....TIM  

Not to high jack this thread but would love to see your build of the 74 Road Runner.

[tim boyd]

On 8/27/2020 at 11:42 AM, drodg said:

Not to high jack this thread but would love to see your build of the 74 Road Runner.

David...always happy to help.....  All new build of a 1974 Road Runner E58 360 - a detailed replica of my real 1.1    Cheers...TIM

[doorsovdoon]

I like the vinyl roof with that colour, very nice looking car.

[oldscool]

This is looking really nice.

 

[drodg]

On 8/28/2020 at 3:30 PM, tim boyd said:

David...always happy to help.....  All new build of a 1974 Road Runner E58 360 - a detailed replica of my real 1.1    Cheers...TIM

Thanks Tim.  Looks great and accurate.  Love the luggage rack.  

[kelson]

Okay,i'm getting close to finishing,redid the rear decal as best as i could but the pieces are two different sizes!.?‍♂️grille needs a little more detailing and the engine is installed.Needed to do a little grinding to get it to fit.?

[Vietnam Vet67]

Had a new 1974 Dodge Dart Sport in that color with Beige interior.

[slusher]

Looks really good, Curtis!

[am73grand]

That really is a beautiful build. I love the color combo.

[kelson]

Okay it's been awhile on this build,it's almost done just need to finish detailing the grille, i redid the rear decals,but still not happy with it.?

[kelson]

I had to sand off the Plymouth lettering on the trunk to shallow to BMF,i have the detailing set for the 71'satelllite that has the lettering but it's to big.?

[tbill]

Boy that looks good!

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice!  Everyone from our era has a Duster story.  I graduated high school in 1976 and worked delivering pizza that summer. The girl my age who took the phone orders had a sister a few years older than us who worked full time.

Terri showed up at the restaurant to visit her sister in a 73 Duster. It was a 318 V8 car with auto, air conditioning, bucket seats and a console. It had low miles and was silver with a red half vinyl roof and interior. I thought this car was perfect! And she was selling it for $1500! I wanted it!  Only at 18 I didn’t have enough cash. So I went to the bank where I had my account since I was 14, sure that they would be impressed with my part time job, $500 down payment and my sincere promise to pay them back.  That was not so, they didn’t loan me the $1000. A pity for all parties concerned, Terri because her car was not sold, me because I didn’t get the car and the bank because I have never ever not paid a debt!