michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) i am not sure which year this mpc cuda was it was a parts car i had i used some revell 70 cuda parts to replace the few body parts missing like the hood the rear spoiler the rear bumper and added some chrome rocker panels i took from the revell 70 cuda parts car i had the seats wheels engine shifter came from my parts box i painted the body in rose gold i had to repaint the front bumper it was a glue laden mess i tried to sand it away as best as i could but it did not fully sand smooth Edited March 9, 2020 by michelle
CapSat 6 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Great save. That's an original annual body, you can tell by the way the headlights correctly mount inside the headlight buckets (the reissues had headlights that sat flat and looked kind of bug-eyed). That reminds me of a 1:1 Cuda I used to own- mine was silver, very similar. I kind of miss it.
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, DonW said: The paint looks great, the wheels too. Well done! thank you
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, CapSat 6 said: Great save. That's an original annual body, you can tell by the way the headlights correctly mount inside the headlight buckets (the reissues had headlights that sat flat and looked kind of bug-eyed). That reminds me of a 1:1 Cuda I used to own- mine was silver, very similar. I kind of miss it. thank you and cool i only knew it was a mpc due to the fundimensions a couple parts and cool why did you have to get rid of your real one
CapSat 6 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Just now, michelle said: thank you and cool i only knew it was a mpc due to the fundimensions a couple parts and cool why did you have to get rid of your real one Well...I got rid of it to try to trade up. I sold it to buy another car that I thought was in better shape...I wasn't very careful or patient about the new purchase...so that worked out worse than I wanted it to...but the 'Cuda I sold, while it ran great and was in excellent mechanical condition...needed a TON of bodywork. If I'd have known that they were to appreciate in value so much, I maybe would have kept it, or bought the OTHER one I had a shot at (which seemed like a lot of money at the time, but now, would have been a steal). Oh well, hindsight is 20/20...
Steamboat Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 I dig the valve cover gaskets! It looks like the engine could use a good pressure washing though LOL! Nice save!
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 33 minutes ago, Steamboat said: I dig the valve cover gaskets! It looks like the engine could use a good pressure washing though LOL! Nice save! thank you
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 57 minutes ago, CapSat 6 said: Well...I got rid of it to try to trade up. I sold it to buy another car that I thought was in better shape...I wasn't very careful or patient about the new purchase...so that worked out worse than I wanted it to...but the 'Cuda I sold, while it ran great and was in excellent mechanical condition...needed a TON of bodywork. If I'd have known that they were to appreciate in value so much, I maybe would have kept it, or bought the OTHER one I had a shot at (which seemed like a lot of money at the time, but now, would have been a steal). Oh well, hindsight is 20/20... wow
Steamboat Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, CapSat 6 said: Well...I got rid of it to try to trade up. I sold it to buy another car that I thought was in better shape...I wasn't very careful or patient about the new purchase...so that worked out worse than I wanted it to...but the 'Cuda I sold, while it ran great and was in excellent mechanical condition...needed a TON of bodywork. If I'd have known that they were to appreciate in value so much, I maybe would have kept it, or bought the OTHER one I had a shot at (which seemed like a lot of money at the time, but now, would have been a steal). Oh well, hindsight is 20/20... Same here. I sold a '70 Challenger R/T for less than 2 grand in 1993. It was rusted up to the door handles but still ran.?
Rbray47 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 Nice build. As for the year, it looks like a 73 or 74.
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rbray47 said: Nice build. As for the year, it looks like a 73 or 74. thank you and i was not sure it could also be a 72 since 72 was the first year with the corvette style tail lights on the cuda Edited March 9, 2020 by michelle
michelle Posted March 9, 2020 Author Posted March 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, crazyjim said: Very nice. I love that color. thank you it is rust-oleum bright coat metallic finish rose gold
CapSat 6 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, michelle said: wow You should have seen the one I could have bought (basically a done car, with a built 440!)...but I wisely used that money for a down payment on my first house instead, so- not all bad.
CapSat 6 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Steamboat said: Same here. I sold a '70 Challenger R/T for less than 2 grand in 1993. It was rusted up to the door handles but still ran.? Man...the cars we could have had back then! Around that time, I was driving a $500 '67 Dodge Coronet!
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