'71 Hemi Cuda

[93Z34]

I started this kit when it was first released back in the early 90's. After countless moves and digging the kit out and doing small bits here and there, I ended up losing the rear valence panel for the kit somewhere between Arkansas, England, Florida, and New York. After losing the valence, I just tossed the kit in the box for several years until a couple months ago. I had forgotten about losing the valence when I dug it out recently. The paint job on the car was almost flawless and I started working on the car. After working for about a week on it I realized why I hadn't worked on it in so long. Well, thanks to Dave Carnevale, I was able to obtain a rear valence in the molded purple plastic that I needed. Unfortunately, another setback reared it's ugly head and I found out the new Plum Crazy paint from Testors is definitely NOT the same shade as the old Plum Crazy I had used to paint the car many years ago.

So, after traveling to Vermont to buy the few remaining cans of the original Plum Crazy, I was able to finally finish this car. While it's not superdetailed or bubbling over with extra detail, it did build up into a decent shelf model. I tried the billboard decals but decided against them due to the poor alignment of the hols in the decals for the rear marker lights and the door handles.

Anyways, enough about the history of this historically long project. Here are some pics of the final product. Now I can get to work on my Daytona in ernest.

[fordh8r]

Nice! Now you got me thinking that I might wanna build one of these.

[moparmagiclives]

Looks good, cant wait to finish mine now.

Where did you get the radiator support decal?

[93Z34]

Shane, I got the radiator support and inner fender decals from the Nash Bridges '71 Cuda Convertible kit. That kit also comes with the "Shaker" decal that goes on the underside of the hood as well as decals for the script that is found on the Shaker scoop, rear valence and front header panel. Those little decals actually add alot to the finished appearance of the car. If I could only find a decent way to replicate the fender louvers though. I'm still not happy with the way they turned out.