“BUILDING THE COVERS “ VOL # 36 THE 1970 MOTOWN MISSILE PRO STOCK CHALLENGER

[M W Elky]

I built this model sometime in the early nineties from kit bashing the johan Sox & Martin cuda with the new at the time amt/ertl challenger kit. The aluminum slot mags are from the johan pro stock comet . I had to use two sets of Fred cady decals as the black base color bleeds through the yellow. The yellow panels had to be cut and splice together since they were drawn to fit the monogram 1/24 scale body. The hardest part of the build was sanding the molded in vinyl top texture off the roof. The hood scoop was from the mpc 1975 dodge dart kit. The black paint is from krylon topped future floor polish. Before slixx started it was always tough to piece together all the right small sponsorship decals. When slixx decals came on the market it really changed everything for the better. I still so grateful they are still here.  As always thanks for looking ?, Mike 

[slusher]

Looks great!

[Altered Ego]

Wow, that is amazing.  This is my favorite era of Pro Stock.  I would love to see modern kits tooled around these cars.  Very good job!

[M W Elky]

2 hours ago, Altered Ego said:

Wow, that is amazing.  This is my favorite era of Pro Stock.  I would love to see modern kits tooled around these cars.  Very good job!

Thanks Jeff , the 4- speed era was the best time for pro stock . You saw who the real drivers were. The Lenco transmission and compact cars changed everything 

[Altered Ego]

I agree, and the luster really didn't return until the 500" ear in 1982.  Although, the IHRA Mountain Motor cars were very cool.

[PappyD340]

Looks fantastic, well done!

[Mopar2]

Awesome build...On a rare car to build.."Mopar or no Car"

[dragcarz]

Very cool!