Mr Norm's 71 Super Demon SS/CA

[satterwhite78]

A fun build...had not thought of such a factory Drag car until I saw and bought the last set of decals at the Salisbury, NC Swap meet this past February.

Tamiya TS-54 sprayed on perfectly for the Chrysler B5. Removed the back seat from the interior tub, used a Revell Charger 440 and a 69 Coronet for Bell housing/Trans. 

The K frame came from the Revell Charger tree while the original Demon K frame was removed and new K frame lowered so the 440 would somewhat fit with the hood on( just barely).

Keystones were found in my parts box. 

Not sure on the maker of the decals.  Detail was great with the gold foil striping.  Had to trim right up to the decal to highly reduce the clear film and slightly thicker than normal. But I would buy another set from the vendor. Nothing that as a Modler I or anyone else couldn't overcome...

Sent a few pics to my modeling buddies,  Model Guy had the audacity to ask where the smoke from the back tires were.....told him they were not in the kit bit I would look for them! Lol

 

Edited March 15, 2024 by satterwhite78
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[Model Guy]

It's smoking all by its self looks good chuck!

[Force]

Very nice.

[Yeah Nah]

Awesome looking Demon Chuck. VERY nice mate.

[PappyD340]

Very nice Demon!

[oldscool]

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!

[Leo64]

The decals may have been from Yesteryear decals, looks like there is a set on eBay listed.

Steve A.

[6bblbird]

Absolutely gorgeous! Great paint and decals. The stance is perfect!

However! Me being a stickler for accuracy and an NHRA tech inspector for over 30 years, I gotta tell you that the Demon ( with that engine and hood) would not be classed as a Super Stock car. Non original engine and hood scoop would put that car in Modified Production or a Gas class. Regardless, its a really nice looking car!

[swatters53]

This was an engineering concept by Tom Hoover that never made it.  It would have had Chrysler corp either use up the remaining supply of max wedge cylinder heads or have them recast for  440 Super Stock A body n 1971.   Can’t remember the entire story.  Was intended to be a short production run similar to the 68 hemi Darts and Baracudas; 50-100 cars to be eligible for NHRA super stock.  I think Mr Norm Garage did this prototype about 10-15 years ago.  What might have been!

[M W Elky]

You made that new demon kit look superb great color choice it looks spot on. I can’t wait to get my hands on this kit when all the hype Calms down and hopefully for a sane price 

[Zippi]

Very kewl looking.  Nice build.

[Keef]

Awesome build, great looking paint and detail!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Maurice Henderson]

My friend, your build is  outstanding..I love that you dropped that 440 in it..The color combination you used is on point..Did you use the rear slicks from another kit?

[6bblbird]

On 3/16/2024 at 11:52 PM, swatters53 said:

This was an engineering concept by Tom Hoover that never made it.  It would have had Chrysler corp either use up the remaining supply of max wedge cylinder heads or have them recast for  440 Super Stock A body n 1971.   Can’t remember the entire story.  Was intended to be a short production run similar to the 68 hemi Darts and Baracudas; 50-100 cars to be eligible for NHRA super stock.  I think Mr Norm Garage did this prototype about 10-15 years ago.  What might have been!

Can you imagine what would happen if they took the restraints off of Hoover?  A close friend of mine worked for Ray Barton and got to speak with Hoover on a regular basis. Awesome stories and wild ideas!

[drodg]

This is such a good looking build.  I think about the first non stock new 71 Demon build I have seen.  Congratulations.  

[Scott8950]

Nice job

[1hobby1]

Beautifully done ??

[deuces wild]

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[Chinacar]

Really a very clean crisp build. Exciting to see cars that were in the magazines of my youth...great job.

[Hmann68]

Super cool and a beautiful build ! 

[slusher]

Simply Stunning !