Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I've been lucky enough to own two muscle cars in my life, a 1972 Chevelle and my current car, a 2015 Challenger. With the 2015 being styled after a 71 Challenger I have been wanting a good representation of a 71 R/T for awhile. Sadly, no one makes a 71 Challenger kit. I did a conversion a few years back, but I always felt like I could do better. I've been pretty low on money lately as my dad was in the hospital, (plus I wanted to get a few new kits) but I finally decided to pull the trigger on doing another conversion. During the process of building the model my father ended up passing away, so this build is dedicated to him. The resin conversion kit came from Hart's Parts. I've used them before and they're excellent conversions. The fit is great! The stripes are Keith Marks 71-74 Challenger decals I got off eBay. The kit itself is the newest version of the AMT 70 Challenger. It's not a great kit (see my previous post), but I was able to make a pretty descent conversion learning my lesson from the 70 Challenger I built a few weeks ago. SAM_1571 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1572 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1573 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr My previous build for comparison SAM_0602 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 awesome work sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis Carabott Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 very nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 7 hours ago, michelle said: awesome work sorry for your loss Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Nice pair of Mighty Mopars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Good job, a nice tribute to your Dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 My condolences on the loss of your father. Your build looks great, and the colors and trim all look correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmike619 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I’m so sorry to hear that your father passed…prayers and condolences to you and the rest of your family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 4 hours ago, karbuildr said: Good job, a nice tribute to your Dad. 4 hours ago, espo said: My condolences on the loss of your father. Your build looks great, and the colors and trim all look correct. 4 hours ago, moparmike619 said: I’m so sorry to hear that your father passed…prayers and condolences to you and the rest of your family Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Great looking Challenger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Beautiful tribute to your Dad, those 71s look fantastic. Well done Eric. My condolences, David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 very sorry for your loss, those builds look great! i was tempted to get the harts conversion for my 70 amt kit,but decided to leave it as a 70 instead of a 71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Great looking Challengers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 On 3/28/2024 at 7:10 AM, Nicholas said: very sorry for your loss, those builds look great! i was tempted to get the harts conversion for my 70 amt kit,but decided to leave it as a 70 instead of a 71 Thank you, and grab another one like I did. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybsluos Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Eric I’m sorry about your father. I lost mine to the big C in 2017. Both of your builds look terrific brother. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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