Chrysler Monte Carlo Concept Hawk/Moebius mashup 1:24 scale

[ea0863]

Hello All. Not too long ago I bought a couple of Hawk Monte Carlo toy car kits. You can only really call them "toys" because they are only a rubber band powered car. Having said that, they had a very interesting Exner-like body shape, and I thought someday I might turn one of them into a proper build (the second one was kind of hacked up and purchased pretty much just for parts).

Then, I ran across the beautiful build of this car by our member @Joe Lange, and I was hooked! I knew mine wouldn't come out as nice as his, but I loved his adaptation of the Moebius Chrysler 300 drivetrain and chassis to his project, and decided to give it a go the same way. His WIP on this mashup was a huge help, so thank you Joe!

First up was the Hawk body which was shortened by removing 5mm cross sections ahead of the windshield and behind the rear window. My idea was to more closely approximate the proportions of Ghia bodied Chrysler concepts of the 50's and 60's, such as the one pictured below. I also went with similar colors and tire/rim choices.

By shortening the Chrysler 300 chassis, dropping the roof line, recontouring the engine compartment, and borrowing interior parts for the Monte Carlo tub, I have what strikes me as a good representation of what a concept from that period would have looked like. Without further ado, here is my 1960' ish Chrysler Monte Carlo. I hope you enjoy:

And because this car looks just as nice as a convertible, it was built as a removable hard top.

Now I just need to decide what to do with a hacked up Hawk Monte Carlo and Moebius Chrysler 300 body...  

 

 

Edited April 14, 2024 by ea0863

[FoMoCo66]

Awesome build. The body lines on this car are so smooth. Man if only cars these days looked like this.

[ea0863]

1 minute ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Awesome build. The body lines on this car are so smooth. Man if only cars these days looked like this.

I hear Tesla is going to make one just like this...  

[FoMoCo66]

4 minutes ago, ea0863 said:

I hear Tesla is going to make one just like this...  

NO... not electric! ?

[Curvette1]

Very nice design with very clean bodywork, paint and detail.

['70 Grande]

These are the kind of projects that really catch my attention! Beautiful execution. I bet there was a lot of work in determining how these components were all going to come together, and you did a phenomenal job making it happen! 

[Lobo2me]

Very creative, imaginative, and well done! Looks like you could have driven this baby right out of Exner's studio. 

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3 hours ago, '70 Grande said:

These are the kind of projects that really catch my attention! Beautiful execution. I bet there was a lot of work in determining how these components were all going to come together, and you did a phenomenal job making it happen! 

Thank you for the kind words Mark. Yes, it took at least as long to plan and measure as it did to build this model, although Joe Lange really gave me a leg up with his WIP. I wish my eyes and hands could execute as beautifully as his came out, but we each do what we can with what we have. Luckily, the model looks pretty good in real life, and the faults are not nearly as noticeable as they are in blown up photos on our forum  .

Edited April 14, 2024 by ea0863

[ea0863]

2 hours ago, Lobo2me said:

Very creative, imaginative, and well done! Looks like you could have driven this baby right out of Exner's studio. 

Thank you much Steve. It turns out this was designed by Bill Campbell (of "Weird-Oh" fame) who had quite a few interesting designs he did for Hawk.

[bondo bill]

sweet

[stavanzer]

Just an excellent piece of work.

What a fantastic model! Words fail me......

Good Show.

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2 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Just an excellent piece of work.

What a fantastic model! Words fail me......

Good Show.

Thank you Alan

[PappyD340]

Very cool build!

[XYHARRY]

Very interesting to see one of these basic toy kits built up to what we see here. Really well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

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6 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very cool build!

 

5 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Very interesting to see one of these basic toy kits built up to what we see here. Really well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thank you gents

[thatz4u]

very nice kitbash, well done

[Dave Van]

GREAT idea and build!!! 

[espo]

Beautifully done body work and paint. The body doesn't look like a toy now. 

[Earl Marischal]

Great work on a highly imaginative project.

steve

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1 hour ago, espo said:

Beautifully done body work and paint. The body doesn't look like a toy now. 

 

1 hour ago, Earl Marischal said:

Great work on a highly imaginative project.

steve

Thank you much. It looks so much better in person than on the page. I think I'll start posting pics that are quarter scale, and maybe throw a little vaseline on the lens first  

[Joe Lange]

Great build Emre!  Glad to help get the creative juices flowing!

[karbuildr]

That is very cool. Incredible period of car designs and concepts in those days. Your builds looks great and the engine compartment is very realistic.

[Yeah Nah]

That is one cool model of one cool concept car. Excellent job! 

[Kah puts]

Hot digity dog that’s a fine piece of automotive jewelry, thanks for sharing ?

[ybsluos]

Emre,  you did great justice to these 2 kits and I agree it is very Exner-like.