Revell 1967 "Foose" Dodge Coronet

[DanL]

    The '67 Coronet with the 426 hemi always brings back memories as an 11 year old enjoying the wild ride as my older brothers friend hammered the hell out of his new 1967 Coronet Hemi... He had some great cars but that is the one that impressed me the most. So I had to build this Revell version although there is no real Foose elements other than the wheels which I did not use. I built it stock other than lowering the front and rear by 3mm. Pretty old molding so it had plenty of flash and some of the lines of the car are not quite right as well as many of the parts had no real mounting points. The vent window trim was way too thick so I trimmed that down and the front edge of the roof was too pointed requiring sanding back as much as possible. Did some extra details under the hood like dip stick, spark plug wires, PCV valve hose and ignition coil. Used bare metal foil on the trim and painted it with Krylon Gloss Purple spray paint... Turned out OK and adds to my memory lane collection... Thanks for looking

Cheers

Dan

[eastown]

You certainly do great work.

Love it.  Bob

[DJMar]

That's a super neat & clean build. The interior is sharp! I'm digging the "not Plum Crazy" purple,too. 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Nice build! That stance looks perfect.

[Jim B]

Great looking Coronet.  Well done.

[TransAmMike]

Great work Dan, engine detailing is super nice 👍

[DanL]

11 hours ago, eastown said:

You certainly do great work.

Love it.  Bob

 

10 hours ago, DJMar said:

That's a super neat & clean build. The interior is sharp! I'm digging the "not Plum Crazy" purple,too. 

 

10 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Nice build! That stance looks perfect.

 

9 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Coronet.  Well done.

Thanks guys...

[STU111]

Yep, that hits the spot, beautifully finished all around. A lot to like about this Dodge.👍🏻

[Mike 1017]

One good looking Coronet. I wish that one day Revell would make a Foose Wheel Parts Pack

[AMT68]

Excellent build overall and a super nice paint job. Also the steering wheel has an attractive detailing. 

[espo]

Great looking MoPar color and finish. Like the engine and interior detailing.

[Ulbo]

Nice built👍

[XYHARRY]

Your Coronet looks great, I built the Foose 67 Charger as a stock version too. Well done Dan.

[DanL]

14 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking MoPar color and finish. Like the engine and interior detailing.

 

14 hours ago, AMT68 said:

Excellent build overall and a super nice paint job. Also the steering wheel has an attractive detailing. 

 

17 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

One good looking Coronet. I wish that one day Revell would make a Foose Wheel Parts Pack

 

23 hours ago, STU111 said:

Yep, that hits the spot, beautifully finished all around. A lot to like about this Dodge.👍🏻

Thanks for the comments...

Cheers

Dan

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[PappyD340]

Super nice build!

[DanL]

10 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice.

 

7 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Super nice build!

Thx...

[drodg]

Great looking build.  I have built a couple of these.  Can I ask how you lowered the suspension?  My front on this kit has always sat too high in my opinion.  Great job.  

[DanL]

21 hours ago, drodg said:

Great looking build.  I have built a couple of these.  Can I ask how you lowered the suspension?  My front on this kit has always sat too high in my opinion.  Great job.  

Thx for the comment. The front does sit very high on this kit so it required some surgery. I actually snipped off the wheel mount spindles and using old style testors model cement I glued them back on about 3mm higher. I made sure everything was cleaned and smooth for a good contact surface and I left it to dry for 24 hours. This old cement makes a very strong bond if you let it dry properly. I ended up gluing the front wheels on so they sat straight. The lowered suspension was actually quite easy compared to making that hood fit properly... that really needed some work.

Cheers

Dan

[drodg]

34 minutes ago, DanL said:

Thx for the comment. The front does sit very high on this kit so it required some surgery. I actually snipped off the wheel mount spindles and using old style testors model cement I glued them back on about 3mm higher. I made sure everything was cleaned and smooth for a good contact surface and I left it to dry for 24 hours. This old cement makes a very strong bond if you let it dry properly. I ended up gluing the front wheels on so they sat straight. The lowered suspension was actually quite easy compared to making that hood fit properly... that really needed some work.

Cheers

Dan

Thanks Dan and your right the hood..... forgot about that little issue!!!