1975 Impala Moonshine runner

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Hey, y'all. Here's my first WIP on MCM. It's a 1975 Impala moonshine runner. The body is from the Modelhaus, and the chassis is a 1963 Impala. The push bar is from the General Lee, and the wheels/tires are from the parts box. This car goes with my favourite song, Copperhead Road.

Well my names John Lee Pettimore

same as my daddy, and his daddy before

ya hardly ever saw granddaddy down here

he only come to town 'bout twice a year

he'd buy hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line

everybody knew that he made moonshine

now the revenue man wanted grand daddy bad

he left the holler with everything he had

'fore my time I've been told

never come back from Copperhead Road

granddaddy ran whisky in a big black Dodge

he bought at an auction at the Mason's Lodge

Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side

he just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside

well him and my uncle tore that engine down

I still remember that rumblin' sound

the sheriff came 'round in the middle of the night

heard mamma cryin' knew somethin' was'nt right

he's headed down to Knoxsville with the weekly load

you can smell the whisky burnin' down Copperhead Road

I volunteered for the Army on my birthday

they draft the white trash first 'round here anyway

I done two tours of duty in Vietnam

I came home with a brand new plan

I take the seed from Columbia and Mexico

I just plant 'nother holler down Copperhead Road

now the DEA got a chopper in the air

I get to screamin' like I'm back over there

I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't ya know

you better stay away from Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

up Copperhead Road

Edited June 14, 2009 by Mustang3.8

[Guest 85Biarittz]

Your'e off to a good start. Like the song too. Reminds me of growing up.

[LUKE'57]

I'm just a little older than that.

"Now let me tell the story, I can tell it all

About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol

Daddy made the whiskey, son he drove the load

And when his engine roared they called the highway

THUNDER ROAD."

Here's a model of my first ride from back in '63 when I first got my license.

Funny you should mention this as I just got a shipment from Junior Johnson (yes, that Jr. Johnson) this weekend along with a couple of the 1/2 scale hoods advertising his "Midnight Moon" brand. There's a REAL difference in the old racers and the new "pretty boys".

[Captain Obvious]

Nice!

'70s land yachts don't get enough love!

[lowriderphil]

looking good. Are you sure its not a 74?

[Nick Winter]

Hey Kevin after your finished you can just send me that Runner and we'll have a set, just teasing, hope you get her done soon so i can use some of it as a referance for mine, I'm thinking for mine maybe a Big ol' Pontiac. Like it so far keep it up.

Nick

[roadhawg]

.....granddaddy ran whisky in a big black Dodge

he bought at an auction at the Mason's Lodge.....

So......just where IS a big black Dodge? Lol! Great looking models, both of Y'all......but I STILL don't see a big black Dodge.