A 1:25 of the 1:1

[Nick Winter]

Well my Mom's birthday is coming up and I thought I'd build her, The duster she had, a 1971 Plymouth Duster Coupe Blue on blue with a Slant six and automatic. So far I have collected some of the parts that I needed. So far I have painted all the blue and my dad dug out an old slant six he had which is in rough I repeat Rough condition and is missing a lot of parts any way time for some pictures. Here Birthday is on July 11th so I have 37 or less days to finish.

First picture: A polaroid of the real thing.

And the rest of the pictures of the replica

[B_rad88]

nice job, what engine is going into it?

[Nick Winter]

nice job, what engine is going into it?

Thanks and a slant 6.

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Great job on the paint, Nick. Your mom's gonna love it. Keep up the great work.

[James Flowers]

I had one like that myself. Where are you going to find the grill for it. Looks nice so far.

[Nick Winter]

Great job on the paint, Nick. Your mom's gonna love it. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Kevin.

I had one like that myself. Where are you going to find the grill for it. Looks nice so far.

Funny enough my aunt had one exactly the same as my Mom's at the same time as she did. As for the grill I'm going to black out the kit grill.

[Eshaver]

Thanks Kevin.

Funny enough my aunt had one exactly the same as my Mom's at the same time as she did. As for the grill I'm going to black out the kit grill.

Nickolas , I was selling Plymouths that year . Sold a lot of Dusters too, many with the optional 225 six . Uh the standard was still the anemeic 170. We also had a Few " Gold Dusters" too. They were very hard to get and we were on alocation for them . Also we even had to bribe the factory a couple of times for a " Mod Top" , remember them on the Barracuda ? Ed Shaver

[Nick Winter]

Thanks fopr the info Ed.

I found out a little more about the old Duster, it was my great grandmother's and after she passed it was givin to my grandfather who had a chevy Impala at the time so he gave it to my grandmother who had a Plymouth Scamp at the time, my mom at the time had a tired old 1949 plymouth, so my grandfather gave her the car.

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Sounds like that car had quite a family history, Nick. I like stories about cars like that. Your mom's gonna love it. Keep up the great work, 'cuz.

[Nick Winter]

Sounds like that car had quite a family history, Nick. I like stories about cars like that. Your mom's gonna love it. Keep up the great work, 'cuz.

Thanks Buddy. I hope she does.

Well I did a bit more.

[Nick Winter]

Well found out some more about this car and a 1971 Plymouth Duster my Mom owned, She used to race dirt track around here and she raced a 1971 duster that she and my granfather and uncles cramed a 440 into, she also used to use my granfathers 70 dodge d-250 he had that he barely used, it aparantly had a 360 that my grandpa took from a fury and shoe horned into his truck. My mom used to haul her car on her car trailer down to the track every saturday night for the race. Man dusters and Mopars run in the family I guess.

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Great job on the detailing, 'cuz. I like the CB radio. My mom had a beautiful '87 Olds Cutlass Supreme Broughm. I'd love to build it.

Edited June 11, 2009 by Mustang3.8

[Nick Winter]

Yeah that would be cool Kevin.

[Nick Winter]

Well I've finished the rear assembley aswell as the front suspension assembley, I installed the old slant six I had after I tore it apart and fully rebuilt it. I also moded the exuast and poped it in. only suspension/ interior parts left are the front bench and driveshaft.

Enjoy fellas.

[Nick Winter]

Well I'm hoping to finish up today and get it cleared before my graduation trip.

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Well I'm hoping to finish up today and get it cleared before my graduation trip.

The Duster is lookin' great, 'cuz. Are you graduating from high school? Either way, congrats, man. Are you gonna build the Dodge truck, and the '71 Duster dirt track car?

[dartman]

Nice job on the duster.What /6 motor did you use?

[Nick Winter]

The Duster is lookin' great, 'cuz. Are you graduating from high school? Either way, congrats, man. Are you gonna build the Dodge truck, and the '71 Duster dirt track car?

Thanks Kevin, Grade school, thanks, probley if I can find a 1970 dodge fleetside D250 kit or resin, as for the duster almost definatley eventually.

Nice job on the duster.What /6 motor did you use?

Thanks and to tell you the truth no idea my Dad gave me the engine from a box of models and parts that he found from when he built models as a kid.

[Nick Winter]

I finished it and forgot to take pictures before I wraped it up. She loves this car I unvaled it at my grandparents house on my mom's birthday with the man who bought the car for her there. Everyone was amazed.

Enjoy,

Nick

[Guest Mustang3.8]

Great job, 'cuz. You've sure captured the original.

[B_rad88]

nice! great job! lookin good!

[Nick Winter]

Great job, 'cuz. You've sure captured the original.

Thanks. And I thought so.

nice! great job! lookin good!

Thanks.

[Chuck Most]

Awesome! I've always wanted to do a replica of Al Bundy's car using this kit. Maybe I'll need to do it one of these days!

[Nick Winter]

Awesome! I've always wanted to do a replica of Al Bundy's car using this kit. Maybe I'll need to do it one of these days!

Thanks. I would also like to do one but then I have about 10 other tv and movie cars on my build list.

[Chuck Most]

Thanks. I would also like to do one but then I have about 10 other tv and movie cars on my build list.

That, and you'd have to open the driver's door and find a resin figure of a balding, paunchy middle aged dude and pose him to look like he was pushing it