Which Mopar to build first?

[ChrisPflug]

After years of accumulating and ending up with a dozen or so AMT '71 Chargers, some MPC Road Runners (restorable original '72 and '73, a couple 80's issue '71s and a few RC2 reissued '74's)as well as various aftermarket resin bits and decals I've decided I should start building something

Where to begin though- partial list of potential projects.........

'71 Charger SE, 440 automatic, red or dark green?

'71 Charger 500, 383-2 auto, brown and tan

'71 Charger Super Bee, Hemi 4 speed, orange w/elastomeric bumpers

'71 Charger R/T 440-6 auto/console, purple

'71 GTX 440-6 auto/console, Bahama Yellow

'71 Road Runner Hemi, orange with black/orange interior

'72 Road Runner 340 4 speed, gray

'73/'74 Road Runner, 318 auto, yellow with black stripes, Magnum style road wheels

'73/'74 Road Runner, 360 4 speed, blue with white stripes and canopy vinyl top

'74 Road Runner, 440 auto, white with red stripe and Wimbleton cloth interior

'73/'74 Satellite Sebring, 400 auto, brown with tan halo vinyl top, bench seat

[JamesW]

  On 1/21/2010 at 3:02 PM, ChrisPflug said:

After years of accumulating and ending up with a dozen or so AMT '71 Chargers, some MPC Road Runners (restorable original '72 and '73, a couple 80's issue '71s and a few RC2 reissued '74's)as well as various aftermarket resin bits and decals I've decided I should start building something

Where to begin though- partial list of potential projects.........

'71 Charger SE, 440 automatic, red or dark green?

'71 Charger 500, 383-2 auto, brown and tan

'71 Charger Super Bee, Hemi 4 speed, orange w/elastomeric bumpers

'71 Charger R/T 440-6 auto/console, purple

'71 GTX 440-6 auto/console, Bahama Yellow

'71 Road Runner Hemi, orange with black/orange interior

'72 Road Runner 340 4 speed, gray

'73/'74 Road Runner, 318 auto, yellow with black stripes, Magnum style road wheels

'73/'74 Road Runner, 360 4 speed, blue with white stripes and canopy vinyl top

'74 Road Runner, 440 auto, white with red stripe and Wimbleton cloth interior

'73/'74 Satellite Sebring, 400 auto, brown with tan halo vinyl top, bench seat

Are we talkin Gunmetal gray, or just regular gray?

[ChrisPflug]

  On 1/21/2010 at 3:24 PM, grimreaper said:

Are we talkin Gunmetal gray, or just regular gray?

Something close to GA4 Winchester Gray (Lt. Gunmetal on a Dodge)

[CAL]

I would go with the Ferrari 288 GTO.

[JamesW]

  On 1/21/2010 at 3:02 PM, ChrisPflug said:

After years of accumulating and ending up with a dozen or so AMT '71 Chargers, some MPC Road Runners (restorable original '72 and '73, a couple 80's issue '71s and a few RC2 reissued '74's)as well as various aftermarket resin bits and decals I've decided I should start building something

Where to begin though- partial list of potential projects.........

'71 Charger SE, 440 automatic, red or dark green?

'71 Charger 500, 383-2 auto, brown and tan

'71 Charger Super Bee, Hemi 4 speed, orange w/elastomeric bumpers

'71 Charger R/T 440-6 auto/console, purple

'71 GTX 440-6 auto/console, Bahama Yellow

'71 Road Runner Hemi, orange with black/orange interior

'72 Road Runner 340 4 speed, gray

'73/'74 Road Runner, 318 auto, yellow with black stripes, Magnum style road wheels

'73/'74 Road Runner, 360 4 speed, blue with white stripes and canopy vinyl top

'74 Road Runner, 440 auto, white with red stripe and Wimbleton cloth interior

'73/'74 Satellite Sebring, 400 auto, brown with tan halo vinyl top, bench seat

  On 1/21/2010 at 4:09 PM, ChrisPflug said:

Something close to GA4 Winchester Gray (Lt. Gunmetal on a Dodge)

One of those 2. Just my opinion.

Edited January 21, 2010 by grimreaper

[charlie8575]

Be adventurous and try converting one into a Coronet or Satellite wagon. Here's the dimensions you need to work. With a 1/25 scale ruler, you can figure out the rest of it without too much trouble (height, door sizes, etc.)

http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/main.php?g2_itemId=38986&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

Charlie Larkin

P.S.: If you decide to try it, on behalf of us wagon folk all over, consider talking to a resin caster to get it cast.

Edited January 21, 2010 by charlie8575

[tuffone20]

  On 1/21/2010 at 3:02 PM, ChrisPflug said:

After years of accumulating and ending up with a dozen or so AMT '71 Chargers, some MPC Road Runners (restorable original '72 and '73, a couple 80's issue '71s and a few RC2 reissued '74's)as well as various aftermarket resin bits and decals I've decided I should start building something

Where to begin though- partial list of potential projects.........

'71 Charger SE, 440 automatic, red or dark green?

'71 Charger 500, 383-2 auto, brown and tan

'71 Charger Super Bee, Hemi 4 speed, orange w/elastomeric bumpers

'71 Charger R/T 440-6 auto/console, purple

'71 GTX 440-6 auto/console, Bahama Yellow

'71 Road Runner Hemi, orange with black/orange interior

'72 Road Runner 340 4 speed, gray

'73/'74 Road Runner, 318 auto, yellow with black stripes, Magnum style road wheels

'73/'74 Road Runner, 360 4 speed, blue with white stripes and canopy vinyl top

'74 Road Runner, 440 auto, white with red stripe and Wimbleton cloth interior

'73/'74 Satellite Sebring, 400 auto, brown with tan halo vinyl top, bench seat

I don't think you should build any of them and I think it's best if you just pack them up and ship them to me

You have a nice group of Mopar's to pick from and I'd have a hard time trying to decided where to start to.

[PatRedmond]

'73/'74 Road Runner, 360 4 speed, blue with white stripes and canopy vinyl top

[Jon Cole]

Ya know what I think?

I think you should check out these two albums in search of inspiration!

DODGE:

http://public.fotki.com/JCole/11_mopar-1/11_dodge/

PLYMOUTH:

http://public.fotki.com/JCole/11_mopar-1/11_plymouth/

BTW, both albums are arranged alphabetically, to make searching for a year or name easier.