'77 Volare Glue Bomb

[Aeroteto]

the engine on the photo of the real one, is an in line slant six, the engine in the kit looks like a V-8.

I have a restored 80 Volare, if you like I´ll post some photos of it.

By the way, where can I get a kit of this car?

Edited November 11, 2012 by Aeroteto

[wabatuckeun]

Man I did a Pro Street version of this model YEARS ago for a friend, he put it ini his rear window and yup it melted!!! Yours is looking good!!!

Stace

[ChrisPflug]

Its been a while but dug this one back out- added some "real" decals from Firebird Design

[Byron5150]

nice looks great man

[Tom Geiger]

I have a restored 80 Volare, if you like I´ll post some photos of it.

By the way, where can I get a kit of this car?

Try eBay. The 1980 Volare kit was only done one year, in 1980. There should be some around.

[1972coronet]

Try eBay. The 1980 Volare kit was only done one year, in 1980. There should be some around.

"Fuzz Duster" , is the name bestowed upon MPC's 1980 Volare annual . Its box art is a *bit* misleading ; it features a customised version , but there's no mention of the stock building option (!)

It's moulded in black .

[ChrisPflug]

Still working on it between other stuff- working on some detail paint

[landman]

My interior. I did a lot of work on the door panels with Evergreen. The cranks are resin from Norman Veber. The arm rests were carved out of toothpicks. I went for a bench seat. I modified the one from the Revell '66 Chevelle wagon.

Busy engine bay! Main reason for the photo is to show the vent close to the windshield. Kit just has a blank part there. Also, the kit doesn't have the two stiffener bars that run from the firewall to the fenders.

Is there a slant six kit available?

[Tom Geiger]

Is there a slant six kit available?

There is a slant six in the Lindberg 1964 Plymouth / Dodge kits. It's probably the best one ever done in a kit. There is also one in the Deora kit, which isn't all that bad either. Going back, there were versions of this engine in Revell 1962 Valiant kit, which had a big hole through the block for the metal axle. I believe there was a slant in the 1964 Barracuda kit, and maybe one of the Volare releases.

Ross Gibbons also did a slant six in resin as part of his extensive engine line.

[landman]

Thanks Tom

[ChrisPflug]

The Lindberg kits are probably the most economical/ available source for the leaning tower of power and pretty nice. The '64 Plymouth kit has a manual trans, the Dodge an automatic

I used a stick version in a 71 Duster Twister and am planning on going with the auto trans when I build my '80 Volare Road Runner

[Deathgoblin]

This is just awesome ! To think that back in 77 I would have scoffed at this car, but now I do think they are very cool.

I drove one. It was definitely something to scoff at.

[Tom Geiger]

The Lindberg kits are probably the most economical/ available source for the leaning tower of power and pretty nice. The '64 Plymouth kit has a manual trans, the Dodge an automatic

I used a stick version in a 71 Duster Twister and am planning on going with the auto trans when I build my '80 Volare Road Runner

Chris, that's a superb engine bay on that Duster! I am working to put one of those in a Volare right now and it's a bit of a challenge. The Volare has the drive shaft molded into the transmission hump, so I removed it and redid the hump. I also got rid of the console molded into the interior bucket. Last issue will be the relationship between the transmission and the bottom of interior / chassis... MPC really made it tight, just not enough room for the tranny. So make sure your suspension sits, the driveshaft and engine / trans all sit right before committing anything to paint! I would've swapped out the chassis but the Volare torsion bars are completely different from the prior ones.

[slusher]

Its been a while but dug this one back out- added some "real" decals from Firebird Design

Very sharp..

[microwheel]

This is looking really good.