AWB 1965 dodge drag car

[DrewCfromSC]

Got this one done a while ago, won my first club meeting contest, put it away and brought it out to display. Used a resin altered body that was broken but repaired. mostly the rat packer kit for frame. Ford 427 motor and lotsa scratchbuilt stuff. Paint was a rattlecan hair glitter with lots of clear, sanding, repeated many times.

Edited May 5, 2013 by DrewCfromSC

[whale392]

65 Dodge? Looks like a Plymouth to me, and a 63 at that.

Crazy Bass-Boat flake gives it 'That 70's Vibe'!

[Harry P.]

65 Dodge? Looks like a Plymouth to me, and a 63 at that.

Crazy Bass-Boat flake gives it 'That 70's Vibe'!

Isn't it a '65 Dodge Coronet?

[DrKerry]

not a 65 Coronet, body line is different as is the tail lights and rear bumper.

[lazlow]

Wow, that is some kind paint. looks cool, polised out great

Laz

[whale392]

No, Harry, it is not. I own 2 65 Dodge Coronets and they are quite different from the 63 Plymouths (of which dad owns one). The slope of the front fender/grill and tail light panel are give-aways of the Plymouth heritage, with the sloping body line and heavy undercut of the nose being the give-away to the 63 year. 1964 Plymouths had a similar tail panel, but the front end became more pointed (arrow-shaped). Dodge was quite a bit swoopier and the tail panel leaned forward at an angle for 64, 63 it was just a mess. by 1965, Dodge had come up with a very pleasing shape (much like a 64 Impala), and it was a one-year-only body style. Even the Coronet330 (took the place of the Polara/330 of 64) had nicer lines than the 64 did.

To me, the 65 Dodge Coronet500, 1963 Plymouth Fury/Sport Fury, and 1964 Plymouth Belevdere/Satellite were the prettiest early B-Bodies available. Now, the 66-67 Dodge and Plymouth B-Bodies are the best looking Mopars (to me), period.

[Guest]

It looks like the '65 Plymouth Belvedere body from Speed City Resins to me. I had one a few months ago that I traded away.

[caine440]

It is a 65 Plymouth.

[whale392]

I will agree, it is a 65 Plymouth Belvedere. Looking at the front fenders again shows it to be so. The prominent lower undercuts on the rear fenders are either not there or covered/masked by the flake paint (making me think it to be a 63).

[JasonC]

Cool. But not feeling the Ford engine...

[dino246gt]

I sure do love that white 1:1 one, wow nice!!! As for the model, I can't see a Ford engine in a MoPar, what's up with that? Okay it's only a model, anything goes!! Congratulations on your club win.