Last kit of the year : 77 Dodge Adventurer Long Bed

[mangodart]

Hi guys, here I am with a new built : a 77 Dodge pick up, from MPC, an original kit which was buy painted and partially built. Originaly conceived to be a 4 Wheels drive, I modify the chassis to have a more common 4x2, using the front suspension of a "Little Red Truck", and also the fuel tank. I have to lowered also the rear suspension and decide to go with the Spyder MAg wheels, rarely seen on built model. The two tone paint was hard to realise, but I think I got it right.

[mangodart]

Some more pics :

[mangodart]

Some more pics

And now with some company

The original catalog which inspired me :

And the ad for the Spyder wheels :

Merry Christmas everybody

Edited December 21, 2013 by mangodart

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Platerpants]

Very nice mopars

[Terry Jessee]

Great truck, and the trailer and load is just perfect.

Terry

[mangodart]

Thanks for the nice comments !!!

[slusher]

One sharp builds and looks great in tow. Very nice work on both....

[Chuck Most]

One classy ol' Dodge! Great way to round out the year.

[bbowser]

Great old truck! Used to see a lot of these on the road. You did a great job.

[mangodart]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it

[Rob Hall]

Sharp build...I love those '70s MPC Dodge truck kits. The 1:1 '79 Power Wagon 4x4 I learned to drive in was that silver green like in your two-tone.

[mangodart]

Wow those truck are very high on wheels, sould be difficult to learn to drive with !!!!

[PappyD340]

Very NICE truck Emmanuel, nice color choices, and the whole rig looks great!!

[Chris White]

very cool, its amazing how you take seeing these things for granted. When I was young they were everywhere now they are lost and forgotten. Except for models, Thanks for sharing

[Randytheroadrunner]

That's a great looking truck! I like the 2 tone paint.

[Danno]

Great job!!

I have a couple of these trucks & have been trying to decide what to do with them. Your build is inspiring.

[peekay]

Fabulous, very real-life colours.

[Chris guthro]

Nice!! I know a guy with a sundial black stepside 4x4 reg cab with a 68' 440, and a automatic, it will light up all 4 33" tires lol and burn the back off at 65 mph haha

[Helix]

Very nice work

I have a set of those mag wheels, pretty sure they came from the old Monogram Camaro kit

[RodneyBad]

Awesome Truck..

[MsDano85gt]

simply awsome!

[Bigfordguy]

Nice build

[mnwildpunk]

Very nice work

I have a set of those mag wheels, pretty sure they came from the old Monogram Camaro kit

they also came in the mpc rolling thunder chevy truck kit

[realgone58]

What a beautiful build! This is exactly what I was planning for mine. Right down to the colors! I really like the Spyder wheels on it too.