realgone58 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I finally finished my JoHan '60 Plymouth Sport Suburban station wagon. Color is an old Kyrlon color that simulates '60 Plymouth Spring Green pretty closely. I shot the roof and inserts white, like most of these top of the line wagons were, and finished with a couple coats of DuPont 7480S clear. It shines beautifully, although my camera didn't pic up on it. Too much bright sun, not allowing enough shading to reflect the shine. Interior is metallic green and silver. Years ago, I had a 4 door in the same color combination, and always loved it. There is an engine in there, but I chose not to take pics of that because these kits are basically promos. There are no inner fenders and the firewall is a small generic piece. I concentrated more on accuracy to the original car, and applying tons of BMF. I used the correct larger tires from the parts box, and added a trailer hitch to tow my Slant Six Rail dragster trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The wagon looks perfect for the time era of the dragster. I love them both. The closed trailer would have been a true luxury for the same time period. Nice job on it also. It looks like a lot of work went into this, especially with all the BMF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very nice team. Love the wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nice build on that Mopar, but an open trailer would be more correct for the time period. From what I remember cars were either "flat towed" or on an open trailer back in the mid-60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 that is NICE Alan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Alan, excellent build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I love station wagons and can tell you put a lot of work into this one , it's beautiful ! Great color too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Outstanding work on the wagon, I love it! The trailer and rail are very cool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nice build on that Mopar, but an open trailer would be more correct for the time period. From what I remember cars were either "flat towed" or on an open trailer back in the mid-60's. There were enclosed trailers like this around. I have several vintage pics of them. Guess you could say this drag racer had a few bucks. New top of the line Plymouth wagon, and one of the new Slant Sixes already in a rail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Great looking cars and trailer. Nice touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very nice set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I really like the whole package! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbaron Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nice work, love your color selection. I built one of,these wagons when I was a kid and have it stashed away. Need to dig it out one of these days to redo it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 nice work Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 That`s an sweet equipage,very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Super NICE build Alan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'm a big fan of wagons and this is just, well awesome.Thats one word that comes to mind.That trailer and rail are great as well.Top stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Excellent build on the wagon Alan. love the trailer also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Very nice, Al. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 very sharp team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Nice combination it all came out looking great. One note is that most of the tow wagons back then also had a push bar on the front of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Nice combination it all came out looking great. One note is that most of the tow wagons back then also had a push bar on the front of them. Yes, but I didn't want to cover up that beautiful '60 Plymouth grille! Another reason is, I display these seperately as well, so without seeing it with the trailer, one would wonder what the push bar was there for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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