1967 Dodge Coronet Super Stock - RW Build

[zenrat]

1967 Dodge Coronet Super Stock.

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This is what we call a Box Art Build.

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Shirley Shahan (nicknamed the "Drag-On Lady") is a pioneering American woman drag racer.  Shahan in 1965 became the first woman to win an NHRA pro event.  Her husband, H. L., prepared the cars she drove.  Shahan became a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Shahan

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 11 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Coronet#Fifth_generation_(1965–1970)

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

This release dates back to 1997 and in the intervening 28 years the transfers had yellowed.  Anticipating this, I had sometime in the past obtained a second sheet.  They had yellowed as well.  So I scanned them and printed my own on clear decal paper.  I got away with doing this because the underlying paintjob was white.  It wouldn't have worked n any other colour due to the colour density of the printed transfers.  The Purple edges to the wheel arches didn;t fit and needed touching up with paint.

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 5 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

It's built completely OOB other than adding plug wires and a resin aftermarket dizzie from www.thepartsbox.com.  Oh and resin carbies from the same source, and cutting a hole through the bonnet under the scoop.

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

67 Dodge Coronet Drag-on-Lady - 16 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[Old Wombat]

Noice!     

[Rick Lowe]

  

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.   

[NARSES2]

I know "B" all about cars, but I know a good model when I see one     

[zenrat]

Thanks Chris.

Super Stock was a drag racing class for "factory stock" cars.  So of course the factories started offering special options to make them "super".

[PR19_Kit]

This is what we call a Box Art Build.

And it's what I call OUTSTANDING!

What a super build Fred, and of a really great and memorable car too. That engine is wonderful, far better than any Hemi's I've done, and that's in double figures by now!

I'd nominate it for a Whiffie, but it's not one.

Chris, please can we have a 'Whiffie' class for RW builds too?

[Mossie]

Really nice clean build. Lovely job.    

[DogfighterZen]

That looks very good. Fred!  

[McColm]

Well done 

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.  Glad you like it.

[NARSES2]

Chris, please can we have a 'Whiffie' class for RW builds too?

To be honest I have no idea if it's a Wif or not I know that much about cars, but we have had honorary awards in the Wiffies for outstanding "real world" builds. PM Tom

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes, so we did, I'd forgotten that and I've only just read the Whiffie Results too. 

[zenrat]

Most of the credit should go to Revell Monogram.  It's a very easy kit to build well.  Goes together beautifullly.

[kerick]

Awesome looking car! Nice to see some road kings once and a while.