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HPI Guy has posted a build on his Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLQnQhT5OA0

He's done as good a build as you can do on it right out of the box.

The biggest thing that bothe ...

Here's a discussion thread on modelcarsmag forum on alternatives:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/8964-using-pledge-floor-care-tile-vinyl-floor-finish-with-future-shine/page/16/#comments
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The '67 Dodge in this picture might be school bus yellow, but the colors are faded, so it's hard to tell. School bus y ...

Excellent Build! There can't be too many pictures of a beautiful build like this, take pride! Cool

The finish looks really smooth straight out of the can! Did you wet sand it at all?

Also ...

Wow!!

You've got a show winning build there, it's beautiful!
What did you use to get such a shiny gloss, was it a 2k type of clear coat?

A friend of mine who recently retired from a multi-car NASCAR team told me a while back before it became current news that a major reason NASCAR is frantically dumping superspeedways for short tracks ...

Nice job! I like the engine weathering and detail and the poppy red looks accurate!

Did you have any trouble adjusting the stance?

There seem to be other, similar products on the market.
Has anybody tried this stuff?
https://www.homedepot.com/p/QUICK-SHINE-64-oz-Floor-Finish-51590/203488484

No problem! That question about the MPC box pictures always bothered me too.

It's funny they used that photo on the box. That version with the red wing is not the definitive version of the car, ...

Did Bobby Isaac ever race the #71 Daytona Charger with the red wing as pictured on the MPC box, instead of a white one?

Thx. Tom

The only race with the red wing + white bumblebee tail stripe wa ...

My favorite "obscure" car!
It has lots of curveballs with the colors, flat hood, and lettering, but you did a great job!

The MCW Panther Pink looks just like the photos and films of t ...

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THAT'S the SCR picture I was thinking of.

Those Peterson photos are the clearest ones I've seen of Don Tarr's Red/white Charger 500.

I seem to recall there was a photo published in Stock Car Racing Magazine at one of the late-1970 season ...

The interior of the #6 Dodge looks white(-ish) based on this clip from "Speedway" (see 1:30 into the video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sILozNT2nw

I guess it could also be gray o ...

The Charger would have been Red interior when Bobby owned it with Coke colors and that would have really clashed with the Panther Pink and and Chartreuse, my guess is they just flat blacked over all t ...

The Scotts Valley, CA., address is of interest; I recall Bruce Canepa was from this area. Also, NASCAR Winston West had a business office in that area for quite a few years.

Bruce Canepa's compa ...

Interesting video showing a miniature model V8 engine made of wood. Eyeballing the dimensions it looks like it's smaller than 1/25, maybe roughly 1/32nd (?) scale.

Skip to 5:45 in the video to see ...

Hi Bobby,

Thanks for taking the time to respond with so many useful details!
This is very helpful and will no doubt save me some frustration down the road.
Thanks again and look forward to more o ...

Hi Bobby,
Beautiful build, I always enjoy seeing your work! This is my favorite winged aero car of them all.
I remember that issue of SCR also.

I want to get back into building and do some BA bui ...

Thank you. That is what I will use. What about the Charger with Marty Robbins on the side panel and Bobby Allison Racing sticker on the C pillar. Thanks

It's generally agreed that they are the same ...

I want to thank you for posting the flickr link above. Those pics are fascinating and show some really cool behind the scenes shots, as well as some good detail for us model builders.

Do you k ...

If you're referring to the 1971 Dodge he bought from Bobby Allison (Riverside and Houston winner), the cage looks black from this photo, and the interior appears to be a neutral color like black or da ...

Tom,

Can you venture a guess at to the interior color for Butch's Dodges? I have yet to find a reliable internet reference?

Thanks!

The Butch Hartman car in the Talladega Museum looks to have ...

The current name is "Pledge Revive It Floor Gloss".

Here's a link on Amazon for a 2-bottle pack, but I found it locally at Walmart for much cheaper, only about $7 for the 27 oz bottle.
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Excellent build Pierre! Cool

The stance looks perfect and the finish is nice and smooth and has the right amount of gloss.
I really like the weathering too, it adds a lot of realism. Bravo!

The only race the #11 STP Dodge won in 1972 was the World 600, where the white numbers were used. Based on that victory, that's arguably the definitive version of the car.

Here's a photo album tak ...

No insider info here, but I figure since they've already done Baker cars a Baker K&K car wouldn't be a huge step. I expect the '71-'72 initial offering to be a Baker STP car, and maybe even a pla ...

Great build Matt!
It's always interesting to see you take the same kit and do many different versions for comparison. Cool

You should do a group shot of all your Salvino's Charger builds at the ...

The chassis of the rusted old roller is clearly the #48 yellow Hylton Charger 500, that was confirmed by James Hylton and Cotton Owens. There is a modification to the rollcage that is unique to that c ...

There's a more extensive discussion of this car's history on this thread at Dodgecharger.com forum. This goes into more detail (5 pages) on its identification as the former Hylton Charger 500 which ...

Mike mentioned that he might take the site down in order to catch up with all the pre-orders for the Salvino's Charger, which just came in. Once the orders are shipped and they're all caught up, it s ...

Looks good Matt! Did you have any problems with the kit?
The stance looks very good, did you have to fiddle around to get it to sit right?

The 120L&R grille inserts look to be '71-'72 pieces, and one of the unplated bumpers looks to have the divot in the center divider that the '71-'72 cars had so I assume those parts are there for ...

So assuming the body has been primed white, 1 thick coat of Tamiya color would suffice?
Any advice on thinning mediums, if any used?

White over white primer is an optimal scenario for certain. A ...

I also have an AMT 71 Charger R/T kit, street stocker. The roof height is about equal as well. The street 71 Charger has some scallops on the front sides of the doors, not sure if those were on the ...

Looks great and that finish is beautiful!

What kind of clear coat did you use over the decals? Cool

Just as long as they don't copy the Polar Lights Charger.
..agree

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VERY Nice! The finish looks great!
How did you apply the Future, was it brushed-on or sprayed with an airbrush?

Excellent project... I need to know where to get that grille!

Me too!!

Pretty sure it was DENCON Resins (Matt Conte?) - about 10 years ago...not sure if it's still produced.

Hey Adam, maybe t ...

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Factory colors were commonly used back then. I always thought it was either B5 or B7 blue, more likely B7.

Excellent builds!
That's probably the best-looking build of the '69 H-M Coke Cyclone I've ever seen done. Which body did you use? It's hard to do the W-nose Cyclone in 1/25 scale.

National School Bus Yellow is actually mandated by the Feds in their national standards and regulations. It is yellow (orange) in the same way that Poppy Red is red (red orange). Just go with it. I ...

Beautiful job on that tricky two-tone paint scheme!

Those MPC kits didn't come out until 1971. By that time the Talladega and Cyclone Spoiler II were already regulated out of NASCAR competition, due to the 305 C.I. rule (which was followed by an outri ...

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Beautiful build! The stance is perfect, and the wheel detail looks like 1:1 !
Bravo!

Bobby Allison at Riverside June '71, Darlington May '71 and Ontario Feb. '71 with Flat-Hood 71 Charger:

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/news-footage/105652891

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Know it's off topic here, but keep hearing that the body on the MPC Brooks Daytona is not accurate...How so?
If I remember the MPC Isaac/K&K Insurance Daytona kit that came out about a year or so ...

Would his be they Daytona kit that was mentioned in an above post? This is the MPC Dick Brooks Daytona that ran in the 1971 Daytona 500. Built right out of the box, sometime in the early to mid 1970's ...

Definitely Ralph Moody.

I got to meet Bobby Allison once at a Barrett-Jackson auction in 2006, and mentioned when he made the switch to Holman-Moody in 1971. He said "Ralph Moody is my her ...