'64 Dodge roof mystery.......

[Pete L.]

Pete,

Landy ran two different cars during the'64 season. The hard top was his first factory sponsored Dodge. It was a Stage IV max wedge. He ran that car until mid August of '64.

The sedan is the car that got the most press and most photos taken of it as Chrysler wanted the emphasis and exposure put on the new Hemi powerplants.

What I can tell you about the paint on the sedan is that according to Geoff Stunkard's book Landy's Dodges, the sedan was painted a Mercedes metallic grey. The roof is hard to tell because I only have one color photo where it looks to be a lighter shade of silver. The Hemi sedan was also painted with Mercedes paint but looks to be a lighter shade than the hard top. Geoff relates that information on many of his cars was not easy to come by. It seems that the family did not keep accurate records of his cars and combinations. Everyone seems to be quite confused as to how many '68-'69 Chargers he actually campaigned.

WF

 

Walt,

 Thanks again for all of the info, Id really be P.O'd if I'd have built the hardtop with the incorrect engine !

[6bblbird]

Walt,

 Thanks again for all of the info, Id really be P.O'd if I'd have built the hardtop with the incorrect engine !

Very few people would have known which engine was in that car. We still don't know what color the roof was! lol

[House of 13]

I've got the Fred Cady decals for this one as well....plus a fair bunch of other cars! 

Edited April 20, 2019 by House of 13

[Vietnam Vet67]

1964 Dodge 4 door roof..........

[1320wayne]

Nice subject matter. Also, Walter, when you get your new set of decals to re-do the Fugitive car just be aware that the shackle on the ball and chain wraps over the base of the F in the name. I also believe that Bandit Resins sells the fenderwell headers. 

[Snake45]

On 1/21/2017 at 11:36 AM, 6bblbird said:

I found this in a group of models that were from a collection of built cars. What caught my eye immediately was the roof line.

I thought that I was quite knowledgeable about Johan Mopar kits but this was odd! I never saw a Johan '64 Dodge sedan! Every one that I had ever seen was a hard top! The decals also made me wonder where they came from.

Well, once I got it home I figured out the roof mystery. Can you?

And can anyone tell me where these decals came from? I would love to duplicate this car.

WF

 

I've been reading through some old model car magazines. Was just looking through the April 1990 issue of Scale Wheels and saw this model in there. It was apparently built by a Barry L. Payne. There are three other '64 Mopars in the story--Lawman, Ramchargers, and Golden Commandos. 

Edited May 8, 2019 by Snake45