AMT Richard Petty Dodge Dart. Chrysler Kit Car Sportsman

[THarrison351]

Another kit from my son. Not a bad kit to build and from what I can find, mostly accurate. I made a few mods to please my eyes.

Paint and decal scheme I was shooting for. I have a window net ordered

First mock up. I narrowed the front suspension a bit

All painted, ready for detailing and assembly

I like it once it's getting close to being finished

A couple more steps. There's a coil in the cowl plenum intake area. I added a wiring even though you can't see it once it's built. Added windshield bars too

Added a grill screen and made a new spoiler. Also sanded off all hood pins and added these photo-etch ones. Yes, the windshield bars were added offset to the right, just like his car was

Made a new fuel fill quick disconnect. It's just an aluminum rivet drilled and trimmed to fit

The spoiler I made is held on with double sided tape. l need to adjust it a bit

It's funny, the engine has no distributor, but in the area for the air plenum intake below the cowl. they molded in a coil. I added a pre-wired distributor and drilled all the holes for the plug wires. Ypu can't see much, but it was fun. Added my first hinges too.

I have tiny magnets to keep the trunk lid on and I think the oil tank has a cooling air intake extending out below the floor

The exhaust fit is terrible and I added an oil filter. The rear end should be a quick-change, I don't know what this one represents. The other AMT kit cars have a quick-change rear end.

Overall, I'm very happy with the way it turned out and on to the next kit
 

[slusher]

Fantastic and clean build!

[Horrorshow]

Great build. What did you use for the screen for the front end?

[cobraman]

Nice work, looks good.

[Gramps46]

Well done indeed.  Thanks for sharing your photos.

[Jim B]

Really well done.

[Bainford]

I love asphalt short trackers. Very nice, clean work on the Petty Dart. What paint did you use? It looks right at home on the Dart.

[Vettegasser]

Nice very nice

[catpack68]

Very nice work!?

[THarrison351]

On 1/17/2023 at 11:48 PM, slusher said:

Fantastic and clean build!

Thank you Carl!

On 1/18/2023 at 6:11 AM, Horrorshow said:

Great build. What did you use for the screen for the front end?

Thanks David! Truthfully, I've had this piece of fine stainless screen floating in my scrap parts since the early nineties. I think it came from an old hobby shop in Greenville, South Carolina, long gone at least twenty years. I've used it on several NASCAR builds. It was getting kind of bent up and wrinkled, but fortunately there was enough straight area to do this. I have know idea where I'll find more.

On 1/18/2023 at 11:28 AM, cobraman said:

Nice work, looks good.

Thank you Ray!

On 1/18/2023 at 11:35 AM, Gramps46 said:

Well done indeed.  Thanks for sharing your photos.

Thanks Gary! Your welcome, I enjoy this!

On 1/18/2023 at 11:43 AM, Jim B said:

Really well done.

Thank you Jim!

On 1/19/2023 at 10:18 AM, Bainford said:

I love asphalt short trackers. Very nice, clean work on the Petty Dart. What paint did you use? It looks right at home on the Dart.

Thanks Trevor! I do too! I grew up watching racing at an old oval now gone in Las Vegas, Nevada in the seventies, and the historic Langley Field Speedway in the later seventies and eighties. The newly appointed NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer, was one of my favorite local drivers to watch. The color I used was Tamiya TS-23 light blue over their grey primer. 

On 1/21/2023 at 7:52 AM, Vettegasser said:

Nice very nice

Thank you Jimmy!

12 hours ago, catpack68 said:

Very nice work!?

Thanks Scott!