1978 Dodge Monaco (Promo detailed)

[Cosmo_Song]

Started with a MPC promo from eBay, I added the vinyl top, side trim, transparent signal lights with acrylic sheet and some chrome details. Also casted the side mirrors from a 1/24 Greenlight Monaco cop car diecast. 

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[DoctorLarry]

Very nice job!

[exnyman]

I’ve always liked this body style and green is my favorite color. This looks absolutely beautiful. You really got all the details perfectly!

[espo]

Like the heavy metallic green color. The detail on the license plate makes it almost look real. 

[karbuildr]

Wow, what a huge difference between the original promo and your rebuild. Completely changed the character of the car. Very nice.

[Classicgas]

Very nice.

[AMT68]

Very impressive work. The rear shot almost passes for the 1:1 and the canopy top works well with this body style. The side mirrors, rub strips on the bumpers and the whitewalls add greatly to the overall appearance. 

[Chuckyg1]

All your additions make this really nice. The color is perfect. I never realized how similar the tail light shape is to late '70s Monte Carlos.

[Kenmojr]

Very nice...

[Danno]

Nice!

[PappyD340]

Very nice, well done!

[slusher]

Looks real nice!

[ewetwo]

Excellent. At first I thought I was looking at a real car.

[rickcaps55]

Very nice clean and a great color it's nice to see some 70's show up now and then i have a few my self that i am working on.

[michelle]

very nice work looks amazing 

[Rattlecan Dan]

You really did a fine job on this. Very realistic look to it now. Great paint and detail.

[satterwhite78]

Otta this World! Looks Fantastic!

I'm also SMH.....I just finished a 77 Monaco 2dr that I picked up last year( in glue bomb mode), painted the body but had not decided what to do afterwards.

Not satisfied with the original interior tub ( all came with a 60/40 or regular bench seat) I used a Joker Goon car Interior tub for a donor. Then I saw yours and decided a few more factory options needed to be added before I post it.

Definitely does not look like it rolled out of a Promo box but off a dealership lot...brand new in 1977!

 

[satterwhite78]

On 8/18/2023 at 5:53 PM, Chuckyg1 said:

All your additions make this really nice. The color is perfect. I never realized how similar the tail light shape is to late '70s Monte Carlos.

Got to thinking since I had one on the shelf....

[gks1964]

Very nice indeed!!

[Yeah Nah]

Real nice! Total improvement.

[atomicholiday]

Wow,  what a great transformation.   Looks great! 

[Cosmo_Song]

On 8/18/2023 at 2:39 PM, AMT68 said:

Very impressive work. The rear shot almost passes for the 1:1 and the canopy top works well with this body style. The side mirrors, rub strips on the bumpers and the whitewalls add greatly to the overall appearance. 

Thank you! Yes I really like these promo cars from the 70s but side mirrors were not common to be included until kits from the 80s. I'm so glad I was able to cast the mirrors from Greenlight's 1/24 Monaco cop car. 

[Cosmo_Song]

On 8/18/2023 at 2:24 PM, karbuildr said:

Wow, what a huge difference between the original promo and your rebuild. Completely changed the character of the car. Very nice.

Thank you! It was really some small areas of change but I think it's essential to make it look closer to an actual vehicle from the 70s. The bumper rubber was simply a vinyl tape strip, and I foiled a styrene strip and added a super think vinyl tape stripe to mimic the side trim. 

[karbuildr]

4 hours ago, Cosmo_Song said:

Thank you! It was really some small areas of change but I think it's essential to make it look closer to an actual vehicle from the 70s. The bumper rubber was simply a vinyl tape strip, and I foiled a styrene strip and added a super think vinyl tape stripe to mimic the side trim. 

Those small areas of change made all the difference. Excellent tips about the side trim and rubber bumper.

[beeRS]

Very nice indeed. I like the vinyl top. I picked up one of these promos from eBay recently as well. I have no idea if it’s rare or not, or what to do with it. Your beautiful build has given me inspiration.