GMP440 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Since Round 2 has released the MPC 68 Coronet R/T kit, what are the chances of them doing a Dick Landy version? 3
1972coronet Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I'd imagine it'd take : - Cragar S/S rims - Fenderwell-exit headers - The blessing from the Landy family for the decals and whatnot Is this the SS/FA car ? The SS/B car ?
Ragtop Man Posted March 5 Posted March 5 For as much of a Phord and Pontiac freek as I am, I have always loved this Landy car. Sure would be a great one for a private label (MK???) to run!
wrenchr Posted March 5 Posted March 5 That would be a way to get some more usage out of the tooling with not much spent on new tooling. Or a generic drag car with the parts................
drodg Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Would it be that difficult to take the Revell 68 Charger kit (Dick Landy) and kit bash it with the 68 Coronet? 2
Chuck Kourouklis Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Probably low, tbh - But I'd really really R R E E A A L L Y Y like one.
GMP440 Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 7 hours ago, drodg said: Would it be that difficult to take the Revell 68 Charger kit (Dick Landy) and kit bash it with the 68 Coronet? Shouldnt be difficult, Revell 68 Landy Charger has the slicks and front skinny tires, Cragers, headers that can be used on the MPC 68 Coronet except the decals are incorrect. Alot of the racing parts are found as well in the Coronet kit.
catpack68 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Im not sure if Round2 would ever release a Dick Landy version.It would be nice if Slixx would do this sheet again.It’s out of production and pretty hard to find right now it.It has the decals to do the 68 Charger and 68 Coronet.It would make building a 68 Landy Coronet a lot easier. 3
M W Elky Posted March 6 Posted March 6 13 hours ago, catpack68 said: Im not sure if Round2 would ever release a Dick Landy version.It would be nice if Slixx would do this sheet again.It’s out of production and pretty hard to find right now it.It has the decals to do the 68 Charger and 68 Coronet.It would make building a 68 Landy Coronet a lot easier. It would make good business sense for them to reprint this sheet. The last sheet I used on the 68 charger and the big orange side pieces were really brittle.
drodg Posted March 6 Posted March 6 It would be a good idea and some of these kits I am building with old decals are not real fun to do.
Racephoto1 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/4/2025 at 10:56 PM, 1972coronet said: I'd imagine it'd take : - Cragar S/S rims - Fenderwell-exit headers - The blessing from the Landy family for the decals and whatnot Is this the SS/FA car ? The SS/B car ? If a 440 car SS/F. More than.likely it's a Hemi, which would be SS/B 1
CapSat 6 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Racephoto1 said: If a 440 car SS/F. More than.likely it's a Hemi, which would be SS/B Hot Rod Magazine did an article on the ‘68 Coronet R/T and ‘68 Charger back in the day…pretty sure Dick drove the Hemi powered Charger and his brother Mike drove the 440 powered Coronet. I found another pic online of the Coronet and it was labeled SS/FA, so that fits. The kit should have most of what you need right in the box. Add Cragars and decals, use the slicks and headers from the kit, and you’re mostly there. It would be neat if Round 2 put a Landy version out, and added Cragars and decals to do that car. The only problem I see with this is that they don’t have any other tools where they can easily put another Landy car out, and also, as this would be the only car they could do a Landy version of, as Mike was the driver, it also would be slightly awkward, for lack of a better term. It might be a good reason to give us a nice new ‘70-‘74 Challenger tool, with a pro stock version though ;) Of course, Round 2 could always fake it a bit, by offering a street stock ‘70 Challenger and/or ‘76 Dart with Landy decals, or if they really want to get farther out, offer their Charger 500 or Daytona with phantom/ “What If?” Landy graphics…
Ron Hamilton Posted March 8 Posted March 8 I had planned to do the 68 Dodge Coronet to bookend with the Revell Dodge Charger, as I have a R&R Resin 68 Coronet R/T. But of course MPC reissued the kit. Oh well.
gtx6970 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 I have a Landy build of the Coronet on the bench now. Decals are tough to come up with. I bought a so so copy of the slixx sheet ..... I've talked to Chuck Boerner about these decals for this car. So we will see if it pans out..or not The headers in the kit are garbage btw. And though my intention was use them and keep it box stock....I'm not sure I will though.
gtx6970 Posted March 8 Posted March 8 On 3/4/2025 at 8:56 PM, 1972coronet said: I'd imagine it'd take : - Cragar S/S rims - Fenderwell-exit headers - The blessing from the Landy family for the decals and whatnot Is this the SS/FA car ? The SS/B car ? The 68 ( and the 69 btw ) Coronet were always SS/FA , 440 auto as far as I know of 1
jjsipes Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Another Landy if the tooling still exist could be the old MPC Challenger ProStock that was out decades ago. They brought back the Grumpys Toy Vega, why not the Landy Challenger?
iangilly Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Is it hard to get landy stuff licensed? I have a the slixx decals sheet and it's the only way to build a landy car. They're long out of production though. Here's my 68 landy coronet I made with an original kit a few years back 5
fiatboy Posted March 17 Posted March 17 I believe I have a set of these decals. They were included with Hemi Dart decals. I'm keeping the Hemi Dart decals. Anybody know what I am talking about?
fiatboy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 I have Slixx sheet no. DL1-1184. I think it is for Landy's '64 and the '65. Maybe you could use some of them. Sorry my scanner is on the blink.
GMP440 Posted March 18 Author Posted March 18 On 3/11/2025 at 2:33 AM, iangilly said: Is it hard to get landy stuff licensed? I have a the slixx decals sheet and it's the only way to build a landy car. They're long out of production though. Here's my 68 landy coronet I made with an original kit a few years back Was the red on the sides of the body a decal you used or painted?
Rattus Patrolus Posted March 28 Posted March 28 (edited) At the risk of being critical, NO 68/69 Coronet,Bee or Roadrunner ran in SS/B, in 68 or 69. The Street Hemis were too slow for that class after 1967. Below is the factoring for these cars in 1968 and 1969. (NHRA Re-factoring in brackets) 1968 SS/C 7.00-7.69 67 427/425hp 8V, med riser (glass) Fairlane 500 2dr sed (470HP) - 7.02 - 3300 67 427/425hp 8V, med riser steel Fairlane Club 2dr sed (460HP) - 7.17- 3300 67 427/425hp 8V, med riser (glass) Fairlane 500 2dr H/top (470HP) - 7.19 - 3380 67 427/425hp 8V med riser Mercury Comet 202 (460HP) - 7.19 - 3308 68 396/425hp 4V L89 Camaro stick (435HP) - 7.27 - 3162 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner Coupe (480HP) - 7.43- 3569 67 427/425hp 8V, med riser steel Fairlane 500 2dr H/top (460HP) - 7.43- 3420 67 396/375hp 4V L78 Camaro Coupe stick (425HP) - 7.44 - 3161 68 396/375hp 4V L78 Camaro stick (425HP) - 7.44 - 3162 (SS/C) 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Dodge Superbee (480HP) 7.47 - 3585 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner H/top (480HP) - 7.49- 3595 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Dodge Coronet Deluxe H/Top (480HP) 7.55 - 3625 66/67 426/425hp 8V in line Street Hemi Plym Belv I 2dr sed(480hp)- 7.58 - 3638 64 426/425hp 8V Alloy Maxwedge 2dr Plym Savoy sed (Cold air) - 7.61 - 3234 67 426/425hp 8V in-line St Hemi Plym Belv Htop RO23 (Cold air) (480hp) - 7.65 - 3672 68 426/425hp 8V Str Hemi Plymouth GTX (480HP) - 7.65 - 3671 68 427/425hp 4V L72 Yenko Chevy Nova auto (435HP) - 7.65- 3325 67 426/425hp 8V in-line St Hemi Coronet H/top WO23 (Cold air) (480hp) - 7.68 - 3676 Edited March 28 by Rattus Patrolus
Rattus Patrolus Posted March 28 Posted March 28 1969 SS/D 7.0-7.49 68 396/425hp 4V L89 Camaro stick (435HP) - 7.27 - 3162 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner Coupe (480HP) - 7.43- 3569 67 427/425hp 8V med riser steel Fairlane 500 2dr H/top (460HP) - 7.43- 3420 67 396/375hp 4V L78 Camaro FHC stick (425HP) - 7.44- 3161 68 396/375hp 4V L78 Camaro stick (425HP) - 7.44 - 3162 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Dodge Superbee (480HP) 7.47 - 3585 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner H/top (480HP) - 7.49- 3595 SS/E 7.5- 7.99 69 427/425hp 4V 69 L72 Camaro Man (445HP) -7.53 - 3352 68 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Dodge Coronet Deluxe H/Top (480HP) 7.55 - 3625 66/67 426/425hp 8V in line Street Hemi Plym Belv I 2dr sed(480hp)- 7.58 - 3638 69 396/425hp 4V L89 Camaro FHC stick, (435HP) - 7.60- 3306 64 426/425hp 8V Alloy Maxwedge 2dr Plym Savoy sed (Cold air) - 7.61 - 3234 69 390/340hp 8V AMC AMX coupe (400HP) - 7.62 - 3048 69 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner Coupe (480HP) - 7.64- 3668 68 426/425hp 8V Str Hemi Plymouth GTX (480HP) - 7.65 - 3671 67 426/425hp 8V in-line St Hemi Plym Belv Htop RO23 (Cold air) (480hp) - 7.65 - 3672 69 426/425hp 8V in-line Street Hemi Dodge Superbee (480HP) -7.66 - 3676 67 426/425hp 8V in-line St Hemi Coronet H/top WO23 (Cold air) (480hp) - 7.68 - 3676 69 426/425hp 8V in-line Str Hemi Plymouth Roadrunner H/Top (480HP) - 7.68 - 3685 69 396/425hp 4V L89 Camaro Auto (435HP) -7.69 - 3346 63 426/415hp 8V Alloy Maxwedge Plym Savoy 2dr sed (Cold air)- 7.73 - 3207 65 427/425hp 8V med riser Ford Custom 2dr sedan (460hp) - 7.74- 3560 67 426/425hp 8V inline St Hemi Plym GTX H/top (flat hood) (480HP)-7.75 - 3722 69 426/425hp 8V in-line Street Hemi Dodge Coronet R/T (480HP) -7.75 - 3720 69 396/375hp 4V L78 Camaro FHC stick, (425HP) - 7.78 - 3306 63 426/415hp 8V Alloy Maxwedge Dodge 330 2dr sed (Cold air)- 7.79 - 3232 67 427/ 410hp 4V med riser, glass Fairlane 500 2dr sed (420HP) - 7.80 - 3280 69 426/425hp 8V Str Hemi Plymouth GTX H/top (480HP) - 7.82 - 3754 67 426/425hp 8V inline St Hemi Dodge Coronet R/T,Flat hood, (480HP)- 7.83 - 3758
Rattus Patrolus Posted March 28 Posted March 28 (edited) Sorry guys, I should have explained - NHRA ‘classed’ Stock and Superstock by dividing weight by ‘factored’ HP. Sometimes that was factory HP…..but after 1965 ‘re-factoring’ became more common in SuperStock. EG - The 425hp 65 Race Hemi was re-factored to 500hp. For what its worth….the ‘Factored HP’ did not represent the true HP - BUT, NHRA had to fit the slowest and the fastest into 10 SS classes…..most of the Superstockers made way over the factory rating. Edited March 28 by Rattus Patrolus
JS23U Posted April 1 Posted April 1 Very interesting, Malcolm. Do you have a link to these charts? I'd be interested in other years and classes as well. Thanks!
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