This
was pre painted, and had a beautiful black shine to it.
Probably much better than I could have done painting it
myself.
The
kit comes with a set of wheels and another "extra"
set of hubcaps. There are 2 options for induction on the
engine, and two pre-painted hoods.
For
some reason, I could not get the chassis to fit to the body
as well as I would have liked. The locating pins for everything
are pretty clear, and taking it apart and getting back together
several times, I was still unable to get it right to my
satisfaction.
But
I still had fun with the kit, and recommend it.
Hemi
Muscle Cars - Chrysler's Hemi-powered muscle cars were
quite arguably the most coveted and outrageous vehicles ever
unleashed on American streets. During the height of the muscle
car era, fire breathing Hemi V-8 engines set performance standards
that all other manufacturers desperately attempted, but miserably
failed, to attain. Featuring a gallery of all-new color
photography by veteran MBI author Robert Genat, this history
of Chrysler's Hemi muscle cars focuses on production automobiles
like the Road Runner, Charger,
Challenger,
Super Bee, Super Bird,
and Barracuda, but also includes coverage of the motorsport
Hemi's that dominated NHRA drag strips and NASCAR ovals.
Chrysler
Muscle Cars - There are plenty of good reference pictures
in this book for the scale auto enthusiast. The text gives
a good history of Chrysler muscle, but the pictures are
the tops - engine shots, good body shots, close-ups of unique
features. Highly recommended for auto
model builders.
Chrysler,
Dodge & Plymouth Muscle - This marvelously photographed
and engagingly written history chronicles Chrysler's big-block
history, from the C-300 to today's rubberneck inducing Dodge
Viper. The author discusses technical and aesthetical triumphs,
as well as promotional efforts, with an emphasis on the much-coveted
Road Runners, Barracudas, Challengers, Chargers, and Super
Bees of the 1960s. Evolution of legendary power plants like
the 426 Hemi, 340, 440 and 383 is also discussed, along with
the motorsport exploits of Chrysler proponents Richard
Petty, Dick Landy, Don Prudhomme, the Flock Brothers,
and others.
