wow - I had a1972 Dart Swinger I drove to high school every day in the late 70's. i'll never forget it had a half rubber ball on the drivers floor to pump washer fluid to the windshield - no electric pump needed that could break. and it had a thin rubber ring inset into the steering wheel to press anywhere on the perimeter to beep the horn. real cool car.
My first car was a '70 Swinger. Gold with a white top and tan interior. In '84 it cost $550 and looked like it was new. A slant six auto with an AM radio and oddly, a Tuff Wheel, and power steering. I built a replica of it using a resin body. An AMT '71 340 Duster gave up its chassis, an AMT '68 Road Runner interior was modified and narrowed to fit, and the engine was sourced from a Lindberg '54 Dodge 330. I have two glass store displays and three china hutches filled with built models and probably 150 unbuilt, but that Dart sits in a special place, all by itself.
In the 80s I was collecting dealer promos. Pre interweb, you'd mail off to dealers for their list, and the early ones always had the note of "usual warp" or "unusual warp". I might still have a couple of those lists
It was -40 Celsius last night here,this aft it's a tropical -27. A good day to rebuild a willys jeep carb on the coffee table while watching Looney tunes
I'll ALWAYS love Darts', My Grandad bought my Granny/God 1 back in mid-'73 because she wanted to learn how to drive. They drove 15-20 mins northbound up Laramie to the local dealership on the corner of Grand & Spaulding. Picked out a new 4-door baby blue, w/dark blue vinyl top & interior, a.m radio, 2-speakers, & trusty slant-6...they've all told me the story how I started "crowning" as she was driving her favorite Daughter (who incidentally happens to be my #1 choice favorite "Ma's" as well?) to the hospital...I can't figure out any other reason why I'm so unapologetically In Love with cars???? Damn, I think I MIGHT only have 1 or 2 Dart kits in my stash???? '68 Hemi kit of course...because God wouldn't respect me if I didn't...Amen
Jo-Han was my favorite model company they always had cars nobody else would do- Dodge 330 and 61 Oldsmobile F85 wagon. AMT was my second place go-to. Seems like AMT had better quality than the others and were easier to build. Stay warm Steve.
I have a 1965 dodge dart 270 it’s got a 225 slant six torque flight auto it was sitting 30 years in the desert outside of Barstow California it took me about five hours to get it up and running including the brakes and then I drove it 85 miles back to my house in 111° weather! And now we live in Phoenix Arizona and she’s still going great original black plate California rust free Dart.
I just picked up a 1967 Dodge Dart garaged it’s whole life no rust but was parked 20 years ago with lots of fuel in tank rusted thru made a hole other then that. New fuel pump was leaking fired right up. Did yours need a new tank sitting that long it was pretty Cheap online with sending unit.
Thanks steve ! I love the old Johan kits ! The darts are my favorites. I built the 62 super stock & made it the Ramchargers car. I masked off the sides and hand lettered the Ramchargers name on in red. Turned out great ! That is my favourite team from the 60's. ! Also built the 62 gold dart that came as a funny car and had dragster skinny tires & wires on front - really was a small dragster with a body ! Love your model videos.!
I enjoy your videos Steve. I too am in the cold. I’ve got hundreds of models to get to. But alas, I’m still stuck working in the cold. I’ll be at the pick n pull tomorrow freezing in the New England cold.
I lost all of my model cars in a house fire,mostly all vintage amt and promo kits from the 60s-70s,literally hundreds of them. That ended that. Got me into restoring cars,saving them from the crusher. Closing 1 door to open another I guess. The downside is they don't fit on a shelf in my living room and take alot longer to assemble
Love your model videos. Finally made the plunge and got my first Johan kit, the 1964 Dodge 440 Super Stock kit. The Super Stock kit isn't too expensive yet, but if you want the convertible or the ramchargers version with the optional funny car chassis, be prepared to sell a kidney.
In 1983 I got a 73 4dr Dart $300 Drove it 2 years I got into 3 fender benders, Collected about $1200 from the other drivers, Sold it running still for $300 Only time I made money on a car! Called it The Deathmobie
I have many of them old models! Some from Johans, monogram, revell and mpc. I love building models. I love it! Keep me busy! And I enjoy it. Green video Steve!👌😎👍
Gday, we only got A bodies in oz and we've always had a saying 'u cant kill em with abuse OR neglect. If thats the go on ozzie roads (goattracks) ya know Dodge/Chrysler must be an exceptional piece of kit . Stay warm Steve, cars is cars whatever scale. Cheers
Steve keep the model video coming and johan are my all time favorite model kits!! I own a crap ton of them and build them as well and you need to put on your shirt at the bottom Palmer kits you are a stepchild!Lol!🤣
I remember when the ‘61 Dart first came out and the government ordered Chrysler to add two more tail/brake lights because the originals were too small. They tacked the extras in the panel below the trunk lid.
Searching eBay for model kits will always show listings for promo models and I always wondered what was up with the warping. Acetate. Who knew. Steve knew!
I had a ‘73 Dodge Dart Sport back in ‘77, with a 318 -8 , 2door, Bronze Gold paint exterior and white vinyl top and interior, bench seat and auto on column. Great car, good pickup and cruiser. Liked that car.
My first car at age 19, in 1983 was, I think a 1974 with the same spec's. And mine had a little turn-signal light on the front fenders. The person I bought it from had a nice stereo put in, with equalizer.
Keep crawling Steve!!! There's something magical about being in a junkyard!! Every time I'm in one I get so excited I have to take a s*** Hahaha... It's true though!🤘
Another great video, thanks again. I love all your videos but really prefer the model ones as I am retired and unfortunately can no longer afford the full size cars I still enjoy looking good reading about them mostly for ideas for my model projects. Thanks again and keep them coming.
I think it strips the paint off the plastic. You can also use regular bleach ....put the car body or parts in a Ziploc bag with bleach and strip the paint without damaging the plastic.
Could you do something on dash figures,/ dolls . Things that got stuck on the dash pad things. Maybe 50's to the 70's. Fuzzy dice and dash knobs . You need a hula girl lamp doing her thing in your back gound side table . Enjoy your Commentary.( you keep things rolling for us OCD challenge folks
I remember that acetate plastic..i thought it had a bad odor..you might try hot water to straighten out those warped bodies I've done it in the past when they would come out of the box warped..the hot water worked after a few tries..just a thought..Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Loving these car model videos, keep them coming especially the johan ones. How about a video of some c body mopar models, I’ve got some of the johans a nice collection I’ve built but personally love the big cars from johan.
Dart was a silly name for the 60 and 61 Dodge The name dart implies that it can be nimble , small enough to "dart" through traffic now it was perfect for the compact a body dart
The problem with acetate plastics is the very thing that gives the product its plasticity ( esters ) are given up or lost by the product causing it to warp over time.
Great video steve i strangely never got into models. could you do an introductory video showing off some of your favourite brands of models for someone who has no idea what to buy
I love building models I have them on my channel what would it take to purchase a car that you have built I don't care what model it is the cheapest most common thing I just want to add 1 of yours to my collection
I had a 64 Dart bought used and drove it for a few years, Sold it to a neighbor lady who drove it another 10 years atleast. That's when Dodge new how to make them last.
Hey Steve junkyard digs recently picked up a pretty nice ram charger that you can pick up fairly cheap but it needs some work it sat for 25 years or something like that check out the video 👍
Yeah l did the same thing 4th of july 1977 blew up about 40 really sharp models cars trucks vans you could stuff them full of firecrackers what explosion it was great but damn who knew lol🤔
Yes, if a model has been painted with most brush or aerosol paints, submerging it in DOT 3 brake fluid will loosen the paint. It takes a few days for heavy applications but won't hurt the plastic. This type of brake fluid also removes chrome plating from kit parts. I use a toothbrush to scrub the paint off the plastic. THANKS for watching, Steve
Great video Steve. It's good to see car guys still building and collecting model cars. Thank you for doing your part in keeping the hobby going. Don
Good afternoon Steve, enjoying ur 🎥!
wow - I had a1972 Dart Swinger I drove to high school every day in the late 70's. i'll never forget it had a half rubber ball on the drivers floor to pump washer fluid to the windshield - no electric pump needed that could break. and it had a thin rubber ring inset into the steering wheel to press anywhere on the perimeter to beep the horn. real cool car.
My first car was a '70 Swinger. Gold with a white top and tan interior. In '84 it cost $550 and looked like it was new. A slant six auto with an AM radio and oddly, a Tuff Wheel, and power steering.
I built a replica of it using a resin body. An AMT '71 340 Duster gave up its chassis, an AMT '68 Road Runner interior was modified and narrowed to fit, and the engine was sourced from a Lindberg '54 Dodge 330. I have two glass store displays and three china hutches filled with built models and probably 150 unbuilt, but that Dart sits in a special place, all by itself.
In the 80s I was collecting dealer promos. Pre interweb, you'd mail off to dealers for their list, and the early ones always had the note of "usual warp" or "unusual warp". I might still have a couple of those lists
Love the model car episodes. Keep them coming. Maybe one on one of your custom AWB that pose but any will do!!!
It's 12° here in NY . So it's a good day for building those today.
It’s 32 here in Virginia and I thought that was cold!
It was -40 Celsius last night here,this aft it's a tropical -27. A good day to rebuild a willys jeep carb on the coffee table while watching Looney tunes
I'll ALWAYS love Darts', My Grandad bought my Granny/God 1 back in mid-'73 because she wanted to learn how to drive. They drove 15-20 mins northbound up Laramie to the local dealership on the corner of Grand & Spaulding. Picked out a new 4-door baby blue, w/dark blue vinyl top & interior, a.m radio, 2-speakers, & trusty slant-6...they've all told me the story how I started "crowning" as she was driving her favorite Daughter (who incidentally happens to be my #1 choice favorite "Ma's" as well?) to the hospital...I can't figure out any other reason why I'm so unapologetically In Love with cars???? Damn, I think I MIGHT only have 1 or 2 Dart kits in my stash???? '68 Hemi kit of course...because God wouldn't respect me if I didn't...Amen
Jo-Han was my favorite model company they always had cars nobody else would do- Dodge 330 and 61 Oldsmobile F85 wagon. AMT was my second place go-to. Seems like AMT had better quality than the others and were easier to build. Stay warm Steve.
I have a 1965 dodge dart 270 it’s got a 225 slant six torque flight auto it was sitting 30 years in the desert outside of Barstow California it took me about five hours to get it up and running including the brakes and then I drove it 85 miles back to my house in 111° weather! And now we live in Phoenix Arizona and she’s still going great original black plate California rust free Dart.
I just picked up a 1967 Dodge Dart garaged it’s whole life no rust but was parked 20 years ago with lots of fuel in tank rusted thru made a hole other then that. New fuel pump was leaking fired right up. Did yours need a new tank sitting that long it was pretty Cheap online with sending unit.
The '61 Dart is a very cool design! Love the reversed fins and the roof line! Cool promos.
Thanks steve ! I love the old Johan kits ! The darts are my favorites. I built the 62 super stock & made it the Ramchargers car. I masked off the sides and hand lettered the Ramchargers name on in red. Turned out great ! That is my favourite team from the 60's. ! Also built the 62 gold dart that came as a funny car and had dragster skinny tires & wires on front - really was a small dragster with a body ! Love your model videos.!
Cousins husband had a 61 or 62 Dart. When I was around 9 I would tell my dad what yr and make as we passed other cars in our new 61 Chevy.
I enjoy your videos Steve. I too am in the cold. I’ve got hundreds of models to get to.
But alas, I’m still stuck working in the cold. I’ll be at the pick n pull tomorrow freezing in the New England cold.
Keep them coming Steve. Love the model cars and all the car stories and junkyard crawls
I lost all of my model cars in a house fire,mostly all vintage amt and promo kits from the 60s-70s,literally hundreds of them. That ended that. Got me into restoring cars,saving them from the crusher. Closing 1 door to open another I guess. The downside is they don't fit on a shelf in my living room and take alot longer to assemble
Have about 15 model kits. Mostly Fords & some Aircraft. Had them for years. Probably, should try to build them. Interesting video. Thanks Steve..
Love your model videos. Finally made the plunge and got my first Johan kit, the 1964 Dodge 440 Super Stock kit. The Super Stock kit isn't too expensive yet, but if you want the convertible or the ramchargers version with the optional funny car chassis, be prepared to sell a kidney.
In 1983 I got a 73 4dr Dart $300 Drove it 2 years I got into 3 fender benders, Collected about $1200 from the other drivers, Sold it running still for $300 Only time I made money on a car! Called it The Deathmobie
I love the plastic trivia. I did not know that before! Always interesting Mr. Magnante!
Ahh. What better way to spend a cold winter Saturday morning than with a cup of coffee, Mags, and a car model crawl. Congrats on hitting 40k+.
I have many of them old models! Some from Johans, monogram, revell and mpc. I love building models. I love it! Keep me busy! And I enjoy it. Green video Steve!👌😎👍
Excellent video Steve...you are a walking automotive encyclopedia. I enjoy your videos!
Gday, we only got A bodies in oz and we've always had a saying 'u cant kill em with abuse OR neglect. If thats the go on ozzie roads (goattracks) ya know Dodge/Chrysler must be an exceptional piece of kit . Stay warm Steve, cars is cars whatever scale. Cheers
Steve keep the model video coming and johan are my all time favorite model kits!! I own a crap ton of them and build them as well and you need to put on your shirt at the bottom Palmer kits you are a stepchild!Lol!🤣
I remember when the ‘61 Dart first came out and the government ordered Chrysler to add two more tail/brake lights because the originals were too small. They tacked the extras in the panel below the trunk lid.
The ‘61 Dodge was reissued as an X-El promo in the 1980s / 90s.
Searching eBay for model kits will always show listings for promo models and I always wondered what was up with the warping. Acetate. Who knew. Steve knew!
Really love the 62' year Darts.
I have a Jo-Han 1960 Plymouth that is polystyrene, so I believe '60 was maybe the first year for it.
I had a ‘73 Dodge Dart Sport back in ‘77, with a 318 -8 , 2door, Bronze Gold paint exterior and white vinyl top and interior, bench seat and auto on column. Great car, good pickup and cruiser. Liked that car.
My first car at age 19, in 1983 was, I think a 1974 with the same spec's. And mine had a little turn-signal light on the front fenders. The person I bought it from had a nice stereo put in, with equalizer.
Cool stuff, Thanks for sharing Steve!
Thanks for the modeling videos Steve! They are great!
Back in the 90's and early 2000's I should have bought up a lot of those dealer promos when they were going for $20 to $30 on ebay
Keep crawling Steve!!! There's something magical about being in a junkyard!! Every time I'm in one I get so excited I have to take a s***
Hahaha... It's true though!🤘
Keep up the great work Steve 👍
I really wish someone would come out with a 70 Dart so I could make a model kit of my first car.
Man I wish I still had that car.
I really like this "model crawl" its great to see these rare and hard to find kits. 🤗
I have a friend who has his name listed on the box as a crewman on the Warren Stewart Dodge Dart stocker model kit
Love the models episodes.
My first car was a 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer station wagon that I bought off of my uncle. Nice car.
Another great video, thanks again. I love all your videos but really prefer the model ones as I am retired and unfortunately can no longer afford the full size cars I still enjoy looking good reading about them mostly for ideas for my model projects. Thanks again and keep them coming.
Love it see now I feel like going out to the hobby store and do the “ Model Crawl” . The wife is going to kill me . Thanks Steve…..
I like the indoor modeling days.
As always ...great kits !!!
I see a 71 Roadrunner/Superbird behind you. I would love to hear more about that one.
awesome kits Steve the 62 Dart/polara 500 is my holy grail thx for the tips an tricks will keep searching i know shes out out there 😁🤩😎
Great video Steve
*South frozen fingers, installing a 5.7 in a 1995 Z71 4x4 Silverado, unheated garage
"a dip into the brake fluid" what is this? like acid dipping for plastics? I must know!
I was thinking the same thing. It must release the glue as well.
Yes, yes, do tell!
I think it strips the paint off the plastic. You can also use regular bleach ....put the car body or parts in a Ziploc bag with bleach and strip the paint without damaging the plastic.
Brake fluid strips paint, but if you leave it in too long it will melt plastic.
Could you do something on dash figures,/ dolls . Things that got stuck on the dash pad things. Maybe 50's to the 70's. Fuzzy dice and dash knobs . You need a hula girl lamp doing her thing in your back gound side table .
Enjoy your Commentary.( you keep things rolling for us OCD challenge folks
Nice man! I got a original 61 t bird promo car it even has all the wording and sales pitches molded into the floor
The first Dodge Dart was called a Seneca I have a 61 four-door for sale in Connecticut I wish Steve had a Red Bull handy
I have a 58 Edsel that's a dealer promo. Aqua and with white top
I remember that acetate plastic..i thought it had a bad odor..you might try hot water to straighten out those warped bodies I've done it in the past when they would come out of the box warped..the hot water worked after a few tries..just a thought..Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Loving these car model videos, keep them coming especially the johan ones. How about a video of some c body mopar models, I’ve got some of the johans a nice collection I’ve built but personally love the big cars from johan.
anther awesome video sir very cool
We need a cave tour, Steve! Holy fuck
Another great video
Oreo's and Red Bull... breakfast of champions!
I put them in Purple Power...not so hard to clean up after the dip.
Get well Steve!!!!!
Dart was a silly name for the 60 and 61 Dodge
The name dart implies that it can be nimble , small enough to "dart" through traffic now it was perfect for the compact a body dart
New to your channel love the model vids . Hope u find the piece u dropped
The problem with acetate plastics is the very thing that gives the product its plasticity ( esters ) are given up or lost by the product causing it to warp over time.
Great video steve i strangely never got into models. could you do an introductory video showing off some of your favourite brands of models for someone who has no idea what to buy
I can hear it, "Super Stock Dart is windin' out in low"". By the way that 'Vette didn't have a chance against that 413.
New info,never knew the history
Jimmy Carter did so many great things for this country.😆
Do you know of any model companies that make a 1970 Dart kit?
That was my first car and I want to make a model of it.
Thanks Steve..
I have to know what are those cans on top of the radiator in the back corner of the room. Cat food??? LOL.
every video i watch i’m working on a model build
i wish someone would make a '66 belvedere kit . '65 and '67 GTX kits but no '66 .
I love building models I have them on my channel what would it take to purchase a car that you have built I don't care what model it is the cheapest most common thing I just want to add 1 of yours to my collection
Holy hell, I need that 61 Dart!
I had a 64 Dart bought used and drove it for a few years, Sold it to a neighbor lady who drove it another 10 years atleast. That's when Dodge new how to make them last.
Is that fancy feast on the radiator? Lol
Steve,, What did you say you removed paint with? Sounded like you said brake fluid! Eric in FLA
Hey Steve junkyard digs recently picked up a pretty nice ram charger that you can pick up fairly cheap but it needs some work it sat for 25 years or something like that check out the video 👍
Nice video - thanks 💯
I wished I’d have enough foresight to have kept so many of my completed kits I destroyed with fire crackers. 😵💫
Yeah l did the same thing 4th of july 1977 blew up about 40 really sharp models cars trucks vans you could stuff them full of firecrackers what explosion it was great but damn who knew lol🤔
What you mean my "Take a dip in the brake fluid"? Is that a safe paint stripper for polystyrene models?
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How do you think those warped models would react to a little heat and “unwarping” them?
Not great mine have either cracked or warped worse with minor heating especially the 50s and early 60s promos i tried it.on
They tend to warp again over time.
off subject , is that cat food on the radiator to your right ? LOL
If you throw it on some grass, does that make it a Lawn Dart?
I’m sorry for the pun.
You made a comment about a dip in brake fluid as if it removes paint. Did I understand that right?
Yes, if a model has been painted with most brush or aerosol paints, submerging it in DOT 3 brake fluid will loosen the paint. It takes a few days for heavy applications but won't hurt the plastic. This type of brake fluid also removes chrome plating from kit parts. I use a toothbrush to scrub the paint off the plastic. THANKS for watching, Steve
1st view... From SNOWY Couth Carolina!
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R u warming the cat 🐈 food on the heat radiator
Cat food?
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Just don't lawn dart it is all