I can't find a 1:18 or 1:24 steel model of a 72 Challenger. Lots of 70 and 71, no steel models of 72. Don't want a plastic glued one.
Not available?
Several years ago ERTL, the company that made the American Muscle series of 1:18 scale cars, was planning on making a '72 Challenger. I was told that they were working on the tooling. Some hobby sites on the internet even had advertisements for a '72 Challenger, but no pic as they stated that the model hasn't come out yet. I later contacted ERTL and for some reason or other, the idea was scrapped.
The thought of making a '72 Challenger has come to my mind many times. I picked up a couple "Fast and the Furious" Challengers with hopes of someday
turning one of these into a '72 model. With some plastic styrene from the local hobby store it may be able to be done. It might look like Franenstein, but it might be able to be done.
As far as plastic goes, yes, there are several 1/24 scale kits out there. Each not accurate in their own way but it's better than nothing. The signature pics I have are of the ARII kit from Japan. I like this one the most in that it has opening hood and doors. The engine and interior (See right sig. pic.) is not that accurrate, engine not that good at all actually. The slotted wheels that come with the kit are nice but the Magnum 500s aren't so hot so I swapped them out from another kit.
The coolest thing is that about 30+ years ago, one time only did my brother and I ever work on model cars together, I made the Otaki version (Rock Machines of Hawii) of the ARII Challenger model and I still have it to this day. Odd to think that when I was little, I would make a model of a car I would eventually own.
