So in 1983 when I was but a young guy I bought my first and only new car, a 1983 Dodge Shelby charger. When the kit came out I of coarse bought it as I had a great reference to model it! Never finished it as it had some discrepancies, notably the air cleaner was not correct and it included decals for a silver car with blue stripes. Later they replaced it with a snaptite kit of the turbo version that was of a blue car with silver stipes like what I had. So, does anyone know what is different as far as the kits go? Different parts? I am looking at getting the turbo version to have the right decals, but I also had a 1986 turbo as well, also blue with silver stripe. Would be cool to finish the one I started way back then, but would like to do my turbo as well.
Hi,
Dig through this site and see what it says.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-78-0876-250-dodge-shelby-charger--1104664
Bill
According to scalemates they are two different kits.
The old kit you have is probably an MPC kit - this one:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-78-0876-250-dodge-shelby-charger--1104664
The snaptite is a Monogram kit
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-1416-dodge-charger--175268
But there is a turbo version by MPC:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-1-0718-dodge-shelby-charger--623753
Here is the lineage of Shelby Charger kits on scalemates
https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=Kits&q=shelby+charger
Finish that old one!
Doh… beat me to it GM