Full build and review of the new issue of the 1988 Dodge Shelby Daytona Z by MPC.

[@johngligo4049]

Beautiful Daytona Z Louie! Love that Metallic Blue with grey interior! I cannot wait to get this kit in my stash!

[@kregskorner8851]

Cool car I had a 84 Daytona Turbo back in the day Have meny kits of this model. Glad to see it return with cool box art.

[@onixfieroandscalemodelworks]

Great build. I love your color choice. Seems like a really detailed motor in that kit. I think I’m going to pick one up.

[@johnhines2482]

Very nice, Louie

[@bigbama34]

You did a really good job. Enjoyed this video a lot.

[@StephenLafian]

Very sweet build I have too get two too build the second version I love that too I called it on blue very sharp

[@heidihobear]

This car was seen in the later years of the tv show hunter. Driven by the girl on the show. Red with black. It’s on my list to build

[@emmexfyv]

DeeDee McCall- I had 2 of them in real life. Fun cars.

[@KarlScaleModeling]

Another great build from you Louie, nice unboxing too. Well done 👍🏼👍🏼

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you!!! Happy Modeling

[@TheHelado36]

Love these cars !!!

[@50goingon15]

Great video as always. One of these days I want to take one of these and give it a 70 Daytona treatment with an appropriate wing, fenders and nose. That V8 option fits right into that concept. It would have to be rear wheel drive so I think it would be a big project.

[@jayr5331]

Wow your detail work is magnificent! I never get tired of your builds.

[@hortonshotrodshop2003]

👍 Had one of those well the Daytona Pacifica turbo fun fast little car. White with dark red interior.Nice work on the build

[@jlupien502]

This was my first car I bought after high school. Loved that thing

[@BigSkyModelWorkshop]

Super sharp build Louie, love the color!

[@eibenjohn1299]

Great build, I used to have a 89 Daytona C/S

[@joeculpjr3028]

For a 1/25 scale 4 cylinder there sure is a whole lot of lil detail parts. Looks great Louie KUTGW

[@Ricksscalemodelworkshop]

One of the parts trees were from the MPC 84 Daytona one of the 4 cylinder engines was from that kit.

[@myesenc]

That looks like a kit that I want to build👍👍👍

[@TheAutisticModeler]

It show be out in November. Thanks for watching

[@jamesdurham9182]

Great looking build as always Louie.

[@craigwellsjr3968]

Looks awesome.

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you!!! Happy Modeling

[@jasonrothgeb6071]

I love the knowledge of your fan base! I am no expert of Iacocca Era Chrysler Products despite being a car crazy teen during that time. I had never heard of the Decepzione. I just finished doing a little research on that Skunkwerks Prototype. That Lamborghini engine had four cams and four two barrel Webbers! Between that and no AWD hardware that that Lamborghini engine was mated to, I think we can safely eliminate that as a model for that optional V-8. My guess was it was a "make it look cool" option with no regard to any prototypical accuracy. The 4 Lug Custom Wheels seem to provide some evidence of that approach on the MPC Product Designers Part. Great video! I love what you do Louie!

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you!! I really enjoy reading all your guys comments. Thank you for watching. Happy Modeling.

[@trevorupton6904]

Me to

[@goforitpainting]

Looks cool.

[@seanh2390]

was interested in seeing what’s inside the box so thanks for the video

[@davidparsleyscustomscaleemerge]

That really looks great! Love the color.

[@carlkandetzki9077]

What a fantastic build. You do such excellent work

[@GoadModelCars]

Goadmodelcars here i seen my shop card on your wall thank you so much brother

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Yes!! Thank you for sending it over. I just recently hung up my cards.

[@martyoberman2108]

Great build and review, Louie! What I like to do if I can't attach front/rear bumper parts for painting is use a tacky glue like Aleene's (I'm sure you've seen Chris at HPIGUYS workshop use it for windows and such) and "tack glue" the parts on for uniform painting results. They're easily removed after the paint dries and worse case scenario is you score the seams before removing the parts from the main body to prevent the paint from pulling away. Hope this helps!😊

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I have used that product before. God tip. Thank you. I appreciate you watching. Happy Modeling

[@markkuhn1297]

Wow, awesome job! Looks like a real car shrunk down. I'm getting back into car modeling after a loooong time away and I was really interested in how you used actual automotive paint on the body. I was in my late twenties when this car came out and three of my friends had one. Chalk me up as a new subscriber.

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you 😊!!! I do appreciate your support

[@michaelsullivan1262]

Mint kit and build, man! ✌🏼 i just had a thought, it would be cool to scratch build one of the black front end “bras” that were popular back in those days. I never put one on a vehicle, but I remember seeing them everywhere along with rear window louvers.

[@eibenjohn1299]

@@michaelsullivan1262 seen a lot of them

[@JackWebster-cs8hi]

Great job buddy

[@Dirks_NUMA_Files]

Cool build, you've been subbed

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I appreciate the support!! I’m not as big as the other “Guy” on KZbin. But I feel I put my own spin on things. Plus I build odd and sometimes vintage kits on my channel. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Modeling.

[@davidhinkson8856]

This is an impressive model with all the build options, and I'm sure some of those alternative engines can find their way into other builds. This car looked very Japanese in terms of its styling and reminds me of its successor, the Eagle Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse, as well as the Mitsubishi Starion to some extent. Nice to see a Chrysler sports car from this era in kit form again.

[@PHX8637]

Great build, Louie. Again, the detailing was perfect. Also glad you chose to put the 4 cylinder in the model. If Ford had thought a little bit about performance back in 1974 the Mustang II would have been more popular. The 4 cylinder that was offered by Ford only did the basics, got you from A to B. The blue color choice looks good.

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you!!! I really enjoyed this build. I’m glad you liked it too.

[@JimFlanagan4206]

Totally rad! A transverse V8 in that thing would have been a hand full!

[@maxbrandt6]

Nice work! So 80s, so good! I guess the 'Z' in the title was to make us think of the Datsuns, maybe a competitor? As one viewer remarked, on quick glance it is reminiscent of 1st gen Mazda RX-7s.

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I agree

[@jamesjohnson6924]

Super nice build sir! and it was good to see a true Gen X muscle car being brought to the channel. I have some most likely useless information for you regarding your questioning on the 5 bolt pattern factory wheels in the kit, and the 4 bolt pattern custom wheel option. When this kit was first introduced by MPC it was of the early '83 or '84 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z. Those vehicles that shared the infamous K-Car underpinnings of the early '80's, all used 4 lug wheels, even the mini vans. So, if you were to look at the early Daytona kits you'll see that both the stock and custom wheels are 4 lug. But by '85, the Chrysler Corp. went to a more traditional 5 lug design to be better suited for the larger car platforms that were soon to come aboard like the Plymouth Caravelle and Dodge 600, so to simplify production they used the same brake parts across all the models. The reason you have that odd wheel choice in the kit is because the chrome tree was mostly a carryover from the earlier kit. MPC just updated the stock wheels to the later design and left the custom set alone. Round 2 just took what was already there and ran with it. Thanks again for your great videos, and God bless!

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Makes sense!! Thank you for your knowledge!! Always appreciated. Happy Modeling

[@charlespalavros6952]

Beautiful built ! Had a brand new 1984 Daytona turbo off the show room floor , What type of glue are u using

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I use Tamiya quick set thin and some Tamiya thick. (Orange lid)

[@rtking1969]

I wish they would release the 84 Daytona

[@TheAutisticModeler]

MPC did have the earlier body issue. 1984-85 style. Just look around online like eBay and such. It shows a black car on the box. Hope this helps you. Happy modeling

[@brianlewis6926]

The exhaust manifolds for the V8 look like sb ford

[@The8429]

What kind of glue are you using on the interior?

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Tamiya Slow setting cement

[@jamesjohnson6924]

Doh! Correction...I meant the Dodge 400!

[@dongordon4464]

1987 - 88 I copied this from Wikipedia Following the Chrysler takeover of Lamborghini, product programs general manager Jack Stavana introduced a program to fit a Lamborghini Jalpa V8 into a Daytona. The motor was linked to an all-wheel drive (AWD) system designed by Lotus UK and the car was called the Decepzione. Despite its performance and media buzz generated by articles in Automobile magazine, the project was discontinued because of the engine's oil pan having just 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of ground clearance, necessitated by the comparatively tall engine block

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Thank you for the awesome answer. A prototype version!! So cool. Thank you for watching!!

[@boostedsaleen6146]

Should have done the red one off the wraith

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I thought about that but, it was an earlier model.

[@Eddie-di6eb6cv8v]

Is that color a Mopar color? You said it was Bahama blue..

[@TheAutisticModeler]

I just checked the can. Says General Motors Bahama Blue.

[@Eddie-di6eb6cv8v]

@@TheAutisticModeler thanks

[@Dartman6]

The V8 engine looks like a generic V8. It looks like it has Chev valve covers, but evenly spaced exhaust ports like a Ford engine. It's definitely not a small block Mopar which is weird cuz MPC had numerous small blocks tooled up they could have used in this kit.

[@TheAutisticModeler]

Yeah, just a generic v8. No specific brand

[@IanLanc]

A quick glance and you'd mistake this car for an early Mazda RX7.

[@billjordan7947]

Make a good macall car