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These pictures came with a 65 Plymouth I bought.

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Re: AFX [Re: BERTS DART] #196424
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Melrose Missile

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Re: AFX [Re: BERTS DART] #196431
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Great stuff. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess teh guy you bought your car from was an AWB fan...
Seriously, though, the Melrose Missile VII restoration should finally be completed and ready for action this summer.

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He is a free-lance magazine writer who was building an AFX clone for the street. Circumstances led me to buy the car from him. I also got alot of "factory" instruction paperwork and parts lists along with the pix. They have been copied a few times, but interesting reading.

Re: AFX [Re: topside] #196433
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You must be talking about the Melrose Missile VII REPLICA using some of the original parts since the original car was cut-up and destroyed by Cecil Yother. Would that be correct ?? Thanks, Reed in Neb.

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Yes, Reed, it's not a restoration of the original body - the original tub doesn't exist. I should have said re-bodied. Being that it uses a lot of the original parts, and the fab work & appearance is period-correct, I consider it a bit more of a restoration than what most folks would call a replica, which lately implies more deviation from correct/original.

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Thanks Steve, I glad it's being done and I'm sure that Mr. Cecil Y. is plenty excited.
I'm doing a replica of the "Sensation" (Ex- Melrose Missile VI) using the Don Long chassis, straight axle, floor, rollbar, etc. It's pretty Kool to build something you can "show&go" and not worry about screwing up a "real" car.
Many Thanks for the interesting info and please keep us informed of it's progress.
Reed in Neb.

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hey Steve...nice pics...

can you post some pics of the car you purchased and perhaps during the construction..

thanks......Jeff

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AWB cars are some of my absolute favorites.


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These pictures came with a 65 Plymouth I bought.


This car is at Paradise Road Speed Shop in Richmond, VA. now. The guy that owns the shop owns the car.

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These pictures came with a 65 Plymouth I bought.


This car is at Paradise Road Speed Shop in Richmond, VA. now. The guy that owns the shop owns the car.




It's nice to see some of the old ones still with us--so many are not!

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Thanx for sharing the pics that you got with your project. Looking forward to seeing pics of your prject when you get to 'em. Will be nice to see the remains of the Melrose Missile worked into a proper recreation.

Just got signed up here, found it in a google search for AWB stuff. Longtime AWB fan here, finally got around to starting one of my own. It's a little rough and far from pretty, but definetly accurate for a an ol' AWB-converted-S/S lightwieght trying to keep up in 67-68.Loosely based on Shirl Greer's "Tension" '65 Dodge. www.primerking.com


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Thanx for sharing the pics that you got with your project. Looking forward to seeing pics of your prject when you get to 'em. Will be nice to see the remains of the Melrose Missile worked into a proper recreation.

Just got signed up here, found it in a google search for AWB stuff. Longtime AWB fan here, finally got around to starting one of my own. It's a little rough and far from pretty, but definetly accurate for a an ol' AWB-converted-S/S lightwieght trying to keep up in 67-68.Loosely based on Shirl Greer's "Tension" '65 Dodge. www.primerking.com




I got my car before it was too hacked up and put it back stock with a 426 wedge. Sold it to a guy in Indy and heard it is in N.C. now. I know the Greer family. Not really well, but raced with his son Van every week at Bristol. He still races there, I don't. They live in Kingsport, about 20 miles away.
Thanks for the interest. I love them too!







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