Mopar or No Car: Two Classic Chargers From Greenlight

When it comes to classic muscle, nothing beats Mopar. I don't know who's fastest around the track, but I know who's gonna be winning the beauty contest. And it's definitely not going to be anything from GM or Ford. Case in point: these two right here, a metallic olive green '68 Charger and a bright red '70 Charger topped with a white roof.

Both are by Greenlight. In my opinion, they are the best when it comes to muscle cars in 1/64. When I first started blogging, I posted about them all the time because I couldn't stop myself from grabbing their cars off the pegs. This stuff seriously looks good, despite quality issues, super fat tires, wobbly stance, and what have you. It's been a dry spell here as of late, and there hasn't been much new product to choose from. I would not order these online because of said quality issues; you really have to inspect each model before buying.

However, I did manage to find some releases here and there, and I think I struck gold by picking up this pair.

The '68 comes from the GL Muscle series, which is really the quintessential Greenlight product line. The '70 comes from the somewhat-new Barrett Jackson series, which is essentially an extension of the GL Muscle line. As I said, they do muscle better than the competition. They do classic muscle car wheels better than everyone else. Greenlight also has great taste when it comes to paint selection and paint schemes. They don't overdo the designs and throw flames on everything. Just simple, clean, and period-correct decos.

Enjoy this wonderful pair.

That olive green though...

Greenlight's GL Muscle Series 14

I've been on a tear recently. After a brief dry spell from the holiday season, it seems stores have started to put out fresh new product on the pegs. Great for me, because I just found these three beauties the other night. They are from Greenlight, and they're from the GL Muscle series, which focuses on American sports cars, past and present.

The trio you see here are the '69 Chevrolet Yenko COPO Chevelle, '70 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, and '71 Plymouth HEMI Cuda. The three others from this series are the '66 Shelby GT-350H, '11 Mopar Dodge Charger, and '12 Mopar Chrysler 300. All of them are stunners and are worth picking up, depending on your tastes. Today, I have these three to show you guys.

Priced at $6.99 each, they come in clamshell blisters with a collectible "trading" card, for those of you who are into that sort of thing. Me? I open them, keep the cars and toss everything else away. Which allows me to give them their much-deserved DLM treatment, like so:

We'll start with the HEMI Cuda because it's my favorite classic muscle car. This one comes in Violet, which is absolutely a great color. The HEMI vinyling is done in flat black and can be hard to see. I personally would've done it in white instead, but hey, who am I to complain?

Next, we have the Olds 442 in Custom Blue.

The color is the first thing that strikes you. White and yellow stripes finish off the look very well. And then you realize the 442 is a gorgeous car to begin with, so your hands will be itching to grab this one immediately. This particular example is based off the Goodyear Grabber vehicle, designed for off-road racing. That's what the trading card says. I honestly have no clue; I just know it looks pretty darn nice.

 

Last is the Yenko Chevelle in Daytona Yellow.

I saved the best one for last. This is my personal favorite of the three. I know Greenlight has released this model many times, but I've never found one until now. Now I understand why this one has a hard time staying on the pegs. If you're like me and you don't know a thing about classic cars, you might have only heard of Yenko from that one Fast & Furious movie with the Camaro. You don't have to know what it is to appreciate it. Killer looks.

Try as I might, I couldn't get the hood to open, so I don't have a photo for that. Nonetheless, I hope what you see here has convinced you to go out and look for some of these. The price tag is a bit on the steep side, but they're completely worth it.

Until next time!