Either way they were the only kits of this subject matter to ever be made, and IIRC the run for this body in NASCAR was quite short.

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ERTL #8105 Richard Petty 1981 Chevy Caprice; anybody got the instructions for that one?
- Have the kit in the stash somewhere but not readily avail -to your question re the body, wouldn’t call it palmeresque but it’s not accurate , most glaring error being it’s the formal roof style body as opposed to the actual car was the sloped back rear window style bod
  - If it's an '81, it's completely wrong as NASCAR went to the 110" wheelbase cars that year *NM*
    - For these two kits (petty and waltrip) being accurate doesn’t really seem to have been a factor, …but the boxes were pretty , lol *NM* *PIC*
      - This is pic of the kit itself from the box side panel image *NM* *PIC*
      - Either way they were the only kits of this subject matter to ever be made, and IIRC the run for this body in NASCAR was quite short.
        
        One of the resin companies (SMH if I recall) did the correct style body to fit the monogram GM chassis . Also Too Many Projects did a 3d print version of the correct style body in street form that could be converted . Yes, you are correct these were the only Caprices done by
        
        Yes, definitely more of a collectible than anything else. I wonder how many were made… a friend had one many years ago and I think that was the only one I ever saw. *NM*
        
        ERTL did both a kit and a pre built version of both, also a 1/64 scale version , they pop up on eBay from time to time *NM*
        
        How about using it for a replica-stock of a regular 1981 Impala? Looks like the front-end grill-lights are a decal.... Anyone has pictures of the actual kit parts? *NM*
        
        Really don’t mean to bag on the kit (heck I bought and still have them both) but its toylike at best, Modelhaus at one time did do a street version of the body but honestly if looking to build a caprice I’d go with the one too many projects did , it’s way more accurate *NM*
        
        Looks like it was the earlier version with the bubble rear glass. *PIC*
        
        Whats in the box -PICS
        
        Cool collector's piece as is! Thanks for posting the pics! *NM*
        Waltrip Caprice *NM* *PIC*
        
        Another *NM* *PIC*