The name "Charger," which has been around Dodge for ages, now adorns a pretty brutish looking four-door sedan.

Though purists have fussed because it is a four-door instead of a two-door coupe, there's enough aggression, sports flavor and high performance to satisfy most people.

But all that aside, it's fun to remember what the Charger once was, having started out as a large, fastback coupe in 1966.

It's easier to take that trip down memory lane thanks to the new ¹/₁₈th scale 1966 Dodge Charger introduced by RC2.

It's a highly accurate, well done -- and heavy -- metal model that faithfully reproduces everything about this car, right down to the highly chromed interior and push buttons on the doors. The hidden headlights even work!

The trunk on the car is carpeted, just as it was in the real car, and the shade of yellow is a dead ringer for the one used on the original car, too.

At first glance, the model looks oddly proportioned, but a look at some old sales catalogs and other pictures of the original proves that the somewhat ungainly profile of the real car was reproduced quite well in the model.

I had only one quibble: the engine. Although the wiring and the pattern in which it is installed is quite accurate for a Mopar V-8 (it's a 383-cubic-incher in this model), the air cleaner and a few accessories are not what was produced at the factory. On the other hand, I evaluated a pre-production model, and the engine may be changed when the model appears in stores.

It's worth noting that a Hemi-engined version of this model is coming out in a lilac shade. In the meantime, the 383 equipped Charger model will be available at almost any hobby shop or "big box" store. No price has been published, but expect to pay around $40.