[Closed] Exoto Cobra 427 S/C in ......1/14 scale?

Yeah, you're nuts. 1/14 is a very popular scale. Detailed replicas represented in this scale......

...........GOTCHA!

If 1/14 is correct then, like you, I too am at a loss to explain why such an obscure ratio was chosen. It really makes no sense unless they're trying, somehow, to tie these in with large scale semi truck models. I believe Taymia and a few others produce product in this scale (mostly R/C).

Why did Highway 61 produce such great vintage trucks in 1/16 scale? They thought, I suppose, the "1/16 farm guys" would buy (literally) into it.

H61 made some very questionable business moves. The 1:16 trucks was one but another was...

... the 1:6 scale '57 Corvette. My buddy had one for a while and it was HUGE!!! I'm certain that was not a profitable move for H61 as the market had to be extremely limited.

Exoto is showing a pre-order for $1795.00. However, Exoto is notorious for announcing...

... models that never come to pass. Perhaps this will be different. Bob is right that the decision of 1:14 scale is quite puzzling.

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I wish I had one though. I had my chances but passed. Always loved that donut sized spare!

This manufacturer should be banned from being mentioned

Love their product, hate their business methods, I know I am not alone for prepayment of proposed releases that have not been made- I paid for one of these over 10 YEARS ago! The Cobra photo is actually a 1:12th scale Kyosho release shown, highly doubtful it will ever be released , like the First Heat Series of CanAm models, the rest of the XCU Ford MarkIVS,etc,etc,etc,

I pre-ordered a 1:18 Ferrari 250 GTO I think back in 1998???? NADA.

I can add some insite to the Corvette situation....

Back when this was released I had a booth set for Barrett Jackson to sell my Custom Diecast Replica services and was approached by Tom@HWY61 about splitting a booth so they could sell "just" that Corvette. They ended up bailing on splitting the booth but did provide me with the prototype to display and take pre orders on.

I sold 19 that week at BJ's and added another 8 in the week or two afterwards. At $795 it was well worth it but it was a huge piece that was, as I was told, a personal project from the CEO because he owned that identical car.

They then decided to release a black/silver cove version (1-500)that they provided to me for display at another huge AZ collector car auction which was a few weeks after BJ's.

It was Dean Kruses last auction in AZ before he was arrested for illegal business practices. That auction I basically just sold these Corvettes in either red or black. Kruse himself bought one of each and that 3 day auction netted 12 total sales. In the end they gave me distributor pricing on what I sold and let me keep the red and black display models which I wish I still had but sold when the economy tanked. I think if I remember I got 500 for the red and 600 for the black one with there shipping cases on eBay. It was the economy that took down those Corvettes and while not the smartest scale the car was a seller IMHO, especially to Corvette guys.

Very interesting info John, thanks.

Thanks, John. Very interesting to hear how these projects get started. However...

... it still doesn't mean it was a profitable move for H61. Considering the cost to develop and manufacture these models, it would seem unlikely that the market would be robust enough to support 1:6 scale models in quantities to recoup their initial investment. This is especially so with a model that sells for only $800/each.