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26/12/2017 10:46 am
A wonderful Christmas gift was a Tekno Monza GT the GM experimental Corvair show car from 1962. I really like it BUT...It needs a little restoration and I was hoping someone knew how to dismantle it. I remember (vaguely) seeing it was in kit form but maybe it was just the Kirk version. But I do need help with her and I'd like to know if the tires can be replaced also. And she needs a steering wheel too. Help please.
27/12/2017 3:47 am
tires are available. steering wheel probably from DK...
take-apart is possible but not advised. very hard to put back together.
The rear baseplate has a small hole - a screwdriver can pry it apart there, but the plastic clip underneath usually breaks and thus it can not be put together again
What color(s) is it? Kirk and Tekno are identical (just the name changed).
Karl
27/12/2017 6:42 am
This one is all white with just number 88 on the rear deck.
It has no quarter windows and the headlight doors are unpainted, but they work, open and close. The roof top is clear and the interior is red but it is missing the steering wheel. Just one of the tires has an imperfection but not terrible. I do plan on taking it apart to repaint it. Am I planning a sin? She begs for restoration. It should be silver with a silver roof. It's got a great shape.
28/12/2017 12:26 am
They also came in chrome, so maybe look for ... [pics] one of those?
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The all-white is pretty rare, so I would not repaint it unless it is chipped/worn. Two-color or all red seem to be pretty common:
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28/12/2017 12:28 am
Replacement steering wheel is expensive from DK, so maybe look for a beater on ebay?
28/12/2017 4:40 am
Thank you for this information Karl. Do you have contact info for the tires? I am not familiar with DK.
28/12/2017 5:54 am
DK=Denmark. Link to a dealer here. [link/pic]
Use Kontact near the top to send him a message. He speaks English and I have ordered from him in the past.
He should have a spare steering wheel also.
WARNING: There are 2 tire sizes - thin and thick tread. I can't tell from his photo which one that is.
The Tekno is the white one below, with the thick tread:
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Which tires does yours have?
28/12/2017 9:31 am
My cars tires seem narrower than these you showed.
And they are much harder. From age or play time I imagine. That dismantling key looks complex enough so I may leave it alone. But I may replace all four tires. As a modeller I do still really want to repaint the car in proper silver but instead of dismantling I may have a better strategy. Then when I get all finished I will find out that NEO or somebody else has planned to do this car in their next releases. I'll take that chance. Wish me luck. Thank you Karl for all the help.
28/12/2017 2:00 pm
If you email the dealer Peter in DK, mention that you have the older, narrower tires.
28/12/2017 2:01 pm
Can't wait to see the end results!
29/12/2017 2:45 pm
One of my earliest Teknos - the all-red version with GT decals.
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29/12/2017 11:26 pm
Very nice Harv.
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Nottinghamshire England UK