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04/07/2021 12:11 pm
Just sorting through some old boxes in a cupboard and came across this unbuilt 1:32 Lindberg kit of a Chevy Monza coupe.
I thought this was quite a pretty car from most angles, although I would have liked it better if they had made the nose less boxy and put the headlamps behind flush covers, rather than sitting in those crude little recesses.
Anyway, I just wondered if anyone had come across a 1:43 version? The only Monza 2+2s I can find (built or kit) are racing versions with huge spoilers that completely ruin the looks (unless you're a racing fan, obviously).
Browsing online yesterday I found pic of a model on eBay which claimed to be 1:43 (and also claimed to be "very rare", with an asking price of something like US$150.)
No markings on the base, and the grey finish and the wheels make it look suspiciously like a 1:25 plastic kit or dealer promo, although those normally go for about US$30 - $35.
Oddly enough, when I searched again today to check the seller's details, for the life of me I couldn't track it down again. Can some mad person have bought it overnight?
Anyway, has anyone come across one of these? Not that I have any intention of paying that kind of money for it, I'm just curious.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
04/07/2021 12:50 pm
Pretty sure that is the MPC promo - here is a green one - check out those wheels!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/264832774471?hash=item3da9437147:g:EtgAAOSwRylfOLHY
04/07/2021 5:17 pm
I rented one of these once, with the small V8 in it (305?). Drove it about 1000 miles, was not a bad car as I recall. BTW, here's the race car festooned with spoilers, just to make Graeme's day.
