Gotta say, for as cool as the JoHan Maverick was with a 6-banger (best in scale until the Moby 240 in the Ford pickups) as a 12 year old, my reaction would have been ... "what the h....?" as I'd rummage the scrap box for a 427.

The scale business was in real trouble at the time with promos drying up, kids leaving the hobby and not being replaced, cost of everything going out of sight and boring subject matter.