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I had the set with that truck, a racing boat, and a trailer. I recall that one having solid, one-piece tires *NM*
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I forgot about that kit. Doesn't/didn't that kit have 2 piece tires? *NM*
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On another site, they're saying Revell is coming out with RMX-4552 1/25 1976 Chevy Street Pickup Truck. Anyone know which variant this might be? *NM*
It's the old Revell Stepside, possibly best known from the Hot Rod Series reissue with the black monochomatic truck on the box. Appears it's been reissued at least a couple times since then. *NM*
I forgot about that kit. Doesn't/didn't that kit have 2 piece tires? *NM*
I had the set with that truck, a racing boat, and a trailer. I recall that one having solid, one-piece tires *NM*
I forgot about that kit, too. That's one I wish I had gotten. Revell, would you mind.... *NM*
That kit was originally tooled up as Jimmy Carter's brother's service station truck so that tells you about how long it's been in production. LOL *PIC*
Here's a link that might be entertaining. "When Embarrassing Presidential Relatives Got Model Kits: Billy Carter's Redneck Power Pickup!" *NM* *LINK*
Don't forget AMT's Jimmy Carter funny car kit 'Quarter Mile Smile'[ *NM*
Ya know, , IF Revell stuck a set of stock bumpers and front suspension in there and filled that hole in the roof it wouldn't be a 1/2 bad kit. , , Oh and a set of stock rear fenders, the ones in the kit are aftermarket. *NM*
Revell sure got a lot of mileage from those rear fenders. Here's one example from the internet....PIC
Here's another example from Revell's Custom Parts for Pickups...PIC
They used those back fenders on their custom Chevy Luv , Ford Courier and Datsun pickup kits too but with a smaller box. *NM*
The Custom Parts for Pickups included both the larger bed & small ones like were used in your refernce kits. *NM*
Yes. I had that set back in the day. That section of plastic that was supposed to be used for custom grille was just bad. looked lore like a section of metal catwalk. LOL *NM*
Revell was in something of a swoon at the time - how good is the kit?
I was put off by the kit's dropped tube front zxle and the quick change rear end. sur, if I wanted stock parts, there was the MPC kit, but the MPC kit was rarer than hen's teeth in my little nook & cranny of the world.
MPC kit was rarer than hen's teeth in my little nook & cranny of the world. , I never even seen one [2 wheel drive] in person until the mid '00s. Kinda hoping that mystery kit they announced that has never been reissued in the original version will be a 2 wheel drive '78. *NM*
Here's a good overview of all the kits associated with that particular tooling... *NM* *LINK*