4 1/64 "square body" Chevrolet pickup review.

[ranma]

This is a review for  four square body Chevrolet pickup's  made by: Auto World, M2Machines, Matchbox, and Greenlight. I'll rank them from the poorest to the best.Th

 First up is the matchbox step side square body: It's a tad smaller than the other three, decently detailed paint wise. but the wheel's are lacking any real detail. Nor does it have any opening features ect.

Second on the list is M2Machines: it's paint work is better than Matchbox, and does have an opening hood, but the tail gate has the handle missing  plus it's to shallow . Then the rear wheel well's go way high in the bed as well. M2 does have clear headlight though.

Third is the Green light copy which is a 1981, but still a square body. The paint detail is  great size matches both AW and M2's pickup's. the bed cover is the only part that is moveable. The wheels are nicely done much better than M2 and even better than Auto world's wheels are. Green light's pickup also has clear headlight's

Which leads to the Auto World copy. Auto world chose to paint in their headlights, which if they would have been clear would have made it even better, That being said the aw copy has the hood open as well as the tail gate,  and like the green light has license plates, the painted details are outstanding even the front windshield trim is done in black. The wheel's/tires are also nicely done on the Auto world Pickup That is why I see the Auto world copy as the best of the 4 trucks.

Auto world has even just released their own copy of a '81 square body pickup which now will blow green lights copy away only because of the windshield molding being done, and the features of the hood and tail gate opening.

[randyc]

Cool.  Thanks for the review.  That will be helpful to folks looking.  Shame that Matchbox chooses to use existing wheels.  They could be so much more.  IF you are looking for replica, the others are much better choices for realism.  

[ranma]

4 hours ago, randyc said:

Cool.  Thanks for the review.

I made this review with you in mind , Because you made comments back when I first showed the auto world pickup on here.......

[Gramps46]

Well done review.  Thank you for sharing it with us.

[randyc]

18 hours ago, ranma said:

I made this review with you in mind , Because you made comments back when I first showed the auto world pickup on here.......

Well feel free to keep adding.  I love reviews, especially things I don't have.