Revell '77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Opinions

[ranma]

Mod's please move this if it's in the wrong place.

Do you feel that Revell should have issued the '77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo as a full detailed kit with the hood opened, and as a 2in one choice of stock or custom (low rider)??

I Feel it may have sold better if it had been a full detailed kit , and not the crummy adjustable suspension curbside kit.

Issued 4 times in different colors: Red, blue Neon green , and Gold. I think only maybe 2 of them had stock wheel choice, Red and the blue copies.

Edited August 10, 2023 by ranma

[Fat Brian]

Yes, we need more 70s cars from all makes. I know the older guys look down on them but it's what us younger folks can afford and they are gaining some popularity. 

[Classicgas]

I'm a older guy and love anything 70's. A full detail kit would be cool but curbside is fine too. I'd rather see that than nothing.

[Tabbysdaddy]

I feel any curbside should be issued as full detail, but I takes what I can gets. I have the red version. 

[ranma]

1 hour ago, Classicgas said:

. I'd rather see that than nothing

 I agree some with that as I have three of the '77Monte Carlo's. I got the third one last week For $10. built, but missing the rear bumper. This said copy was the Neon green one which I opened the hood up on, and painted a different color as well. It will be converted to full detail car just have to find a donor chassis/engine ect for it.

Edited August 11, 2023 by ranma

[Repstock]

36 minutes ago, ranma said:

 I agree some with that as I have three of the '77Monte Carlo's. I got the third one last week For $10. built, but missing the rear bumper. This said copy was the Neon green one which I opened the hood up on, and painted a different color as well. It will be converted to full detail car just have to find a donor chassis/engine ect for it.

The '70 Monte Carlo chassis worked well on mine.

[Classicgas]

That's beautiful.

[bbowser]

1 hour ago, Classicgas said:

That's beautiful.

Great dio too!  Did you scratch the Fotomat?

[Repstock]

13 hours ago, bbowser said:

Great dio too!  Did you scratch the Fotomat?

Yes, but I don't want to hijack the thread. Ranma can use the 1970 Monte Carlo chassis with some work. I used the engine compartment, too. Thanks for the kind words.

[espo]

On 8/10/2023 at 7:41 PM, Repstock said:

The '70 Monte Carlo chassis worked well on mine.

I like the cleaner look without the vinyl roofs on this and most hardtops in general. Either it's a convertible or it's not. 

[Monty]

On 8/10/2023 at 6:00 PM, ranma said:

 I agree some with that as I have three of the '77Monte Carlo's. I got the third one last week For $10. built, but missing the rear bumper. This said copy was the Neon green one which I opened the hood up on, and painted a different color as well. It will be converted to full detail car just have to find a donor chassis/engine ect for it.

I've asked a couple times whether anyone had tried to change this over to a full detail car, but apparently no one has.  I thought about attempting it myself about 10 years ago, but noticed a couple things I thought would make it a tough slog.

Love to see you step up to the challenge, as my dad had a beautiful silver '77 I'd like to replicate.  Maybe consider AMT's '70 Monte Carlo chassis as a starting point.  Most sources say there were only two engines available - 305 & 350, so that shouldn't be all that difficult to come up with.  Ours (I was told) was a 400. It could barely manage 14 mpg on the highway.  

[espo]

While these cars would be considered a gas hog by today's standards, they weren't that bad at the time. As for engine availability, that varied from year to year and delivered locals and local smog restrictions, which were partly to blame for the gas milage issues. Engines I recall for the '73 thru '79 model years included: 350 - 400 small blocks and 454 big blocks. There may well have been the smaller 265 and 305 offered in some regions. 

[Bills72sj]

I have sealed kits of the green one and the blue one. After successfully converting a JoHan 74 Olds Cutlass to a full detail kit, I will do one of them full detail. I like the suggestion of a 70 Monte Carlo as a donor. (I will need to get one) I have plenty of SBCs in the parts box.

[Fat Brian]

39 minutes ago, Bills72sj said:

I have sealed kits of the green one and the blue one. After successfully converting a JoHan 74 Olds Cutlass to a full detail kit, I will do one of them full detail. I like the suggestion of a 70 Monte Carlo as a donor. (I will need to get one) I have plenty of SBCs in the parts box.

Which chassis did you use for the Cutlass? I just got one myself for the same conversion and was going to try the AMT 69 and the Revell 71/72 to see which I liked better.

[Keef]

Built this one for my wife. If they made a full detail kit I’d probably buy a couple of them. 

[Repstock]

Here's an older conversion of the '77 to a '73. The 1970 Monte Carlo was used for the chassis and engine compartment. You have to do some work to make it fit well, but it's not that hard. I'm a big fan of the mirrors that come with the '77 Monte Carlo.  

 

Edited August 13, 2023 by Repstock