Harry P. Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Ahh...more fake stuff on the forum, like some of the fake posters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's a Photoshop job. Interesting ... right now (and for the next 20 hours) that EXACT kit is listed on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1936-Beverly-Phaeton-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201847893?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7e655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Interesting ... right now (and for the next 20 hours) that EXACT kit is listed on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1936-Beverly-Phaeton-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201847893?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7e655 Wow! I had no idea this was a real kit! I assumed it was just a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Some research indicates this is a REAL model, in 1/32 scale, produced by a company called Dapol in England. There is an extensive history of the company as a model train maker online, and it appears this is the real deal. Notice "a Dapol product" in the lower left hand corner of the box art. The same ebay seller also has a 1910 Cadillac http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1910-Cadillac-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201850135?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7ef17 and a 1913 Mercedes http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1910-Cadillac-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201850135?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7ef17 from the same manufacturer. Edited May 15, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Don Koolkat Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I don't know why everybody is in an uproar over model kits from fledgling companies from 60 years ago when ERTL's box art for some of their AMT reissues was atrocious. Plus is it being the box art LAYOUT being questioned or the quality of the BUILT MODEL (if shown)? The negativity here no matter what the subject drives me batty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Some research indicates this is a REAL model, in 1/32 scale, produced by a company called Dapol in England. There is an extensive history of the company as a model train maker online, and it appears this is the real deal. Notice "a Dapol product" in the lower left hand corner of the box art. The same ebay seller also has a 1910 Cadillac http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1910-Cadillac-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201850135?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7ef17 and a 1923 Mercedes http://www.ebay.com/itm/Highway-Pioneers-Dapol-Cord-1910-Cadillac-1-32-Scale-Historic-Car-Kit-/261201850135?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3cd0d7ef17 from the same manufacturer. It also used to be available from Minicraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Some research indicates this is a REAL model, in 1/32 scale, produced by a company called Dapol in England. I think the confusion stems from the fact that there also was a Gowland "Highway Pioneers" series of kits. It's that series I was thinking of, and it didn't include a Cord. I have never heard of, or seen, this kit before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Did a little archaeology down in my dungeon. I thought I had something like this ... actually something identical to this: The second picture is what is VERY interesting. I had assumed (there's that word) that this was a Minicraft kit but look closely ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Amazing...................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 And that "professional looking" nameplate doesn't exactly help... PS: Gotta love a model where the gap between the door and the body is a raised line!!! Harry, Welcome to the world of very early plastic model car kits, especially Revell. Revell's owner considered himself to be in the toy business, plastic model kits were still merely a sideline. :"Raised door lines" aside, that Cord 810 is actually quite accurately tooled. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 A Cord was never a part of the "Highway Pioneers" series. The Highway Pioneers were all brass-era cars. Excuse me Harry, but yes, the Cord, AND it's companion Duesenberg SJ Phaeton were marketed as part of the Highway Pioneers series for at least a short time. There are still a few of us older modelers, with far more white than color in what hair we have left on our heads who remember those early times and early kits. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 You sure about that scale? I thought the Highway Pioneers series were closer to 1/32 ... maybe 1/48? My bad! My problem is, I think, breathe, eat and sleep with 1/25 scale, so it's like pulling teeth sometimes to type one-thirtysecond scale Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 From a recent ebay auction. Early issue Revell kit with original box. From Gowland & Gowland molds. "Highway Pioneers: U.S. Classics Series." 1/32nd scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's some impressive chassis detail right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's some impressive chassis detail right there! That's 1955 right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I did a little research. Seems that Revell obtained the tooling of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" series, all brass-era cars (no Cords). That tooling then made its way to various other places, where the old kits were repackaged and rereleased under various brands, and there were also some additional kits put out by these various manufacturers over the years, all under the old "Highway Pioneers" title, even though a car as modern as a '30s era Cord could hardly be called a "pioneer" any longer. The family tree of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" has a lot of branches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I did a little research. Seems that Revell obtained the tooling of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" series, all brass-era cars (no Cords). That tooling then made its way to various other places, where the old kits were repackaged and rereleased under various brands, and there were also some additional kits put out by these various manufacturers over the years, all under the old "Highway Pioneers" title, even though a car as modern as a '30s era Cord could hardly be called a "pioneer" any longer. The family tree of the original Gowland and Gowland "Highway Pioneers" has a lot of branches! But, the Cord model in question (at least my example) has, proudly emblazoned on the bottom 'Copyright 1955' 'Gowland & Gowland' If G&G never did a Cord then ... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 But, the Cord model in question (at least my example) has, proudly emblazoned on the bottom 'Copyright 1955' 'Gowland & Gowland' If G&G never did a Cord then ... ??? Don't know. Like I said, it's a long and convoluted line, going through several manufacturers over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.