Porscheman Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) This a model I've been looking for since I was a kid. This Renwal was a mint in box and all parts still in plastic bags with inspection cards from 1966. My motto is it's a kit, build it. The Packard was built box stock and painted in Testors Lacquers and a masking tape black vinyl top. These kits were never known as great fitting kit, but it's much easier with instant glue. A very expensive vintage kit that I'm glad I had the opportunity to build. Hope you enjoy it. Al I changed the black top to a green vinyl top. Using Frog tape, the green color of the tape is very close to the upper body color. I think the black top was to harsh for the overall look. Al Edited November 5, 2013 by Porscheman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Another classic and great paint. l don't think l have seen one of these before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That is an interesting looking car Al. You did your usual good job on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 1966 "Packard?" What was this, some sort of show car? Obviously not a "real" Packard. What's the story on this car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazefox Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I believe this a concept or it was produced in low numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 There is some information on their mid 60s concepts here. http://www.sagebrushstudebaker.com/tw_intrst1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) 1966 "Packard?" What was this, some sort of show car? Obviously not a "real" Packard. What's the story on this car? This was a design study by Virgil Exner of the the great cars of the 20's and 30's. A couple were produced in limited numbers. I beleave these were the Stutz, Mercer, Bugatti, all I can find are pictures of show cars. Other cars in the Renwal series were the Duesenberg, Mercer, Stutz, Jordan Playboy, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and the Packard. I hope this explains in little. Al Edited November 4, 2013 by Porscheman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 This was a design study by Virgil Exner of the the great cars of the 20's and 30's. A couple were produced in limited numbers. I beleave these were the Stutz, Mercer, Bugatti, all I can find are pictures of show cars. Other cars in the Renwal series were the Duesenberg, Mercer, Stutz, Jordan Playboy, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and the Packard. I hope this explains in little. Al Those bare a STRONG resemblance to the Early 60's Mopars Exner designed. That Mercer even reminds me of that Slant 6 powered asymitrical concept car he Chrysler built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 This was a design study by Virgil Exner of the the great cars of the 20's and 30's. A couple were produced in limited numbers. I beleave these were the Stutz, Mercer, Bugatti, all I can find are pictures of show cars. Other cars in the Renwal series were the Duesenberg, Mercer, Stutz, Jordan Playboy, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and the Packard. I hope this explains in little. Al Bingo. None were actual 1:1 cars . . . all were 'what if' designs. The Renwal kits were pretty "out there" and did not sell well, so the series faded away. Nice job, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Cool! Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Well whatever the story may be Al, you did a heck of a job with it, looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Great work Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Good to see this built .. and nice job doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Fantastic! I built this in the early seventies, but my version is sadly long gone now. Renwall also did a 'visible V8': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Bingo. None were actual 1:1 cars . . . all were 'what if' designs. The Renwal kits were pretty "out there" and did not sell well, so the series faded away. Nice job, Al. Actually, the Mercer Cobra was built in 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Actually, the Mercer Cobra was built in 1:1. Wow !! I didn't know that, had never seen the 1:1 before. Googled it and read the info...fascinating. Thanks for the enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 This was a design study by Virgil Exner of the the great cars of the 20's and 30's. A couple were produced in limited numbers. I beleave these were the Stutz, Mercer, Bugatti, all I can find are pictures of show cars. Other cars in the Renwal series were the Duesenberg, Mercer, Stutz, Jordan Playboy, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and the Packard. I hope this explains in little. Al Interesting! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Actually, the Mercer Cobra was built in 1:1. Thanks for all the great compliments on my Packard. I did find another 1:1, the Bugatti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Further background on Exner's Renwal Revival cars from the mid-60s, a design project commissioned by Esquire. The kits are all very expensive these days. http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/09/stutz-cars-of-t.html Edited November 4, 2013 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Different, nice job. Don't remember those kits at all. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I am seeking the rest of these as I have some . The dies were in transit on The Great Lakes to Monogram from Aurora . A storm came up ... The Great Lakes Historically have had more Shipwrecks than anywhere else in the World . Unless this Tooling or some of them escaped this Boatload these are just a memory . A Dusenbergh Prototype did make it into a Running Complete Show one off . The last time I saw it located in the ACD Museum on display . The 1:1 was a Dark Maroon Coupe with a MoPar / A 727 / 440 Loaded IIRC . Different than the Exner and Exner Jr. Designs quite a bit . The Model you did here does this kit justice . The GM ish V/12 is a put off for me . The Impala ('58-'60) Steering wheel is nice . Keep up the great work . Thanx .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Great to see a rare and interesting kit fall into the right hands! Very nicely done.I did the Mercer and Duesenberg when they were new but never saw the others in New Zealand. Wish I'd kept them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I like the build a lot! I see Olds Toronado under the Packard. The artwork of others seem to be based on production cars as well. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 I like the models look much better than this 90's version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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