Richard Bartrop Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 ..maybe if you gave away a swimming pool or two, that would drum up business. Seriously, it speaks volumes about how much the business has changed. From the Hemmings Blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) Wow, that's pretty crazy. If I recall, in the late 60s Revell held a sweepstakes contest in which the grand prize was a Gemini space capsule. Edited September 5, 2019 by Bainford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Bainford said: If I recall, in the late 60s Revell held a sweepstakes contest in which the grand prize was a Gemini space capsule. Imagine THAT turning up at your house as a nine year old, and having to explain to your Mom what it's doing there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Wasn't there another company that gave away a fighter jet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Revell gave away the space capsule and the fighter jets. They didn't go to the winners, but rather to a school or park chosen by the winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMP440 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I the mid 70's Revell had a contest where the grand prize was a Cessna 152. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 They gave away real cars too! Augie Hiscano once won, I believe it was a Mercury Comet. There was a fellow named Chuck that I met in modeling circles. I forget his last name. He won the Ed Roth contest and Ed was supposed to build him his custom model in 1:1. Ed never came through so Revell gave him a 1:1 Corvette. He no sooner got the car and Uncle Sam invited him to a little tour of Viet Nam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Sometimes I wonder what happened to these Prizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 The Mercury capsule was donated to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon. It was one of their displays for a long time. OMSI moved expanded and changed focus. I:'m not sure if it's still there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 16 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: They gave away real cars too! Augie Hiscano once won, I believe it was a Mercury Comet. There was a fellow named Chuck that I met in modeling circles. I forget his last name. He won the Ed Roth contest and Ed was supposed to build him his custom model in 1:1. Ed never came through so Revell gave him a 1:1 Corvette. He no sooner got the car and Uncle Sam invited him to a little tour of Viet Nam! I met Chuck when he was a Clay Modeler in the Ford Design Studio (since retired). It's quite a story and not at all good that Roth did not follow through on the commitment - Chuck was hoping (my memory is a big foggy on this) that the 1/1 scale version of his model would have helped him get a Scholarship or Sponsorship to attend the Los Angeles Art Center, which was (and still is) considered one of the two most prestigious automotive design programs in the world. Chuck usually has a table each year at the Motor City NNL in November.... TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 11:25 AM, iamsuperdan said: Wasn't there another company that gave away a fighter jet? Yep - Revell. I did some research on that one for the Warbird Information Exchange (Snake and Jesse are WIXers and probably remember) Boy's Life, February 1964: August 1964: October 1965: Further research determined that it was F-86F serial # 51-13082, and after being displayed at Jack's school, ended up at McClellan AFB and still survives today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 If Jack were smart, he would have stated that his yard was his favorite recreation area. 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.