The least kitted brand....

[Atmobil]

Opel was sold by Buick (at least in my town it was), so does the Opel GT count as a Buick?

I would count it in as a Opel, another brand that we do not have too many kits of. All I can think of is the AMT Opel GT, the ICM 1938 Opel Admiral, Italeri Opel Blitz truck, the rather rare PMC made Opel Rekord P1 sedan from ca 1960 and several different 1930s Opels in 1:35 from Bronco, ICM and some other makers I think. And ofcourse the Opel Blitz is available in most scales (1:35, 1:72, 1:76, 1:87).

Then we got the Accademy/Minicraft Potiac Le mans that I could convert into a Kadett E sedan and one could maybe convert the MPC Chevrolet Cavalier into an Ascona with a lot of work. There is also some resinkits to be had. But I would love to see more Opel kits, like a Manta, Kadett, Rekord and the KAD car (Kapitän, Admiral, Dimplomat) and many others.

[Harry Joy]

Buick may be right up there too!

I can only think of 3 kits off hand.

'62 '66 & '70.

AMT did the annuals for Buick as well, so if you're willing to spend a few bucks, '58-'66 is an option for them as well.

& then there's Mercury & for that matter Chrysler.

Not a lot of either of those.

I only have 4 Lincolns.

'59, '60, '61 & '65.

 

Steve

I have recently built both the 1969 Riviera, and the 1987 GNX.

[Erik Smith]

Kia? Probably more Kias on the road than Ramblers, Studebakers, and Nashs combined.

[Eric Macleod]

Kia? No loss there IMHO. An Airflow would be cool though. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I have recently built both the 1969 Riviera, and the 1987 GNX.

Let's just put it this way.

We have Impalas, we have Galaxies.

Where are the 88s or 98s, the Roadmasters or Electras?

Where are the Mercury Montereys & Parklanes?

Where are the Plymouth Furys & Dodge Polaras?

I could buy an example of every year of Chevy Belair or Impala from 1955 to 1970 with only a couple of exceptions without leaving my local Hobby Lobby.

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

Surprised the GS-X wasn't one of the first mentioned.

 

The GSX was the '70 that I was referring to.

 

Steve

[ChrisBcritter]

How about Rolls-Royce? A couple from the classic era, but nothing since that clunker of a Hubley Silver Cloud kit - no SC III, Silver Shadow, Corniche, or Silver Spur (or Camargue, but I never really cared for that one). Does RR refuse to license anything now?

[StevenGuthmiller]

Snake...are you referring to the AMT 70 Buick Wildcat kit instead of a 69..?   One rare kit that has never been re-issued and wont is the Johan 71//72 Toronado kit.  Bummer too my first 1 to 1 car was a 72. 

I believe you're correct Mark.

It was a '70, not a '69.

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

Back to the original Lincoln flavor of this thread, I would be ecstatic to see a '56-'57 Lincoln Premiere!

A new tool '56-'57 Continental would be great too!

Or, any of the early '50s Capris would be a welcome sight in my eyes!

 

Steve

 

 

 

[Rob Hall]

Was it reissued as a '70? If so, my bad. I didn't pay that much attention to it--I still have an unbuilt original '69 in the stash and assumed that's what it was.

The '70 was a curbside (Motor City Stocker Series), and was reissued a few years ago as a Model King issue.

[Harry Joy]

I could buy an example of every year of Chevy Belair or Impala from 1955 to 1970 with only a couple of exceptions without leaving my local Hobby Lobby.

 

Steve

Agreed. I was just pointing out that there were other Buicks out there.

I would like to build some of my Dad's favorite cars, but most are really hard (or expensive) to find. I am nearing completion of a 1953 Bel Air for my dad. There were two kits made, but they are really hard to find. My father told me tonight that he would really like me to build a 1962 Ford Falcon. Even found for me his bill-of-sale for his second one, bought in 1966 for $37.50. I was just searching for one online, and found only one out there right now - asking price $199.

[Rob Hall]

As far as recently defunct domestic brands how about Saturn (no kits that I know of) and Hummer (a couple Revell kits).  For a long running brand, GMC hasn't had many kits--a couple AMT trucks and a Jimmy in the early 70s, a pickup and a Jimmy from the late 70s from Monogram, a couple '80s MPCs, the A-Team van..

Edited January 22, 2016 by Rob Hall

[Harry Joy]

I would like to build, for my masochistic streak, some of the cars I've owned. 1975 Toyota Corrola, 1976 Chevette, 1977 Mustang II coupe, 1985 Hyundai Excel, 1992 Ford Escort.... those compact cars are not out there. Nor is there the 2002 Stratus I recently traded for my also unkitted 2013 Impala.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Harry Joy

[StevenGuthmiller]

Agreed. I was just pointing out that there were other Buicks out there.

I would like to build some of my Dad's favorite cars, but most are really hard (or expensive) to find. I am nearing completion of a 1953 Bel Air for my dad. There were two kits made, but they are really hard to find. My father told me tonight that he would really like me to build a 1962 Ford Falcon. Even found for me his bill-of-sale for his second one, bought in 1966 for $37.50. I was just searching for one online, and found only one out there right now - asking price $199.

I understand Harry, not trying to be combative.

I just wish that we wouldn't have to resort to old annuals for something a little different.

One reason why I applaud Moebius for their efforts.

Not a Ford or a Chevy in the bunch!!

I'm not really into compacts, but I would jump all over a new '60-'63 Falcon.

A '63 Sprint hardtop would be my choice.

 

 

Steve

[Harry Joy]

I understand Harry, not trying to be combative.

I just wish that we wouldn't have to resort to old annuals for something a little different.

One reason why I applaud Moebius for their efforts.

Not a Ford or a Chevy in the bunch!!

I'm not really into compacts, but I would jump all over a new '60-'63 Falcon.

A '63 Sprint hardtop would be my choice.

Steve

No worries sir, I did not take offense. This is a picture of my dad in his first Falcon. This is the one he sold when he was drafted. The second one he bought (yes, for $37.50) as a used fleet car from his employer in 1966:

Edited January 22, 2016 by Harry Joy

[Ace-Garageguy]

Shouldn't we have a kit of a Chrysler Airflow by now?

Close but no cigar...

[Bill J]

Packard is my vote. They built a lot of fine cars and some real eye catchers. The only kits I know of are from a few thirties cars. I love the late 40's Packards but never a kit

[StevenGuthmiller]

Packard is my vote. They built a lot of fine cars and some real eye catchers. The only kits I know of are from a few thirties cars. I love the late 40's Packards but never a kit

I'll go along with Packard, But something a little newer.

 

Steve

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

No worries sir, I did not take offense. This is a picture of my dad in his first Falcon. This is the one he sold when he was drafted. The second one he bought (yes, for $37.50) as a used fleet car from his employer in 1966:

A good friend of mine's dad had a white '61 in high school.

We called it the Flintstone mobile because you could literally watch the road go by through the floor boards! 

 

Steve

[Art Anderson]

.... is the Lincoln. I can hardly find anything in plastic except AMT '65, Monogram '41, and Lindberg '48.

 

Is there anything else available for a  normal price?

in 1/24-1/25 scale, a fair number of Lincolns have been done as kits:   1927 Lincoln Roadster and 1928 Lincoln Sport Touring by MPC,  1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible by Monogram, 1948 Lincoln Continental Convertible by Pyro (later produced by both Life-Like and Lindberg), 1959-1969 Lincoln Continentals ('59-'65 were done both as convertibles and hardtops) from AMT.   Of the 50's and 60's Lincoln Continental kits in this scale, the only one that has ever been reissued is the 1965 Convertible.

in 1/32 scale, Revell did a very nice '56 Continental Mk II, and Ideal Toy Corporation did a larger scale full detail kit of that same year.

Art

[Art Anderson]

There were annuals made by AMT from about 1958 to about 1969 as 3in1 kits. Revell did a 32nd scale 56 Continental as well. The only other Lincolns I have seen are diecast, marked 24th but closer to 28th. 

Yatming did an excellent 1961 (which was updated to 1962 by Ford when making changes to the car) Lincoln Continental Convertible, as the X-100, the Kennedy Presidential Parade Limousine, in 1/24 scale (it's HUGE and HEAVY BTW).

Art

[Art Anderson]

When he mentioned the years '66 and '60, I assumed he was including the '66 Riv and Monogram '70 GSX in that summary. But I didn't think of the GNX.

Opel was sold by Buick (at least in my town it was), so does the Opel GT count as a Buick?

AMT Corporation made model kits of every model yearconventional Buick from 1958-66, several years in both hardtop and convertible versions, along with the 1961 Buick Special station wagon, and a 1966 Skylark.  Riviera's were done by AMT 1963-65, along with front drive Riv's later on.  Monogram did a 1970 Skylark in 1/24 scale, and there was a late 70's, Monza-based Skylark (US Airfix?).  Monogram also did the 1976 Grand National.

[Art Anderson]

In all this discussion, bear in mind that over 1,500 makes of automobiles have been produced in the US, and only a relative few have ever been done in model kit form, in any scale.

Art

[khier]

Guys when I say normal or regular price I mean around the average price of an American 1/25 kit. meaning 20-30 $US. AMT annuals do not fall under this category. I bought some 1960-1960 Lincoln Promo/Built annual kits in horrible conditions and paid well above 60 $US for them.

True there are never kitted brands.... all those disappeared before the advent of the hobby were not kitted. Exotic and rare cars - the phantom Corsair for example - were never kitted either. I am talking here about regular kits of main stream mass produced cars that one can get at normal price.

[khier]

I could buy an example of every year of Chevy Belair or Impala from 1955 to 1970 with only a couple of exceptions without leaving my local Hobby Lobby.

 

Steve

1956, 1968 and 1969, right?