TV cars in kits

[Greg Myers]

I keep running across this kit and ME-TV is running the show on tv.

I thought a thread on TV cars would be interesting until I saw how many there are.

So, help me out here. What are your favorites? Which ones don't you like ? Pictures / photos would be nice. 

Edited July 11, 2016 by Greg Myers

[Drake69]

Now let me know if a "movie car" thread gets started...

[Snake45]

[ToyLvr]

I have some of the well-known TV vehicles in my collection, such as the '66 Batmobile, Green Hornet Imperial, Route 66 Corvette ('62, of course), but my favorite is the fake 1928 "Porter" from "My Mother the Car". On my "Holy Grail" list is the custom Toronado from "Mannix".

[Xingu]

The A-Team van, the Ironsides van, I think the '71 Cuda convertible was kitted for several shows. Miami Vice had several cars (I personally was a fan of the speed boats featured in the show). I also think they rreissued one of the 4x4 kits for the Fall Guy. Man, there are so many kits that the companies reissued for various TV shows (whether it matched the shows car or not).

Edited July 11, 2016 by Xingu
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[FordRodnKustom]

I don't have any TV kits to add but just FYI the chassis in the H&M kit above has the the chassis and drive gear from this kit.

[Greg Myers]

I thought so.  Seeing it fly (ala, DoH) on the TV teaser makes you wonder about their back lot.

Edited July 12, 2016 by Greg Myers

[Greg Myers]

 

 

Edited July 12, 2016 by Greg Myers

[Greg Myers]

What famous car as well as a great AMT kit did we lose from this turd ? 

Edited July 12, 2016 by Greg Myers

[Richard Bartrop]

What famous car as well as a great AMT kit did we lose from this turd ? 

Looks a lot like it started life as the '27 T Touring, so it looks like they eventually put it right

[Daddyfink]

The all time best selling model. The General Lee and company! 

[Richard Bartrop]

The Chrysler Imperial from the short lived show "The Hero"

"Bearcats" lasted just as long, and it also spawned a model tie-in

Edited July 12, 2016 by Richard Bartrop

[ChrisBcritter]

This one, because there's no other way on Earth a major company would make a kit of a 1921 Oldsmobile.

Too bad they didn't make it a 3-in-1 with a stock touring body and rear fenders.

[Longbox55]

What famous car as well as a great AMT kit did we lose from this turd ? 

[Daddyfink]

Is it possible that MPC ruled the Show Biz Rod World?

[highway]

Funny, a couple of TV kits just followed me home yesterday! 

[Timok1]

The Lost Ponys  from Charlies Angels. Sorry no Cobra II kit to show. Way too rich for my pockets.

[Edsel-Dan]

I have a couple of the MPC KITT T/A

And the Stealth based Four Thousand from the Movie Knight Rider 2000!!

2-3 of the Charger from Dukes

Did have the 1/16 Nascar chassised kit that I sold (Only readon I got it!!)

HAve a couple of the Jeep kit, and Parts lots of the Tow Truck!!

(Though I do NOT remember Cooter having a Chevy of that era!!--

He DID have at least one truck in that Paint Scheme, but wasn't it a Ford??)

Actually, wasn't there a Different Tow Truck every Episode He was on??

 

I also have the BEARCATS Bearcat, and HAD  Ma Barker's Pheaton

But wasn't that a Movie??

 

So far, TJ Hooker's is the Only version of the 1/25 Monaco Police Sedan I have!!!!

Still want Roscoe's and Gotham's kit versions!!

 

As for the Aoshima KITT, they have Several versions!!

almost one for each season, Even Super Pursuit Mode (With Braking flaps up too)

AND KARR!

and they have the LED Chase light for the Scanner

Red for KITT, Yellow/Amber for KARR

 

 

Forgot, I have the Hogan's Hero's Jeep re-issue too

and a few of the Monkee Mobile

FINALLY managed to get both Munster's kits from Hobby Lobby on Clearance a couple years ago

 

And Yes, I have a few Movie pieces too!!

Edited July 12, 2016 by Edsel-Dan

[Greg Myers]

Sad, Woo Woo's ain't comin' back.

[von Zipper]

Never cared for the TV show but am glad they made a kit of the star of the show-->

[Longbox55]

 

HAve a couple of the Jeep kit, and Parts lots of the Tow Truck!!

(Though I do NOT remember Cooter having a Chevy of that era!!--

He DID have at least one truck in that Paint Scheme, but wasn't it a Ford??)

Actually, wasn't there a Different Tow Truck every Episode He was on??

 

Cooter actually did have several Chevys from that body style, I think there may have been a GMC as well, but none of them had the tow tuck body like the kit. They were all regular pickups with a tow boom in the bed, although he did have 1 blue 1/2 ton that was a regular truck without a boom. At least one (a brown truck IIRC) was either 3/4 or 1 ton Longhorn truck (133" wheelbase) with the standard 3/4 ton 8' bed on it instead of the 8 1/2' (Fleetside) or 9' (Stepside) bed on it. Those were mostly in early seasons. Later seasons, he primarily had a yellow Ford F-350 tow truck, and I do believe you are correct about him having a ford F-350 in the color scheme of the kit, though it did not have the flag on the roof as the kit depicts.

[Edsel-Dan]

Thanks for that info.

 

Also, I DO wish Round2 could Re-issue that MPC Mission" Impossible Coronet!!!

Had 2 of them Back then

Not sure I even have any parts left!!!

Mine was built Stock, brother's as the M" I car

Though, they Never did have one customized like the kit option!!!

They DID have 68-70 Dodge & Plymouth Convertibles of That Body style!!!! 

 

I use to Watch the reruns on ??RetroTV?? ME TV??

WBAL's Secondary channel back when we Had cable!!

[Luc Janssens]

The all time best selling model. The General Lee and company! 

and they only had to pay for the licensing and retool Some bits and pieces to make it....

[Daddyfink]

and they only had to pay for the licensing and retool Some bits and pieces to make it....

Yes, and quite a few Stock Car fans where not happy! The first issue of the kit still had some of the Stock Car parts, like the cage, steering wheel and engine parts and the most glaring of them all, the flush rear window. 

But, it was the flush rear window that made me read up on Charger as a kid to learn what it was all about. 

[Daddyfink]

And then this happened....