Tweedy Pie II question

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I'm curious if anyone has info on the parts used in the Tweedy Pie II kit. I was sourcing it for parts and The Chevy engine looks very cool, as does the rear brakes and quick change rear end. Seems more detailed than most Revell kits. What size Chevy engine and tranny is this kit based on?

 

[Mark]

The rear end isn't a quickchange, it's a Ford closed-drive unit, from around 1940.  Transmission is late Thirties/early Forties Ford, adapted to the Chevy engine.  The frame is a (way) cut-down '32 piece.  The engine is a late Fifties small-block ('58-up) with provisions for side mounts, and a bolt-on oil filter which was used through about '66.

The kit was tooled in the early Sixties.  The 1:1 car was not built by Roth, but he did finish the engine swap (original build had a flathead) and he added some other touches to it.  The Tweedy Pie II kit isn't fully restored back to what the 1:1 car ever was.  Revell has issued the kit again, this time with more restored and new parts to match the 1:1.  Any issue of that kit (and there are a lot of them) have the same basic engine and chassis parts. 

Edited September 27, 2016 by Mark
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Thanks Mark, You provided Lot's of good info.  I found another thread covering the same topic as well.