A 55 BY ANYBODY

[bubbaman]

WHY IS IT  no one MAKES A REG. KIT  [ 55 CHEVY BEL AIR ] OR A 56  -  TIRED OF  57 - WHERE CAN I GET A 55 OR 56  -  AND NOT   FOOSE

[oldnslow]

????  Just a few that are available.

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Edited July 14, 2017 by oldnslow

[CometMan]

Monogram also makes a '56 Bel Air. It has a black street rod on the box, but can be made very close to stock out of the box, or correct stock with minor kit bashing.

[MrObsessive]

If it were me, I'd take the '56 Chevy Del Ray, and kitbash it with the roof from Revell's '55 (new tool) to make a 210 hardtop. The old tool Monogram '56 Hardtop is too wonky looking to my eyes. It's almost as if they did the car from memory and not actual scaled plans.  

Why Revell's ignored doing a proper '56 Chevy hardtop is beyond me------it's certainly a natural given the tooling!

[Snake45]

If it were me, I'd take the '56 Chevy Del Ray, and kitbash it with the roof from Revell's '55 (new tool) to make a 210 hardtop. The old tool Monogram '56 Hardtop is too wonky looking to my eyes. It's almost as if they did the car from memory and not actual scaled plans.  

Why Revell's ignored doing a proper '56 Chevy hardtop is beyond me------it's certainly a natural given the tooling!

You cannot just graft a '55-'57 hard top on a '55-'57 sedan body and make an accurate hardtop model. The bodies are actually completely different from the cowl back, no sheetmetal interchangeable at all unless it might be the trunk lid and the valence panel between the rear fenders (behind/above the rear bumper)--and I wouldn't bet THOSE aren't different, too.

[MrObsessive]

You cannot just graft a '55-'57 hard top on a '55-'57 sedan body and make an accurate hardtop model. The bodies are actually completely different from the cowl back, no sheetmetal interchangeable at all unless it might be the trunk lid and the valence panel between the rear fenders (behind/above the rear bumper)--and I wouldn't bet THOSE aren't different, too.

Yes, I know. I'm saying however it can be done when there's no other option available. We're not talking about two different gens of bodies ('56 as opposed to a '58), there's still enough of a similarity that if one wanted to convert the '56  Del Ray sedan into a hardtop, it can be kitbashed with some work.

How far one wants to go with this is up to them, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Revell to make one.

[retired & glad]

'56 Chevy was my first car. Red and white, automatic,( at this time in my life automatic was an old persons car but this one was sharp and fast). I built a model a few years back and I don't know what happened to it (that is can't remember). I have the interior, wheels, other parts. I guess at some time I couldn't fix what might have been wrong with it but I need a body. I haven't looked for another '56 kit. Can't afford too many wants nowdays. I heard yesterday that we are getting a 2.2% raise next year from SS. WHOOOOHOOOO. 

Richard

[Classicgas]

Monogram also did a very nice 55 Bel Air ragtop in 1994, which IIRC was reissued not too long ago.

[retired & glad]

Monogram also did a very nice 55 Bel Air ragtop in 1994, which IIRC was reissued not too long ago.

Got one in the group of next to build. I've never built a convertible before so have to make sure the interior is done good when I decide to start it. Mine is a 2010 issue Monogram so the copyright says on the box.

Richard

[Mike999]

I was doing some parts comparing one day, and it looks like the Revell '55 chassis will drop right under the AMT '55 Chevy 2-door sedan. IIRC, the AMT chassis came from their '55 Nomad so is not quite right.

The grille also fit perfectly, which I liked because the Revell grille is easily sanded down so it's open.  That looks much better than flowing black paint into the recesses.  I have 10 thumbs and no talent. But with only a few minutes of sanding from behind, I had a perfect open grille from the Revell kit.

One of the neatest accessories in the Revell '55 hardtop kit is that drive-in tray. Complete with food, clear soda glass and milk-shake glass.