Renwal Revivals- a cult following

[Bugatti Fan]

You could be right Casey. Atlantis seem to be resurrecting quite a lot of old kits. The Ex Merit/SMER Alfa Romeo and Talbot Lago come to mind.

[Sam I Am]

I have a couple of their 1/12 1965 Mustang fastbacks but not enough to build one. I do know that the Revell issue is the same tooling.

[unclescott58]

I first learned about these kits back in the early 70’s. Too late to easily find and buy them. I’ve been lusting for all 7 ever since. Maybe I’ll see them and get them in the afterlife? 

[stavanzer]

Sadly, the box art looks better than the kits. I'd like to have the Mercer and the Jordan.

[Scott Colmer]

I can't decide between the Jordan and the Stutz. Probably the Jordan. 

[Richard Bartrop]

I have the Stutz, though it could do with a little restoration.  The thing about the kit that really impressed me at the time was just the whole idea of making updated versions of old classics.  I think I spent that whole summer with books of old cars and a stack of paper drawing up modern versions

[unclescott58]

14 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I have the Stutz, though it could do with a little restoration.  The thing about the kit that really impressed me at the time was just the whole idea of making updated versions of old classics.  I think I spent that whole summer with books of old cars and a stack of paper drawing up modern versions

Cool. Any of those old drawings still around that you can show us?

Edited July 14, 2022 by unclescott58

[Richard Bartrop]

22 minutes ago, unclescott58 said:

Cool. Any of those old drawings still around that you can show us?

This was back in the early '70s, so alas, they're all lost.

[Daverde]

Never seen these kits before but I really like them!

[Paul Payne]

Here's my restoration build of the Jordan Playboy.

[Mark]

Of all of them, Packard WAS building cars only eight years prior.  Of course, the end product was the Sixties equivalent of a Cadillac Cimarron, but it was only meant as a placeholder until Studebaker-Packard could get funding in place to build "real" Packards once again.  Which, of course, never happened.

Interesting that Exner didn't take a swing at a Cord, technically one of the most interesting Thirties cars.  Glenn Pray did build a miniature replica...but if you really think about it, Oldsmobile did a better job with their attempt in 1966...

[Bugatti Fan]

Any 3D printing auto model  enthusiasts out there contemplating reviving (if you will excuse the pun)  the Exner Revivals ? 

An ideal opportunity to remake kits of those vehicles with better detailing than before.