Revell Caprice and variations

[Terry Jessee]

In 1990, I started a campaign to get Monogram to do a Chevy Caprice police car. I was writing for another magazine at the time, and encouraged readers to write in and get a printed copy of the letter to Monogram instead of just signing a petition. We were working on the boxy '90 because we didn't know about the Shamu the Whale version that was coming. Bob Johnson button-holed me at Salt Lake during GSLMCC later that year and told me that they were planning that kit, but it would be the new Caprice. He didn't explain further. Revell and Monogram had merged by then, so the kit was released by Revell as a snap kit, but a really nice one.

And so we got the Caprice police car and all of its variations. Here are a few (one in progress--a modified Impala). The black Florida patrol car (with the incorrect color separation) was built from an orange plastic test shot with no plating. All the chrome parts were foiled.

 

Edited July 9, 2022 by Terry Jessee

[Classicgas]

Beautiful. I remember seeing these in SAE.

[Oldcarfan27]

Great cars, Terry!

"Light Commercial" was one of my favorite series. Looked forward to it every month.

Please share those builds again here for the benefit of us who would like to see them again and for those who never saw them before.

[BIGTRUCK]

Nicely done.

[Slotto]

Great collection

[slusher]

Awesome Collection!