BlackSheep214 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Came across this earlier tonight. Canadian version of the ‘69 Nova 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredo84 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Wow ! Would love to get one in my Hand !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 This ain't April 1st! 🤔 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: This ain't April 1st! 🤔 Google it. They’re not known as Chevy Novas in Canada but rebadged as a Pontiac! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadian_(automobile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul alflen Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Blacksheep214, I 'LL TAKE A CASE OF THEM! (lol) Seriously, this is someone's fantasy box art by the use of the old Johan emblem/trademark changed into Canadian poncho.com. If it was a real model kit from 1969, there would be no dot-com stuff on the box, and no barcode. Thanks for showing it to us though. Now I'll print this picture & resize the sides to fit an old model kit box. Then I'll glue them to it and take it to our club meeting and put it under other boxes so they can't open it! A good Halloween joke, I guess! LOL 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said: Google it. They’re not known as Chevy Novas in Canada but rebadged as a Pontiac! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadian_(automobile) Chevy Novas always were known as Chevy Novas in Canada. The Acadian was something extra we had to sell at the Pontiac dealers. "In addition to", NOT "instead of". Edited October 7, 2022 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) If anyone really wants one all you need to do is get a Nova kit and the Model Car Garage set for the '68/'69 or '70/'71 Nova. Both have the appropriate scripts for an Acadian. It's all you need as Acadians were only rebadged Novas in those years. BTW, that's an "air box" not real. Edited October 7, 2022 by Can-Con 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Nice touch though with the $1.99 sticker on it. 😊 Unfortunately, as the others have stated, not a real kit. Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Nice touch though with the $1.99 sticker on it. 😊 Steve The $1.99 sticker sure doesn't go with the "Quality Since 2008" statement, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Snake45 said: The $1.99 sticker sure doesn't go with the "Quality Since 2008" statement, though. Absolutely true. I suppose that should be the first indication that this is fake. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I never knew such a kit existed. Acadians were to Novas what Beaumonts were to Chevelles. Acadians and Beaumonts were sold by Pontiac-Buick dealerships. Ford also had a Canadian only Meteor, sold at Mercury dealerships. Is that kit for real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) On 10/7/2022 at 6:35 PM, StevenGuthmiller said: Absolutely true. I suppose that should be the first indication that this is fake. Steve however the website on the box art appears to be a real website. https://canadianponcho.company.site/ I also found this at the above website's forum in this thread. https://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t50277689/64-gto-model-kit/ Not sure what to think. Edited October 15, 2022 by Kenmojr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, Kenmojr said: Is that kit for real? Not by a country mile. It's a 'photoshopped' "box" based upon the old Johan artwork of the era. The "Quality Since 2008" and the ".com" are dead giveaways. Certainly, one could whittle together an Acadian (or the Chevelle-based Beaumont) from existing kits: add Pontiac interior, the photoetch emblems, and maybe some scratch built components, and there you go. Here's a 1967 Cheetah SD 427 : 1967 Pontiac Beaumont - Canadian Supercars Got 427 Conversions Too (motortrend.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, 1972coronet said: Not by a country mile. It's a 'photoshopped' "box" based upon the old Johan artwork of the era. The "Quality Since 2008" and the ".com" are dead giveaways. Certainly, one could whittle together an Acadian (or the Chevelle-based Beaumont) from existing kits: add Pontiac interior, the photoetch emblems, and maybe some scratch built components, and there you go. Here's a 1967 Cheetah SD 427 : 1967 Pontiac Beaumont - Canadian Supercars Got 427 Conversions Too (motortrend.com) All you need for the '68 to '72 Acadians is the photoetch sheet for the scripts. ,,as for a Beaumont ,, been there, done that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 48 minutes ago, Kenmojr said: Not sure what to think. Believe me, it's fake. People do these phantom model boxes all of the time. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Can-Con said: All you need for the '68 to '72 Acadians is the photoetch sheet for the scripts. ,,as for a Beaumont ,, been there, done that. At next year's Atlantic Nationals in Moncton, NB, you should enter this Beaumont model into the model car show they have in Centennial Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Kenmojr said: At next year's Atlantic Nationals in Moncton, NB, you should enter this Beaumont model into the model car show they have in Centennial Park. I go every year, only missed the first one. Some of my pics on Fotki went missing years ago but here's a shot of the Beaumont at the show in 2006 behind my '58 Pontiac wagon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 5 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Problem is, if they want to make them look legitimate, they should do a little research on the history and products of the companies they put on the boxes. Johan never produced Chevrolets. While MPC did make GTOs in 1967, they didn't use photographs, they used illustrations and had the car angled perpendicular to the diagonal on the box. And Eldon would never have gotten away with using AMTs packaging and slogans. 7 hours ago, Kenmojr said: And Revell also used illustrations in 1963, After 1962, they stopped doing annuals too. Sorry to drop precipitation on everyone's cavalcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 39 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Problem is, if they want to make them look legitimate, they should do a little research on the history and products of the companies they put on the boxes. Johan never produced Chevrolets. While MPC did make GTOs in 1967, they didn't use photographs, they used illustrations and had the car angled perpendicular to the diagonal on the box. And Eldon would never have gotten away with using AMTs packaging and slogans. And Revell also used illustrations in 1963, After 1962, they stopped doing annuals too. Sorry to drop precipitation on everyone's cavalcade. I don’t know if the point is ever to make them look “legitimate”, or to fool anyone anyway. Anybody that knows anything about the history of model car kits pretty much knows what was produced as a real kit and what wasn’t. I think that most of the guys that are producing these phantom kit boxes are just doing it for the fun of it. By the way, the fact that Johan never did any Chevies was just one of the most glaring reasons why it was obvious that the kit was fake. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: By the way, the fact that Johan never did any Chevies was just one of the most glaring reasons why it was obvious that the kit was fake. Steve That and the fact that Jairus Watson never did their box illustrations. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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