JOHAN TORINO

[Zen]

Was wondering if the Johan Torino racer can be built stock or somewhat stock? Is the interior only the nascar style?

[Rodent]

It only has the NASCAR interior. The one I have came with a stock grille and headlamps with separate blockoff plates for the headlamps and a grille insert. There aren't any red lenses, only chrome fillers for the stock bumper. The body of mine is stock, complete with the bodyside moldings, but it has the standard flat hood instead of the Gran Torino Sport hood.

[Mark]

The NASCAR body has a hole in the drivers' side quarter panel for a fuel filler, otherwise it is stock.  There was also a snap kit which was stock.  It had a stock interior (seats molded as part of the bucket), it had red taillight lenses, and it had the scooped hood molded as a unit with the body.

[stavanzer]

https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/938/jo-han-torino-nascar-racer

 

[oldcarfan]

I have the AMT or MPC whichever it is, version somewhere. Is it the same kit, just reboxed?

[Mark]

AMT sold a reboxed Jo-Han NASCAR Torino.  It was one of the last few Jo-Han kits sold under that arrangement.  The MPC kit body (as I understand) is copied from Jo-Han's Torino body, but is closer to accurate for a NASCAR version as it has the trim removed, lights blocked off, etc.  The MPC kit uses the two-piece universal chassis, it has leaf springs in back which is wrong for the Torino.  Back then, the racing version had to use the same suspension setup as the showroom version of the car in question, meaning the Torino had to have coil springs all around.

Edited April 1, 2024 by Mark
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