What year was this made?

[Custom Hearse]

I can't find a date on either the box or instructions...

Thanks!

[Modelmartin]

My best guess is about 1977 or so. I know I bought and built the 55 Convert in that series in about 77 or 78.

[Lyn]

http://www.camsct.org/archives/57Chevy.pdf

with the model # I may beable to find more for ya! Pretty car though!

[Custom Hearse]

http://www.camsct.org/archives/57Chevy.pdf

with the model # I may beable to find more for ya! Pretty car though!

Thanks Lyn!

The kit # is T841.

According to this article it was a rare kit back in 1998...

Edited September 27, 2009 by Custom Hearse

[Lyn]

I couldn't find anything else other then someone on ebay selling parts for it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Tires-Cragar-Mag-Whe...p3286.m20.l1116

[Custom Hearse]

Thanks anyway Lyn. I have those, they came with the kit, and I plan on using them. The wheel backs are molded in blue on the ones for sale, but my kit is molded in white.

Thanks again!

[Custom Hearse]

I couldn't find anything else other then someone on ebay selling parts for it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Tires-Cragar-Mag-Whe...p3286.m20.l1116

Funny thing... I paid $2 more for the whole kit...

[Modellpularn]

If my memory isn't all wrong, I have a strong sense that it came out in 1976. In 1977 I helped a friend convert this kit to radio control. We found some 1/12 scale wheels and tires for the rear, so naturally it became really jacked up. I painted it Pactra candy red. We got it finished just in time for a Classic Chevy meeting, and it was quite popular. Not sure if my friend still has it.

I found an old AMT catalog, from 1977, and it shows the convert and Nomad as new releases. So the Hardtop had to be from 1976.

Edited September 29, 2009 by Modellpularn

[oldscool]

I built the hardtop kit as one of my last models before i lost interest in the hobby for a few years so 1976 sound about right. Dont recall which box it was in but I bought it at a Kmart along with an MPC 1 /16 split window Stingray. Remember having to do some major cutting to get the back bumper to fit right on the 57. Thats a great find man.

[Custom Hearse]

If my memory isn't all wrong, I have a strong sense that it came out in 1976. In 1977 I helped a friend convert this kit to radio control. We found some 1/12 scale wheels and tires for the rear, so naturally it became really jacked up. I painted it Pactra candy red. We got it finished just in time for a Classic Chevy meeting, and it was quite popular. Not sure if my friend still has it.

I found an old AMT catalog, from 1977, and it shows the convert and Nomad as new releases. So the Hardtop had to be from 1976.

That would've been cool to see! Thanks for the help!

I built the hardtop kit as one of my last models before i lost interest in the hobby for a few years so 1976 sound about right. Dont recall which box it was in but I bought it at a Kmart along with an MPC 1 /16 split window Stingray. Remember having to do some major cutting to get the back bumper to fit right on the 57. Thats a great find man.

Thanks to you also!

I had the 1/16th '63 myself, but I can't remember what it was like to build...

I hope the rear bumper isn't too bad to work with! That would reek!

[oldscool]

From what I recall, there was a large flange at the bottom of the body that caused the bumper to stick out from the body too far and I had to trim that off. On a 1/16 body that was a lot of trimming! Or maybe I did something wrong when I built it.

[Custom Hearse]

Thanks Gerald! I'll have to keep an eye on it.