jjsipes Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Has anybody purchased any of the reissue MPC Zingers yet? I remember my father having the Vette but don't recall the others. I am interested in the Dodges though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kustomkat1 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 YEP!!! Got them at the Detroit Autorama from Round 2. They were selling them there before the rest of the country. Very fun cool nostalgia kits. They come molded in white now, but are going to be done in Metal-psychadelic-flake. If you never had them, they are fun to build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIL 111V Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 ...Where is the best looking of the series?....VW Bug....Licensing fee$ to high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWood Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 ...Where is the best looking of the series?....VW Bug....Licensing fee$ to high? I heard it is delayed. But it will be released. From a somewhat reliable source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is it true that they are 1/20 scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Is it true that they are 1/20 scale? The bodies are 1/43 scale, the engines 1/20 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 1/20? That could be good for me. Are the wheels 1/20 also? Anyone have photos of opens kits? I have a box of old Hubley diecast kits that I'm going to customize. AzTom Hubley Model A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 So how much $$$ are they selling these little truffles for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Were the Super Zingers ever issued? Can't say I've seen either of these, but remember having a kit that MPC called the "CB Freak." It was similar to the "Fired Up" kit shown but had a trucker talking on a CB sticking out of the cab instead of the engine. Would guess it was from the late 1970s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Were the Super Zingers ever issued? Can't say I've seen either of these, but remember having a kit that MPC called the "CB Freak." It was similar to the "Fired Up" kit shown but had a trucker talking on a CB sticking out of the cab instead of the engine. Would guess it was from the late 1970s. I never paid much attention to these, but I'm pretty certain the Super Zingers were issued. Someone I know who does collect these things once told me that the figure in the CB Freak was modified from the Stroker McGurk figure in one of the early MPC kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I looked at an Opened "Fired Up" Dodge A100 Pickup. It was Molded in yellow. Even the "Flashers" (Rotators) were yellow, not clear yellow or clear red. That is why I did no0t get one then. (Or maybe I never saw a Sealed one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I looked at an Opened "Fired Up" Dodge A100 Pickup. It was Molded in yellow. I picked up a built Fired Up Super Zinger in December, and have held the CB Freak kit in my hands, so yes, they were released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 ISomeone I know who does collect these things once told me that the figure in the CB Freak was modified from the Stroker McGurk figure in one of the early MPC kits... That's interesting. I was looking at pics of the Carl Casper Phone Booth kit and found pics of the (earlier?) version with the Stroker McGurk figure included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Wonder why they've got Angus Young driving this thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) That's interesting. I was looking at pics of the Carl Casper Phone Booth kit and found pics of the (earlier?) version with the Stroker McGurk figure included. I think the Casper Phone Booth kit came after the Stroker Tall T kit. Haven't had them, but assume they are related. MPC had several Stroker McGurk kits in the early days of the company. I have parts from two or three of the Ghost of the Red Baron kits....a hot rodded Fokker Tri-Plane turned into a Bonneville racer. Didn't know about the Super Zingers. It's amazing how much stuff MPC did in a relatively short period of time. Edited April 28, 2013 by Don Sikora II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Neil Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I found this picture online: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) https://www.vintag.es/2019/10/70s-zingers.html Edited November 5, 2019 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Here's the original Zingers that inspired the series... as on display at the NNL Nationals last month. I thought the Zingers had 1/25 scale engines, along with the 1/43 scale bodies... I remember back when they first came out as kits, Model Car Science Magazine ran a "Build a Zinger" contest. I think I destroyed every Corgi car I owned trying to build one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) And here's the only Zinger I own. It's an original, I bought it at a car show for some $5 or so. I also have the box. I had to pin the rear wheels back onto it. Otherwise leaving it as the original builder created it! There were full size Zingers built for promotional purposes that were shown at events across the country. A few years ago, a dozen years or maybe even 20 years ago... they came up to auction. At the time I thought it would be pretty darn cool to own one of those! Edited November 5, 2019 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I built the Corvette last century. The back wheels ended up on a Porsche. Tractor pullers remind me of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Who said Zingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Don't forget this forgettable version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Daddyfink said: Don't forget this forgettable version. I hope Angus Young received royalty payments for MPC using his likeness. 😐 Really a good example of how kit manufacturers will attempt to minimize investment and maximize profit by turning something old into something new. No crime in that, but sometimes the damage is irreversible, and in hindsight, unforgivable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Casey said: Really a good example of how kit manufacturers will attempt to minimize investment and maximize profit by turning something old into something new. No crime in that, but sometimes the damage is irreversible, and in hindsight, unforgivable. Modified from what? Zingers were 1/43 ish bodies with 1/25 scale engines. I believe they were tooled fresh. MPC even commissioned 1:1s of a few of these for promotional purposes, they still exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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