Revell John Buttera Cars

[Matt LeBlanc]

How many of these were in the series? Not the reissues just the originals.Thanks

[Mark]

There were five cars in the Buttera series: the '26 sedan, touring, and sedan delivery, and the undersized '33 and '34 coupes. All were labeled as Buttera cars in their first issue. All used the same chassis. The coupe body had a separate roof like the Monogram '34, and Monogram and AMT '36 Ford kits. One of the Revell '33-'34 coupes had a strange looking top that was chopped on a slant. The seriously undersized coupes could be cut down further (mainly shortened) to approximate an English Ford Model Y. The Model Y looks like a shrunken '33-'34 American Ford, when in reality the Y came first (in '32) and its styling was adapted to the American Fords for '33.

[Matt LeBlanc]

Thanks guy's.I thought there were 5.

[Draggon]

I got zonked on this one. If you look carefully at the pics of the body, despite having a wierd angle chop it is much closer to stock than other, later versions. The hood looks normal length and the grille appears to be correct height along with the body sides. Well, the photo on the box did NOT depict what was inside. It's the same swful shrinky dink body as all the others.

[Eric Stone]

Is there any relation to this one, because its body is TINY!

[samdiego]

I'd like to give a nod to Mr. Buttera, who passed just last year, I believe. The '26s were cutting edge cars when they were new. The kits were pretty good too, being a little different than the normal kit. Here's to JB

[Draggon]

That's because, as I mentioned in an earlier post, the model on the box is the Monogram '34 kit, which, in addition to being far better proportioned than the Revell '34 kit, is 1/24 scale.

Yea youre right. What got me suckered in was the Buttera suspension peeking out from under the front fenders. I thought "hey, this ones right!" Showed me why I shouldnt think too hard!

[Junkman]

John Buttera passed away March 02 2008, five days after Boyd Coddington. His death was so overshadowed by Boyd's that hardly anybody took notice. I was rather appalled by that fact.

[Mark]

I got zonked on this one. If you look carefully at the pics of the body, despite having a wierd angle chop it is much closer to stock than other, later versions. The hood looks normal length and the grille appears to be correct height along with the body sides. Well, the photo on the box did NOT depict what was inside. It's the same swful shrinky dink body as all the others.

Revell got away with that "prototype model" nonsense on a number of kits. If you closely examine the photos of their 1/25 scale funny car kits, the "prototypes" are often 1/16 scale kits assembled without the wiring. The front tires and wheels are a giveaway; the ones in the 1/16 scale kits are good, the 1/25 scale ones are awful.

[Joe Handley]

John Buttera passed away March 02 2008, five days after Boyd Coddington. His death was so overshadowed by Boyd's that hardly anybody took notice. I was rather appalled by that fact.

I remember that, Didn't Coddington's initial fame come from his builds with Buttera?

[samdiego]

And I feel bad for misquoting the time frame. I was actually a bigger fan of JB than of Boyd. By the time his street rods hit the mags he has been a famous race car fabricator for years. I was also a fan of Nat Quick, the painter he used a lot.

Edited February 22, 2011 by samdiego

[Greg Myers]

How is John's last name, Buttera, pronounced ?

[samdiego]

years ago I read in HotRod that it sounded like butter. But I've heard the TV guys say Boo-terra and I've heard Byu-terra, so I'm guessing usually incorrectly

Edited February 22, 2011 by samdiego

[Junkman]

I remember that, Didn't Coddington's initial fame come from his builds with Buttera?

Boyd frequently mentioned Buttera being one of his biggest mentors and influences.