Kurtis Midget kits

[Ben]

Hey guys, what's the difference between the Offenhauser and Edelbrock midget kits? Just the decals?

[jbwelda]

well, and sorry to belabor the obvious, i think the motors are different.

and probably some supporting parts as well.

[Gregg]

I did photo reviews of the two kits on the main mag web site

modelcarsmag.com

it should be linked right there on front page

[Chuck Most]

The front nerf bars are different on the two kits, and the Offy version has satin chrome instead of factory painted silver parts (I hear the next run of A-v8 versions will have this as well). Other than that, the decal sheet, and the hood, they're the same deal.

Oh- look carefully if you buy the Offy version... the instructions say it has the A-V8, even though they did change the assembly diagrams to the Offy!

[Ben]

Ahhh, I see! I guess I'll get both!

Thanks!

[Ben]

Actually, the front nerfs are two-piece assemblies and only the top bars are different. The V8-60 piece has a "V" in the center (for Vic Edelbrock; the kit was patterned after his 1:1 midget) while the Offy piece has an "O."

Also, the V8-60 and Offy cars used different nose pieces and grills in 1:1, and, such is the case with Revell's kits. (The V8-60s, being larger displacement engines, needed more cooling capacity, thus, those cars had larger grill openings. That's also why the V8-60 kit has a louvered hood and the Offy doesn't.) However, Revell has included the nose pieces and grills for both cars in both the V8-60 and the Offy kits.

Oh, and the hood sides are different as well. The V8-60 ones have exhaust pipe openings in both sides, while the 4-cylinder Offy has an exhaust cutout in the right hood side only. Also, the Offy has two left hood sides _ one with a cutout for fuel injectors and another that mounts two round chrome air cleaners if the modeler chooses the twin-carb option.

Hope this helps, Ben!

That's a big help, Ken! Thanks!!