Revell 1966 and 1969 GTO

[Stang88]

Could not locate any reviews on these kits, googled and searched all over. Looking for reviews and opinions from those who have built these 2 kits.

[Casey]

1/24 Monogram (Revell) '69/'68 GTO kit review topic:

The '66 is a very well done kit. No real issues with it that I recall reading.

Edited October 23, 2018 by Casey

[Dave Van]

The Monogram, now RM, 69 GTO is a decent kit. Builds without any issues, looks correct to me. It is from the Monogram 1/24 scale, somewhat simplified era....but once built it looks good.

[Rob McKee]

The 66 is a relatively new tooled kit. In the last 10 years or so anyway. The 69 has been around forever and it shows it.

[Drgon63]

these are two of the kits your looking at... the 69 GTO is a decent kit kinda simplified, the 66 on the other hand is a great kit.. here are two examples of the ones i have built

[The70judgeman]

I've built both kits. The '66, being a newer kit, is better engineered. Pieces fit very well and assembles into a pretty nice model. I'd agree with the others about the '69. It's a much simpler kit to assemble, but is a pretty good representation of the actual car. It is an older kit and has been repopped a couple of times.

[Stang88]

Thanks. Love the 66 body design. I like building custom 60/70 muscle cars. My LHS has the Revell 66 GTO kit for $11.99, need to go grab it.

[bandit1]

Dont forget you can build the 69' GTO as a 68'!....just FYI!

[Rob McKee]

For $11.99 you should grab 2 or 3. If you like to customize muscle cars it is great to have extra kits for parts.

[jbwelda]

so there was a revell 66 GTO known as the "Royal Pontiac" and it came with a tiger figure.

is this the same basic kit as the 66 GTO mentioned above?

any history would be appreciated!

heres a link to an ebay auction for the Royal GTO:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-ROYAL-PONTIAC-66-GTO-1-25-/220963331785?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337270dec9

[Casey]

Yes, it's the same kit for the most part, with new decals, the figure, Hurst wheels, and some narrow slicks for the rear IIRC.

[jaydar]

It would have been really nice if they were all in the same scale. I have the '66 in 1/25 but both the '64 and '69 are 1/24

[The70judgeman]

It would have been really nice if they were all in the same scale. I have the '66 in 1/25 but both the '64 and '69 are 1/24

That's because the '66 is a Revell kit, and the '64 and '69 are older Monogram kits. Revell stuck with 1/25 while Monogram did 1/24. Revell aquired the molds after the Monogram aquisition and now produces both. It would be too costly to re-tool and make new molds of older kits into a slightly smaller scale. The kits would probably be better like the newer Revell kits though. Edited February 28, 2012 by The70judgeman

[Casey]

It would have been really nice if they were all in the same scale. I have the '66 in 1/25 but both the '64 and '69 are 1/24

You could always pick up the reissued 1/25 AMT/Model King '69 GTO Judge Funny Car kit and use the stock body as a starting point for a 1/25 scale '69 and '68 GTO.

Edited March 2, 2012 by Casey

[mcandela]

These are my 2. Both are great to build. the 69 being the one with fewer parts, but they look awesome once built.

[Pontiacman 1969]

There is a 1968 GTO kit out it is a few years old. simple kit much like the 69 revell kit. The years that I can't find in GTO are 71 73 and 74. If anybody know anything about if these kits are out there please let me know

[The70judgeman]

Does anyone have the instruction sheet for this one on line?

Did a search and wasn't able to find any.

Very hard to come by and IF you happen to find one...be prepared to pay some bucks for it. I have one that I just dug out and stripped. The decals may not be any good either, but I still have the driver figure dressed as a tiger. And NO I'm not going to sell or trade it. The instruction sheet should be the same as any other '66 GTO by Revell...except for the decal placement. Edited April 1, 2012 by The70judgeman

[TooOld]

Try Drastic Plastics for instructions .

http://thedpmcc.com/instructionsintro.html

[Casey]

The years that I can't find in GTO are 71 73 and 74. If anybody know anything about if these kits are out there please let me know

There were a few MPC '71s, but I don't think any were stock: http://ultimategto.com/modbox7.htm

No kit has been made of the Colonade bodystyle '73 GTO, and probably never will be. MPC did annual Pontiac Ventura kits Including '71-'72 Sprints), so the '72 kit or the resin cast body from Jimmy Flintstone is about as close as you'll come to a '74. More info here: http://ultimategto.com/modbox8.htm

[Rob Hall]

There were a few MPC '71s, but I don't think any were stock: http://ultimategto.com/modbox7.htm

The MPC '71 GTO kit builds stock...

[Casey]

Looks like the Revell '66 GTO is finally available:

[Watertown]

The ’69 kit, as mentioned, is simplified, but produces a nice end result. One caution, however, avoid the molded-in-orange version if you can, as that kit can pose some paint opacity issues.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Watertown said:

The ’69 kit, as mentioned, is simplified, but produces a nice end result. One caution, however, avoid the molded-in-orange version if you can, as that kit can pose some paint opacity issues.

Unless, of course, you're going to paint it Carousel Red. 

I hunted down an orange one just because I want to do one for my Polished Plastic collection. 

[Robberbaron]

On 3/3/2018 at 3:59 PM, Casey said:

Looks like the Revell '66 GTO is finally available:

As an FYI, this latest reissue DOES include the Hurst mags from the earlier Royal Pontiac version, even though they're not mentioned anywhere on the box.

Old Revell was terrible about promoting optional parts/alternate versions on their box packaging. Why would you want to give the buyer more motivation to buy your product? (and there are many more examples besides this)

Edited October 19, 2018 by Robberbaron

[89AKurt]

Funny this topic got resurrected, I just picked up the '69 kit at the Phoenix swap meet.  My neighbor friend found an abandoned car on the Navajo Reservation, and restored it.  Told his wife, asked for any pictures of it in that condition, so I can build a *before* version.

On 3/3/2018 at 6:57 PM, Watertown said:

... One caution, however, avoid the molded-in-orange version if you can, as that kit can pose some paint opacity issues.

What is that issue?  It's not bleed through, correct?  What's the difference compared to white?  I always paint flat black inside so light doesn't shine through.