Would you use a promo to start a project?

[Wheels]

If you were unable to purchase a model kit of a project your wanted to build without spending an arm and a leg?

Would you use a promo to do it? I'm not talking about rare promos, just ones available for between $10 - $20.

What are your thoughts?

[bbowser]

Absolutely. If you've got the body, the rest is a lot easier to kitbash/scratch.

[Mr. Moparman]

Sure, why not?

EDIT: I see above now, my reason is the same as his. If you got the main body, many cars share the same common chassis, so if you find a good donor car with the same basic chassis, you'r good to go.

Edited March 9, 2012 by Mr. Moparman

[seeker589]

Yup.

Bought a Chevy Monza promo just for this purpose.

[bigphoto]

Yes!

[Steven Zimmerman]

Without hesitation...But then, i would use an expensive one without hesitation, too !

[Eshaver]

Hummmmmmmmmm, originally back before the "Annual kits of 1958, all we had were "promos'. A M T historians have admitted openly to that fact . They designed a few competition and customizing parts threw them into a cardboard box and sold them for a dollar forty nine - GASP ! What you have now is essentially the same thing , only more expensive .

To answer you're question , yep , I would use a current promo to do a model regardless ! Ed Shaver

[Craig Irwin]

I've allready done it. Why not?

[Wheels]

I thought so, just wanted to see what your thoughts were.

I would due the same with the exception of two promos I own, '77 Vega & '77 Monza given to me by an uncle who owned a dealership in Virginia. But I would purchase another pair for some projects I want to build.

Here are some of my recent promo purchases.

91 & 92 Geo Storm - Dropping a blown 454 into this obscure little car! Should be fun!

'89 Chevy C1500 P/U

'95 Chevy S-10 P/U

'78 Chevy Chevtte

'81 Chevy El Camino

[Erik Smith]

Yes.

Aren't some promos made of a different plastic? I see old ones that are all warped.

[62rebel]

the warped ones are made of acetate... no, i wouldn't use one of those, personally, because you can't stop the warping. but i have, and will again, use promos to do builds. they're models. not investments.

[disabled modeler]

Yes....I have done it many times but never to an old or rare promo that might be able to be saved those I restore. If there damaged or easily got cheap anywhere I make models out of them both curbside and with engines,etc. AND STILL LOOKING FOR MORE. to save/restore or make models from.

Some of the earlier promos were made of a plastic that tended to warp badly...they never come back to my experience ether and those types the dip tank is a no no...the plastic cracks and gets soft and useless.

[High octane]

Heck yeah, in a heartbeat!

[Dave Van]

I bought a few Neon promos just for projects like that......go for it!

[Terry Jessee]

If you were unable to purchase a model kit of a project your wanted to build without spending an arm and a leg?

Would you use a promo to do it? I'm not talking about rare promos, just ones available for between $10 - $20.

What are your thoughts?

I do it all the time.

MPC '88 Chevy Silverado Promo (detailed a bit)

Redone as a custom GMC

1992 Chevy Silverado SWB promo redone as a custom GMC

MPC 1987 Camao Z-28 promo redone as a Border Patrol Interceptor--yes, they really used these (and Trans Ams) for a program called "Operation Roadrunner" in the '80s.

Here's a Brookfield Olds Aurora done as a DARE car.

There's a few.

Terry

[Erik Smith]

I still don't know what a promo is.

Is it a model kit for the car company?

I am not being a smart a__.I really don't know could some one explain it.

They are "promo"tional items to promote the 1:1 cars. Some old promos list warranties and car information on the chassis. They were available through the dealers. Now, they are available through eBay and, if you browse, you will be amazed at their value.

[Sixx]

Heck yes, I just put one in "under glass" a 63 Galaxie. Promos are awesome!!! if ya can get em cheap enough!!

[Agent G]

Yes.

G

[martinfan5]

Yes.

G

What he said

[Green Duster]

Take your pick; Been there, done that. Or I resemble that remark.

[62rebel]

i have a '65 Rambler American promo in ivory plastic, probably JoHan, that is, so far, my sacred cow. it's got faded chrome, scratches in the glass and scuffs on the body, but i found it twenty some years ago in an antique shop and had to have it. it's been on the shelf next to my '64 Dodge Polara SuperStock that i built with crossram dual quads about 1990 or so....

but give me a roundbody Falcon promo and i have some AMT '67 Mustang chassis ready to cut up and shove under it!

[Sport Suburban]

I have done that too. Go for it!! Here is a damaged one I did.

64 Thunderbird friction promo.

Used Modelhaus parts and an AMT 66 Thunderbird for the rest.

I will do these also.

64 Barracuda friction promo.

78 Volare promo.

[mademan]

I just hacked up a 2011 Camaro convertible Promo..... Its in the On the workbench section, that no-body seems to be interested in, lol

[Scuderia]

do promos usually dis assemble fairly easily?

[62rebel]

it depends, my Falcons had a lot of melted locator stubs that i had to cut off to remove the parts. i don't know if they kept on using that method into the '80's or not. all of mine have screws or pins that hold the chassis plate to the body. AMT and JoHan seemed to keep that method through the '70's for promos and annual kits, even when annuals dropped the screws and they added plastic pins to the chassis plates. seems like all the JoHan Oldies i built had screws or pins, except a couple that locked the chassis in place with tabs?