peekay Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Can anyone here provide (or point me to) a complete list of Johan promos re-issued in the late 70s/80s under the X-EL name? I bought a half dozen or so when they were new (and more since) but I'm continually hearing of others that I wasn't aware of.
Junkman Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) 1955 Pontiac 1956 Pontiac 1956 Plymouth 1956 Oldsmobile 1956 Plymouth Taxi 1956 De Soto 1957 Oldsmobile 1958 Oldsmobile 1958 Cadillac 1959 Rambler Wagon 1959 Dodge 1959 Plymouth 1959 Chrysler 1959 De Soto 1959 Cadillac 1962 Studebaker Convertible 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car 1966 Rambler Wagon 1968 Cadillac De Ville Hardtop 1968 Imperial Hardtop 1968 Chrysler Convertible 1969 AMC AMX 1970 Oldsmobile 442 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Which one did I forget now? Edited June 15, 2012 by Junkman
Don Sikora II Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 1955 Pontiac 1956 Pontiac 1956 Plymouth 1956 Oldsmobile 1956 Plymouth Taxi 1956 De Soto 1957 Oldsmobile 1958 Oldsmobile 1958 Cadillac 1959 Rambler Wagon 1959 Dodge 1959 Plymouth 1959 Chrysler 1959 De Soto 1959 Cadillac 1962 Studebaker Convertible 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car 1966 Rambler Wagon 1968 Cadillac De Ville Hardtop 1968 Imperial Hardtop 1968 Chrysler Convertible 1969 AMC AMX 1970 Oldsmobile 442 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Which one did I forget now? They also reissued these: 1961 Dodge Phoenix two-door hardtop 1962 Studebaker Lark hardtop 1962 Rambler Classic 4-door sedan 1963 Oldsmobile Starfire hardtop 1968 Cadillac de Ville convertible 1968 Chrysler 300 hardtop
Don Sikora II Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Seems to me there was the '70 Plymouth GTX too, or am I imagining things again? No not that one. Wish they did though!
peekay Posted June 16, 2012 Author Posted June 16, 2012 Thanks very much guys and there were a few surprises there. When they were new you could easily miss the tiny adds in SAE. They seemed expensive at $22, usually with no interior and so-so paint, but they are excellent representations of otherwise ignored subjects. Without consciousIy collecting them I now have 12 models.
Junkman Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 They are anything but excellent representations and best relegated to the big historic model scrapheap. It is a crying shame that the subjects are ignored by the model industry ever since. Each of them would be nice to have from a new tool. Thanks god at least the Diecast guys have picked up on a few of them. And yes, I'll happily trade away the few I have left.
peekay Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 I also have to disagree, Christian, and stick with my "excellent representations" claim. Admittedly, some are better than others and the 50s cars are all let down by a slab-style chassis and no interior (Modelhaus can sell you some of the interiors) but the bodies are as good as, or better than anything produced since. You mention the 68 Imperial, Steve. I have one and it's possibly the best of the bunch. Detailed one piece chassis, nicely done interior and the thing just looks right. The 66 Rambler wagon and 68 Chrysler convertible are are also up to this standard, although the wagon, like the Marlin kit, is more like 1.24th scale. The Imperial isn't for sale and you maybe won't find one in rough shape - they're not old enough yet and they've been better treated by their owners than the original promos were. Check the ebay promo section often. Prices are all over the place and I got mine for $30 a year ago - some colours (mine is yellow) sell lower than others. Christian, I'm certainly interested in trading - let me know what you have and what sort of thing you're interested in.
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