ROG poll

[Brudda]

I would buy a dozen! Had a 914 and a 914-6. Both great cars.On hwy 5 in calif ,i got 27 miles to the gallon at 80 mph!This was the 914. The 6 would get a little less.but the fun factor is really fun.

[FASTBACK340]

The problems the 914 had out-weighed any benefits. In 1980 rear brake calipers were $350, and they would seize-up with rust if they got wet..... Plus the Flexi-flyer sensation of chugging around inches off the pavement in a rust bucket (at least up here in NYC) made fir some thrilling rides. But I was so into Air Cooled German cars back then it didn't matter.

[1972coronet]

The scariest and most fun car I've ever been a passenger in was a 1970 Porsche 914 . Its owner swapped a 327 SBC into it , backed with a Porsche 930 trans .

The car sat about an inch off the ground ; its tyres were absolutely huge ( 16" x 10" wheels ) .

That car handlled like it was on rails !

Scary quick and horrifyingly fast !

[Earl Marischal]

I voted for all the Saabs

steve

[Tom Geiger]

So would the Visible V-8 fit in the Visible Chassis?

Christmas 1969 or 1970, the Renwal V8 and chassis were in the Sears catalog. Being 12 years old, I thought the sales pitch "really runs" meant that if I had the engine and the chassis, I could drive it around. So I asked for both for Christmas. I got the V8, but not the chassis and was quickly disappointed.

[jbwelda]

but I believe the engine fitting in the chassis was basically the point

jb

[chuckyr]

Last time I saw the Visible Auto Chassis for sale was around 1975 or 1976 at a Kaybee toy store at Northgate Mall in a Cincinnati suburb. I think the price was around $40 bucks or so.

That was obscenely expensive back them.

I emailed Revell of Germany and asked the head of product development if the molds were still around and in working condition.

He said he would get back with me.

I'm still waiting.

[chuckyr]

Not getting many votes for this one:

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner 1/12^th Scale

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5058/

I think this would be a pretty nice subject for Revell to do in a larger scale.

[Tom Geiger]

Last time I saw the Visible Auto Chassis for sale was around 1975 or 1976 at a Kaybee toy store at Northgate Mall in a Cincinnati suburb. I think the price was around $40 bucks or so.

That was obscenely expensive back them.

And that's no doubt why those of us who asked for it for Christmas only got the Visible V8 and not the chassis too! I know my father was a pretty frugal guy.

[PeeBee]

Craig Irwin, you are correct in regard to the origins of the 914. When I was a teenager me and my buddy usually had a couple of 914s laying around the driveway. We never registered them or used them for transportation; we'd pick them up at auction with other cars, clean them up and get rid of them. I built several Cal-Look Bugs and 'Ghias back then. A lowered Beetle punched out to 2 liters w/cam and Webers could dispatch 914s with ease (along with non-TII 2002s , the pitiful, wheezing Corvettes of that time, and all of the British sports cars save for a local TR6 that was very potent). Of course, my hottest engines only lasted about 20,000 miles, tops.

I always wondered what were they thinking when they released the 914. It had to compete with the 240Z, which I believe was lower-priced than the Porsche. The 914 could barely get out of it's own way; in a '70 240Z you could yank the front wheels off the ground banging into 2nd! No exaggeration.

OK. Back to work...

[Atmobil]

Hope it's ok for me to share my Share your dream sugestions here:

Mercedes W107 SL 1:24

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5438/

Reissue of the Esci 84 Transit

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5257/

USFS vehicle

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5232/

Ferrari 456 in 1:24

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4389/

Citroen Ami6 in 1:24

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4339/

Mercedes W114/W115 in 1:24

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4275/

[Tom Geiger]

I always wondered what were they thinking when they released the 914. It had to compete with the 240Z, which I believe was lower-priced than the Porsche. The 914 could barely get out of it's own way; in a '70 240Z you could yank the front wheels off the ground banging into 2nd! No exaggeration.

I don't think VW / Porsche was too focused on Japanese competition in those days. I lived in Germany then and there weren't any Japanese cars. The 914 was produced for their home market as a low cost entry into the Porsche family. They were hoping to grab the youth market, who would eventually trade up to a 'real' Porsche.

[Mr mopar]

I would love to see this one kit from Revell,

[Craig Irwin]

I always wondered what were they thinking when they released the 914. It had to compete with the 240Z, which I believe was lower-priced than the Porsche. The 914 could barely get out of it's own way; in a '70 240Z you could yank the front wheels off the ground banging into 2nd! No exaggeration.

OK. Back to work...

I've owned both, and while the 240Z was much quicker than the 914, second gear wheelstands are quite an exaggeration. My 56 Chevy with a 327 in it would blow my 240Z off the road.

[jbwelda]

>56 Chevy with a 327 in it would blow my 240Z off the road.

not many curves in Indiana evidently

jb

[Craig Irwin]

>56 Chevy with a 327 in it would blow my 240Z off the road.

not many curves in Indiana evidently

jb

That was the 914's stronghold.

[PeeBee]

Nope. Not an exaggeration. What year was your Z? The 1970 cars were substantially quicker than the '71s and subsequent model years. After 1970, performance suffered (just like the American muscle cars) from more draconian pollution control measures and lower compression, etc. And then by '73 Zs started to gain weight due to safety legislation, battering-ram bumpers, more "luxury" features, etc.

My girlfriend's sister had a brand-new '70 240Z and her boyfriend would beat on that car without mercy, hence my witnessing, first-hand, the front wheels exiting the tarmac on the 1-2 shift. My sister bought a brand-new '71 Z-car and I was stunned at the drop in performance for that year. It was a different car.

And, yeah, my '73 T/A (455SD) would dispatch 240Zs and just about everything else on the road back then. Even on the curves (we have a lot of them in the northeast). It didn't pull wheelies, though!

[jbwelda]

>That was the 914's stronghold.

yep.

jb

[Craig Irwin]

The 914 handled great but had no power.

The 240Z did lots of things well but nothing great. (yes it was a 1970)

The 56 Chevy was the quickest/ fastest of the three, and the most comfortable of the three, otherwise was just transportation.

My Alfa Spider was my best import sports car, power, handling, braking and comfort.

[Atmobil]

I hope this is ok to post here, I'm not sure if there is any other thread on this before but I want to share my suggestions on the Revell Share your dream program. I would also suggest that others are sharing their dreams here so that we can collect all of the suggestions in one thread. I do belive that this must have been done by some of the airplane and military modelers as some of the suggestions get a lot of votes very quickly.

Anyway, here is my suggestions:

Mercedes Benz W114/W115

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4275/

Citroen Ami 6

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4339/

Ferrari 456

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/4389/

United Stated forest service vehicle

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5232/

1984 Ford Transit

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5257/

Mercedes Benz W107

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/5438/

Mercedes Benz S123

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/6222/

Please vote if you like my ideas

[Roadrunner]

Be prepared to spend some time. I noticed quite a few duplicates. That can't help on the voting. I did vote for quite a bit but I limited it to things that I would buy for myself, spending my money. Possibly lots of good stuff and if they would re-issue a few older kits listed that would be nice too.

One would presume that Revell can compile complete lists from the database, combining all the duplicates and votes. I added several aircraft models I'd like to see released, in scales never offered before.

[sjordan2]

This topic is a year old, so I would doubt that these replies will go anywhere. However, I've heard that Revell tends to follow this forum, so who knows?