ChrisBcritter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 This should be fun to watch... maybe we can bet on whether that Dodge wagon or this kit goes higher? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-AMT-1911-Chevrolet-Phaeton-Model-Kit-1-25-No-Box-Unbuilt-/390962007914?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item5b0726cf6a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Current bid is only $5.00! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I just bumped it up to 12.50, just for the heck of it. is there something special about this heap of...treasure? jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Just a few months ago a pair went for less than 60 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That seller has been listing soooo many kits for quite some time - either he/she was a massive collector, related to one, or found the world's largest model kit hoarder. Tons of die casts too. Crazy. Most don't have boxes either... Is that a complete model? Here is one to watch as well...rare 1966 Tamiya Plymouth slot car...come of these slot cars sell for thousands of dollars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 That's the third NIP '66 Plymouth slot car body he's listed. I will say the guy's a good seller - a lot of the kits have free shipping and the '51 Chevy I won was shipped right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I've been outbid. again whats so special about this kit? is it some rare promo or something? because frankly I don't see how a 1911 cheby, and likely incomplete at that, is going to raise much interest. I must not know something. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Extremely rare SMP promo item; more on this thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50596&hl=%2B1911+%2Bchevy#entry564506 This one does look complete to me; the kit didn't have an engine. I see all four wheels and the spare, the gas tank, hood, radiator, headlights, cowl lights, lenses, windshield, dash, steering wheel, seats, front suspension, crank, and the rear end is on the chassis. That's all there is to this kit. Edit: I see two of the four little conical hubcaps/wheel retainers - the others might be under something. Edited November 3, 2014 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) That seller has been listing soooo many kits for quite some time - either he/she was a massive collector, related to one, or found the world's largest model kit hoarder. Tons of die casts too. Crazy. Most don't have boxes either... Is that a complete model? Here is one to watch as well...rare 1966 Tamiya Plymouth slot car...come of these slot cars sell for thousands of dollars... I think I've bought a couple of kits from this guy. Recently I got a very nice '65 Dodge Monaco from him. If I recall correctly, he was selling off a collection of an old gentleman who had passed on & his wife needed to get rid of his massive collection. I believe he had taken all of the parts off of the trees & placed them in plastic bags to save space. He must be coming into the home stretch. He had a lot more rare kits & resins a couple of months ago. I went back & looked & I bought my '66 Chrysler 300 from him as well. Steve Edited November 2, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I better start selling off my hoard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 StilI at $25.00. I just noticed something when looking at the Stutz that Bruce Bowser posted in Under Glass - the 10-spoke front wheels look like a perfect match for the ones on the real 1911 Chevy; the 12-spoke rears will work with the bulges removed and look heavier than the SMP ones - and more like the real thing. The kit wheels are all 12-spoke and look too skinny. I think with the right combination of (Kevin) Lutz and Stutz I might just want to tackle one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I've been outbid. again whats so special about this kit? is it some rare promo or something? because frankly I don't see how a 1911 cheby, and likely incomplete at that, is going to raise much interest. I must not know something. jb The SMP 1911 Chevrolet Prototype is a rare kit. It was produced both as a promotional model for distribution to Chevrolet Dealers as well as a kit, again for Chevy Dealers--and was NOT available to the hobby shop trade. Upon the completion of production, the tooling was destroyed, to protect that exclusivity. Both the kit and promotional models were not readily found back in 1961-62, and tend to be rather scarce today as well. The late Mike Watgen (Mike's Miniature Motors--Mike passed away in early May 1994) cast the kit in resin, and Missing Link Models is in the process of bringing one of the kits back to life in resin once again. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 The story I heard, and related in my book (Collecting Model Cars and Truck Kits) is that the 1911 Chevy was tooled in an aluminum mold specifically for a dealer sales incentive promotion for Chevy's Golden Anniversary. These were plaques with assembled promo-type models of the '62 Impala hardtop and the 1911 (some say it's a 1912) Chevy Touring, and painted in a low-gloss gold color. Tooling in Aluminum is much cheaper than the steel used for most model car tooling. But it has a very low volume useful life, and according to the version relayed to me. that was the reason the project was stopped (after the instruction sheet was completed, but before box art was developed). This information is probably 30+ years old by now, so we should not assume it is any more factually correct than the info relayed by Art above. For those interested, the story of the kit is detailed in a sidebar on p 97 of my book, along with a Black and White photo showing the kit contents and the instruction sheet. TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTBACK340 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Price has shot up to $39….. At that price I might buy it & build a street rod. All kidding aside, that way everyone was clamoring over it being cast in resin can have one on the cheap maybe. But then again, there is 12 hrs. to go at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Someone really needs to build that, just so we can see what one looks like actually assembled. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasafyff Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Someone really needs to build that, just so we can see what one looks like actually assembled. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 The one above, built, sure looks good. After seeing it, I wish they would retool it and offer it again. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 $224 with two hours to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Aaaaand sold for $276.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Aaaaand sold for $276.00. Wow. When I checked it at 1 pm it was only at 50-ish dollars. We are all a bunch of suckers aren't we! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Wow. When I checked it at 1 pm it was only at 50-ish dollars. We are all a bunch of suckers aren't we! I'm not. I didn't even try bidding on it. I may not have known what the kit would sell for in the end. But, I knew it was going to be more than what I was willing to pay for it. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTBACK340 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) $276….. I guess for a die-hard Chevy guy with a "grail" kit this is cheap. Good deal for all! Edited November 9, 2014 by FASTBACK340 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 $276.. I guess for a die-hard Chevy guy with a "grail" kit this is cheap. Good deal for all! Agreed. Not a bad deal for one of the rarest models, really. I bid on a 63 Nova wagon earlier this week that went for about the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTBACK340 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Agreed. Not a bad deal for one of the rarest models, really. I bid on a 63 Nova wagon earlier this week that went for about the same... I paid more for an original issue AMT Hurst Hemi under Glass…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Prices are up, on some kits. Seems like last year it went for about a 1/3 of that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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