1:25th scale plastic model
Hot Wheels, Matchbox?
Indeed I do remember those days! Only a week ago, I was reminiscing with a slightly younger buddy about one of the kits I clearly remember building: the mid-60's AMT '32 Ford Vicky "3-in-1" with period "gasser" options. I told him that in those days, I compared the value of just about everything to the price of a 1:25 scale model car kit... and $2.00 was the figure.
I'm pleased to see that the Revell kit is still available (even though the box art from the original issue was "cooler"), but I doubt if I'd be able to put one together any better nowadays than I did the first time (probably back around '63 or '64). The Outlaw and Mysterion were my favorite Roth cars, and I know that I built at least two models of both.
Revell had some great subject matter (not only the Roth customs, but cars like the "Orange Crate" and the Thames panel delivery "pie wagon," etc), but they never went together as easily as the old AMT kits (before the now-defunct Ertl conglomeration desecrated the tooling).
It is sort of heartening to see some younger guys going back to that look on their street rods, and also digging nostalgia drag racing.
Mr. niteowl77
1:25th scale plastic model
Hot Wheels, Matchbox?