PIRANHA (US) 1966-1970

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PIRANHA (US) 1966-1970
Tweet Topic Started: Feb 28 2009, 02:04 PM (2,180 Views)
DaWeber	Feb 28 2009, 02:04 PM Post #1
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	PIRANHA (US) 1966-1970 Originally introduced as an experimental plastic bodied vehicle by Marbon Chemical , a division of Borg-Warner, it was called the CRV ( Cycolac Research Vehicle) These prototype bodies were composed of a newly dveloped plastic compound which is similar to the material later used in producing telephones. The model toy company AMT was so impressed with the vehicle that they took over actual limited production and manufacture of the car. The CRV became the Piranha and it was produced at the Speed and Custom Division in Phoenix AZ . Since AMT owned the real car, kits in 1:25 scale were made avilable to kitmakers. The fullsize car was powered by the Chevrolet Corvair engine. The cars were hand assembled. Undoubtedly, the most famous car was the vehicle used on the "Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series" But with the cancelation of the Corvair by GM and the resulting loss of necessary engine supply, this marque also ceased production. The only known model in small scale was made by Husky and Corgi Jr , identified as model # 1005-A.



Swifty	Mar 2 2009, 03:27 AM Post #2
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra



James	Mar 2 2009, 08:17 AM Post #3
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	Did it really not have a rear window? or was that a liberty taken by the manufacturer? Cool little car.....looks like it would be fun to drive.



ChFalkensteiner	Mar 2 2009, 09:47 AM Post #4
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	This picture from the "U.N.C.L.E." spinoff starring Stephanie Powers clearly shows that the real car did have a rear window: Attached to this post: Piranha1964.jpg (84.29 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Mar 2 2009, 09:48 AM.



James	Mar 2 2009, 09:56 AM Post #5
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	Wow, it was low to the ground, got any of Stephanie triyng to get into the car?



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