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| Car of the Day: August 12, 2015; Revell '82 Buick Regal | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 12 2015, 01:56 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Revell's 1982 Buick Regal. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Buick Regal ![]() ![]() The Revell lowrider series featured some very nice castings, but few ever made it to stock appearing releases. The Regal casting saw several releases in the lowrider line, but it was one that was never used as a stock model. The lowrider customization is a turn off for a lot of collectors, but I still appreciate having a model car represented in scale, even if customized. The Revell Regal has an opening trunk lid and axles that raise and lower. ![]()
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| Milton Fox Racing | Aug 12 2015, 11:49 AM Post #2 |
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I must say that is an ugly car for every side, but it is so ugly it is cute. And being pink, I would have to add it to my collection - when I come across one!
Edited by Milton Fox Racing, Aug 12 2015, 11:51 AM.
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| juantoo3 | Aug 12 2015, 12:15 PM Post #3 |
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Had an '84 with the oddfire V6. Nothing spectacular, just a modest appliance that got from A to B. I like the styling, and surely with a V8 the performance would have improved drastically. Not my favorite of the cars I've owned, but certainly not my least favorite. I missed this one in the small cache of Revell's I found in a Beall's store years ago. I do remember the Cadillac and the 96 Caprice, and putting them back on the shelf...mistake I've long regretted. I grabbed everything else I saw at the time....lots of nice old Chevys! |
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 12 2015, 02:26 PM Post #4 |
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I'm not really a fan of lowriders or the tiny wheels, but that's a nice looking car otherwise. Would look good with some regular meats. |
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| James | Aug 12 2015, 04:45 PM Post #5 |
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WOW! thats is some colour, All I can think of is some politically incorrect language, but WOW! that is PINK! |
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| Ethanator | Aug 12 2015, 06:36 PM Post #6 |
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Nice, Revell is one of my favorite brands mainly because I like some the car choices and the adjustable suspensions. I don't hate lowriders but its not my favorite styling |
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| ivantt | Aug 12 2015, 09:56 PM Post #7 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Like most of us, I wish I knew then what I know now, and grabbed every Revell car in this series! JAMES!!! Nice seeing you back on CotD!!! |
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| pjedsel | Aug 12 2015, 10:22 PM Post #8 |
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Wow...that is colorful. I am one of those who passed on this casting because it was a low rider - kept thinking Revell would offer it in stock form sometime...but as we all know they never did and soon they were gone from the small scale diecast world.
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| JeepXJLover | Aug 13 2015, 10:52 PM Post #9 |
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How is this casting size wise compared to the overly large in my opinion RC/JL Regal/GN casting? |
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| corvairjim | Aug 14 2015, 12:00 AM Post #10 |
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I think I'm in the minority in NOT regretting passing up the opportunity to have bought one of these. I'm one of the guys who only buys what I like and, well, this is a car I don't like. That's OK, I don't regret passing up the opportunity to buy ANY of the cars from this series. In the case of this Not-So-Regal: It's hot pink. It's a low-rider, so it has those ungainly tiny little tires and wheels (and the wheels are also pink, no less!) The stripes are atrocious. Not for me, no thank you! On the other hand, I do know a Mary Kay lady who might like it. Her daily driver is a pink Nissan Sentra. Edited by corvairjim, Aug 14 2015, 12:00 AM.
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 14 2015, 01:14 AM Post #11 |
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I understand your pain, Jim. But, I am the kind who buys dang near everything as far as small scale model cars go, if I can believe someone, somewhere, would be driving the real thing on the road somewhere. I love the idea of miniature worlds / dioramas with cars represented from all walks of life. That being said, for being a pink lowrider, it is a very well done pink lowrider. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 14 2015, 01:20 AM Post #12 |
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A bit smaller. The Revell fits in a standard Plano case slot, with all four tires touching the bottom, whereas the JL / RC cannot. The Revell line was supposed to be true 1/64, and I do believe that they were, based on the size of the boattail Riviera and full size pickups, compared to the Civic and Focus. ![]() ![]() (brown JL Regal, green Revell Regal, maroon JL Cutlass) |
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| JeepXJLover | Aug 15 2015, 03:48 PM Post #13 |
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Thanks for the comparison photos. I was surprised the Revell Regal was that close in size. |
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Wow...that is colorful. I am one of those who passed on this casting because it was a low rider - kept thinking Revell would offer it in stock form sometime...but as we all know they never did and soon they were gone from the small scale diecast world.


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