'85 Vette w/L98??

[Jmich]

Does anyone know where I might be able to get a 1:24 kit of the 1985 Corvette? I really just need the L98 engine for another project, so if there's a resin engine kit out there that would be good also.

Thanks in advance for any info.

[tigeraid]

Originally Posted by Jmich

Does anyone know where I might be able to get a 1:24 kit of the 1985 Corvette? I really just need the L98 engine for another project, so if there's a resin engine kit out there that would be good also.

Thanks in advance for any info.

I'm pretty sure there's a kit of every Corvette ever, from either AMT or Revell. Either would have a detailed TPI engine. You could also get one out of a 3rd gen f-body kit, 85-92. A quick ebay search will find what you're looking for.

[gasman03]

There's one on EBAY for $16,00, both Monogram and MPC made 85 Vettes but the MPC version is 1:25, and the Monogram is 1:24

Here's the Monogram


i'm not 100% sure but i'm think this is the MPC 85 Boxart

[vetteconvertible]

If you just need the motor, any '85-91 vette(non ZR1 or Callaway) would work. The basic motor in a Callaway should work, just omit the turbos.

The MPC ones have very nice engines in them, with the intake broken down just like the real one.

The f-body thing's not a bad idea, but there were a number of engine combos available including TBI, so make sure the kit has the TPI in it.

Chris

[tigeraid]

Indeed, sorry, forgot the mention that--any 85-91 vette, any 85-92 F-body. And ya, certainly double check that it has a tpi motor first

[gasman03]

true about the F-body, the AMT 89 Firebird pace car is a V6

[vetteconvertible]

If my memory serves correct(and it hardly ever does lately) a number of the old f-body kits came with TBI motors.

Chris

[white97ex]

anyone got a pic of just the motor on the tree's I may have one I'll send you for free

[Jmich]

Thanks for the responses guys.

Actually, I need the 1:25 version (I guess I need to look a little closer at what I'm doing!) and while I couldn't find anything on Ebay this morning, there is one MPC 'vette with a buy it now of $14.99 + $6.01 shipping on there now.

I'm kind of surprised that these kits aren't more readily available. Not just the Corvette, but the Camaro of that era was very popular. I thought for sure that I'd be able to just pick one up somewhere.

white97ex: If you do have one you'd like to part with let me know. Thanks for the offer.

[white97ex]

I'll try and go through one of my parts boxes this weekend. I've got tons of parts from the AMT vette set from several years back