Revell 1/25 '67 Chevelle Pro Street
By John D. Dutze
The Car
This 1967 Chevy Chevelle is a stock automobile converted to what is called a Pro-Street "racer". It is a basically a street legal dragster. Certain requirements must remain on the original car to keep it street legal. A full Pro-Stock rear axle assembly replaces the stock items and large drag slicks which fit completely within the stock bodywork of the vehicle are installed. The chassis and interior are "tubbed out", which refers to extensive alterations made to the aforementioned components.
A complete overhaul with creative fabricating work had to be implemented to the Chevy to allow the massive tires to fit within the body and trunk; the clean lines of the '67 Chevelle were just too beautiful to cut up the wheel wells in order to accommodate those drag slicks. Once complete, the Pro Street is a sight to see but it's not very easy to drive. Although when the pedal was put to the floor, look out, here came the fun! Pro-Street cars were most prevalent during the 1980's as more and more power was produced. The goal for these Pro-Street cars has always been a question of how to get that power to the ground and keep the car street legal and keep from seeingthose flashing lights in your review mirror...
The Kit
The model states that there are 99 parts within the box. The sprue/trees have some flash, however, not much. Flash was found on the edge of the car's hood, car body front quarter panel and engine block halves. The model body has minimal mold seam lines that shouldn't be difficult to remove. The body is molded very cleanly but it's kind of flimsy with a lot of flexibility. Be careful when polishing this bad boy as slight cracking of the finished paint may show if you aren't that cautious.
The logos and emblems are semi deeply engraved although they can be lost to paint if anything other than lacquer will be used to paint the body. The door and trunk lines need to be scribed deeper prior to priming/painting as these may be lost after painting. The window trim also seems faint; caution when painting this area should be taken. The interior floor pan has six injection marks. Four of them will be visible; the other two injection marks will be hidden by the seats.
The injection marks are not that bad, however, they are located over the textured surface of the floor boards and interior, so a lot of work or creativity will need to be done to hide them. The front door panels have excellent engraving of knobs, handles and vents, however, the window cranks for the rear windows as well as the rear side panels was overlooked. The engraving is sure to be lost by paint for the rear interior panels. The chrome plated parts is the eye candy of this model and is done very,very well.
The chrome is super smooth without and heaviness or runs or inconsistencies. The side mirror even has a small Chevy Bowtie that can be seen easily! Nice job, Revell. The tires and drag slicks seem to be dated and could use a more modern set of tires/slicks. The rear slicks have a huge Firestone inscription and the front tires have no labels on their side walls.
The red transparent tail lights are clear and shiny, nice. The clear windows and headlights are also very nice. There is one slight defect: the injector pins for the front windshield in the visor area are facing the wrong side of the plastic. They will show in the interior if they aren't sanded out and smoothed. The glass would have been perfect otherwise. Nice thickness and clarity.
Model kit thoughts
First and foremost I need to address the new format that Revell has implemented for its instruction sheet. The instructions have been changed significantly and are in my opinion more difficult and bothersome to follow. The old instructions had everything listed, the part number with name of the part included alongside each other as the model was being built. There was no fumbling through the instruction sheet other than determining the recommended colors to paint various parts. The model details overall are really good. The chrome is unbelievable. The decal sheet is excellent and very colorful. I would recommend this kit if you really enjoy the subject matter. I feel that a lot of work on the body for the faint engraving will make this a longer project than expected. I recommend this kit for a patient modeler. On a scale of 1to 10, 10 being the best; I would give it an 8 for the chrome and being molded in white for easier paint application. I would like to thank Revell for providing the review sample.
