A Definitive List of 1/25 & 1/24 Scale Corvette Kits
By Robert Wheeler
The solid Axle Years - 1953 to 1962
1953
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| PMC AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT Monogram Monogram Premier |
- 8732EO T310 6552 6519 8314 6100 2291 520 |
53 93 76 83 86 97 77 82 53 |
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crude
promo, 1 exterior color retro promo based on AMT #8314 mother of all future AMT ‘53 kits same as #T310 most recent release, based on #T310 two color snap kit, based on #8732 mold metal body, plastic chassis, basis of #2291 several different boxes, builds a ‘53 or ‘54 slightly larger than 1/24, poor |
1954
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| PMC PMC AMT |
- 3354 |
54 54 97 |
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crude
promo, 5 exterior colors crude unassembled promo retro promos based on #8314, 3 exterior colors |
1955
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| PMC AMT AMT AMT AMT |
- - T287 6551 6210 |
55 99 - - 98 |
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promo, 3
exterior colors retro promo, based on #8314, 1 exterior color based on T310 with crude V-8 - same as AMT #T287 |
1956
| Mfr. | KIT # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| MPC MPC |
301 408 |
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referred
to as a 56/57 slot car body, needs donor kit for parts |
1957
| Mfr. | KIT # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| MPC Monogram Monogram Monogram Rev-Mono AMT AMT |
- 2227 2283 2924 85-6669 8212 8213 |
57? 77 81 91 98 96 97 |
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slot car
body very good for it’s age, almost stock street machine, based on #2227 based on #2227, good stock kit same as #2924 but with brush, paint & glue well done stock kit street machine, based on #8212 |
1958
| Mfr. | KIT # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| PMC SMP ProModeler Garwood Shawn Carpenter Neu Champs |
- - 5938 |
58 58 98 - 95 |
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crude,
assembled kit promos, 6 exterior colors excellent kit solid cast resin, not a kit resin, requires a donor ‘59 kit resin, requires a donor ‘59 |
1959
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL
RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| SMP PMC SMP SMP AMT Matchbox/AMT AMT Revell Revell Revell Advent |
- - 7-CV 7-CVHT T-393 PK-4183 6588 H-1232 H-1242 H-1243 3104 |
59 59 59 59 74 81 82 59 61 61 79 |
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promos, 8
exterior colors crude kit unassembled promo same as 7-CV but with optional hardtop Street Rods, based on SMP, builds only a ‘60 Reggie Jackson Collector Series, same as #393 same as #393 multi-piece body race version of #1232 Competition Corvette, motorized low budget version of #1232, no chrome |
1960
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| SMP SMP SMP MPC MPC AMT AMT AMT Revell Revell/Advent Revell Rev-Mono |
- 7860 77860 306 6356 6621 6519 6356 H1203 H1203 7164 85-7802 |
60 60 60 68 - 85 - - 76 85 88 97 |
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promos,
10 exterior colors based on promo, opening hood & trunk #7860 with optional hardtop based on mpc #301 ? Riptide TV show, based on ‘59 #T-393 based on ‘59 #T-393 same as #6356 same as ‘59 #H-1232, builds only as a ‘59 same as Revell H-1203, Radio Shack label Skips Drive Inn Series, same as #H-1203 Highway Series, RT-66 cut out, same as #7164 |
1961
| Mfr. | Kit # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| SMP SMP/AMT SMP/AMT Shawn Carpenter Mini Exotics |
- K911 K921 - 839 |
61 61 61 95 |
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promos, 4
exterior colors based on the promo K911 with optional hardtop resin body, requires a donor kit resin body, requires a donor kit |
1962
| Mfr. | KIT # | ORIGINAL RELEASE |
BODY STYLE |
COMMENTS |
| AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT AMT Palmer |
- K912 S922 5662 T248 2205 6553 6521 6489 6221 |
62 62 62 67 68 77 80 86 94 62 |
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promos, 8
exterior colors based on promo, opening truck and hood Skyline Series, custom parts & hardtop with custom & racing parts Sock It To Me, same as #5662 Countdown Series, based on #5662 same as #2205 same as #T248 most recent reissue based on original kit 1/24, crude |
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