Great Cars with No Good 1/35 Kits Yet.

Back in the 70s and 80s there were quite a few 1/32 scale kits. Some "gooder" than others. I had mostly  American muscle cars, so I'm not sure about European styles. I believe Monogram did a 69 Charger with an engine. It had the stance and look. I was a sharp little kit.

You won't find a lot of 1/35 cars because 1/35 is the most common scale for armor, while 1/24 or 1/25 is the most common scale for car models.  

Recently, the armor companies have started offering WWII era civilian cars that were also used as military staff cars; like ICM's Packard, Mercedes G4, Tourenwagon, Opel Admiral and Kapitan staff cars; Revell's Mercedes G4 staff car; Tamiya's Simca, Tilly, and Citroën staff cars; Bronco's Topolino, Stabswagen, and Opel Olympia; Mini Art's Mercedes  V170 Cabriolet and Polizei-Kuebelsitzwagen; and a few others.  These can also be built as civilian vehicles and in some cases (Bronco's Toplino), come with civilian figures as well.

As stated above, the closest you will find to 1/35 cars are 1/32 cars.  They are usually less detailed and commonly snap-tite models.  They can be detailed out pretty nicely if you work at it though.

angrydawg

Back in the 70s and 80s there were quite a few 1/32 scale kits. Some "gooder" than others. I had mostly  American muscle cars, so I'm not sure about European styles. I believe Monogram did a 69 Charger with an engine. It had the stance and look. I was a sharp little kit.

There are still quite a few 1:32 kits floating around today.  1:32 isn't that far from 1:35, so that is probably why there are not more 1:35 kits around.  Most of the 1:35 scale kits I am aware of are ones that were used in WW2 as staff or utility cars or what, and primarily appeal to military modelers.

Some of the available 1:32 kits are very nice kits. I built a Mercedes SSK, and Porche 917 awhile ago.  Both were really nice.

Ar present Meng makes two 1/35th scale generic Hilux crew cab pickups and a Toyota Land Cruiser (?).. Know if they would only do a hatchback or  sedan.

Monogram released a 69'  1/32  Dodge Charger, 69' Chevy Nova, 71' GTO ,  82' Camero, 82' Ford XP and 82' Mercury LN7 kits, all with engine detai, during the early eighties.l.  There were also street rode versions of  the Charger, GTO and Nova.  Unfortunately none have been released since then.

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The Toyota Hilux PU and Land Cruiser are 1/35 as they are considered paramilitary vehicles to go with OIF and Afghan modern armor.  Meng probably won't do anything more civil unless it has military roots.

Yers 1/35 scale is normally Military and 1/32 is road cars. There are a few Airfix kits but mostly of later models. The earlier ones, Triumph TR4, Triumph Herald, MGB, Ford Escort are all being re-introduced here in the UK.

I'd like to see more early Fords in smaller scales.  1/72 scale too, theres probably even less for cars.