Fun Smart Car Cabrio Street Rod.

oldermodelguy

My knee jerk reaction was why ? But then why not kicked in. And it is beautifully done! Congrats on a great job well done.

 

It was just for fun.

Thanks for the kudos!!!

Dave

My knee jerk reaction was why ? But then why not kicked in. And it is beautifully done! Congrats on a great job well done.

treehuggerdave

Good memory Rob .

Actually, the "Painted Parts" were "molded in color parts" in 3 different colors so you could have a "Patchwork quilt" sort of effect, or just use one color for even different effects.

I thought it was a cool little kit, but evidently, not too many people agreed with me as it seemed to disappear pretty quickly.

Luckily I bought 2 of them and still have one left for a future project I have planned.

 

It was a cute little car.

I remember fueling up my '03 Outback and an extra large US SUV (like an Expedition or Suburban) was in the pump behind me. The wife asked how much to put in, and the husband said $5. I remember thinking gas was like $4.24 and that would give them just over a gallon. Probably used more gas driving to the gas station than they were getting.

It was a nice SUV, probably cost twice as much as my Outback, which got around 30 mpg.

Back to the bench

Awesome! "Smart Car" and "street rod", there are two terms you don't hear in the same sentance every day , and yours looks great. I have enjoyed the videos out there of the Hayabusa engine swaps on the 1:1 versions.

 

The videos are great. I have seen several on Youtube.

Rob Gronovius

I remember Revell Pro build or something like that made prepainted Smart Cars. Like a clear window on the box and you could see the car body on top.

 

Good memory Rob .

Actually, the "Painted Parts" were "molded in color parts" in 3 different colors so you could have a "Patchwork quilt" sort of effect, or just use one color for even different effects.

I thought it was a cool little kit, but evidently, not too many people agreed with me as it seemed to disappear pretty quickly.

Luckily I bought 2 of them and still have one left for a future project I have planned.

wpwar11

What a great model.  The real car isn't much bigger.

 

Thank you!!

What a great model.  The real car isn't much bigger.

Fun build that looks great.

Tanker-Builder

Now!

     That is a " Smart for Two" that I Might Drive.That thing is so durned cute I would like to have one. Who makes the Kit? Job Well Done, by the way!

 After reading the rest of the thread-Revell, Hmmm.

 

They sure are cute.

I have a second one put away in my stash for a project later, as they were pretty hard to find when I found these two.

Now!

     That is a " Smart for Two" that I Might Drive.That thing is so durned cute I would like to have one. Who makes the Kit? Job Well Done, by the way!

 After reading the rest of the thread-Revell, Hmmm. Hey ! got to add to this. I parked next to one yesterday. I have a Kia SOUL remember? Geez, my car looked almost monstrous next to the " Smart"?

   As I re-read this I am thinking I have one somewhere in the stash.

Superb we have quite a few Smart Cabrio's here on the streets in the UK, Well Done!

TheModeler

Wow!Never knew they made...Smart Car models.What brand is it?

 

Hey, "Modeler."

Revell made these back in the 90s.

I used to see them pop up on eBay several years back, but haven't seen anything the last few years.

It's a nice little kit that I don't remember seeing built except for mine.

They didn't seem to sell very well .

Very cool and well executed. 

That is cute.  Love it!

Awesome! "Smart Car" and "street rod", there are two terms you don't hear in the same sentance every day , and yours looks great. I have enjoyed the videos out there of the Hayabusa engine swaps on the 1:1 versions.

Very cool,  great job. 

Wow!Never knew they made...Smart Car models.What brand is it?