In Tim Boyd's excellent book 'Collecting model car and truck kits' I first read about 'Parts Packs'. I found it a fascinating bit of modeling history, and decided to try to build a list of the 1/24-1/25 scale parts packs issued by AMT, Aurora and Revell, plus their reissues. Most pictures were found on Ebay. More information on the subject can be found in a thread on AMT & Revell Parts Packs Engines on the Model Car Magazine forum. |
Manufacturer | Catalog # | Box | Description | Contents | Year |
AMT | 3001 | Wheels & tires | |||
3002 | 283 Chevy engine & 421 Pontiac engine | ||||
3003 | Corvair engine & 392 Chrysler engine | 1963 | |||
3004 | Hot rod frame | ||||
3005 | Grilles & bumpers | ||||
3006 | "T" body | reported as the 1925 version | |||
3007 | Allison engine | ||||
3008 | Drag strip accessories | television camera, lane lights, flags, push broom, fire extinguishers | |||
3010 | Working lights | ||||
3011 | Soft rubber Darlingtons and Slicks | Four Darlington race tires and two oversize slick tires | |||
? | '23 'T' competition roadster body | ||||
AMT-Ertl | 8158 | Blueprinter Parts Pack | Two trees with two engines each: small block Chevy 283, Pontiac 421, turbo-charged Corvair engine, Chrysler 413. Chrome tree with the following: '57 Buick grille, two '56 Cadillac bumpers, '55 Chevrolet grille, '55 Chevrolet grille bar with teeth, '58 Chevrolet grille, four "Cal Custom" Corvair bumpers, '62 Chrylser 300 grille, '57 DeSoto grille/bumper, '62 Dodge grille, two '58 Edsel grilles, '60 Thunderbird grille, '60 Mercury grille with separate inner headlights, '55 Olds grille bar, '60 Oldsmobile grille, four '55 Pontiac bumpers, two '57 Pontiac bumpers, "Marquis" custom grille by Cushenberry, "Lucas" style custom headlights, two "Triple Blade" custom headlights | 1993 | |
8435 | Custom & competition parts pack | vintage television camera, lane lights, flags, fire extinguishers, Allison, wheels, hot rod frame | |||
AMT/RC2 | 38677 | Competition parts pack | 283 Chevy engine that can be built with either a front mounted supercharger or a 4 barrel carburetor, 421 Pontiac that can be built with either a bloweror a dual 4 barrel carburetor, 145 Corvair engine with 'Spyder' option, 392 Chrysler supercharged engine, Allison engine, competition "T" body. All engines chrome plated. | 2008 | |
PP001 | MH Racemaster Dragster Slicks | Four sets of retooled AMT slicks: Racemaster Dragster lettering, whitewall with Racemaster Dragster lettering, wide whitewall and whitewall with red pinstripe | 2011 | ||
PP002 | Firestone Deluxe Champion tires Featuring thin stripe and vintage wide whitewall styles | 2012 | |||
PP003 | MH Racemaster Dragster Slicks Style No 2: super 'tall & wide' 11.75 x 16 | 2012 | |||
PP004 | M&H Racemaster Small Slicks Style No 3: Sportsman 10.50-15 | ||||
PP005 | Drag Gasser Wheels and Tires With Goodyear 'Blue Streak Dragway Special' 8.00-15 Slicks | ||||
PP006 | Goodyear 'Polyglas GT' Tires 4 each in sizes F60-15 and L60-15 | ||||
PP007 | Engine Injector Stacks Real metal - 1/25 scale - 8 pcs | ||||
PP008 | Goodyear `Blue Streak` Slicks 1/25 scale pad-printed vinyl tires | ||||
PP009 | Ford Model T Racing Body | Reissue of sixties set 3006 | |||
PP010 | Engine Pack: Chevy Corvair & Vintage Chrysler Two complete 1/25 scale motors with options | Reissue of sixties set 3003 | |||
PP011 | Engine Pack: Chevy 283 & Pontiac 421 Two complete 1/25 scale motors with options | Reissue of sixties set 3002 | |||
PP012 | Big rig tractors & trailers: 1969 Mercury Chrome Plated Sleeper | 2014 | |||
PP013 | Muscle Car 'Red Line' Tires 4 each in sizes F60-15 and L60-15 | ||||
PP014 | Motorcycle & Accessories - Double Dirt Bikes | ||||
PP015 | Weekend Wrenchin' Garage Accessory Set #1 | ||||
PP016 | Tip Top Shop Repair & Maintence Garage Accessory Set #2 | ||||
PP017 | Get On Up 2-post hydraulic lift Garage Accessory Set #3 | 2019 | |||
PP018 | '57 Fantasy Parts Pack | ||||
PP019 | Firestone 'Double Pinstripe' Tires 4 deluxe champion tires & narrow 'pie crust' drag slicks | 2018 | |||
PP020 | Wild Wheels 'n Wide Ovals Classic 5-spoke mags & Firestone wide oval lettered tires | 2018 | |||
PP021 | Custom Caps 'n Wheels Four complete sets in four exciting styles | ||||
PP022 | Firestone "Drag 500" tires F60-15 for the front & slicks for the rear | 2019 | |||
PP023/24 | Semi tractor & trailer tires | Probably 10.00-20 size, meaning 10" wide tire body on a 20" diameter wheel. 11.00-22 means an 11" wide tire body on a 22" diameter wheel. Standard aspect ratio is (was?) 88 percent, and following the equation 'sidewall dimension * aspect ratio * 2 + wheel diameter' gives a theoretical 37.6" diameter tire. That makes 38.2 mm in 1/25 scale, but the AMT tire is 40.8 mm. Is the equation right?
The reason for the double product code is unknown. | |||
PP025 presumably not used | |||||
PP026 | Monster truck tires | ||||
PP027 | Firestone 'Supreme' tires With authentic factory lettering | ||||
PP028 | Semi tractor 'tall tires' 11.00-22 | 11.00-22 means an 11" wide tire body on a 22" diameter wheel. Standard aspect ratio is (was?) 88 percent, and following the equation 'sidewall dimension * aspect ratio * 2 + wheel diameter' gives a theoretical 41.4" diameter tire. That makes 42.0 mm in 1/25 scale, and the AMT tire is exactly this size. But is the equation right? I also found proof that a real 11.00-22 tire has a ~44" diameter. | |||
PP029/24 | Turbine display engine | Allison GT404 turbine engine, originally (and only) included with the original issue of the AMT T510 GMC Astro 95 kit
The reason for the double product code is unknown. | 2021 | ||
PP030 | Firestone Drag 500 'Big Slicks' With authentic lettering | ||||
PP031 | Spokes ‘n stripes wheels & tires Classic 5-spoke mags & pinstriped red line / gold line tires | ||||
PP032 | Classic Emergency Flasher | 2022 | |||
PP033 | Wire wheels & whitewalls Includes center cap decals in several styles | ||||
PP034 | Firestone wide oval tires 4 each in sizes F60-15 & L60-15 | ||||
Model King / AMT-Ertl | 21453 | Open road camper & Racer's wedge | Reportedly MPC tooling | 2004 | |
21923 | Open road camper & Racer's wedge | ||||
Aurora | 590 | 427 Ford engine | |||
591 | Custom wheels, hubs & covers | ||||
592 | Custom grills & trim | ||||
Revell | C1101 | '57 Chevy 283 V8 engine | 'Build it with front mounted blower or with four barrel carbs'. Chromed | ||
C1102 | Blown '58 Chrysler V-8 engine | 'With GMC 6-71 blower and Hilborn airscoop & injector' | |||
C1103 | 1960 Buick "467 cubic inch" V-8 engine | ||||
C1104 | Experimental turbine engine | 'The engine of the future'. Not an existing turbine engine, but one of Revell's imagination | |||
C1105 | Cadillac V-8 engine | 'With Cragar & Edelbrock intake manifolds' | |||
C1106 | Blown & fuel-injected Pontiac "421" V-8 | 'With super-stock exhaust & intake manifolds' | |||
C1107 | '63 Corvette Sting Ray V-8 engine | 'With "Mooneyes" exhaust pipes' | |||
C1108 | Ford 427 engine - chrome | 'All chrome 1/25 scale Ford "427" V-8 engine' | |||
C1109 - C1120 presumably not used, possibly reserved for more engine kits | |||||
C1121 | "Dragmaster" frame | ||||
C1122 | Chromed dragster frame | ||||
C1122 | Dragster frame | 'Start building your own drag machine' | |||
C1122 | Dragster frame | ||||
C1123 | Custom car frame | 'With authentic front steering xxxx that can be made to move' | |||
C1124 | Dragster speed equipment | 'Enough speed equipment for two drag machines' | |||
C1125 | '32 Bantam roadster body | 'For street or competition' | |||
C1125 | '32 Bantam roadster body | 'For street or competition' | |||
C1126 | 23 T roadster body | ||||
C1127 | Tubular roadster frame | 'An authentic custom frame' | |||
C1128 | '23 T roadster frame | 'Design your own machine for show or go' | |||
C1129 | Fiat coupe body | 'Design and build your own fantastic coupe' | |||
C1130 | Chromed dragster frame | 'Design and build your own drag machine' | |||
C1131 | "Mooneyes" dragster frame | 'Build your version of the "Mooneyes" dragster' | |||
C1132 | Roadster chassis speed equipment | 'Design your own machine for show or go' | |||
C1133 - C1140 presumably not used, possibly reserved for more chassis / frame kits | |||||
C1141 | Competion wheels and mags | 'Halibrand and American Racing Equipment mags' | |||
C1142 | Reversed rims & wire wheels | 'With finned brake drums and custom hubcaps' | |||
C1143 | Competition car tires | ||||
C1144 | Custom car tires | ||||
C1145 | M&H Racemaster whitewall drag slicks | ||||
C1146 | Big & little roadster tires & wheels | 'With wide and narrow whitewall transfers' | |||
C1147 | Drag racing wheels - chrome | 'Ideal for Revell drag racing tires (C1148), competition tires and slicks (C1143), or white wall drag slicks (C1145)' | |||
C1148 | Drag racing tires | ||||
C1149 - C1150 presumably not used, possibly reserved for more wheel / tire kits | |||||
C1151 | Bubbletops, headlights, taillights | 'For excitement and variety with your customized cars' | |||
C1152 | Experimental bumpers and grilles | 'For creative styles and unusual effects' | |||
C1152 | 'Dream car' bumpers and grilles | ||||
C1153 | Custom car interior parts | 'with bucket seats and padded dash'. Also issued in blue-green plastic | |||
C1154 | Tubular bumpers and grilles | 'With car club plaques and bullet grilles'. Includes dual headlight frames | |||
C1155 | Interior styling kit | ||||
C1156 | Speed decals - NHRA decals | '103 authentic speed decals, 70 official NHRA class decals' | |||
C1157 | Accessory display items | 'For Custom "Showing"'. Chrome. Includes jackstands, hand tools, crawler, floor jack, engine stand, gas cans, pistons with con rods and crankshafts, car show stanchions and a chrome rope to hang between them. | |||
C1158 - C1160 presumably not used, possibly reserved for more customizing kits | |||||
C1161 | Triumph show motorcycle | 'With working steering and movable wheels'. Chrome, also sold in black plastic as C1162. Has an uncanny resemblance to the Larry Howard Glittercycle. Reissued in 1982 as 'Grease 2: Classic BSA and Triumph' (H-7706) in which it is presented as a Triumph 650cc Bonneville | |||
C1162 | Custom motorcycle kit | 'With working steering and movable wheels'. Black plastic, als sold chromed as C1161. Reissued in 1982 as 'Grease 2: Classic BSA and Triumph' (H-7706) | |||
C1163 | Harley custom show bike | 'With working steering & movable wheels'. Reissued in 1982 as 'Grease 2: Classic Harley and Honda' (H-7707) | |||
C1164 | '63 Honda motorcycle | 'With working steering and movable wheels'. Reissued in 1982 as 'Grease 2: Classic Harley and Honda' (H-7707) | |||
C1165 | BSA motorcycle - chrome | 'Movable steering'. Reissued in 1982 as 'Grease 2: Classic BSA and Triumph' (H-7706) | |||
H1260 | Custom parts for vans | ||||
H1261 | Custom parts for pickups | ||||
Revell-Monogram | 85-7251 | Chevy 283 ci V-8 Engine | ~1998 | ||
85-7252 | Cadillac 354 ci V-8 Engine | ~1998 | |||
85-7253 | Pontiac 421 ci V-8 Engine | ~1998 | |||
85-7254 | Ford 427 ci V-8 Engine | ~1998 | |||
Gofer Racing | 5C1108 | Ford 427 engine | Looks like a straight reissue of the old Revell C1108 set, but not chromed. | 2021 | |
5C1130 | Dragster frame | Looks like a straight reissue of the old Revell C1130 set, but not chromed. | 2021 | ||
5C1141 | Dragster wheels & tires | A reissue of the old Revell C1141 set, but with six tires | 2022 | ||
Atlantis | C1101 | '57 Chevy 283 V8 engine | Chromed | 2022 | |
C1128 | 1923 T Roadster Frame | Not chromed | 2022 | ||
C1132 | Roadster Chassis Speed Equipment | Not chromed | 2022 | ||
C1141 | Competition Wheels and Mags | Chromed. Bagged | 2022 | ||
H1223 | Mooneyes Dragster | reportedly contains the following former Parts Packs: C1101 '57 Chevy 283 V8 engine, C1102 blown '58 Chrysler V-8 engine, C1124 dragster speed equipment, C1131 'Mooneyes' dragster frame, C1141 competion wheels and mags, and finally C1143 competition car tires. Source: Parts Packs in Atlantis new Mooneyes Dragster kit by Greg Myers on the MCM forum | 2022 |