GT Promo Scale Model

opelgtboy70 · 04-04-2009

There is an GT Promo on ebay right now. It has a chrome shifter in the interior of the car. I have 8 of these promos and not one of them has a shifter. Are all my cars missing the shifter or is his an oddball?

Karl
70 GT

BQS4 · 04-05-2009

Originally Posted by opelgtboy70

There is an GT Promo on ebay right now. It has a chrome shifter in the interior of the car. I have 8 of these promos and not one of them has a shifter. Are all my cars missing the shifter or is his an oddball?

Karl
70 GT

If the model is assembled, it's quite possibly it just broke/fell off. Simple to make a more realistic one with a round-headed pin.

opelgt722002 · 04-05-2009

I have 3 of them and none of them have the chrome shifter.

Aardvaark · 04-09-2009

Was a Manta A or Ascona A dealer promo sold back in the day?
I searched on google but found nothing.
Thanks.

BQS4 · 04-09-2009

Originally Posted by Aardvaark

Was a Manta A or Ascona A dealer promo sold back in the day?
I searched on google but found nothing.
Thanks.

Mark;
If there was a "promo" Manta or Ascona, it probably was not available in the US. The GT was the "attention getter" here, so REVELL made the promo for it, then AMT made theirs

Aardvaark · 04-09-2009

Thanks Gene.
Fiqured if they made a GT promo than maybe they offered the others and I'd keep my eye out for them. Can never have too many models. Hee, hee!

BQS4 · 04-09-2009

Originally Posted by Aardvaark

Thanks Gene.
Fiqured if they made a GT promo than maybe they offered the others and I'd keep my eye out for them. Can never have too many models. Hee, hee!

The Revell promo was a 1/32 GT, all the AMTs are 1/25

heimue · 04-09-2009

Originally Posted by opelgtboy70

There is an GT Promo on ebay right now. It has a chrome shifter in the interior of the car. I have 8 of these promos and not one of them has a shifter. Are all my cars missing the shifter or is his an oddball?

Karl
70 GT

Karl, I sneaked into your house and broke them all off

Dieter

BQS4 · 04-09-2009

Originally Posted by heimue

Karl, I sneaked into your house and broke them all off

Dieter

OOOOOOOO that was a low blow Dieter.....

kwilford · 04-09-2009

Originally Posted by heimue

Karl, I sneaked into your house and broke them all off
Dieter

Originally Posted by BQS4

OOOOOOOO that was a low blow Dieter....

Well sure, he was trying to find reverse

Killer Texas GT · 04-10-2009

I have two Promo's and niether one have a shifter and offers no hint of ever having one.

Aardvaark · 04-13-2009

Since it was suggested to me that the chrome shifter was added from an AMT Opel GT kit, I decided to investigate a bit by using my years of modeling
skills to remove the bottom and check it out.

First off, the chrome shifter does look much like the one in the current OGTS kit.

Also, the interior tub has a boss on the bottom of the tunnel for the shifter as can be seen in the pictures, and the factory welding of the interior tub boss shows no signs of being of being re-welded which would have been necessary if the chrome shifter had been added after leaving the factory.

To me it appears to be as manufactured by AMT. Of course I can't be 100% sure, obviously.

I'd be interested if any of the other GT promos have this molded plastic boss but do not used it for the shifter.
Anyway, the model is near perfect condition and is a great addition to my
Model Opel collection being the first promo in it.

Btw: The seller tells me he will soon be placing a green 1970 AMT Opel GT promo on ebay.
He is a longtime promo collector and is thinning out his collection in his golden years.

opelgtboy70 · 04-13-2009

Is it possible to just superglue the shifter in?

Karl

Opel Fan · 04-15-2009

How much is an Opel GT kit worth....?

BQS4 · 04-15-2009

Originally Posted by Opel Fan

How much is an Opel GT kit worth....?

Depends on if it's sealed or not, unbuilt or not, if it's not sealed, how complete is it?

Opel Fan · 04-16-2009

Built, complete, unpainted, AMT.

04-04-2009	#1 (permalink)
opelgtboy70 Opeler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 201 Real Name: Karl Senula	GT Promo Scale Model There is an GT Promo on ebay right now. It has a chrome shifter in the interior of the car. I have 8 of these promos and not one of them has a shifter. Are all my cars missing the shifter or is his an oddball? Karl 70 GT

04-05-2009	#3 (permalink)
opelgt722002 GT Owner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 229	Promo I have 3 of them and none of them have the chrome shifter. __________________ Bob

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Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr)	Was a Manta A or Ascona A dealer promo sold back in the day? I searched on google but found nothing. Thanks. __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

04-09-2009	#6 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr)	Thanks Gene. Fiqured if they made a GT promo than maybe they offered the others and I'd keep my eye out for them. Can never have too many models. Hee, hee! __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

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Killer Texas GT Senior Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Leonard, Texas Posts: 888	I have two Promo's and niether one have a shifter and offers no hint of ever having one. __________________ rk 68 Kadett 2 Dr 1.1 SR/Rallye Suspension 68 Kadett Rallye 1.9/4 Spd & AC 69 GT 1.9/4 Spd 70 GT 1.9/5 Spd,87 Impulse PB/MC/4 wheel 10.5" vented Disc/complete suspension/power assist & tilt wheel steering 71 Kadett 2 Dr 1.1/4 Spd/4 wheel drum brakes(project:to a 1.9 FI/Auto 75 Big Brakes/Impulse vented rr Disc, Factory AC from Buick/Opel by Isuzu 72 GT 1.9 FI/Auto 75 Big Brakes/Impulse vented rr Disc 73 Manta Rallye 75 Ascona 1.9 FI/5 Spd/Impulse rr Disc brakes OPEL WERKS

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opelgtboy70 Opeler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 201 Real Name: Karl Senula	Is it possible to just superglue the shifter in? Karl

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Opel Fan Opeler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pasadena, SoCal Posts: 21	How much is an Opel GT kit worth....?

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Opel Fan Opeler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pasadena, SoCal Posts: 21	Built, complete, unpainted, AMT.

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