1967 Pontiac GTO -- Plastic Model Car Kit -- 1/25 Scale -- #710

This is an interesting kit to say the least. When I say interesting, I don't mean the subject matter as much as I mean the way the kit itself is manufactured. I am advised from other articles that I have read online that this was originally released as an annual kit back in the late 60's... I believe it as the kit does indeed seem to be a mixture of old and new parts. Specifically the body, chassis, and interior seem to be recently manufactured in China with fresh tooling... the mold is crisp and no flash. Interesting due to the fact that I had read in another online review that the body also had lots of flash when first released, which if this is true means it went through a revision during the latest production run. However it is also readily apparent that this mold was originally intended to be used for a die-cast body and chassis as the supports for the screws are still molded in. On the other hand, the sprues with all the other parts are pretty obviously old tooling that hasn't stood up very well over the years. Tremendous amounts of flash, details that look iffy and washed out in spots, and a fair amount of molding artifacts are present. Overall I feel that this kit should build into a relatively decent curbside kit, but to get anything more out of it is going to require a fair amount of effort. Definitely not a beginner's kit in my opinion.

The engine detail was lacking, no heater hoses, (not plastic ones, like most models) no master cylinder etc, when finished there was way too much space in the engine compartment because it was lacking in the parts, other than that a good model

This can be a good build if you take your time as the tree parts have a lot of flash so you will need to do clean up on almost all of these. Body is good. If you take your time and do a nice job on the detailing you will end up with a nice finished product and it was a fun build as long as you don't mind putting some work into it.

This is, without doubt, the worst model kit I have ever purchased. The dies used for all of the components are washed out and, most likely, circa 1960. The body cast is from a newer die. The engine parts (even the engine block!) fit together poorly. I would not recommend this kit.