58 Chevy Impala Revell Lowrider Series 1/25

As the title says, this is a lowrider kit. Hoever, you can build the car stock too. Although there are some low rider kits around, they aren’t that many, so this may be great feature to build this kit or to take parts for kit bashing. But that is not the only thing that makes it different from the very similar 58 Impala from AMT. The box of Revell’s 58 Impala is fully packed with stuff!!

This Revell 58 Impala has opening hood and trunk lid. As you can see guess from the pick above, this model has the body trims as separate parts – that is, as chromed parts, of course. In general, the body is very well modeled, as it has been usual from Revell and Revell/Monogram lately.

This kit is all about chrome. Almost every single trim is made as a chromed part and they look awesome. This can be a nice feature for junker model cars too, as you can carefully bend the trims or put some on the backseat or trunk, for example (you should then fill the moulded gaps on the body). You may also notice that this kit comes with two rear bumpers – one for the continental kit and the regular rear bumper. The door handles are chromed parts too!

But that is not all. As you can see above, there are even more chromed parts, such as the valve covers, the brake disks for the lowrider version as well as the air filter and other engine parts.  Of course, the special lowrider rims are also included!

Did I write lowrider rims? Well, this kit comes also with special lowrider tires too! No big drag wheels or tires this time – after all, this is not a dragster kit. As a real lowrider kit, it also includes two special bigger batteries (truck batteries), that lowriders need to power their special gadgets!

The are also enough decals too. You may see the white flames above. It also has some pinstripe work (you can barely see them, due to the color). It also has the disc brakes made as decals – maybe properly molded plastic would have been better than decals? The emblems, on the other hand, look pretty neat and give the model car a great finish! The seats aren’t a bad idea either… but not so useful for the junker builders, I believe. Anyway, not everybody builds junk model cars.

The instructions are very clear and handy – the usual Revell instructions nowadays.

Pros

• More than 143 parts!
• Working trunk lid with detailed trunk interior
• Red clear parts for the tail lights instead of chromed parts to be painted
• Lots and lots of chromed parts and body trims! Many options such as the continental kit.
• Great lowrider parts
• Stock version also possible

Cons

• Working doors would have been a nice thing to go with the rest of the great body (AMT has a 58 Impala with working doors but no working trunk lid)
• Fitting the body trims may be tricky. Be careful not to paint it too thick.
• No drag racing options
• No custom front grilles

Conclusion: this is a great kit! Revell has been making some great work lately, and this is another example of that. The pros and cons speak for themselves!

Tagged as: 1/24, 1/25, 58 chevy, impala, lowrider, monogram, revell