Wow, how much cooler can a car model get? You take a 1932 Ford Sedan, chop the heck outta it and add a scale skeleton to boot!!! Super great idea! Man, talk about old! This kit has been around since I was born and possibly before! Having no idea about car models, I immediately hit the old internet and this baby has been around since 1964 for sure. The real car was built by Dave Stuckey of Kansas starting in 1954. A young girl from Dodge City gave the car it’s Moniker because she thought it’s interior resembled a coffin. Monogram got hooked on the car in 1962 when they saw it at the National Roadster Show in California.

Revell’s re-release is still impressive! It only consists of 94 parts. The parts are all almost individual bagged. There are a couple sprues that are two to a bag. There are five white styrene sprues, one clear, and one chrome. Considering the vintageness of this kit, it has actually stood the test of time quite well. The chrome sprue has many pieces that have excess flash one them…..this seems to be a repeat process with Revell. Also included is a small decal sheet and to be honest, I have not seen any photographs that show the decals being placed. The instruction sheet is a 12 page pamphlet affair and only has the Monogram name on it. I am still trying to understand the whole takeover/buyout issue. The instruction sheet has kit 4183 but the box states 85-4183 which is why I believe the 85 numbers are Revell re-releasing Monogram kits.

There are some things the average modeler needs to be aware of. As this kit has a completely exposed engine, you will need to have the wiring visible and none is included. There are several large ejector pin marks in interior locations that will need to be fixed. If this vehicle has a radiator, I did not see it in the model or pictures of the real vehicle. Speaking of the real vehicle, the show included in the World’s Fair advertisement is not the same as the released kit. The front whitewalls are way thinner on the real vehicle and the rear wheels appear to have none. The wheels are also different on the rear vehicle compared to the kit.

I would like to thank Revell for re-releasing and offering this kit to review. I want to thank Dave, Dick, and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review this wicked classic. This should be easy to find at your LHS and have a blast building this awesome ride.