FUN FACTS, HISTORY, ATTRIBUTES (ie size, year of production, color,scarcity, etc) WHAT FOLLOWS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING SPECIFIC in this listing.
Revell/Gowland Highway Pioneers
Before the invention of inexpensive plastics in the 1950s, 'model building'
was a minor activity for the youth of America. The introduction of the 1/32
scale vehicles 'Highway Pioneers' car kits by the collaboration
between Revell & Gowland proved that model building could have mass
appeal. Although the kits were made for just a few years, they would make
way for the boom in military and figure modeling of the 1960's, golden age!
There would be 30 kits in all released - with some models having variations
in box designs/releases.
Series One:
#H32 - 1910 Ford Model T Roadster,Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Black
Plastic
#H33 - 1900 Packard, Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Red Plastic
#H34 - 1909 Stanley Steamer, Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Green Plastic
#H35 - 1903 Cadillac, Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Blue Plastic
#H36 - 1903 Ford Model A, Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Yellow Plastic
#H47 - 1904 Rambler, Green Box, Crinkle Bag, Yellow Parts
#H48 - 1910 Pierce Arrow, Green Box, Crinkle Bag, Red Parts
Series Four:
#H52 - 1953 MG Model TD, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, White Plastic
#H53 - 1907 Renault Limousine, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Dark Brown Parts
#H54 - 1913 Mercedes, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Green Parts
#H55 - 1915 Fiat, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Red Parts
#H56 - 1953 Jaguar XK-120, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Baby Blue Parts
In 1954, Revell/Gowland would introduce 10 new models in the line. Each
sported new style boxes with a cover picture of the car inside. Note that
they also reissued some of the 1953 vehicles in new boxes. This listing is
comprised solely of uniquely tooled/new vehicles:
#H60 - V-8 Hot Rod, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Red Parts
#H61 - 1893 Duryea, Blue Box, Crinkle Bag, Black Parts
#H62 - 1910 International Auto Wagon, Yellow Box, Crinkle Bag, Black
Plastic
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