1969 Chevy Nova COPO Review Revell® 85-4274
RoR Review 20110501 – 1969 Chevy Nova COPO Review Revell® 85-4274
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Tony Gibson
Back in the late sixties the “muscle car†was selling so fast that factories couldn’t keep up with orders. Back then the corporation set targets for certain production runs based on orders from years of experience. Unfortunately, they included a lot of the cars that people weren’t buying just to fill the lots and keep the factories working. That’s where the COPO (Corporate Office Production Order) order came into play. Those production orders came straight from executive offices for personal cars or the top dealers with connections to the corporation. To fill the void in their lot offerings, dealers would order “street sleepersâ€. Those were classic muscle cars in every sense of the word. Stripped of outward emblems and paint schemes that would give it away – all the money for options went into the engine and maybe a little tweak on the suspension.
For the modeler this is a Revell® 1969 Nova™ COPO 1/25 scale model kit. There are 111 pieces molded in white, chrome and clear rated a skill level 2. It has a nice decal sheet with engine labels, speedo gauges and name plate emblems and redline or white wall tire options. A clear direction sheet with good views and options are included. This review includes some great information that you’ll need to consider to get a good fit for the windows glass and some finishing tips to really make this model stand out.
Revell® has hit a home run with this kit. This is an excellent kit for a new modeler or a simple weekend build. It would also be a great kit for a kid. There is a lot of potential for detailing for the more experienced builder but it looks great straight out of the box too. Skill level 2 is right on the mark. Total build time for this was about 30 hours over a couple weekends.
Nice job Tony!
I’m 90% done and it seems to be sitting really low on the back with the kit tires…any comments???
I’m going to assume that everything in the kit went together as it supposed to. If it’s too low you can use some pieces of Evergreen plastic, found in most hobby centers, to raise the rear end. Cut the plastic like blocks and put them between the springs and frame at the connecting points. Glue these into place. The height is determined by the height of the leaf springs, so this should bring up the rear. For an easier fix, try a higher profile tire. Let us know if either of these suggestions works for you or if you have another question.
I hand bent the leafs to give it slightly more height and that seemed to work. I wasn’t lookin for it to looked jacked up, just stock. It didn’t take much, just a slight tweak on the front half of each spring.
Great Kit! Hope they put one out based on the Yenko Camaro, and perhaps (finger’s crossed) a new tool 69 COPO Chevelle would be nice!