1970 Wildcat model at Walmart

Found this cool looking model at Walmart today.

 

Yep! So cool that I got my son to buy me it for Christmas. Unusually, available here in Australia at a reasonable price. But almost certainly, not for long.

 

I’d love to find one of those. Nice score.
Cliff

 

Wow! Thanks! I will look out for one. (Although, if I'm not mistaken, I think "Curbside Style kit" means a "promo" re-issue, no 455...??? Granted, easily solved...)

 

What's the price in Oz?
They sell here in the Netherlands for 39,99 € (price includes sales tax). That's AUD 66.16 or US$ 43.09



EDIT: found another store (in Belgium), selling them for 34,50 €

 

"US $43.09" is roughly the "going rate" for models here in the U.S.

 

........and I thought the prices were high at my local Hobby Lobby........

https://www.hobbylobby.com/search?HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][hitsPerPage]=12&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][facets][0]=*&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][distinct]=true&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][facetingAfterDistinct]=true&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][typoTolerance]=true&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][query]=model&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][clickAnalytics]=true&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][filters]=&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[configure][userToken]=b4204a7e395c4ace8f0aa0338ef34ab01708209853477&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[page]=1&HLNextGenEcommIndex_prd[refinementList][subcategory][0]=Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles

 

Those are crazy model prices. What are they Metal ? Ouch!

 

I have that model from when I was a kid, probably got it in 1970. It's assembled, never painted, all white. One of the few of the couple dozen I made that I kept. Always loved that shape. Also and fwiw, it's a pretty simple model. The AMT's had less pieces than say the Revell or the MPC.

And, for Buicksky: it's plastic.

 

Yep, about $65Aust

 

Dwayne
Thanks for the link. (While my credit card is mildly "bruised," I can't complain...!!!)
While no one has confirmed the presence or absence of a motor in the Wildcat, I couldn't pass up adding two more "donor" GSX's at less than $20 each...

 

You could ask Dave about the engine in the Wildcat:

 

...Breaking News...
Possibly TMI, for anyone not planning to order a '70 Wildcat from Hobby Lobby (using the above link.) After a frustrating day of e-mail and phone calls (initially over the middle initial on my credit card...) The '70 Wildcat kit is no longer available for Internet ordering from Hobby Lobby... Over the course of the day of e-mails and phone calls it no longer appears on their website, and apparently their "allocation" of '70 Buick Wildcat kits has all been distributed to their brick and mortar stores... (Fire up your GS's for a shopping weekend, LOL!)

 

You may still be able to find one. Googled 1970 Wildcat 1/24 model kit and had some other hobby stores as well as eBay pop up.