I recently showed a favorite series from the early 2000s – the Collectible Chevy line – which was made by Revell during the short time it was making 1:64 diecast cars. Well, here’s another favorite series of diecast that was made by Revell, the Lowrider Magazine series. These beautifully detailed models feature opening hoods or trunks and most have positionable axles. Each card features a cover image from a different issue of Lowrider Magazine with those famous Lowrider Girls (though the diecast cars are not necessarily a faithful representation of the cars featured on the magazine cover). Unfortunately, the moving parts on the models required the application of large bilingual choking hazard warnings to the fronts of the packages.
Revell | 86-3064 | 2004 | Issue #135 Lowrider Magazine | ‘58 Chevy Impala | dark red with gold trim
Revell | 86-3071 | 2003 | Issue #142 Lowrider Magazine | ‘63 Chevy Impala white with pink trim
Revell | 86-3074 | 2003 | Issue #145 Lowrider Magazine | ‘61 Chevy Impala black with joker on trunk
Revell | 86-3077 | 2003 | Issue #148 Lowrider Magazine | ‘64 Chevy Impala purple with lime green trim
Revell | 86-3079 | 2003 | Issue #150 Lowrider Magazine | ‘59 Chevy Impala | dark green with flames
In 2004, the card was redesigned with a different color scheme.
Revell | 86-3097 | 2004 | Issue #156 Lowrider Magazine | ‘63 Chevy Impala | green with white top
Revell | 86-3098 | 2004 | Issue #157 Lowrider Magazine | ‘59 Chevy Impala | yellow with white top
Revell | 86-3099 | 2004 | Issue #158 Lowrider Magazine | ‘61 Chevy Impala | metallic gray with red trim
Later issues had a complete redesign of the package, now completely encased in plastic, with the featured magazine cover treated more like a collector’s card. Comparing some of the models above with those below, you’ll see that, despite the models being identical to previous releases, they were paired with different magazine covers and given new item/issue numbers.
Revell | 86-3220 | 2004 | Issue #182 Lowrider Magazine | ‘61 Chevy Impala | red with pink trim
Revell | 86-3224 | 2004 | Issue #186 Lowrider Magazine | ‘63 Chevy Impala | green with white top
Revell | 86-3225 | 2004 | Issue #187 Lowrider Magazine | ‘59 Chevy Impala | yellow with white top
Revell | 86-3226 | 2004 | Issue #188 Lowrider Magazine | ‘61 Chevy Impala | metallic gray with red trim
I also have the ’82 Buick Regal from the same series. I bought this one because, at the time, my wife was driving an ’89 Buick LeSabre that we had bought used for $500.
Revell | 86-3211 | 2004 | Issue #185 Lowrider Magazine | ‘82 Buick Regal | red with maroon and gold trim
The images of the card backs below show lists of the various model available. (You’ll notice the listings are different on some of the cards, so I’m including the lists that cover the range of item numbers in my collection.)
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