Hubbley Rolls Royce

[junkyardjeff]

I read on another forum they are kind of rare,I have one that is built but thinking about making a hotrod out of it so are they rare and worth anything.

[harron68]

I'd leave it "as is." There are 2 reasons. First, it is not that common and so it has value. Second, metal kits are awful to try to modify, or build well. I write from experience as I have one of the Hubley dual cowl Packards.
There is a third reason, Monogram made a Rolls as well as a sweet couple of Packards, one a "boat tail." You'd more easily find one for sale at a model convention/show or on the web. Plus being all plastic they're easier to modify. The pot metal of the hubley kit, frame, body, suspension, etc. all are ugly to work on and reattaching cut metal can be a royal pain.
Re: Rolls, there was a later design of the Rolls, from Entex (?) in the 1970s (?). Tho it had no engine, that would make an easier and cooler model. I hope these ideas help.

[junkyardjeff]

Its not made of metal and is plastic.

[harron68]

Really?! No metal at all?! Then it's a much later repop and probably less "collectable." If you want to slice and dice it, give it a chance, tho I still feel a Monogram convertible or Entex 1960s Rolls is a better body style for rodding.

[fordrodnkustom]

Rebuild it!

[junkyardjeff]

One of my cousins built it and probably in the mid 60s so I do not think its a repop.

[rbartrop]

As far as I know, the Entex kit is a reissue of the Hubley one, and it's currently being offered by Minicraft.

minicraftmodels.com/products/11209-1-24-scale-1962-silver-cloud-ii

And yes, Hubley did make some plastic models, and the Rolls Silver Shadow was one of them.