Chuck Most Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) The truck is sold, but the pics are still up! To update to 1984 specs the AMT kit would need the Ford lettering and "Gear and Lightning Bolt" emblem removed, the latter replaced by a Blue Oval. Widen the wheel openings slightly, and find a different powerplant- the 534 had been out of production for a couple of years by the time this one was built. The CAT V8 from the AMT Louisville would be a good choice- this one does have a 3208. I believe 1984 was the first year the C Series used the Blue Oval on the nose... feel free to correct me if I'm wrong there. http://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?100429A/5476 Edited August 27, 2014 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 That seems like a good price even though its missing a few things and not running. $660, that would be a great project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I believe 1984 was the first year the C Series used the Blue Oval on the nose... feel free to correct me if I'm wrong there. http://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?100429A/5476 Yeap Chuck you are so right on the year and thanks for this post cuz it does answer a few questions I have on the C model I am sorta kinda one of these days working on....and like Clayton said there is a lot of truck there for $660 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The engine out of the Revell F250 / 350 would be an option for a gas powered rig. Ford replaced the smaller gas V-8s in the late 70s with a 370 cid V-8, the Super Duty was gone after 1981 and replaced with a 429 V-8s. These 2 engines were available until the end of production in 1990. Both are based on the 460 and externally should look about the same in 1/25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 The Monogram engine would be a good start. If you're really a stickler for scale, the engine from the Revell '70 Torino could be used too, it's also a 385-big block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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