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[Casey]

Here's a look at what's inside the 1/25 AMT Sand Dragon rear-engined sand dragster, circa 1981 or so. It's a typical rear-engined top fuel dragster of the period, with paddle tires substituted for rear drag slicks and a sand shield/rear fender(?) piece in place of the rear wing.

 

Box top:

 

 

 

Instruction and decal sheets:

 

 

 

 

All parts together:

 

 

 

Chrome parts, including some nicely done "bear paw" rear wheels and narrow, spoked front wheels:

 

 

 

Black-molded parts:

 

 

 

 

 

The rear paddle tires, which are styrene:

 

 

 

The narrow front tires, cast in vinyl:

 

[Pete L.]

I forgot what a really nice kit that was, I had it as a kid...I wonder if that'll ever be reissued as a combo kit with both paddle rear tires and slicks to build a conventional rear motor car ???   

 

 Wasn't  it also released as a rear engined digger back in the day ?

Edited by Pete L., 01 March 2013 - 08:59 AM.

[Mr mopar]

It was a TV tommy ivo kit

[Pete L.]

Doug,

 

 Was it the blue car with the full front wheel fairings ?