Tom99 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I finished this 1966 AMC Ambassador in Scalefinishes AMC, Marquessa Light Mauve (P-21A). It was a bear to assemble. A lot of cutting and fitting was required. There were deep gouges across the front fenders and hood. The drip rail on one side, was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hey Tom, nice save, color looks great on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 nice job on a rare kit.... nice save. Too bad these old kits are so hard to come by..... in a few years, us old guys who knew the real cars of this age will be gone and so will a desire to build them, I fear. Anyway, nice build, great color for that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt216 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Yes, very nice paint and assembly; and a great color to boot! Speaking of us old guys knowing the real cars, I distinctly remember a family trip up the road to Kenosha for a factory tour of the assembly line and marveling, as a six year old, at the line of '66 Ambassadors (and other Ramblers and AMCs) moving along as they became complete, new cars! Reminded me of a car assembly line toy I wanted called "Barney's Auto Factory". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Very well done, it looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambles Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I've never seen that model before, and I've been building kits since the late 50s. There was an old doctor that lived across the street when I was growing up. He always had Ramblers and I remember one he had that was very similar to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Very nicely done. I have a soft spot for AMC's, since my first car was a Matador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 nice save looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 She's a beauty. My uncle had one almost identical. Our bishop had a black one with red interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Beautiful. Great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Wow! Very nice. Growing up we had a neighbor who had one in a color I can only describe as close to Ford's Emberglow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Looks very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Great looking model... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Very nice job on a car that's simply not seen anymore! My Mom had a close friend for many years and AMC's were what she always bought including a car like this. These cars could be tough as nails if it weren't for the tinworm claiming a lot of them. 22 hours ago, Peter Lombardo said: Too bad these old kits are so hard to come by..... in a few years, us old guys who knew the real cars of this age will be gone and so will a desire to build them, I fear. I was just talking to a fellow earlier at work before he left for the night about this very thing. He's a lot younger (mid 30's) and I was talking about the cars I used to see as a kid in the '60's that just aren't seen including this one. So yeah, it's a reality that as time goes on less and less of these types of cars will be talked about and built. Edited May 23, 2019 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 This sure looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Gorgeous build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 22 hours ago, Shambles said: I've never seen that model before, and I've been building kits since the late 50s. There was an old doctor that lived across the street when I was growing up. He always had Ramblers and I remember one he had that was very similar to this. Me neither , never saw it in the last 50 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 That turned out really nice Tom. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Beautiful save! Always nice to see a rarity like this in such a good shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Very nice. I think that AMC was a much underappreciated company. They did build some rather nice vehicles in their time. It's a shame that most younger folks don't know what an AMC is. Fortunately for this 26 year old, I happen to love automobiles of all kinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Really sweet. Great color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Very nice. Excellent color choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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