65 Mustang fastback promo the way it should look.

[vamach1]

I bought this built promo about three years ago.  I forgot to take “before” pictures so I pulled two off Ebay of what a promotional model looked like that AMT made for Ford as giveaways.  The prices of a nice original are up there but the one I bought someone had painted it a metallic red but that’s about it.  Well that gave me the green light to see what I could do with one since the promo was basically all one color except for chrome bumpers, hubcaps, headlights and taillights.  I spray painted it Testors red and decided to detail it just like I would any other regular kit.  I did use fresh chrome from a 66 coupe kit but did not add any extra parts.  I was really tempted to add a three speed shifter as there is a clutch pedal and the car has single exhaust although you can make out the PRD12 on the center console.  I have a set of Mustang 2+2 decals which I might add as those. were the only emblems that were too small to hand paint.   As always any comments are welcome.

[Bob Ellis]

I used an AMT 1965 Fastback for a TV "Spenser For Hire" car. I used a current AMT 1966 kit for new chrome too. I swapped the later dual exhaust chassis versus the original single exhaust. What I found is that the new and original chassis are different. Required a lot of cutting and filing

[vamach1]

10 minutes ago, Bob Ellis said:

I used an AMT 1965 Fastback for a TV "Spenser For Hire" car. I used a current AMT 1966 kit for new chrome too. I swapped the later dual exhaust chassis versus the original single exhaust. What I found is that the new and original chassis are different. Required a lot of cutting and filing

I did not try the chassis swap so it was a pretty easy “build.”  When the Round2 AMT fastback comes out I hope the chassis will be better than the coupe kit.  If I ever find an inexpensive 71 Mach1 I promo I would ditch the chassis.  The exhaust system has the transverse muffler which was last used on the 1970 Mustangs.  At least they did not carry over that mistake to the kits.

Edited May 17, 2022 by vamach1

[Jim B]

Really nice Mustang.

[cobraman]

Looks great !  Nice addition to your growing Mustang collection.

[TooOld]

Sharp looking promo Rex , it looks just right !

[vamach1]

Thanks everyone.  I decided to use those Keith Marks decals for the Mustang 2+2.  I must say they look nice.  I also took a stab at painting the Mustang Tri-bar.  That was fun.

Here’s a preview of a wheel of the next project.  I’m using Keith Marks center cap decal for the styled steel wheel.  Even I cannot paint that small.

[Tom99]

Looking good.

[slusher]

Looks great!

[ATHU]

Super nice build!!

[vamach1]

On 5/17/2022 at 6:58 PM, vamach1 said:

I did not try the chassis swap so it was a pretty easy “build.”  When the Round2 AMT fastback comes out I hope the chassis will be better than the coupe kit.  If I ever find an inexpensive 71 Mach1 I promo I would ditch the chassis.  The exhaust system has the transverse muffler which was last used on the 1970 Mustangs.  At least they did not carry over that mistake to the kits.

I guess for fifty bucks maybe I could get one that has been crushed.  These prices just blow me away.  I guess the only advantage over an unbuilt kit is there is something you can display.