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The last one is not a coupe. Or even the same kit. That's AMT's '40 sedan labeled wrong by Ertl. Another one of Ertl's brilliant boxes. ? I've never built AMT's '40 coupe. I have the Lindberg one that many say is a inferior copy of the AMT coupe. I don't think it's too bad. I'd love to see someone do a side by side comparison between the two kits, to see if I really need add the AMT one to my collection. Or the Lindberg one is good enough.

Great kit. But, it can not be built as a 100% correct '40 Ford sedan delivery. AMT based this kit on their '40 Ford coupe backin the day. So the rear fenders and taillights are not correct. In fact the body is not right because it was designed to work the coupe kit's chassis and rear fenders. Despite this I love the kit. Just finish the Stooge version within the last month. Built mine simular to the one on the box. Installed the Buick nailhead rather than flathead. Beyond that, I built it to as close to stock as I could. And despite not being right, I think it looks great.

Ah.... So it's not the AMT '73, but the MPC. All the better.

I've got the Stevens International version shown above. It builds into a decent '40 Ford. But a terrible '39 Ford. Despite that, I'm going to build mine as a '39 right out of box. Only thing I'm debating on is whether to build it with the vent windows or not. They were not correct on the '39. But, neither is the dashboard or the locations the wipers and taillights. So no matter what it will not be correct for '39. One of AMT's old box art showed a '39 with the vent windows. I kind of like the looks of it.

I kind of like it. I don't know why? But I do.

Wow! Very nice.

Anybody know any details on this one. Is it the old AMT Mach I kit? Can it be built stock?

Oh, and I love the Citation X-11 kit too. Going with the 1980 look on that. The '82 and later ones looked too slick. Not loser enough.

Adam I love your reviews that can be reached through the link you left above. I'm so impressed with this and your other reviews, I bookmarked your site for future reference. For stuff. Keep them coming. I too like loser cars. And have a couple the kits you reviewed. Like the Daewoo LeMans. So bad I had to buy it. I'm glad to see I'm not the only crazy one who likes these cars.

Oh! I did miss that! Good job Adam. ?

Nice set of Cobras.

Harry your car in real life would have had body colored inserts in the door handles. They were part of options Z21 Style Trim package and Z22 Rally Sport package. Your model depicts a car with the Z22 Rally Sport package. So it should have body color inserts. But.... It's your model, so you can build it any way you want.

I like the link to the review of this kit, that you gave us Adam. The guy did a very good job reviewing it. I like that he confirmed what I suspected, that the kit can be built as just a plain Pinto wagon with a full set of windows. That's the version I plan on building. I was never all that keen on the Cruising Van version.

Nice.

Very nice!

Very nice. What paint did you use? I like the color.

Does the helicopter above come with the Mercury space capsule show on the box?

Your welcome.

I too am pulling for the Ford GT. It's good to hear they're back at LeMans. So is this weekend the actual running of the race? And if so, who is showing it on TV?

Doing a quick Google search I found several pictures of '67 Thunderbird promo models with the turnsignal blades. They also appear on the box art of the AMT kit for that year. I also found one early Ford publicly picture online of a 4-door Landau with the blades. And what I thought was in Motor Trend, was really in the November 1966 issue of Car & Driver. The opening picture of their Thunderbird vs. Eldorado road test show a 4-door Landau with the blades. In Car Life's Febuary 1967 road test they show a cutaway drawing of the car with the blades. So there are a few sources out there for anybody who wants to see what they look like. Or should have looked like. Speaking of models of the 4-door Landau. I didn't know until doing this search that Brooklyn makes (made?) a die cast model of the 4-door in 1/43 scale. It looks pretty nice. But, I prefer the non-Landau 2-door Thunderbird much better. I'm not a big fan of vinyl roofs or the landau "S" bars.

Okay to finish what I was trying to say. The Ford proposed blades were farther out near the edge of the fenders. What is seen above look close to what Ford used on the '66 Thunderbirds. They are not right for '67 Birds.

Those are not the ones found on the "promo" models or seen on the Ford prototypes. The above are aftermarket. The proposed factory signals were plastic blades

I had the Davey Allison transport truck you guys were talking about. I wonder what I did with it? I think it got lost or damaged in a move. I wish I had it today.

About 15 years ago or so, someone in the MCCM (Model Car Club of Minnesota) made up a batch of 1/25 scale decals, and gave them free to our members. One decal was a bumper sticker promoting our governor at the time, that said, "Our governor can beat up your governor" (remember we had Jesse for our governor at the time). And it also included a couple of 1/25 scale window decals for two old and defuncted local drag strips. Twin Cities and Minnesota. I got at least two sets. I used one set, putting one of the "Jesse" bumper stickers on the back of a Revell Humvee I built. I wonder where the other decals are. Now I'm going to have to go look for them.

Ah, the mystery fender ornaments. They came on the chrome tree of every AMT '67, '68, and '69 Thunderbird model kit, including the Allison In Thunderland funny car. But, there was no mention of them in the instructions. And no place to use them on the kit. Yet they appear on some (if not all) '67 Thunderbird promos. So what are they? And why are they there? Some early full-size '67 Thunderbird prototypes had them. They were really clear plastic blades that were front fender turn signal indicators. Similar to what was seen on '64 - '66 T-birds, and on many Chrysler products at the time. In Motor Trends earliest reviews of the then new '67 Birds, you can see one photo of a car with the blades. By the way, I may have the same ugly pea green promo. But, if I remember correctly, mine is not a true promo. But a friction toy, with the little friction motor on the front axle. Fictions are identical to promos other than the chassis, and they are most of time painted in colors not offered from the factory on the real car. True promos do not have that motor, and are almost always painted in a factory offered color. Besides the fender blades, I don't remember that exact pea green being a color you could get on a real '67 Thunderbird. I bet you have the friction too. And I'm sorry to say, as cool as fictions can be. Most collectors do not value them as high as promos. Despite the blades and values. The ugly pea green. I'm keeping mine.