Bob Ellis

Probably true. AMT used to charge $1, or half price because the part count was low on the older promo based Junior and Craftsman kits. That was when regular kits were $1.50, $1.70 and $2.00. I seriously doubt that formula would be used today by Round2 so that old low part count kits would be priced at $12-15 to stop the squawkers. Considering people charge $40-100 for resin copies, you would think $25-30 is a bargain from Round2 for old annual kits from the kit vault. If they exist.

I believe all the chrome parts were missing to the '59 Imperial and ERTL remade that tool. Not exactly the same, but to the casual observer, it looks great.

Brett, you have a pre-order area? What glass does it have? Interior no?

That's funny. I sort of did the same thing repairing a '65 2+2 fastback body. The nose was ruined. I cut up a round2 issue and glued on a new nose. Then I replaced the single exhaust ('65 kit) chassis with the new chassis that has dual exhaust. Replaced the engine and all the chrome too. It became a Spenser For Hire Mustang.

Dave, your photo brings up an interesting thought. I thought Peony Pony was the 1966 coupe/convertible body tool. Now, it appears that is incorrect. Like many of the AMT 1969 lineup of the Flower Power cars, they were based on promo bodies, but not all. This mustang might be where the Countdown kit came from with permanent roof. Like the '64 Galaxie, the kit got modified, but the promo remained untouched.

This Round2 release comes with a convertible boot. I am pretty sure it has been lost since the 1966 annual kit. Check out the 1964 Impala reissue, same deal a boot missing since 1964. There were no 1964 or 1965 Mustang annual kit. The just say Mustang on the front and back. I would say the coupe/convertible came out in the summer of 1964 and the 2+2 fastback in 1965. 1964 1/2 and 1965 Mustangs had Falcon dashboards. In 1966 there were 2 Mustang kits; coupe/convertible and fastback. They had different grilles and dashboards with the fastback having a GT grille. I do not believe the GT has ever been done again? All these kits had single exhaust. Sonny and Cher His and Hers custom Mustangs from Barris were produced in 1967. The fastback became a funny car in 1967. Not easy, but it is possible to convert a coupe to a fastback. This has been reissued a bunch of times and is a good source for glass is you need to restore a kit or promo. In 1969 the coupe/convertible became the Peony Pony, but still a 1966. In the 1977/8 Countdown reissue, the coupe roof became permanent. no boot and no removable roof. I think a Barris green plastic Crusin' USA custom edition in 1980. In the '80s ERTL reissued the coupe kit. ERTL removed the screw hole chassis and made it dual exhaust. A least 3 more reboxed ERTL 66 Mustang reissues before the Round2

Suddenly it's 1966. This kit is a product of it's time. I imagine not too many people would accept using a television or phone from that period either. Let's write a letter because email is 40 years away. So why does Round2 submit itself to this criticism? It's a nostalgic thing because the detail isn't the same as 2016. I built this kit in 1966, and wouldn't it be fun to do it another time? Also, people like the collect boxes since the 1966 Mustang is a Retro box. For me, I like to buy these kits to restore old built ups. The glass, bumpers, tail lights, engine and other parts would cost by eBay or Modelhaus at least the price of this kit. Another reason to buy this kit is that it is 1/25. It is the only one. I am sure that if you detail this kit, it will look great. have fun with it.

I picked up my '72 Toronado at Woolworths when they piled them at 99 cents. The were piled with the '71 442s. I knew that the 71s had trunk louvers, but now I know that the '72 has the grocery cart door protection strip that the '71 doesn't have. My neighbor had a white with mint green vinyl top. So I built my Johan that way. One of the nicest Johan models ever made.

I would think Round2 could re-run the '64 Caliente after this '65. One could update the AMT '64 using the new '65 Comet. Still would be cheaper than those guys buying a resin kits .

It looks like it would be a nice prowler car. Care door post reconstruction and door scribing should get you a 4dr.

Dave, the Comet looks very nice. I think everybody is going to be happy. As a follow-up like the '69 F100, might be nice to get a kit using the 200ci 6 engine. Maybe even a convertible version sometime too. I like seeing multiple versions of the same basic kit. Hopefully it helps the bottom line to help pay for new projects. We received some beautiful kits from you in 2015.

I just received a USA-1 kit. I was a little disappointed, but not surprised. Despite the box top promise of stock wheel covers, it has the same mags and Kelsey-hayes knock-offs on the chrome tree seen since the A163 kit in 1974/5. The detail of the Kelsey-Hayes wheels are better engraved the ones done 40 years ago, however. The 327 engine is definitely the one from the Prestige kit. The tires were the biggest disappointment. 2 pad printed lettered slicks. There are some fat unusual tires plus Firestone 500s introduced by AMT in the '70s. If you look hard, you can find these 500 tires in an AMT Countdown kit with the 500 still labeled. The 500 is gone now and probably a result of the bad situation these Firestone tires experienced with near 100% blowout status. The kit is good to restore built-ups of AMT 1963-67 Corvettes. I still think the AMT body is a better shape than the MPC or Revell. The chassis is the only short coming to me.

K&N filters on the engine?

Must be an original kit, has 1970 on the bumper.

Using the AMT '57 TBird, You can build the Movin' With Nancy TBird. From what I understand, Nancy Sinatra got the TBird as a birthday present in 1957. It was pink then, but by 1967 it was dark red with mag wheels, Hurst shifter and some emblems removed. About 1970, Barris painted it yellow with different mags. By 1976 the car was sold to at a Movieland auction in 1976, in storage from 1979 to 2012. Again sold at a Scottsdale auction in 2013 for $50000 with less than 12K miles

That's a nice conversion. The Johan USA OLDIES '69 Roadrunner has a 1970 RR interior.

Nice conversion work

Great interior

Heller is probably a K2 (sold as 1972 in USA). I never owned that kit. But I had a Nagano CB750 that was definitely a K1. The smaller rounder side covers are K1 or K2 as are a flat seat. The photo of the Heller that I saw had ruby diamonds on the side cover which is a K1, not K2 (had yellow diamonds). But chrome fork ears are K2. Just research the bikes well and I'm sure you will make it correct.

1967 AMT annual kits were the first year of cellophane sealed kits. Those kits are very unusual.

Some people called hubcaps poverty caps. I guess because they couldn't afford the upgrade. Except in the case of the 1963 Corvette. You got wheel covers when you couldn't afford the upgrade. Apparently a restored Kelsey-Hayes aluminum knock-off set restored gets $9500 today. LOL

What year did AMT release those kits? Sold at dealers or at stores?

If you do print the instruments from google image consider this; Almost every Honda 750 instrument is a one year only part. The K0 and K1 gages had idiot lights in the gages, but K0s had black faces and iridescent numbers and higher redline (8500-9300). The Heller kit versus MPC had gages with no idiot lights. They were between the handlebar bolts. Check many images for gages as many bikes are incorrectly restored using the wrong parts. They fit, but are not correct.

Why don't you google image CB750 instruments, save the image and print to scale, Then glue them on,

mark, I thought there were 2 1964 Cadillac kits; $1.98 kit with steerable wheels and custom parts and a 98 cent kit with non steerable wheels and no custom parts. I figured the USA Oldies came from the 98 cent kit.