blizzy63

I’m seeing a tinge of blue in that red. A colorist may describe that red that’s leaning slightly towards purple as ‘crimson’ or ‘bright crimson’ (but not deep or dark crimson). Plus there’s that high gloss that’s giving yet another stunning effect.

This kit has been released and re-released at least a dozen times since 1962 and I believe that the optional Meteor grille has been in all of them. So there are many floating around out there…

Once apon a time, Modelhaus supplied reproductions of '59-60 Chev dogdish hubcaps on wheel outers, chromed (shown here painted up for a restoration project).

The announcement at Akron NNL of a coming AMT '63 Pontiac Lemans convertible (AMT1416) brings me hope of a future '63 Tempest/Lemans hardtop (à la the AMT '64 Cutlass/442 and MPC '68 Coronet kits). This would put on the horizon for me a future-build of a subject long haunting my mind... (I've got a couple of '62 Pontiac Catalina donor kits on stand-by...) 🤞

Thanks, Tim. I just really appreciate it when Round2 improves-by-restoring the older AMT/MPC kits. They've been doing so for the last decade and I will continue to cheer them on and $upport them. Also thanks for directing us to Norm Veber's great work at R&MofM. The photo I used above is, I believe, one of his recent products (P-195). I've old just learned of this item yesterday since my R&MofM catalog is a few years old. Highly recommended! [Your previous Forum posting on the subject:

Wonder if Round2 will be able to restore the original stock Ford artillery wheels (with the correct detailing) to the kit...?

Anyone know if Round2's AMT1533 will be a straight re-pop of AMT1010 of 2017 with new art?

Soft rubber AMT 'Authentic Model Turnpike' Firestone Darlington tires. They were included in the original-issue AMT '58 Impala and '59 El Camino kits, as well as Turnpike Replacement Parts pack. I'd love to collect as many of these as I can [afford]. I really wish Round2 would reproduce these...

Dropped by my local Michael's today. See that they restocked for the year... Picked up the MPC '68 Coronet hardtop w/ trailer kit for C$34.99 + tax with the coupon. (Not bad. C$60.00+ kit elsewhere...)

If you're referring to the "stock" Starfire wheel covers in the original kit, I agree with you. When Round2 re-released the AMT '65 Olds 88 Modified Stocker kit in 2024, I was seriously hoping that they would open the sprues more to include the beautiful Starfire wheel covers. I was disappointed. I also like the 'Custom Aluminum Wheels' with knock-offs. These wheels have a basis in Oldsmobile history from a 1964 4-4-2 factory show car.

AMT's 1940 Ford Sedan kit was first released in 1960 with optional '39 parts and was first modified in 1969 ('Gasser', T278) with new exhaust headers, 5-spoke mags, and drag racing scoop and blank nose. The 1939 Ford Tudor Sedan kit was first released in 1974 ('Street Rods Series', T144) but was a re-release of the same '40 Ford Sedan kit. Rather than a '39 Deluxe, I think the kit best represents a '40 Deluxe or a reasonable '40 Standard (minus a Standard dashboard).

Wow. You fooled me. Great job! You’re a styrene magician… 👍

I had that in mind about the Revell '32s not buildable as stock. But I appreciate Revell's efforts so I left that fact out. I also kept in mind that the AMT '32 Fords can be built as stock but they aren't perfect. When I say "purists", I'm thinking of the modellers I've known that want to build '32 Ford street rods in the same way 1:1 hot rodders build their cars: high realism, separate suspensions, exhaust, seats, etc., etc. (The rear-view Roadster in your picture above would be an example of this; It's certainly not one of the early kits!) Nice models, by the way!

Totally respect your position, Bill. I just think that, in 1959-60, hot rods were in vogue and AMT was just putting out a hot rod model kit for the hobby market with limited basis to an actual '32 Ford car.

I believe that AMT designing their 1932 Ford Model "B" Roadster back in 1959 with a built-in 3-scale-inch section through the body was done to produce a cool looking hot rod model (the stock-version accuracy just had to suffer). The design of the '32 Ford body needed to be close, not absolutely perfect. Remember, this was the first time AMT went outside of producing model car promos and kits for the U.S. auto manfacturers (the 1958 and 1959 model car kits didn't have engines and opening hoods yet). Yes, Revell out-did themselves in the '90s in producing their superb hot rod/street rod '32 Ford kits. But while Revell got on the ball to satisfy the modeling 'purists', at the same time, there also lurked the 'nostalgists': the hot rod and model kit historians and rat-rodders who have an eye for the style, spirit and flavor of the early days of hot rods and drag racing. AMT was there at the early years of styrene plastic model kits to give the kids a taste of the hot rod scene. These same, early kits survived four decades pretty much intact to give the old-timers their 'nostalgia' and the younger generations a taste of history and the style of the past. I agree that with some restoration, some additional "speed equipment" parts, and some appropriate 'vintage' decals, these early, surviving kits can maintain a decent fan base.