Casey

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The short/quick answer is the Revell SnapTitie '34 Ford Coupe is the bet choice, but it's not perfect. More discussion on '33/'34 Fords here:

Click on his user name, then view Content. I'm trying to recall which parts are good from this kit...chrome plated Cragar S/S wheels, ladder bars, and the decal sheet?

Those will not be anywhere near correct for and as-delivered to the dealer vehicle. The AMT Parts Pack shown below includes F60-15 tires, and the Rallye wheels from the Revell '70 Hemi Cuda kit would probably would better, and they'd already be chrome plated, too.

No, those have textured, not smooth, spokes. Those might work, as they are 14" wheels in 1/25 scale. Decent pics in this topic:

Take a look in the Tips, Tricks & Tutorials or the Question & Answer section first-- odds are good the question has been asked and answered by a forum member before:

*whoops-- read "older" as "other"...* Yes...kind of. RC2 did their "magic" on this kit: I think the below decal sheet was included, with the faux "Bel Air" style trim (which IIRC was a Steve Stanford sketch/idea):

I don't think it's been reissued in the "Old Pro" box since 2008, so I have no doubt it'll move off the shelves based on nostalgia alone. I haven't built it since the mid-'80s, and the fit wasn't great (separate front fenders were a unwelcome surprise back then), but I do dig the decals sheet and box art.

Scroll on down the to the Model Trucks review section...

Go here first, always: https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/library.shtml Tires sizes here: Only the '70 Challenger T/A and 'Cuda AAR had different sized front and rear tires from the factory. Specific brand tires are not usually mentioned in sales literature, but sizes should be mostly accurate.

This kit would be a good argument for "less is more" if they (wisely) left custom wheels those out. Looks like the kit will have both black and white skunk stripes, pad printed Goodyear Polyglas GT tires, and being a '70 Chevelle SS, it won't need much more help to sell to the masses.

Bupkis. No response to a direct question about them on their facebook page, nor after an e-mail message sent directly to Round2, either. I guess mum's the word.

I'm all for a fair comparison and calling out the flaws when they are obvious to most, but the '60's era AMT Chevy pickup kits have some glaring shortcomings, too. I have never worked on one of the unibody(?) early '60s Ford pickups, but I do know the '62 Chevy Pickup did not have integral floorboards, bed underside, and frame as AMT depicted them in their '63 kit, so we should point that out in the interest of accuracy, too: I think the '60 Chevy shortbed is one of the best kits from AMT ever, and the inline six engine still holds up very, very well after 20+ years. The bed is simplified, but I guess it doesn't bother me as much since everything else about the kit easily passes the eye test for me. Now, I'm sure some trim details are not 100% correct, and there are other nits to pick, but for $30 or so retail this kit is one of the best values to be found....and that's without factoring in the go-kart. There's a good reason I have multiples of this kit in my stash, and why I've parted out several over the last few years for parts. While it's fun/interesting/insightful to compare the old AMT '60s Chevy pickups with this modern era kit, I think the newer kit is just fine being judged by itself, too.

Chad's here to show you what's new for October:

http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/4607-coming-off-the-shelf-cruising-into-fall/#sthash.1xFJ810r.dpbs

The 'site where you found the image does not allow hotlinking, so in cases lie that, you have to save it, then upload it directly here to the forum. I wonder if this truck was once used as a firefighting rig at the airport? Not sure if that's a giant nozzle on the roof of the cab or not.

I will grant you that molding concessions were clearly made by AMT when the '60 shortbox was designed, and the near-vertical inner walls of the pickup bed are not very accurate: But, if you're going to critique both the vintage longbed and the more recent shortbed, the newer kits has far better details-- separately molded tailgate locks and chains, an opening/hinged tailgate, stake pockets, and the left wheel arch isn't cockeyed like it is on the original, either: I don't think either got the arch detail 100% correct, so there isn't going to be a clear winner here, IMHO:

Yes:

"I'm wondering if anyone can think of a 1/25 wheel that looks as close as possible to the picture I posted" Monty, try the mags from the 1/25 MPC/AMT '69 Olds Cutlass 442 kit(s): These are kind of close, though not perfect. Not 100% sure, but I think they are from the 1/24 Monogram Rat Vega kit? Yes, I know, not 1/25, but if you're after 14" (since the Monogram wheels are 14" in 1/24 scale)...:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoUuf9SbZLCppzDqHUfBuQw